Sergio García
Sergio García | ||
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Personal information | ||
Full name | Sergio García Fernández | |
Nickname | El Niño | |
Born | Borriol, Castellón, Spain | 9 January 1980|
Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | |
Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 13 st) | |
Sporting nationality | Spain | |
Residence | Borriol, Castellón, Spain Crans-Montana, Switzerland Orlando, Florida, U.S. Austin, Texas, U.S. | |
Spouse |
Angela Akins (m. 2017) | |
Children | 2 | |
Career | ||
Turned professional | 1999 | |
Current tour(s) | European Tour Golfer of the Year 2017 | |
Sergio García Fernández (pronounced
García has spent much of his career in the top 10 of the
Early years and amateur career
García began playing golf at the age of three and was taught by his father, Victor, who is a club professional. García won his club championship at age 12. Four years later, he set a record as the youngest player to make the cut at a European Tour event, the
Garcia was part of the Spanish teams winning the
Professional career
García turned professional in 1999 after shooting the lowest amateur score in the
When García first turned professional, he had an unorthodox swing with a circular loop and long large lag, and this method drew comparisons to Ben Hogan, one of the best players of all time.[14] But during the 2003 season, he worked towards making his swing more conventional, but has largely kept his original method. 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[15] when some spectators shouted out, "Hit the ball, Sergio!", and some people audibly counted the number of regrips into the twenties. Since then he has eliminated the habit. Responding to criticism of his swing, he 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."[16]
PGA Tour titles
At the age of 21, García won his first PGA Tour event at the
Ryder Cup star
García has been a member of every European Ryder Cup team since 1999, with the exception of 2010, and has a career record at the Ryder Cup of 25–13–7 (.633).[17] He has been in six winning sides and his singles win in 2018 made him the all-time Ryder Cup points leader, with 251⁄2 points in 9 appearances, overtaking Nick Faldo's 25 points in 11 appearances.[18] By winning three of his four matches at Whistling Straits in 2021, he extended this record to 281⁄2 points, and also surpassed Faldo as the player with the most individual match victories, with 25.
In the
2007: Near-miss at the Open Championship
In March 2007, García received criticism for a spitting incident at the
At an early stage of the last round, García had extended his lead to four shots, but bogeys at the 5th, 7th, and 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, from about 8 feet (2.4 m), would have given him his first professional major. He missed it by a fraction and faced a four-hole playoff with Pádraig Harrington that he eventually lost by one stroke.
In his post-round news conference, García seemed to suggest that bad breaks had cost him the Open championship. During the playoff, on the long par-3 16th hole, his tee shot hit the flagstick but then bounced 20 feet (6 m) from the pin, off the green, and García could not convert for birdie. "It's not the first time, unfortunately", he stated. "I don't know... I'm playing against a lot of guys out there, more than the field." In the 2007 PGA Championship, he was disqualified after signing an incorrect scorecard after the third round.[22]
2008: Victory at the Players Championship and near-miss at the PGA Championship
On 11 May 2008, García won The Players Championship on the PGA Tour in a sudden-death playoff against Paul Goydos. The playoff began at the par-3 17th, where Goydos hit a pitching wedge that ballooned and fell inches short of the island green and into the water, while García played a sand wedge to within four feet (1.3 m) of the hole. Goydos made double bogey while García made par for the win.[23]
At the 2008 PGA Championship, played over the South Course of Oakland Hills Country Club near Detroit, García narrowly missed out on winning his first professional major championship yet again. Like at the 2007 Open Championship, Pádraig Harrington was able to erase a García lead on the back nine to take the title. García finished two strokes back for his second runner-up finish at the PGA Championship. His most serious mistake during the final round was misjudging his second shot on the 16th, playing into a strong wind, which found the water in front of the par-4 hole's green, costing him sole ownership of the lead.[24] Regarding another near-miss in a major championship, García stated, "I felt like I responded well, and he was obviously very good on the back nine, and things just happened his way."[25]
On 26 October 2008, he won his first European Tour title in over three years, at the first playing of the
2009–2010: Slump in form, competitive break
After his success in 2008, García had a very disappointing season in 2009, rarely contending and finished ranked 74th on the PGA Tour money list. He had more success on the
2011–2012: Return to form
García returned to competitive play in late 2010 with a new putting grip and this produced better results for him on the greens during tournaments in 2011. After 36 holes, he was near the lead in both the 2011 Transitions Championship and the 2011 Byron Nelson Championship, but both times faded on the weekend to fall out of contention.[28]
García had to withdraw from qualifying for the 2011 Open Championship because of an infected finger. He had originally planned against qualifying for the 2011 U.S. Open, where he was outside the top-50 in the OWGR and was not guaranteed automatic entry. He eventually earned a spot in the U.S. Open after being one of the top four at a qualifying tournament near Memphis. García played well in all four rounds of the U.S. Open, ending in a tie for seventh place at five-under par 279.[28] García finished tied for ninth place in The 2011 Open Championship at Royal St George's. This was his 17th career top-10 finish in a major.
