Sergio Garcia

Sergio Garcia is a PGA Tour and European PGA Tour golfer from Spain. He was born in Castellon, Spain on January 9, 1980. He turned professional in 1999 and has played in the Ryder Cup four times (1999, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008).

Sergio Garcia turned pro in 1999 after shooting the lowest score for an amateur at The Masters. Garcia won his first European Tour event at the Irish Open at Druids Glen in 1999. He won with a 16 under par score of 268.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_Open_(golf) Late in the 1999 season, he made his first Ryder Cup appearance, becoming the youngest player ever in the event.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryder_Cup

His first PGA Tour tournament win came at the 2001 MasterCard Colonial. Garcia followed that win with a victory at the Buick Classic later that year.PGA European Tour: Sergio Garcia Through 2009 he has seven career PGA Tour wins and eight European PGA Tour wins, but has no wins in major championships.

Garcia has three second place finishes in major championships. His first was in 1999 in a battle against Tiger Woods at the PGA Championship. Garcia's second came at the 2007 British Open, where he lost in a playoff to Padraig Harrington. He would lose again to Harrington at the 2008 PGA Championship.

Garcia finished 74th on the PGA Tour money list in 2009, his worst finish on tour in several years. He has been bothered by a wrist injury he sustained at the Dubai World Championship and hopes to participate in the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship from January 21 to January 24, 2010.http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/golf/8433977.stm Garcia participated in the World Match Play Championship and finished fourth after he lost in the consolation match to Camilo Villegas by a 5 and 4 score.http://www.pgatour.com/leaderboards/current/r470/index.html In the first major championship of the season, Sergio Garcia was ten over par and finished in 45th place.http://www.thegolfchannel.com/pga-tour/2010-the-masters/scores/ Garcia finishe tied for 22nd at the US Open in June.

Sergio Garcia has played in the Ryder Cup 5 times for the European Team. In 1999, Garcia won three matches and tied one in the five he played in. Sergio Garcia then went to win three of his five matches at the 2002 Ryder Cup. In 2004, Garcia had his best Ryder Cup to date, winning four and tying one in five matches. He played well again in 2006, scoring four of five possible points in his matches. Rydercup.com: Sergio Garcia Profile Garcia had his worst performance at the 2008 Ryder Cup, winning zero matches and tying two in the four that he played. Rydercup.com: The 2008 Ryder Cup - Scoring

• February 14: AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am 68,71,67,77 Total score 283, 52nd place
• February 21: Accenture Match Play Championship: 4th
• March 7: The Honda Classic: 74,69,69,73 Total score 285, 50th place
• March 14: World Golf Championships-CA Championship: 74,72,71,69 Total score 286, 37th place
• March 21: Transitions Championship: 73,71,71,69 Total score 284, 41st place
• April 11: The Masters: 74,70,76,78 Total score 298, 45th place
• April 18: Verizon Heritage: 67, 77 Missed Cut
• April 25: Zurich Classic of New Orleans: 73,69,72,76 Total score 290, 70th place
• May 9: The Players Championship: 69,70,71,78 Total score 288, 47th place
• May 16: Valero Texas Open: 73,68,73,73 Total score 287, 45th place
• June 20: US Open: 73,76,73,71 Total score 293, 22nd place

http://www.pgatour.com/players/r/?/02/12/09/results

• 1996: 1 tournament, 0 cuts made, $0 earnings
• 1998: 1 tournament, 1 cut made, $0 earnings (amateur)
• 1999: 9 tournaments, 7 cuts made, $919,916 earnings
• 2000: 16 tournaments, 14 cuts made, $1,054,337 earnings
• 2001: 18 tournaments, 14 cuts made, 2 victories, $2,898,635 earnings
• 2002: 20 tournaments, 18 cuts made, 1 victory, $1,681,993 earnings
• 2003: 20 tournaments, 12 cuts made, $666,386 earnings
• 2004: 18 tournaments, 16 cuts made, 2 victories, $3,239,215 earnings
• 2005: 20 tournaments, 17 cuts made, 1 victory, $3,213,375 earnings
• 2006: 17 tournaments, 13 cuts made, $1,560,733 earnings
• 2007: 19 tournaments, 16 cuts made, $3,721,184 earnings
• 2008: 19 tournaments, 18 cuts made, 1 victory, $4,866,245 earnings
• 2009: 16 tournaments, 13 cuts made, $1,167,522 earnings

• 1996: Jacques Leglise Trophy (Team victory)
• 1999: Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year
• 1999: Alfred Dunhill Cup (Team victory for Spain)
• 2000: Seve Trophy (Team victory for Europe)
• 2002, 2004, 2006: Ryder Cup (Team victory for Europe)
• 2008: Vardon Trophy
• 2008: Byron Nelson Award

• The Masters: Tied for 4th (2004)
• US Open: Tied for 3rd (2005)
• British Open: 2nd (2007
• PGA Championship: Tied for 2nd (1999, 2008)

"Blessed with a game and style that no other can match, Sergio Garcia barrels through life with the same fearless enthusiasm he displays on the course." - Golf Digesthttp://www.sergiogarcia.com/#/Profile/Bio/

"I never expected it of Tiger. It was a shock. He seemed like a very quiet kind of guy who would chill out when he was off the golf course. You can’t compare my life and his life. His is to another level. We know we’re public personalities and everyone wants to know what we’re doing, on and off the golf course. Sometimes it’s hard. We are people too. We like to do things like everybody else, but we can’t do them to the same extent, we don’t get to see our friends as much. But we are looking forward to seeing Tiger back. I’ve always said I think he’s going to beat Jack’s record [of 18 majors]. Nothing’s changed my mind. I probably would bet on him winning a major this year." - Sergio Garica, on Tiger Woodshttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/golf/tigerwoods/7054077/Sergio-Garcia-calls-for-Tiger-Woods-to-return-from-the-golf-wilderness.html

"First of all happy to be back here at the AT&T Pro Am, and it's been a while, I think since 2001. But yeah, I've enjoyed Monterey Peninsula Country Club today. It was beautiful. And looking forward to playing with Josh and hopefully have a good time here the next four days." - Sergio Garica, on returning to Pebble Beachhttp://www.pgatour.com/2010/tournaments/r005/02/10/garcia_pretourn/