| Sergio García | |||||||||
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 García in 2017 | |||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||
| Full name | Sergio García Fernández | ||||||||
| Nickname | El Niño | ||||||||
| Born | (1980-01-09)9 January 1980 (age 45) Borriol,Castellón, Spain | ||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||
| Children | 2 | ||||||||
| Career | |||||||||
| Turned professional | 1999 | ||||||||
| Current tour(s) | Asian Tour LIV Golf | ||||||||
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour European Tour | ||||||||
| Professional wins | 38 | ||||||||
| Highestranking | 2 (9 November 2008)[1] | ||||||||
| Number of wins by tour | |||||||||
| PGA Tour | 11 | ||||||||
| European Tour | 16 | ||||||||
| Japan Golf Tour | 1 | ||||||||
| Asian Tour | 5 | ||||||||
| LIV Golf | 2 | ||||||||
| Other | 5 | ||||||||
| Best results in major championships (wins: 1) | |||||||||
| Masters Tournament | Won:2017 | ||||||||
| PGA Championship | 2nd/T2:1999,2008 | ||||||||
| U.S. Open | T3:2005 | ||||||||
| The Open Championship | 2nd/T2:2007,2014 | ||||||||
| Achievements and awards | |||||||||
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Sergio García Fernández (pronounced[ˈseɾxjoɣaɾˈθi.afeɾˈnandeθ];[2] born 9 January 1980)[3] is a Spanishprofessional golfer. He turned professional in 1999 and played on theEuropean Tour andPGA Tour prior to joiningLIV Golf in 2022. García has won 36 international tournaments as a professional, most notably the2008 Players Championship and the2017 Masters Tournament.[4] García was also the Chairman of Spanish football teamCF Borriol.[5]
García has spent much of his career in the top 10 of theOfficial World Golf Ranking, including over 300 weeks in the top 10 between 2000 and 2009, andover 450 weeks in the top 10 in total.[6][7] He reached his highest career ranking, second, after winning theHSBC Champions tournament in November 2008. García has achieved career earnings of more than US$43 million. As a player, he is noted for strong iron play and accuracy. In theRyder Cup, he competed in ten of the eleven matches playing during his professional career cumulatively earning a record 28.5 points during those matches.
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, the1995Turespaña Open Mediterrania. This record was broken by amateur Jason Hak in November 2008 at theUBS Hong Kong Open, beating García's record by 107 days. In 1995, García became the youngest player to win theEuropean Amateur. He followed that with a win in theBoys Amateur Championship in 1997. He won a professional tournament, the 1997 Catalan Open, as an amateur.
Garcia was part of the Spanish teams winning theEuropean Boys' Team Championship in 1996 and 1997.[8] In 1998, he wonThe Amateur Championship atMuirfield and reached the semi-finals of theU.S. Amateur.[9] He also finished second in the 1998Argentine Open, being the low amateur, and winning the Pereira Iraola Cup.
García turned professional in 1999 after shooting the lowest amateur score in the1999 Masters Tournament. His first title on theEuropean Tour came in his sixth start as a professional, in July 1999 at theIrish Open.[10] He first achieved worldwide prominence with a duel againstTiger Woods in the 1999PGA Championship, where he eventually finished second, losing by one stroke.[11][12] Late in the final round, García with his ball up against a tree trunk in the right rough on the 16th hole, 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. Shortly afterwards he became the youngest player ever to compete in theRyder Cup.[13] In 2002, during a practice round, García made analbatross (double eagle) on the par-5 second hole at the Masters, one of the few players to have ever done so. On the 575-yard (526 m) hole at theAugusta National Golf Club, he holed a 253-yard (231 m) 2-iron following a 325-yard (297 m) drive.[citation needed]
When García first turned professional, he had an unorthodox swing with a circular loop and long large lag, and this method drew comparisons toBen 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 2002U.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]
At the age of 21, García won his first PGA Tour event at the2001MasterCard Colonial inFort Worth, Texas, and then won again at theBuick Classic in New York the same year. He was the youngest Tour winner since Tiger Woods in 1996 at age 20. In2002, García won theMercedes Championships in early January, and in2004, he won theEDS Byron Nelson Championship and the Buick Classic for the second time. His sixth PGA Tour victory came at the 2005Booz Allen Classic. As of October 2020, he has eleven PGA Tour victories, including the 2017Masters Tournament. He also plays a limited schedule on the European Tour, where he has 16 tour level victories to his name.
García has been a member of every EuropeanRyder Cup team since1999, with the exception of 2010 and 2023, 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 in2018 made him the all-time Ryder Cup points leader, with 251⁄2 points in 9 appearances, overtakingNick Faldo's 25 points in 11 appearances.[18] By winning three of his four matches atWhistling Straits in2021, he extended this record to 281⁄2 points, and also surpassed Faldo as the player with the most individual match victories, with 25.
