MISSION ACCOMPLISHED
Polarising, flamboyant and immensely talented, Sergio Garcia has a list of achievements most professional golfers can only dream of. For so long the nearly man when it came to Major Championships, the Spaniard’s eventual success at the 2017 Masters was surely the icing on the cake of what was already an illustrious career.
The 2018 Ryder Cup was the ultimate cherry on top, a singles victory against Rickie Fowler meaning he overtook Nick Faldo as Europe’s all-time leading points scorer. Watching him during any of his matches against the USA, or on the final green at Augusta two years ago, it is abundantly clear that his passion for the game and the will to win is what drives him, ably assisted by his ball-striking prowess and short-game wizardry.
While this fire sometimes spills over into acts of petulance, no one can doubt the contribution he has made to the game and the memories he has created. He is undoubtedly an enigmatic character, perhaps still troubled by gut-wrenching losses during his youthful prime. But it appears stability and happiness away from the fairways was what Garcia needed to break his Major duck.
We sat down with the 39-year-old at Wentworth, as he celebrated 20 years
