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Sergio Garcia wins the Masters against Justin Rose

Sunday, April 9, 2017
Sergio Garcia, of Spain, reacts after missing a birdie putt on the 18th hole during the final round of the Masters golf tournament. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum) (AP)
Sergio Garcia, of Spain, reacts after missing a birdie putt on the 18th hole during the final round of the Masters golf tournament, Sunday. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) (AP)
Justin Rose, of England, can't watch as Sergio Garcia, of Spain, lines up his birdie putt on the 18th hole during the final round. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) (AP)
Sergio Garcia, of Spain, reacts after making his birdie putt on the 18th green to win the Masters golf tournament after a playoff Sunday. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum) (AP)
Sergio Garcia, of Spain, reacts after making his birdie putt on the 18th green to win the Masters golf tournament after a playoff, Sunday. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum) (AP)
Sergio Garcia, of Spain, reacts after making his birdie putt on the 18th green to win the Masters golf tournament after a playoff Sunday. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum) (AP)
Sergio Garcia, of Spain, reacts after making his birdie putt on the 18th green to win the Masters golf tournament after a playoff Sunday. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum) (AP)
Sergio Garcia, of Spain, reacts after making his birdie putt on the 18th green to win the Masters golf tournament after a playoff Sunday. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum) (AP)
Sergio Garcia, of Spain, reacts after making his birdie putt on the 18th green to win the Masters golf tournament after a playoff Sunday. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum) (AP)
Sergio Garcia, of Spain, reacts after making his birdie putt on the 18th green to win the Masters golf tournament after a playoff Sunday. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum) (AP)
Sergio Garcia, of Spain, reacts with his fiancee Angela Atkins after making his birdie putt on the 18th green to win the Masters golf tournament.(AP Photo/David J. Phillip) (AP)
Sergio Garcia, of Spain, reacts after making his birdie putt on the 18th green to win the Masters golf tournament after a playoff Sunday. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) (AP)
Sergio Garcia, of Spain, reacts after making his birdie putt on the 18th green to win the Masters golf tournament after a playoff Sunday.(AP Photo/David J. Phillip) (AP)
Sergio Garcia, of Spain, reacts after making his birdie putt on the 18th green to win the Masters golf tournament after a playoff Sunday. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) (AP)
Sergio Garcia, of Spain, reacts after making his birdie putt on the 18th green to win the Masters golf tournament after a playoff Sunday. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) (AP)
Sergio Garcia, of Spain, hugs Justin Rose, of England, after making his birdie putt on the 18th green to win the Masters golf tournament. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) (AP)
Sergio Garcia, of Spain, reacts with his caddie Glenn Murray after making his birdie putt on the 18th green to win. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) (AP)
Sergio Garcia, of Spain, reacts after making his birdie putt on the 18th green to win the Masters golf tournament after a playoff Sunday. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) (AP)
Sergio Garcia, of Spain, reacts after making his birdie putt on the 18th green to win the Masters golf tournament after a playoff Sunday. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum) (AP)
Sergio Garcia, of Spain, reacts after making his birdie putt on the 18th green to win the Masters golf tournament after a playoff Sunday. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) (AP)
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Sergio Garcia has won the first major championship of his career with a dramatic, sudden-death victory over Justin Rose at the Masters.

Garcia finally broke through in his 71st major as a professional, and nearly 18 years after he was runner-up to Tiger Woods in a breakthrough performance in the PGA Championship.
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After missing a 5-foot birdie at the 72nd hole, Garcia had to get through one extra hole to finally remove the stigma of being considered the best player never to win one of golf's biggest events.

It was worth the wait.

Playing the 18th hole again, Rose got in trouble with an errant tee shot, forcing him to punch out from behind a giant magnolia tree. He missed a 14-foot par-saving putt that would've put some pressure on the Spaniard.
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It didn't matter. Garcia curled in a 12-foot birdie that gave him the green jacket.

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