In late June 2011, García almost broke his winless streak dating back to 2008, when he lost at the fifth sudden-death playoff hole to fellow Spaniard Pablo Larrazábal at the BMW International Open. García led the tournament after the 11th hole of the final round with a stunning stretch of holes, which saw him produce three birdies and two eagles in six holes, from holes six to eleven. However his charge to the finish was derailed by four bogeys in five holes, leaving him needing a birdie at the last to make the playoff. In the playoff, both players made consecutive birdies at the first two extra holes (both par 5s) before parring holes three and four (both par 3s). At the fifth extra hole, García had a 30-foot (9 m) eagle putt for the victory, but ran the effort four feet (1.3 m) past the hole. The resulting putt lipped out, allowing Larrazábal to hole a two-foot birdie putt for the victory.[29]
García's runner-up finish at the BMW International Open ensured qualification for the
The following week, García won the Andalucía Masters, played at the Club de Golf Valderrama, arguably regarded as one of the toughest golf courses on the European Tour. He edged out fellow countryman Miguel Ángel Jiménez by one shot after a tense final round.[31] Following his back-to-back wins, García moved back into the top 20 of the Official World Golf Ranking. In August 2012, García ended a four-year title drought on the PGA Tour by winning the Wyndham Championship. In doing so, García also secured his place on the 2012 Ryder Cup team. In December 2012, García fired a final round 61 to win the Iskandar Johor Open on the Asian Tour.
2013: Controversy
While tied for the lead at the 2013 Players Championship, García hit three balls into the water on the 17th and 18th holes, finishing quadruple-bogey, double-bogey. He finished tied for eighth place.[32] After the tournament ended, García and Tiger Woods (who won the tournament) had a public feud over an incident that occurred during the third round. Two weeks later, at a European Tour players dinner, García was asked about meeting with Woods at the U.S. Open, to which he responded, "We'll have him 'round every night. We will serve fried chicken."[33] The remark was seen as racist. García issued a statement later that night apologizing and then issued another apology the next day, saying that his comments were "totally stupid and out of place."[34][35]
2014–2016
In January 2014, García won the
The biggest result of García's 2015 season was at the
As the year before at The Players Championship, García came very close to another win on the PGA Tour at
2017: Major championship win
In February 2017, García completed a wire-to-wire victory at the
2017 Masters win
On 9 April 2017, in his 74th major championship, García broke through and won the Masters Tournament with victory on the first sudden-death playoff hole against Justin Rose.[45] García became the third Spanish player to win the Masters, after Seve Ballesteros and José María Olazábal. The victory also came on what would have been Ballesteros' 60th birthday.
García shot rounds of 71-69-70 over the first three rounds to enter the final round at six-under par and in the co-lead with Rose, who played together in the final group. This represented García's second career 54-hole lead/co-lead at a major championship, after the 2007 Open Championship. García began the final round strongly, with two birdies on his opening three holes and he forged a three shot lead early on. Rose came back though and following bogeys on the 10th and 11th for García, Rose opened up a two shot lead.
The 13th hole was then pivotal, as García scrambled a par and Rose missed a short birdie putt to keep the gap at two shots. García would then birdie the next hole and eagle the par five 15th to tie Rose with three holes remaining. They then both hit their tee shots at the 16th close, but only Rose converted, to again lead by one. Rose however would make a mistake at the 17th, leading to a dropped shot and meaning both players were tied going up the 72nd hole. Both players hit their approach shots close on the 18th green, but Rose burnt the lip with his birdie putt. García had a five-foot putt to win the tournament in regulation play but pushed it right resulting in a playoff as both players finished level on 9-under-par after 72 holes.
