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For the Spanish footballer, see Sergio García de la Fuente. For the Spanish golfer see Sergio García. Sergio García de la Fuente, García (born June 9, 1983 in Barcelona)
Sergio García
Personal Information
Birth January 9, 1980 (1980-01-09) (age 28)
Castellon, Spain
Height 5 ft 10 in (1. Events 475 - Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Castellón ( Spanish) or Castelló ( Valencian / Catalan) is a province in the northern part of the Valencian Community, Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit Inches redirects here To see the Les Savy Fav album see Inches. 78 m)
Weight 160 lb (73 kg)
Nationality Flag of Spain Spain
Residence Borriol, Spain
College None
Career
Turned Pro 1999
Current tour European Tour (joined 1999)
PGA Tour (joined 1999)
Professional wins 17 (European Tour 6; PGA Tour 7; Others 4)
Best Results in Major Championships
Masters T4: 2004
U.S. Open T3: 2005
The Open 2nd: 2007
PGA Championship 2nd: 1999

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Career outline

García began playing golf at the age of three, taught by his father, Vitor. He was a star player as a junior, winning his club championship at age twelve. Four years later, he set a record as the youngest player to make the cut at a European Tour event, the 1995 Turespana Open Mediterranea. Also in 1995, he became the youngest player to win the European Amateur. The European Amateur Championship is an annual amateur Golf tournament In 1998, he won the British Amateur. The Amateur Championship is a Golf tournament which is held in the United Kingdom.

García turned professional in 1999 after shooting the lowest amateur score in the 1999 Masters Tournament. The Masters Tournament, also known as The Masters or The US Masters (outside of the United States is one of four major championships in men's He first achieved prominence with a duel against Tiger Woods in the 1999 PGA Championship, where he eventually finished second. Background and family Woods was born in Cypress, California to Earl (1932-2006 and Kultida (Tida Woods The PGA Championship (sometimes referred to as the US PGA Championship outside of North America is an annual Golf tournament conducted by the PGA of America Late in the final round, García hit his most famed shot: with his ball up against a tree trunk and the green hidden from view, he swung hard with his eyes shut and hit a low curving fade that ran up onto the green. As the shot traveled, he sprinted madly into the fairway and then scissor-kick jumped to see the result.

When García first turned professional he had an unorthodox swing with a loop and large lag, but during the 2003 season he worked towards making his swing more conventional. In his early years, he repeatedly gripped, released, and regripped his hands on the club handle before finally taking a shot. This "waggle" habit created a stir, especially at the 2002 U.S. Open when some galleries audibly counted the number of regrips into the twenties. The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the US Since then he has eliminated the habit. Responding to criticism of his swing, Sergio said, "My swing works for me, so why should I change it? I prefer to have a natural swing and play well rather than a perfect swing and not be able to play good. "[2]

He won his first PGA Tour tournament at the 2001 MasterCard Colonial in Fort Worth, Texas and won again at the Buick Classic the same year. Fort Worth is the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas and the seventeenth-largest city in the United States. The Barclays is a Golf tournament on the PGA Tour. The tournament began in 1967 as the Westchester Classic. In 2002, he won the Mercedes Championships and in 2004, García won the EDS Byron Nelson Championship and the Buick Classic for the second time. See also Dallas Open (tennis The EDS Byron Nelson Championship is a Golf tournament on the PGA Tour. His sixth PGA Tour victory came at the 2005 Booz Allen Classic. The Booz Allen Classic was a regular Golf tournament on the PGA Tour from 1968 to 2006 He also plays a limited schedule on the European Tour, where he has won six times.

García was a member of the European Ryder Cup team in 1999, 2002, 2004, and 2006, and holds an impressive career record at the Ryder Cup of 14-3-3. The Ryder Cup is a Golf trophy donated by Samuel Ryder, which is awarded Biennially in an event called the "Ryder Cup Matches" between teams from As three of his appearances have resulted in overall victories, Garcia's input in the team has proved invaluable. He had risen into the top five of the Official World Golf Rankings, but after an inconsistent 2006 season, he dropped out of the top 10. The Official World Golf Rankings is a system for rating the performance level of male professional Golfers.

