Breaking Down Sergio Garcia’s Epic Meltdown at 2013 Players Championship

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Published: May 13, 2013

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Sergio Garcia stepped to the iconic 17th tee at TPC Sawgrass tied with Tiger Woods for the lead. He left the tee box with his chances of a title long gone, but in a collapse that was still evolving. 

After three tee shots found the water in his final two holes, Garcia dropped from tied for first at 13-under to tied for eighth at seven-under, and he did so all while watching his nemesis, Woods, pull away to the win.

The sudden turn of events robbed the fans of a potentially unforgettable playoff, as Garcia and Woods famously added to a history of discord while playing together in the third round Saturday. In case you missed that bit of drama, here is Garcia on the incident.  



In short, Garcia felt Woods was participating in a bit of gamesmanship by getting the gallery worked up right as he was in getting ready for his shot.

As Woods explains it, this was more a matter poor communication than it was gamesmanship. ESPN's Bob Harig passed along this reply from Tiger: 

Obviously, [Garcia] doesn't know all the facts. The marshals told me he had already hit. I pulled the club and played my shot. Then I hear his comments afterward. Not really surprising that he's complaining about something.



All of this percolated overnight as the two sat tied, waiting to conclude their weather-interrupted third round. Both finished up their third round going one-under, and without further incident. 

While they were tied to begin Round 4, the two were not paired together as David Lingmerth also sat at 11-under to make it a three-way tie for first to begin the final round. Lingmerth and Garcia comprised the day's final group with Woods playing in the group in front of them. 

This was alright with Garcia. Golf Channel's Rex Hoggard and Will Gray passed along these nuggets from Garcia: 


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Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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