Playing the 18th hole again, Rose hit his tee shot into the pine straw, meaning his second shot was blocked off by trees, so could only advance his ball 50 yards or so. He played his third to a similar area of the green he had during regulation play. García fired his approach to within twelve feet. Rose's putt for par then missed on the left side of the hole, leaving García with two putts for the win. He only needed one, as he holed his birdie putt for his only major championship.
Rest of 2017
On 9 October 2017, it was announced that García had parted ways with TaylorMade after 15 years with the equipment brand.[46]
Two weeks later, he won the
Ahead of the season-ending
Following his three-win season, García was named
2018
On 21 January 2018, García played a bogey-free 27 holes to win the
2018 Masters
On 5 April 2018, in the first round of the 2018 Masters Tournament, García tied the record for most strokes on a hole in Masters history, shooting a 13 on the 15th hole.[51] García ultimately missed the cut at the 2018 Masters Tournament and failed to defend his title after shooting 81–78.[52]
Rest of 2018
García was a member of the 2018 Ryder Cup winning European team at Le Golf National outside of Paris, France on 28–30 September 2018. He went 3–1–0 and won his singles match against Rickie Fowler (2 and 1). European captain Thomas Bjørn made García a captain's pick notwithstanding García's inconsistent play for much of 2018, but was chosen for his passion and record in the Ryder Cup.
On 22 October 2018, García successfully defended his
2019
In February 2019, García was disqualified from the
In March 2019, García was involved in another controversy at the
In April 2019, García missed the cut at the Masters after shooting 73–75, which was won by Tiger Woods, and the missed cut was his 6th straight in a major championship, the longest such streak in his career.
In July 2019, García was again mired in controversy after throwing his driver at his caddie at the final round of the 2019 Open Championship after a poor drive at the fifth hole at Royal Portrush.[56] Later that month, footage emerged of García gouging the teebox after a poor drive on the 16th hole, while competing at the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational event in Memphis.[57]
In September 2019, García won the
2020
In January 2020, speaking ahead of the
In October 2020, García won the Sanderson Farms Championship in Mississippi. He has now won PGA Tour events in three separate decades.[59]
Tennis debut
Also in October 2020, it was announced that García would partner
2022
In May, while competing at the
2023
Having joined LIV, García was subject to fines and suspension from the European Tour for playing without a conflicting event release. After those sanctions were upheld by an independent arbitrator, in May 2023, the European Tour announced that he had resigned his membership of the tour.[64]
Personal life
In July 2017, García married Golf Channel reporter Angela Akins, the daughter of Marty Akins.[65][66] His sister Mar is married to the footballer Pablo Hernández.[67] Until June 2018, he was also the president and chairman of his hometown football club CF Borriol, for whom he occasionally played in the Tercera División.[68][69] He maintains residences in Austin, Texas,[70] Orlando, Florida,[71] Borriol, and Crans-Montana.[72]
On 14 March 2018, García became a father. He named his daughter Azalea, after the famed flowers of Augusta National Golf Club and the nickname for the par-5 13th hole where García made par to move ahead and help claim his only major championship.[73][74] They had son Enzo in April 2020.[75]
García is also an avid
Amateur wins
- 1995 European Amateur
- 1997 French Open Amateur Championship, Sherry Cup (Sotogrande)[77]
- 1998 Spanish International Amateur Championship, The Amateur Championship
Professional wins (36)
PGA Tour wins (11)
Legend |
Major championships (1) |
Players Championships (1) |
Other PGA Tour (9) |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
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1 | 20 May 2001 | MasterCard Colonial
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−13 (69-69-66-63=267) | 2 strokes | Brian Gay, Phil Mickelson |
2 | 25 Jun 2001 | Buick Classic
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−16 (68-67-66-67=268) | 3 strokes | Scott Hoch |
3 | 6 Jan 2002 | Mercedes Championships
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−18 (73-69-68-64=274) | Playoff | David Toms |
4 | 16 May 2004 | EDS Byron Nelson Championship
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−10 (66-68-65-71=270) | Playoff | Robert Damron, Dudley Hart |
5 | 13 Jun 2004 | Buick Classic (2)
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−12 (70-67-68-67=272) | Playoff | Pádraig Harrington, Rory Sabbatini |
6 | 12 Jun 2005 | Booz Allen Classic