In the 2006 Ryder Cup, at the K Club in Ireland, Garcia won both his fourball and foursome matches (with José María Olazábal and Luke Donald, respectively) on day one, beating David Toms and Brett Wetterich in the fourballs and Tiger Woods and Jim Furyk in the foursomes. The 36th Ryder Cup Matches were held 22–24 September 2006 at The K Club, Straffan, Co The Kildare Hotel and Golf Club (abbreviated The K Club) is a golf and leisure complex located at Straffan, County Kildare, Republic of Ireland Ireland ( Irish: Éire, ˈeːrʲə is a country in north-western Europe. Career outline Olazábal was born in Hondarribia, a town in the Basque Country region of Spain. Biography Born in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, Donald and his brother Christian played junior golf at Hazlemere and Beaconsfield Golf Clubs - Christian now Professional wins (14 PGA Tour wins (12 1997 (1 Quad City Classic 1999 (2 Sprint International, Professional wins (3 PGA Tour wins (1 2006 EDS Byron Nelson Championship Nationwide Tour wins (2 Background and family Woods was born in Cypress, California to Earl (1932-2006 and Kultida (Tida Woods Biography Furyk was born in West Chester, Pennsylvania. His early years were spent in the Pittsburgh suburbs learning the game from his father who On day two he paired up with Olazábal again, who won both their matches against Phil Mickelson and Chris DiMarco in both the foursomes and fourballs. Career summary Early years through college Mickelson was born in San Diego California and raised there and in Arizona. Professional wins (7 PGA Tour wins (3 2000 SEI Pennsylvania Classic 2001 Buick Challenge Going into the final day in the singles, Garcia was heavily tipped to be the first person to win all their matches in one Ryder Cup, however Stewart Cink beat him 4 and 3. Professional wins (12 PGA Tour wins (5 Nationwide Tour wins (3 1996 NIKE Ozarks Open, NIKE Colorado Classic, Europe won the cup again by 18½ points to the United States' 9½ points.

After missing the cut of the first two major championships in 2007, Garcia found success at The Open Championship - his favorite of the four majors - at Carnoustie Golf Links. The Open Championship, or simply The Open (often referred to as the British Open outside the UK) is the oldest of the four major championships Carnoustie Golf Links in the town of Carnoustie, Angus, in the east of Scotland is one of the venues in the Open Championship rotation He held the lead after each one of the first three rounds and carried a 3-shot lead over Steve Stricker and a 6-shot lead over the rest of the field into the start of the fourth day. At an early stage of the last round he had extended the lead to 4 shots, but bogeys at the 5th, the 7th, and the 8th holes brought him back to the field. On the final challenging hole he needed a par to win, but failed to get up and down from the greenside bunker. The last putt on the 18th hole on Sunday would have given him his first professional major. He missed it by a fraction and faced a playoff with Pádraig Harrington that he eventually lost by one stroke. Background Harrington was born in Ballyroan, Dublin, Ireland, the youngest of five sons of Patrick and Breda Harrington In his post round news conference, Garcia seemed to suggest that bad breaks had cost him the championship. During the playoff, on the 16th hole, his tee shot hit the flag stick, but then bounced 20 feet from the pin, and Garcia could not convert for birdie. " It's not the first time, unfortunately, " Garcia stated. " I don't know. . . I'm playing against a lot of guys out there, more than the field. " In the 2007 PGA Championship, Garcia was disqualified after signing an incorrect scorecard after the third round. The PGA Championship (sometimes referred to as the US PGA Championship outside of North America is an annual Golf tournament conducted by the PGA of America [3]

On May 11, 2008, García won The Players Championship on the PGA Tour in a playoff against Paul Goydos. Events 330 - Byzantium is renamed ''Nova Roma'' during a dedication ceremony but is more popularly referred to as Constantinople 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common The Players Championship (often styled THE PLAYERS Championship) is an annual golf tournament on the PGA Tour. Professional wins (5 PGA Tour wins (2 1996 Bay Hill Invitational 2007 Sony Open in Hawaii On the first playoff hole, the 17th, Goydos hit a pitching wedge that ballooned and fell inches short of the green and into the water, while García played a pitching wedge to within four feet of the hole. Goydos made double bogey while García made par for the win. [4]

Personal life

A bachelor, he drives a Ferrari 360 Modena "quickly" and a Jaguar XJR. Road models The first model of the 360 to ship was the 360 Modena, named after the town of Modena, the birthplace of Enzo Ferrari. The Jaguar XJ is a luxury sedan sold under the British Jaguar luxury marque [5] Ex-girlfriends include former world number-one tennis player Martina Hingis, who helped him cope with the emotional side of the game,[6] and Greg Norman's daughter, Morgan-Leigh Norman, a graduate of Boston College. Tennis is a sport played between two players ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles) Martina Hingis (born September 30, 1980 in Košice, Czechoslovakia) is a retired professional Tennis player who spent a total of 209 Career outline Norman was born in Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia to Merv and Toini Norman For similarly-named academic institutions see Education in Boston MA. [7][8][9]

Additionally, he keeps a close friendship with the Uruguayan football player Diego Forlán. Uruguay.(official full name in República Oriental del Uruguay;, Oriental Republic of Uruguay) is a country located in the southeastern part of South America Diego Martín Forlán Corazo (born 19 May 1979 in Montevideo) is an Uruguayan footballer who currently plays for Atlético Madrid They first met in Castellón when the latter was playing for the nearby La Liga club Villarreal. Castellón de la Plana (in Catalan Castelló de la Plana) is the Capital city of the Province of Castellón, in the Valencian The Primera División of the es Liga de Fútbol Profesional ( Professional Football League) commonly known as La Liga or Villarreal Club de Fútbol, usually abbreviated to Villarreal, is a Spanish Primera División football club based in Villarreal [10]

