Sergio Garcia's tee shot at the par-4 13th at Riviera Country Club was so bad in wound up in a bunker on the 10th hole. Blocked by trees and a TV tower, Garcia would have to hit an almost impossible shot to recover and have a good chance at bogey, much less par.
So Garcia did what he does best: pulled out a 4-iron, hit a cut shot under and around the trouble, winding up just short of the green.
After those theatrics, Garcia got up-and-down for par.
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