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−14 (71-68-66-65=270) | 2 strokes | Ben Crane, Davis Love III, Adam Scott |
7 | 11 May 2008 | The Players Championship | −5 (66-73-73-71=283) | Playoff | Paul Goydos |
8 | 20 Aug 2012 | Wyndham Championship | −18 (67-63-66-66=262) | 2 strokes | Tim Clark |
9 | 22 May 2016 | AT&T Byron Nelson (2) | −15 (63-66-68-68=265) | Playoff | Brooks Koepka |
10 | 9 Apr 2017 | Masters Tournament | −9 (71-69-70-69=279) | Playoff | Justin Rose |
11 | 4 Oct 2020 | Sanderson Farms Championship | −19 (68-68-66-67=269) | 1 stroke | Peter Malnati |
PGA Tour playoff record (6–6)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
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1 | 2001 | The Tour Championship
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Ernie Els, David Toms, Mike Weir |
Weir won with birdie on first extra hole |
2 | 2002 | Mercedes Championships
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David Toms | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
3 | 2004 | EDS Byron Nelson Championship
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Robert Damron, Dudley Hart | Won with par on first extra hole |
4 | 2004 | Buick Classic
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Pádraig Harrington, Rory Sabbatini | Won with birdie on third extra hole Harrington eliminated by par on second hole |
5 | 2005 | Wachovia Championship
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Jim Furyk, Vijay Singh | Singh won with par on fourth extra hole García eliminated by par on first hole |
6 | 2007 | The Open Championship | Pádraig Harrington | Lost four-hole aggregate playoff; Harrington: E (3-3-4-5=15), García: +1 (5-3-4-4=16) |
7 | 2008 | The Players Championship | Paul Goydos | Won with par on first extra hole |
8 | 2008 | The Barclays
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Vijay Singh, Kevin Sutherland | Singh won with birdie on second extra hole Sutherland eliminated by birdie on first hole |
9 | 2008 | The Tour Championship
|
Camilo Villegas | Lost to par on first extra hole |
10 | 2015 | The Players Championship | Rickie Fowler, Kevin Kisner | Fowler won with birdie on first extra hole after three-hole aggregate playoff; Fowler: −1 (5-2-4=11), Kisner: −1 (5-2-4=11), García: +1 (5-3-5=13) |
11 | 2016 | AT&T Byron Nelson | Brooks Koepka | Won with par on first extra hole |
12 | 2017 | Masters Tournament | Justin Rose | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
European Tour wins (16)
Legend |
Major championships (1) |
Other European Tour (15) |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
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1 | 4 Jul 1999 | Murphy's Irish Open
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−16 (69-68-67-64=268) | 3 strokes | Ángel Cabrera |
2 | 3 Oct 1999 | Linde German Masters
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−11 (68-69-72-68=277) | Playoff | Pádraig Harrington, Ian Woosnam |
3 | 23 Sep 2001 | Trophée Lancôme | −18 (68-65-68-65=266) | 1 stroke | Retief Goosen |
4 | 28 Apr 2002 | Canarias Open de España
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−13 (67-68-67-73=275) | 4 strokes | Emanuele Canonica |
5 | 17 Oct 2004 | Mallorca Classic | −12 (66-67-68-67=268) | 4 strokes | Simon Khan |
6 | 4 Sep 2005 | Omega European Masters | −14 (66-65-71-68=270) | 1 stroke | Peter Gustafsson |
7 | 26 Oct 2008 | Castelló Masters Costa Azahar
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−20 (66-65-66-67=264) | 3 strokes | Peter Hedblom |
8 | 9 Nov 2008 (2009 season) |
HSBC Champions 1
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−14 (66-68-72-68=274) | Playoff | Oliver Wilson |
9 | 23 Oct 2011 | Castelló Masters (2) | −27 (67-63-64-63=257) | 11 strokes | Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño |
10 | 30 Oct 2011 | Andalucía Masters | −6 (70-70-67-71=278) | 1 stroke | Miguel Ángel Jiménez |
11 | 25 Jan 2014 | Commercial Bank Qatar Masters
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−16 (71-67-69-65=272) | Playoff | Mikko Ilonen |
12 | 5 Feb 2017 | Omega Dubai Desert Classic
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−19 (65-67-68-69=269) | 3 strokes | Henrik Stenson |
13 | 9 Apr 2017 | Masters Tournament | −9 (71-69-70-69=279) | Playoff | Justin Rose |
14 | 22 Oct 2017 | Andalucía Valderrama Masters (2)
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−12 (66-71-68-67=272) | 1 stroke | Joost Luiten |
15 | 22 Oct 2018 | Andalucía Valderrama Masters (3)
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−12 (68-64-69=201)* | 4 strokes | Shane Lowry |
16 | 15 Sep 2019 | KLM Open
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−18 (68-67-66-69=270) | 1 stroke | Nicolai Højgaard |
*Note: The 2018 Andalucía Valderrama Masters was shortened to 54 holes due to weather.
1Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour, Sunshine Tour and PGA Tour of Australasia, but unofficial money event.
European Tour playoff record (4–4)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
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1 | 1999 | Linde German Masters
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Pádraig Harrington, Ian Woosnam | Won with birdie on second extra hole Woosnam eliminated by par on first hole |
2 | 2001 | Greg Norman Holden International | Aaron Baddeley | Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
3 | 2004 | Volvo Masters Andalucía
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Ian Poulter | Lost to par on first extra hole |
4 | 2007 | The Open Championship | Pádraig Harrington | Lost four-hole aggregate playoff; Harrington: E (3-3-4-5=15), García: +1 (5-3-4-4=16) |
5 | 2008 | HSBC Champions
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Oliver Wilson | Won with birdie on second extra hole |
6 | 2011 | BMW International Open | Pablo Larrazábal | Lost to birdie on fifth extra hole |
7 | 2014 | Commercial Bank Qatar Masters
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Mikko Ilonen | Won with birdie on third extra hole |
8 | 2017 | Masters Tournament | Justin Rose | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
Japan Golf Tour wins (1)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
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1 | 21 Jan 2018 | SMBC Singapore Open 1
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−14 (66-70-66-68=270) | 5 strokes | Satoshi Kodaira, Shaun Norris |
1Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour
Japan Golf Tour playoff record (0–1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
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1 | 1999 | Dunlop Phoenix Tournament | Thomas Bjørn | Lost to birdie on fourth extra hole |
Asian Tour wins (5)
Legend |
Flagship events (1) |
Other Asian Tour (4) |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
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1 | 8 Sep 2002 | Kolon Cup Korea Open 1
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−23 (67-65-66-67=265) | 3 strokes | Kang Wook-soon |
2 | 16 Dec 2012 | Iskandar Johor Open | −18 (68-69-61=198)* | 3 strokes | Jonathan Moore |
3 | 15 Dec 2013 | Thailand Golf Championship | −22 (68-65-65-68=266) | 4 strokes | Henrik Stenson |
4 | 6 Dec 2015 | Ho Tram Open | −14 (66-68-68-68=270) | Playoff | Lin Wen-tang, Himmat Rai, Thaworn Wiratchant |
5 | 21 Jan 2018 | SMBC Singapore Open 2
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−14 (66-70-66-68=270) | 5 strokes | Satoshi Kodaira, Shaun Norris |
*Note: The 2012 Iskandar Johor Open was shortened to 54 holes due to weather.
1Co-sanctioned by the Korean Tour
2Co-sanctioned by the Japan Golf Tour
Asian Tour playoff record (1–0)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2015 | Ho Tram Open | Lin Wen-tang, Himmat Rai, Thaworn Wiratchant |
Won with par on second extra hole Lin and Wiratchant eliminated by birdie on first hole |
Other wins (5)
No | Year | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
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1 | 1997 | Open de Cataluña (as an amateur) |
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2 | 2 Dec 2001 | Nedbank Golf Challenge | −20 (68-71-66-63=268) | Playoff | Ernie Els |
3 | 25 Jun 2002 | Telus World Skins Game | $185,000 | $95,000 | Vijay Singh |
4 | 30 Nov 2003 | Nedbank Golf Challenge (2) | −14 (68-66-70-70=274) | Playoff | Retief Goosen |
5 | 20 Nov 2010 | ) | −14 (66-66=132) | 1 stroke | Darren Fichardt and Bertus Smit |
Other playoff record (2–0)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2001 | Nedbank Golf Challenge | Ernie Els | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
2 | 2003 | Nedbank Golf Challenge | Retief Goosen | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
Playoff record
LIV Golf League playoff record (0–3)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2023 | LIV Golf Singapore | Talor Gooch | Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
2 | 2024 | LIV Golf Mayakoba | Joaquín Niemann | Lost to birdie on fourth extra hole |
3 | 2024 | LIV Golf Miami | Dean Burmester | Lost to par on second extra hole |
Major championships
Wins (1)
Year | Championship | 54 holes | Winning score | Margin | Runner-up |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2017 | Masters Tournament | Tied for lead | −9 (71-69-70-69=279) | Playoff1 | Justin Rose |
1Defeated Rose in a sudden-death playoff: García (3), Rose (5).
