Garcia throws away six-shot lead

14 April 2012

Sergio Garcia matched the biggest final round collapse in PGA Tour history as Vijay Singh won the Wachovia Championship.

Sing parred the fourth extra hole to win a three-way play-off at Quail Hollow against Garcia and Jim Furyk after they earlier had finished regulation locked at 12-under-par 276, four shots ahead of Chris DiMarco.

Garcia started the final round with a sixshot lead, but shot just a meek even-par 72, while Singh and Garcia stormed home in 66.

Singh extended his lead in the money list after he collected £572,000 for his 27th PGA Tour victory and third this year.

Garcia offered no excuses after joining Norman, Bobby Cruickshank,Gay Brewer and Hal Sutton as the only players to lose after taking a six-shot lead into the final round on the PGA Tour.

"Coming down the stretch, it is not easy to hit perfect shots and unfortunately I hit a couple that cost me," he said.

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