Golf equipment

García is currently sponsored by TaylorMade Golf,[11] and uses almost all TaylorMade clubs. His club lineup is as follows:

García also plays the new TaylorMade TP Red LDP ball. Under the leadership of Senior Director of R&D Dean Snell, a golf ball scientist whose name is on many of Acushnet's patents relating to the Pro V1, TaylorMade worked closely with tour pros to develop the original TP Red and Black golf balls, and García reported being a big participant in the development process. [12] There is also unofficial video documentation of a press conference where Snell speaks on the new TP balls while García demonstrates some shots. [13]

PGA Tour wins (7)

PGA Tour playoff record (4-3)

No. The 2001 PGA Tour season was played from January 3 to November 4. The Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial is a regular Golf tournament on the PGA Tour. The Barclays is a Golf tournament on the PGA Tour. The tournament began in 1967 as the Westchester Classic. The 2002 PGA Tour season was played from January 3 to November 4. For the identically named event on the European Tour see Mercedes-Benz Championship (European Tour. The 2004 PGA Tour season was played from January 8 to November 7. See also Dallas Open (tennis The EDS Byron Nelson Championship is a Golf tournament on the PGA Tour. The Barclays is a Golf tournament on the PGA Tour. The tournament began in 1967 as the Westchester Classic. The 2005 PGA Tour season was played from January 6 to November 6. The Booz Allen Classic was a regular Golf tournament on the PGA Tour from 1968 to 2006 The PGA Tour is an organization that operates the main professional Golf tours in the United States. The Players Championship (often styled THE PLAYERS Championship) is an annual golf tournament on the PGA Tour. Year Tournament Opponent(s) Result
1. 2001 The Tour Championship Mike Weir, David Toms, Ernie Els Lost to birdie first playoff hole (Weir)
2. The Tour Championship (sometimes typeset as THE TOUR Championship) was historically the final event of golf's PGA Tour season Early years Weir was born in Sarnia, Ontario. He grew up in Bright's Grove, Ontario where he learned to golf at Huron Oaks Golf Course and Professional wins (14 PGA Tour wins (12 1997 (1 Quad City Classic 1999 (2 Sprint International, Early life Growing up just east of Johannesburg in Kempton Park South Africa he played Rugby union, Cricket, Tennis, and starting at age 8 2002 Mercedes Championships David Toms Won with birdie on first hole
3. For the identically named event on the European Tour see Mercedes-Benz Championship (European Tour. Professional wins (14 PGA Tour wins (12 1997 (1 Quad City Classic 1999 (2 Sprint International, 2004 EDS Byron Nelson Championship Dudley Hart, Robert Damron Won with par on first hole
4. See also Dallas Open (tennis The EDS Byron Nelson Championship is a Golf tournament on the PGA Tour. Howard Dudley Hart (born August 4, 1968) is an American Professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour. Robert Douglas Damron (born October 27, 1972) is an American Professional golfer and current player on the PGA Tour. 2004 Buick Classic Rory Sabbatini, Padraig Harrington Won with birdie on third hole (Harrington was eliminated on the second hole)
5. The Barclays is a Golf tournament on the PGA Tour. The tournament began in 1967 as the Westchester Classic. PGA Tour wins (4 Results in major championships Team appearances World Cup (representing South Africa 2002 2003 (winners Background Harrington was born in Ballyroan, Dublin, Ireland, the youngest of five sons of Patrick and Breda Harrington 2005 Wachovia Championship Vijay Singh, Jim Furyk Lost on first hole (Singh won with par on fourth hole)
6. Wachovia Championship is a PGA Tour Golf tournament The event is held at the Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte North Carolina in early May Career history Singh recollected to reporters about his childhood "When we were kids we couldn't afford golf balls so we had to make do with coconuts Biography Furyk was born in West Chester, Pennsylvania. His early years were spent in the Pittsburgh suburbs learning the game from his father who 2007 The Open Championship Padraig Harrington Lost 4-hole playoff by 1 stroke: Harrington (3-3-4-5=15), Garcia (5-3-4-4=16)
7. The Open Championship, or simply The Open (often referred to as the British Open outside the UK) is the oldest of the four major championships Background Harrington was born in Ballyroan, Dublin, Ireland, the youngest of five sons of Patrick and Breda Harrington 2008 The Players Championship Paul Goydos Won with par on first hole

European Tour wins (6)

Other wins (4)

