We had a name for Sergio Garcia many years ago after he imploded during a round three at the Masters and proceeded to step up to the podium and blame the media for his bad round.
"Whiny Bitch"
That name reared its ugly head again during the 3rd round of The Players Championship when Garcia accused Tiger Woods of costing him a shot on the second hole by pulling a club out of his bag while Garcia was in the middle of his swing. Garcia claims that caused the crowed to gasp audibly, throwing him off.
However...according to all observers and the people watching on TV, it didn't exactly go down like that.
NBC Sports showed a replay that clearly showed Woods pulling his club while Garcia was still standing over and dwelling on his shot. And yes, there was a gasp by the crowd, but again, Garcia had not hit yet.
For his part, Woods didn't say much about it other than: 'Not real surprising he's complaining about something'.
((Video isn't out there as of this posting))
We suppose the premise of the whole thing could have shaken Garcia, but if it did, he...well, needs to man up. Short of someone yelling at him in his backswing, we don't know how such a thing could possibly have distracted him.
But that's Garcia's M.O. he tends to overreact and blame everyone else for his pratfalls and failures and this appears to be another example of it. Yes, he and Woods are tied at 10-under with a couple holes to play in the rain shortened 3rd round, but we fully expect Garcia to gag on Sunday.
It's what he does.
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