LIV star Sergio Garcia fires shots at PGA Tour, claiming he should be invited to play the Open despite qualifying fail: “Viewership down each year”

When Sergio Garcia failed to qualify for The Open Championship in 2023, the Spanish golfer missed out on making his 25th consecutive appearance at the event and 26th in total. This disappoitment of missing out on competing at The Open Championship has once again haunted Garcia.

This year as well, Garcia failed to qualify for the 2024 edition of The Open Championship. After his failure to qualify, Garcia took a swipe at the PGA Tour and claimed he should be invited to play at the Major. Quote tweeting the post of a fan who came out in his support, Garcia said:

"I like this idea. Viewership down each year - all I want is the opportunity to play. 99 majors down, 2 as an amateur. I’m in it for the long haul!"

When it comes to Major competitions this season, Sergio Garcia has experienced mixed results. While he failed to make the cut at the 2024 Masters Tournament, Garcia had a decent finish at the US Open. He scored 69-71-71-70 to finish T12.

A look at Sergio Garcia's performance in the 2024 season

Sergio Garcia during the 2024 U.S. Open [Image via USA Today]

In the 2024 season, Sergio Garcia came close to winning his first tournament on the LIV Golf tour but failed. At LIV Golf Mayakoba and LIV Golf Miami, Garcia lost the playoff to Joaquin Niemann and Dean Burmester. Here is the complete list of Garcia's performances in 2024:

2024 LIV Golf tournaments:

Date: 2/2 - 4/2
Event: LIV Golf Mayakoba (El Camaleón Golf Course at Mayakoba)
Finish: 2-y 65-70-66 201 (-12)
Date: 8/2 - 10/2
Event: LIV Golf Las Vegas (Las Vegas Country Club)
Finish: T27 69-68-70 207 (-3)
Date: 1/3 - 3/3
Event: LIV Golf Jeddah (Royal Greens G&CC)
Finish: T15 67-71-65 203 (-7)
Date: 8/3 - 10/3
Event: LIV Golf Hong Kong (Hong Kong Country Club)
Finish: T38 71-66-70 207 (-3)
Date: 5/4 - 7/4
Event: LIV Golf Miami (Trump National Doral Golf Course)
Finish: 2-y 67-68-70 205 (-11)
Date: 26/4 - 28/4
Event: LIV Golf Adelaide (The Grange Golf Club)
Finish: T40 71-73-66 210 (-6)
Date: 3/5 - 5/5
Event: LIV Golf Singapore (Sentosa Golf Club - Serapong Course)
Finish: T14 69-68-68 205 (-8)
Date: 7/6 - 9/6
Event: LIV Golf Houston (Golf Club of Houston)
Finish: 5 67-70-68 205 (-11)
Date: 21/6 - 23/6
Event: LIV Golf Nashville (The Grove)
Finish: T18 68-71-68 207 (-6)

2024 PGA Tour Majors:

Date: 11/4 - 14/4
Event: Masters Tournament (Augusta National Golf Club)
Finish: Missed Cut 72-79 151 (+7)
Date: 13/6 - 16/6
Event: U.S. Open (Pinehurst - No. 2 Course)
Finish: T12 69-71-71-70 281