MUNICH: Sergio Garcia blew the chance of winning his first tournament in over two-and-a-half years when he was beaten by fellow Spaniard Pablo Larrazabal in a playoff at the BMW-International here Sunday. Both players carded final rounds of 68 to finish on 16-under par for the tournament, Garcia birdying the last to set up the play-off. However, Larrazabal sealed victory – his second on the Tour with his maiden win in the 2008 French Open – on the fifth extra hole in the playoff. Both players had the chance of birdying the third and fourth sudden death holes, the par-3 12th and the 17th where Garcia's effort came to rest just two inches from the hole while Larrazabal, slightly closer but with a more awkward putt, lipped out. That took them back to the par-5 568-yard 18th for the third time. Garcia missed an eight-foot birdie putt allowing the 28-year-old Larrazabal to tap in and claim his second tour victory. Scott Jamieson played the round of the day, gunning around in 64, with three birdies in the front nine in 33. He finished joint third with South Africans Retief Goosen and George Coetzee, Dutchman Joost Luiten and overnight leader Mark Foster who fell away on this final round. His front nine saw two birdies and three bogeys but another three bogeys at 10, 12 and 14 gave him a round of 72 which ended his hopes of victory. Jacobson well set Sweden's Fredrik Jacobson put himself in position for his first PGA Tour victory by capping a flawless round at the Travelers Championship on Saturday with a birdie on the last hole for a one-shot lead. Jacobson, who has not recorded a bogey all week, fired a seven-under 63 that moved him to a 16-under total of 194 to lead American Bryce Molder (64) into Sunday's final round. The Swede, who won three times on the European Tour in 2003 but nowhere since, started the day four shots off the lead but took advantage of ideal scoring conditions as the sun finally broke through after days of rain at TPC River Highlands. He carded three birdies on the front nine and four more after the turn, including one on 18 where he drained a monster 31-foot putt for the outright lead. Molder, also seeking his maiden PGA Tour win, had seven birdies and a bogey to be well placed for Sunday. American James Driscoll (64) was alone in third a further two shots back with a clutch of players tied fourth four strokes off the pace. Tseng saves best for majors In New York, Yani Tseng was in command at the LPGA Championship and the Taiwanese world No. 1 relished Sunday's opportunity to add to her record-setting collection of major crowns. Tseng will carry a five-stroke lead into the final round of the LPGA Championship at Locust Hill Country Club and a victory would make the 22-year-old the youngest golfer ever to amass four major titles.
