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Garcia nearly wins Players despite hecklers, putting woes

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. – Sergio Garcia knows what it’s like to win The Players Championship in extra holes. Now he also knows how it feels to be on the other end of overtime at TPC Sawgrass.

Garcia shot a final-round 68 to get into a three-hole aggregate playoff with Rickie Fowler and Kevin Kisner. While his two opponents both birdied the second extra hole, Garcia failed to record a single birdie in the playoff and was eliminated before Fowler defeated Kisner on the fourth extra hole.

“I hit a lot of good shots today, I hit a lot of good putts.