Overview
- Garcia failed to qualify at West Lancashire on Tuesday after opening with a four-under 68 and following with a 75 in the afternoon to finish well outside the five available spots.
- He told reporters the lasagna he ate between rounds left him nauseous and that he considered withdrawing after nine holes before deciding to finish the round.
- Samuel Bairstow led West Lancashire and players including Josele Ballester earned the qualifying places that Garcia missed.
- The miss ends Garcia’s long run of regular Open appearances and underscores the ranking consequences of his 2022 move to LIV Golf that have forced repeated final-qualifying attempts.
- Garcia said he will try to climb back into the world top 50 to secure automatic major entry, which would reduce his need to endure 36-hole qualifying days that test endurance and health.