It wasn’t pretty, but Graeme McDowell and Sergio Garcia battled in a gritty quarterfinal match
A scintillating display of shot making? Not exactly. Gritty street fight? Absolutely. But as an audition for whom Europe’s Ryder Cup captain Jose Maria Olazabal would like to see over a clutch putt at Medinah come September, Graeme McDowell and Sergio Garcia both fluffed their lines Saturday afternoon at the World Match Play Championship.
Tseng falls in Match Play as upset theme continues
GLADSTONE, N.J. — It’s match play. Upsets happen. And they have at the LPGA’s Sybase Match Play Championship at Hamilton Farm GC. The week’s underdog theme continued unbridled Saturday morning in the third round…
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IRVING, TX – MAY 19: Marc Leishman of Australia plays a tee shot at the first hole during the third round of the HP Byron Nelson Championship at TPC Four Seasons Resort on May 19, 2012 in Irving, Texas. (Photo by Darren Carroll/Getty Images)
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IRVING, TX – MAY 19: Marc Leishman of Australia plays a tee shot at the first hole during the third round of the HP Byron Nelson Championship at TPC Four Seasons Resort on May 19, 2012 in Irving, Texas. (Photo by Darren Carroll/Getty Images)
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Graeme McDowell of Northern Ireland during the quarter finals of the Volvo World Match Play Golf Championship tournament against Sergio Garcia of Spain, in Casares, southern Spain, Saturday, May 19, 2012.
Graeme McDowell Of Northern Ireland (right) Waves To The Crowd As Sergio Garcia Of Spain Looks On As McDowell Wins Getty Images
CASARES, SPAIN – MAY 19: Graeme McDowell of Northern Ireland (right) waves to the crowd as Sergio Garcia of Spain looks on as McDowell wins their match on the first play-off hole during the Quarter Final matches on Day Three of the Volvo World Match Play Championship at Finca Cortesin on May 19, 2012 in Casares, Spain. (Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images)
