{"id":13702,"date":"2012-08-21T03:02:46","date_gmt":"2012-08-21T01:02:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/08\/update-1-golf-garcia-snaps-pga-tour-drought-qualifies-for-ryder-cup\/"},"modified":"2012-08-21T03:02:46","modified_gmt":"2012-08-21T01:02:46","slug":"update-1-golf-garcia-snaps-pga-tour-drought-qualifies-for-ryder-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/update-1-golf-garcia-snaps-pga-tour-drought-qualifies-for-ryder-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"UPDATE 1-Golf-Garcia snaps PGA Tour drought, qualifies for Ryder Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t<\/span><\/p>\n

* Eighth PGA Tour win, first since 2008 Players Championship<\/span><\/p>\n

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* Bumps Ian Poulter from the 10th automatic Ryder Cup spot<\/p>\n

(Adds quotes, detail)<\/p>\n

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Aug 20 (Reuters) – Sergio Garcia snapped a four-year PGA
\nTour title drought with victory at the rain-delayed Wyndham
\nChampionship in North Carolina on Monday that secured the
\nSpaniard a spot on the European Ryder Cup team.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Garcia, who had a one-shot lead after four holes on Sunday
\nwhen play was halted at Sedgefield Country Club because of rain
\nand thunderstorms, shot a four-under 66 in the final round for
\nan 18-under total, two shots clear of South African Tim Clark.<\/p>\n

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The Spaniard, who needed a strong result to force his way
\nonto Europe’s team for the Sept. 28-30 Ryder Cup, guaranteed a
\nplace on the squad by securing his eighth PGA Tour victory and
\nfirst since the 2008 Players Championship.<\/p>\n

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“I kind of did it last year, too, in Germany when I needed
\nto play really, really well to get into the British Open, which
\nis my favorite tournament, and almost won there and then got
\nmyself into the British Open,” Garcia told reporters.<\/p>\n

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“Now this year, here, hopefully this will secure my spot in
\nthe Ryder Cup team.”<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

Garcia, who has played five Ryder Cups and finished on the
\nwinning team three times but missed Europe’s victory at Celtic
\nManor in 2010, dislodged Ian Poulter from the 10th automatic
\nspot in the biennial team competition.<\/p>\n

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In Garcia’s last appearance at Greensboro, he held a share
\nof the third-round lead only to watch it slip away into a fourth
\nplace finish.
\n\u00a0 Continued…<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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