Results timeline
Results not in chronological order in 2020.
Tournament | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
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Masters Tournament | T38LA | |||
U.S. Open | ||||
The Open Championship | CUT | T29 | CUT | |
PGA Championship | 2 |
Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
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Masters Tournament | T40 | CUT | 8 | T28 | T4 | CUT | 46 | CUT | CUT | T38 |
U.S. Open | T46 | T12 | 4 | T35 | T20 | T3 | CUT | CUT | T18 | T10 |
The Open Championship | T36 | T9 | T8 | T10 | CUT | T5 | T5 | 2 | T51 | T38 |
PGA Championship | T34 | CUT | T10 | CUT | CUT | T23 | T3 | DQ | T2 | CUT |
Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Masters Tournament | T45 | T35 | T12 | T8 | CUT | T17 | T34 | 1 | CUT |
U.S. Open | T22 | T7 | T38 | T45 | T35 | T18 | T5 | T21 | CUT |
The Open Championship | T14 | T9 | CUT | T21 | T2 | T6 | T5 | T37 | CUT |
PGA Championship | CUT | T12 | CUT | T61 | T35 | T54 | CUT | CUT | CUT |
Tournament | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Masters Tournament | CUT | CUT | T23 | CUT | CUT | |
PGA Championship | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | ||
U.S. Open | T52 | CUT | T19 | CUT | T27 | |
The Open Championship | T67 | NT | T19 | T68 |
LA = Low Amateur
CUT = missed the half way cut
"T" = tied
DQ = disqualified
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic
Summary
Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Masters Tournament | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 15 |
PGA Championship | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 10 |
U.S. Open | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 24 | 19 |
The Open Championship | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 25 | 20 |
Totals | 1 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 23 | 38 | 98 | 64 |
- Most consecutive cuts made – 10 (2014 U.S. Open – 2016 Open)
- Longest streak of top-10s – 4 (2002 Masters – 2002 PGA)
The Players Championship
Wins (1)
Year | Championship | 54 holes | Winning score | Margin | Runner-up |
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2008 | The Players Championship | 3 shot deficit | −5 (66-73-73-71=283) | Playoff | Paul Goydos |
Results timeline
Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The Players Championship | CUT | T50 | T4 | CUT | T53 | T32 | T14 | 2 | 1 | T22 |
Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The Players Championship | T47 | T12 | T56 | T8 | 3 | T2 | T54 | T30 | 70 | T22 |
Tournament | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
---|---|---|---|
The Players Championship | C | T9 | T26 |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
C = Cancelled after the first round due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Results in World Golf Championships
Results not in chronological order before 2015.
Tournament | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
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Championship
|
T7 | T5 | NT1 | 7 | T12 | T4 | T3 | T32 | T3 | T15 | T31 | T37 | T60 | T3 | T16 | T31 | T11 | T12 | T7 | T6 | |
Match Play
|
R16 | R16 | R64 | R64 | R16 | R32 | R32 | R64 | 4 | R64 | R32 | R16 | T34 | T18 | T30 | R16 | QF | ||||
Invitational
|
T7 | T58 | T30 | T16 | T13 | T22 | T20 | T36 | T22 | T22 | T53 | T29 | T40 | 2 | T37 | T39 | T39 | T40 | |||
Champions | T23 | 4 | T28 | T11 | T9 | T53 |
Tournament | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
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Championship
|
T37 | T32 | |
Match Play
|
NT2 | QF | T26 |
Invitational
|
T35 | T26 | |
Champions | NT2 | NT2 | NT2 |
1Cancelled due to
2Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = tied
NT = No tournament
Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.
Note that the Championship and Invitational were discontinued from 2022.
