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Sergio Garcia bombs in birdie putt on TPC Sawgrass island hole to share lead

We’ve seen Sergio blow The Players at the island par-3 before, but this year it was his friend and pushed him to a share of the lead.

Ask Sergio Garcia himself and he’ll tell you he was completely lost on the greens coming into The Players Championship. He started the week with three putters but snapped one over his leg and threw it in a trash can on Friday. He’s also used two different putting grips IN tournament play. So it’s been startling to watch him roll them in through most of the final round, including a bomb on the 17th when he needed it most.

The birdie pulled him even with Rickie Fowler, who is already in the clubhouse at 12-under following his historic finish.

After being heckled by the crowd a bit on the tee and backing off his ball, Sergio was pretty pleased with himself.

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