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Rich Beem reflects on Sergio Garcia and Justin Rose's battle at Augusta

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Rich Beem and James Haddock looks back at the final round at Augusta

Former PGA Champion Rich Beem has hailed Sergio Garcia for his Masters success and praised Justin Rose for his performance at Augusta National.

The European Ryder Cup teammates produced a memorable final-round tussle on Sunday, where Garcia prevailed at the first sudden death play-off hole to claim a maiden Green Jacket.

Garcia holed a 12-foot birdie to secure a long-awaited major title at the 74th time of asking at the expense of Rose, who found the pines off the tee and missed the fairway with his second shot.

Sergio Garcia and Justin Rose share a laugh on the seventh green

"I think it validates everything that he has done and gone through in his career," Beem told Sky Sports News HQ. "It's hard to believe that it has taken this long to get the first major win.

"Both of these players [Garcia and Rose] are very accomplished and now Sergio has finally evened the score when it comes to major wins.

The Masters

"It was nice to see those guys out there battling and battling hard. You saw the devastation on Justin Rose's face and he didn't take defeat lightly.

"He showed a lot of class and it took a lot of guts for him to lift his head up high and to congratulate Sergio in the way that he did.

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AUGUSTA, GA - APRIL 09:  Sergio Garcia of Spain reacts to making a putt for eagle on the 15th green during the final round of the 2017 Masters Tournament a
Image: Garcia missed a putt for victory at the 72nd hole

"Justin unfortunately didn't play the play-off hole that he would have liked and they both had chances to win it in regulation, but there's certainly nothing for Rose to hang his head about."

Click on the video above to hear Beem's review of the Masters!

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