Results in major championships

Tournament 1996 1997 1998 1999
The Masters DNP DNP DNP T38 LA
U.S. Open DNP DNP DNP DNP
The Open Championship CUT DNP T29 CUT
PGA Championship DNP DNP DNP 2
Tournament 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
The Masters T40 CUT 8 T28 T4 CUT 46 CUT CUT
U.S. Open T46 T12 4 T35 T20 T3 CUT CUT
The Open Championship T36 T9 T8 T10 CUT T5 T5 2
PGA Championship T34 CUT T10 CUT CUT T23 T3 DQ

LA = Low Amateur
DNP = did not play
CUT = missed the half way cut
DQ = disqualified
"T" indicates a tie for a place. The Players Championship (often styled THE PLAYERS Championship) is an annual golf tournament on the PGA Tour. Professional wins (5 PGA Tour wins (2 1996 Bay Hill Invitational 2007 Sony Open in Hawaii The Irish Open is a European Tour golf tournament which is currently played in May each year The Mercedes-Benz Championship is a European Tour men's professional Golf tournament played in Germany and hosted and promoted by Germany's most successful The Trophée Lancôme was a professional Golf tournament which was staged in France from 1970 to 2003 The Open de España (formerly the Spanish Open) is the national open Golf championship of Spain The Mallorca Classic was a men's professional Golf tournament on the European Tour, held between 2003 and 2007 at Pula Golf in Mallorca. The Nedbank Golf Challenge is an annual Golf Tournament played over the Gary Player Country Club Course in Sun City, South Africa. The Asian Tour is the principal men's professional Golf tour in Asia except for Japan which has its own Japan Golf Tour, which is also a full The Nedbank Golf Challenge is an annual Golf Tournament played over the Gary Player Country Club Course in Sun City, South Africa. The Masters Tournament, also known as The Masters or The US Masters (outside of the United States is one of four major championships in men's The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the US The Open Championship, or simply The Open (often referred to as the British Open outside the UK) is the oldest of the four major championships The PGA Championship (sometimes referred to as the US PGA Championship outside of North America is an annual Golf tournament conducted by the PGA of America The Masters Tournament, also known as The Masters or The US Masters (outside of the United States is one of four major championships in men's The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the US The Open Championship, or simply The Open (often referred to as the British Open outside the UK) is the oldest of the four major championships The PGA Championship (sometimes referred to as the US PGA Championship outside of North America is an annual Golf tournament conducted by the PGA of America
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

Results in World Golf Championship events

Tournament 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Accenture Match Play Championship DNP R16 DNP R16 R64 R64 R16 DNP R32 R32
CA Championship T7 T5 NT1 7 T12 T4 T3 T32 T3 T15
Bridgestone Invitational T7 DNP DNP T58 T30 T16 T13 T22 T20

1Cancelled due to 9/11
DNP = Did not play
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = tied
NT = No Tournament
Green background for wins. The WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship is one of the annual World Golf Championships for male professional golfers The WGC-CA Championship is one of the three annual World Golf Championships tournaments for male professional golfers The WGC-Bridgestone Invitational is one of the annual World Golf Championships for male professional golfers Yellow background for top-10.

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

Trivia

See also

References

  1. ^ 69 Players Who Have Reached The Top-10 In World Ranking
  2. ^ The Gigantic Book of Golf Quotations, ed. This is a list of golfers who have won five or more official money events on the PGA Tour. Jim Apfelbaum. 2007.
  3. ^ Garcia disqualified for signing incorrect scorecard
  4. ^ nytimes.com, García Clears Water and Ends a Drought
  5. ^ http://www.golfdigest.com/features/index.ssf?/features/gd200202sergio.html
  6. ^ http://www.golfdigest.com/majors/usopen/index.ssf?/majors/usopen/gw20020621diaz.html
  7. ^ Sergio Garcia girlfriend News SportsNews24h.com
  8. ^ Sergio's a great guy - Norman | PerthNow
  9. ^ Some things won't change as continents unite for Clarke - Sport - Times Online
  10. ^ Article from the Uruguayan newspaper El País (Spanish)
  11. ^ TaylorMade PGA Tour Players: Sergio García. taylormadegolf. com. TaylorMade Golf. Retrieved on 15 April 2006. Events 1450 - Battle of Formigny: Toward the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French attack and nearly annihilate English Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
  12. ^ New TaylorMade TP Golf Balls. thesandtrap. com. TheSandTrap. com. Retrieved on 15 April 2006. Events 1450 - Battle of Formigny: Toward the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French attack and nearly annihilate English Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
  13. ^ TaylorMade TP Golf Ball Product Demonstration Video. thesandtrap. com. TheSandTrap. com. Retrieved on 15 April 2006. Events 1450 - Battle of Formigny: Toward the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French attack and nearly annihilate English Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
  14. ^ Sergio Garcia and Greg Norman designing new course | Birdie Blog.com

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