Sergio Garcia's withdrawal from the BMW PGA Championship harms his reputation.

Sergio Garcia arrived at the BMW PGA championship at Wentworth in England.

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After finishing tied for ninth at -10 at the LIV Golf Invitational Boston over Labor Day weekend.

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Last week he was looking to compete for the top spot on the leader-board and boost his Official World Golf Ranking up from No. 77.

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Garcia, who abandoned the DP World Tour and removed himself from future Ryder Cups as a player shot a 4-over 76 on Thursday during his opening round.

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Garcia's next opportunity to play should have been on Saturday because the second round of the tournament

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was shortened to 54 holes and postponed on Friday a day after the passing of Queen Elizabeth II.

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Garcia, though, was declared to have withdrew from the BMW PGA Championship when the second round began on Saturday.

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Later that day, it became evident that Garcia, who has only twice in the last 22 years competed at the BMW PGA Championship play

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and likewise withdrew after one round in 2014, was not going to play.

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had left the DP World Tour's main event to see the Texas Longhorns play the Alabama Crimson Tide in Austin.

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