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Sergio Garcia (Spain) shed tears once again.

Sergio Garcia (left) is teeing off on the 1st hole of the final 3rd round at LIV Golf Miami while former U.S. President Donald Trump (fourth from the right) watches. [Miami=AP·Yonhap News]

On the 7th (local time), at Trump National Doral in Miami, Florida, USA (par 72, 7,701 yards), during the final 3rd round of the LIV Golf Series Miami (total prize money $25 million), Garcia shot 2 under par but was tied with Dean Burmester (South Africa) at 11 under par 205 strokes. He lost the victory after making a bogey on the second hole of the playoff resumed at the 18th hole (par 4). This marks his third runner-up finish overall. The 2017 Masters champion Garcia has 11 wins on the PGA Tour and 16 wins on the DP World Tour, but has yet to secure a victory since moving to LIV Golf.

Garcia started with a 2-stroke lead and recorded 4 birdies and 2 bogeys. He cruised with birdies on holes 2 and 8, took a brief breather with a bogey on the 9th hole (par 3), and continued the title race with “stepping stone birdies” on holes 15 and 17. However, he made a bogey on the final 18th hole, allowing Burmester to force a playoff. After both players parred the first playoff hole, Garcia lost the chance for victory by hitting his second shot into the water on the second playoff hole.

Burmester shot 4 under par to claim his first LIV Golf victory. The winner’s prize money was $4 million (approximately 5.4 billion KRW). He is a player who has won four times on the DP World Tour. Matthew Wolff (USA) finished 3rd (10 under par 206 strokes), and world No. 3 Jon Rahm (USA) ended the tournament tied for 4th (8 under par 208 strokes). Kevin Na (USA) tied for 24th (1 under par 215 strokes), and Danny Lee (New Zealand) finished tied for 37th (4 over par 220 strokes). Anthony Kim (USA) struggled, finishing 53rd (21 over par 237 strokes).

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