Sergio Garcia says a bout of nausea caused by eating lasagna affected his performance at final qualifying for the Open Championship, leading to him missing out. Multiple reports cite Garcia describing how he “felt nauseous” and “like [he] was going to vomit” during the session, and he links the feeling directly to his lunch choice. Garcia had been seeking to secure a spot in the Open, an event where he has previously finished runner-up twice, and he hoped to qualify again after earlier attempts. With his latest miss, he is set to be absent from his third Open Championship in the last four years, according to the reporting. The outlets present Garcia’s comments as his own explanation for the shortcoming, while offering no additional claims from officials or analysts about the cause of his qualifying result. The story centers on Garcia’s attribution of his poor showing to an upset stomach he believes was triggered by lasagna.