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BMW Pga, Sergio García decided to withdraw

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The first day of the BMW PGA Championship resumed this Saturday after the suspension on Thursday minutes after learning of the death of Queen Elizabeth II. The second round of the always known as British PGA, which has been held for 38 years at the Wentworth West Course, on the outskirts of London, also resumed this Saturday morning at 6.40 (British time, one more in Spain) with all the departure times of this second round remain the same.

Players who had not completed their first round (30) did so starting at 7.30am local time from the spot where their ball lay at the time of the suspension.

Sergio Garcia, results

It should be noted that the Spanish Jon Ram (70, -2, on the first day) had just started his second round with a par 4 at hole 1 together with the Norwegian Viktor Hovland, co-leader with 64 strokes after the first 18 holes, and the English Tyrrell Hatton.

Sergio García from Castellón, author of a 76 (+4) in the first round, decided to withdraw from the tournament. There is no official explanation in this regard, and in principle there is no injury involved. Sergio has only played this tournament five times since 1999, he was absent between 2000 and 2013 and it is the second time that he has withdrawn before finishing the tournament.

The best Spaniard to date in the top 20 with 68 strokes was Rafa Cabrera from the Canary Islands. The BMW PGA Championship will be played over 54 holes with the intention of finishing this Sunday as planned. It is not possible to play the full 72 holes and finish on Monday as the DP World Tour cannot guarantee staff, facilities or venue security on Monday due to ongoing plans for Queen Elizabeth II’s state funeral.

Sergio García Fernández (Castellón de la Plana, January 9, 1980) is a Spanish golfer. He is nicknamed El Niño (the baby). A professional since 1999, he is a member of the PGA Tour and the European Tour.

After his victory at the 2008 HSBC Champions he reached the position of No. 2 in the world behind Tiger Woods, and is currently the No. 11 in the world. In 2016 he managed to clinch his ninth victory on the PGA Tour, winning the AT&T Byron Nelson. In 2017 he won the Augusta Masters after an extraordinary duel with the English Justin Rose, which ended in the playoff.

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