In the2006 Ryder Cup, at theK Club in Republic of Ireland, García won both his fourball and foursome matches (withJosé María Olazábal andLuke Donald, respectively) on day one, beatingDavid Toms andBrett Wetterich in the fourballs andTiger Woods andJim Furyk in the foursomes. On day two, he paired up with Olazábal again, who won both their matches againstPhil Mickelson andChris DiMarco in both the foursomes and fourballs. Going into the final day in the singles, García was heavily tipped to be the second person to win all their matches in one Ryder Cup; however,Stewart Cink beat him 4 and 3. Europe won the cup again, with 181⁄2 points to the United States' 91⁄2 points. At the2020 Ryder Cup, Garcia won the inaugural Nicklaus-Jacklin Award for the European team. It is an award given to the player whose teamwork, sportsmanship, performance and decisions epitomized the spirit of the Ryder Cup.[19]
In March 2007, García received criticism for a spitting incident at theWGC-CA Championship. During his third round García spat into the bottom of the cup on the 13th green after three-putting for bogey.[20][21] After missing the cut in the first two major championships of 2007, García came close to winningThe Open Championship – his favourite of the four majors – atCarnoustie Golf Links in Scotland. He held the lead after each one of the first three rounds and carried a three-shot lead overSteve Stricker and a six-shot lead over the rest of the field into the start of the fourth day.
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 withPádraig 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 2007PGA Championship, he was disqualified after signing an incorrect scorecard after the third round.[22]
On 11 May 2008, García wonThe Players Championship on the PGA Tour in a sudden-death playoff againstPaul 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 the2008 PGA Championship, played over the South Course ofOakland 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 thePGA 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 theCastelló Masters Costa Azahar at his home course, theClub de Campo del Mediterráneo in Castellón, Spain. With this win, he rose to a career high of third in theOfficial World Golf Rankings.[26] He dedicated the victory to compatriotSeve Ballesteros, who was recovering from multiple operations from thebrain tumor that would ultimately claim Ballesteros' life. He won the 2008HSBC Champions, the opening event on the 2009 European Tour season on 9 November 2008 in a playoff overOliver Wilson. This win notched him up to a career high second in theOfficial World Golf Rankings, replacingPhil Mickelson in that spot, who had coincidentally won theHSBC Champions in 2007. García earned more money than any other golfer in 2008, earning $6,979,959 in 26 events.[27]
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 theEuropean Tour where he finished tenth in the inauguralRace to Dubai. His slump continued into 2010, and after missing the cut at the USPGA Championship, García announced he was taking a break from golf and would miss the2010 Ryder Cup. He also dropped out of the top 50 of theOfficial World Golf Rankings. Struggles with the putter were the primary cause of his slump, since his ballstriking remained among the best in the world. On 29 August 2010, European captainColin Montgomerie announced that García would be his fourth vice captain for the2010 Ryder Cup at Celtic Manor.
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 the2011 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 nearMemphis. 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 SpaniardPablo Larrazábal at theBMW 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 the2011 Open Championship atRoyal St George's, through the current form money list exemption. García went on to finish tied for 9th place at the Open Championship, his best finish for four years. He continued the run at the 2011PGA Championship where he finished in a tie for 12th place, extending his streak to 50 consecutive majors played, the longest streak among active players. In October 2011, García ended a three-year title drought with back-to-back wins in his home country at theCastelló Masters and theAndalucía Masters. García won the Castelló Masters in dominant fashion, with a final score of 27-under-par, 11 strokes ahead of the field. It was the joint third highest victory margin on theEuropean Tour, beaten only byTiger Woods' 15 stroke victory at the2000 U.S. Open andErnie Els' 13 stroke win at the 2005BMW Asian Open. After the win, García dedicated it to the lateSeve Ballesteros, stating "That was for Seve."[30]
The following week, García won theAndalucía Masters, played at theClub de Golf Valderrama, arguably regarded as one of the toughest golf courses on the European Tour. He edged out fellow countrymanMiguel 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 theOfficial World Golf Ranking. In August 2012, García ended a four-year title drought on the PGA Tour by winning theWyndham Championship. In doing so, García also secured his place on the2012 Ryder Cup team. In December 2012, García fired a final round 61 to win theIskandar Johor Open on theAsian Tour.
While tied for the lead at the2013 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 asracist. 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]
In January 2014, García won theCommercial Bank Qatar Masters after defeatingMikko Ilonen in a playoff.[36] The win put him back in the world top 10.[37] In July 2014, García finished joint runner-up at the2014 Open Championship, two strokes behindRory McIlroy. This was the second time García had finished as a runner-up at The Open Championship and fourth time in a major championship, having still yet to break through. García began the final round seven strokes behind McIlroy, but got to within two after an eagle on the 10th hole. However his challenge was ended when he left his second shot in the bunker at the par three 15th which he would bogey to fall three behind with three to play. This finish moved García back inside the world's top five in the world rankings.