PGA and European Tour career summary
PGA Tour | European Tour | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Season | Wins | Earnings (US$) | Rank [78] | Wins | Earnings (€) | Rank |
1999 | 0 | 784,917 | 53 | 2 | 1,317,693 | 3 |
2000 | 0 | 1,054,338 | 42 | 0 | 599,241 | 21 |
2001 | 2 | 2,898,635 | 6 | 1 | 715,288 | 27 |
2002 | 1 | 2,401,993 | 12 | 1 | 1,488,728 | 6 |
2003 | 0 | 666,386 | 95 | 0 | 496,521 | 49 |
2004 | 2 | 3,239,215 | 9 | 1 | 1,336,254 | 13 |
2005 | 1 | 3,213,375 | 10 | 1 | 1,828,545 | 6 |
2006 | 0 | 1,560,733 | 49 | 0 | 1,456,752 | 11 |
2007 | 0 | 3,721,185 | 9 | 0 | 1,228,267 | 15 |
2008 | 1 | 4,858,224 | 4 | 1 | 1,591,917 | 9 |
2009 | 0 | 1,212,522 | 74 | 1 | 1,660,788 | 10 |
2010 | 0 | 936,845 | 104 | 0 | 771,156 | 42 |
2011 | 0 | 1,524,091 | 54 | 2 | 1,962,723 | 8 |
2012 | 1 | 2,510,116 | 29 | 0 | 699,234 | 43 |
2013 | 0 | 2,251,139 | 26 | 0 | 1,280,581 | 16 |
2014 | 0 | 4,939,606 | 5 | 1 | 2,501,995 | 6 |
2015 | 0 | 2,670,229 | 31 | 0 | 1,048,814 | 31 |
2016 | 1 | 3,242,156 | 25 | 0 | 1,365,994 | 22 |
2017 | 1 | 3,522,476 | 18 | 3 | 3,184,582 | 2 |
2018 | 0 | 878,354 | 124 | 1 | 1,879,947 | 18 |
2019 | 0 | 1,793,027 | 61 | 1 | 1,516,474 | 21 |
2020 | 0 | 658,935 | 124 | 0 | 360,397 | 43 |
Career* | 10 | 50,538,497 | 10[79] | 16 | 31,189,904 | 3[80] |
* As of 19 September 2020
These figures are from the respective tour's official sites. Note that there is double counting of money earned and wins in the majors and World Golf Championships.
Team appearances
Amateur
- Jacques Léglise Trophy (representing the Continent of Europe): 1995, 1997 (winners)
- European Boys' Team Championship (representing Spain): 1995, 1996 (winners), 1997 (winners)[81][82]
- European Amateur Team Championship (representing Spain): 1995, 1997 (winners)[83]
- Junior Ryder Cup (representing Europe): 1995 (winners), 1997
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing Spain): 1996, 1998
- St Andrews Trophy (representing the Continent of Europe): 1996
Professional
- Alfred Dunhill Cup (representing Spain): 1999 (winners)
- Ryder Cup (representing Europe): 1999, 2002 (winners), 2004 (winners), 2006 (winners), 2008, 2012 (winners), 2014 (winners), 2016, 2018 (winners), 2021
1999 | 2002 | 2004 | 2006 | 2008 | 2012 | 2014 | 2016 | 2018 | 2021 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3.5 | 3 | 4.5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2.5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 28.5 |
- Seve Trophy (representing Continental Europe): 2000 (winners), 2003
- 2009
Golf equipment
García previously had an endorsement deal with TaylorMade and Adidas, at the time a joint company[84] used all TaylorMade equipment, and Adidas shoes and clothing.[85]
Following the acquisition of TaylorMade by KPS Capital Partners and separation from Adidas and after fifteen years with the company, in January 2018 Sergio García severed his ties with TaylorMade, remained with Adidas and signed with Callaway.[86] At the start of 2020, García confirmed he had parted ways with Callaway after two years to become a free agent.
See also
- List of golfers with most European Tour wins
- List of golfers with most Asian Tour wins
- Monday Night Golf
References
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… golfer Sergio Garcia in 1980 (age 40)
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External links
- Official website
- Sergio García at the European Tour official site
- Sergio García at the PGA Tour official site
- Sergio García at the Japan Golf Tour official site
- Sergio García at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
- Interview – The Observer, 8 October 2006