The biggest result of García's 2015 season was at the2015 Players Championship; where he tiedRickie Fowler andKevin Kisner at 12 under par after 72 holes. He was then eliminated after the three-hole playoff, after finishing two strokes behind Fowler and Kisner. Fowler would go on to win in sudden-death.[38] On theAsian Tour, he won theHo Tram Open inPhước Thuận,Vietnam, beatingLin Wen-tang,Himmat Rai andThaworn Wiratchant in a four-way playoff.[39]
As the year before at The Players Championship, García came very close to another win on the PGA Tour atThe Honda Classic. In a final round showdown withAdam Scott, where the pair started the final round level, the Aussie prevailed by one shot.[40] In May, García won his secondAT&T Byron Nelson championship in a playoff overBrooks Koepka.[41] The win was his first on the PGA Tour since 2012 and his ninth career victory, tyingSeve Ballesteros for most by a Spanish-born player.[42]
In February 2017, García completed a wire-to-wire victory at theOmega Dubai Desert Classic for his first European Tour title in over three years.[43] The victory was García's 12th of his European Tour career, as he finished three strokes ahead ofHenrik Stenson. The victory moved García back inside the top-10 and after the win García said "Hopefully it will be the beginning of a great year."[44]
On 9 April 2017, in his 74th major championship, García broke through and won theMasters Tournament with victory on the first sudden-death playoff hole againstJustin Rose.[45] García became the third Spanish player to win the Masters, afterSeve Ballesteros andJosé 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 missed 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.
On 9 October 2017, it was announced that García had parted ways withTaylorMade after 15 years with the equipment brand.[46]
Two weeks later, he won theAndalucía Valderrama Masters. Along with theOmega Dubai Desert Classic andthe Masters, it was the first time he had recorded three wins in a single European Tour season. A few days after his win, he spoke about the rising tensions in Spain after the Catalan independence debate, calling on the country to 'be more together'.[47]
Ahead of the season-endingDP World Tour Championship, Dubai in November, García dropped a huge hint that he was on the verge of signing an equipment deal withCallaway Golf Company after playing a full set of the brand's clubs in Dubai.[48]
Following his three-win season, García was namedEuropean Tour Golfer of the Year in December.[49]
On 21 January 2018, García played a bogey-free 27 holes to win theAsian Tour'sSMBC Singapore Open by five strokes overSatoshi Kodaira andShaun Norris. García shot four-under on the back nine to close out a third-round 66, then posted a closing three-under 68 in his final round.[50]
On 5 April 2018, in the first round of the2018 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 the2018 Masters Tournament and failed to defend his title after shooting 81–78.[52]
García was a member of the2018 Ryder Cup winning European team atLe Golf National outside of Paris, France on 28–30 September 2018. He went 3–1–0 and won his singles match againstRickie Fowler (2 and 1). European captainThomas 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 hisAndalucía Valderrama Masters hosted by the Sergio García Foundation title after wrapping up a comfortable four-shot victory atReal Club Valderrama in Spain.[53]
In February 2019, García was disqualified from theSaudi International tournament on theEuropean Tour for damaging five greens deliberately in anger during his third round.[54]
In March 2019, García was involved in another controversy at theWGC-Dell Technologies Match Play. García andMatt Kuchar were locked in a quarterfinal duel when things went awry at the par-3 seventh hole. Trailing Kuchar by one, García missed a seven-footer for par to win the hole, his ball coming to rest an inch or two away from the cup. García went after his putt and gave it a quick-rake, and the ball lipped out. Due to the Spaniard's swiftness, Kuchar did not have a chance to concede the putt. As such, García lost the hole. Kuchar told the official he wanted to give García the putt, but that cannot be done retroactively. García eventually lost 2 up to Kuchar, who went on to play in the finals of the event.[55]
In April 2019, García missed the cut at the Masters after shooting 73–75, which was won byTiger 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 the2019 Open Championship after a poor drive at the fifth hole atRoyal Portrush.[56] Later that month, footage emerged of García gouging theteebox after a poor drive on the 16th hole, while competing at theWGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational event in Memphis.[57]
In September 2019, García won theKLM Open inAmsterdam with a one-shot win over teenage Danish golferNicolai Højgaard. This was his sixteenth European Tour win.[58]
In January 2020, speaking ahead of theAbu Dhabi HSBC Championship, García revealed that he had ended his association withCallaway after just two years together.
In October 2020, García won theSanderson Farms Championship in Mississippi. He has now won PGA Tour events in three separate decades.[59]
Also in October 2020, it was announced that García would partnerAmer Delić in a semi-professionaldoubles tournament to be held inAustin, Texas.[60] The pair lost their opening match at the Men's UTR Pro Tennis event.[61]
In May, while competing at theWells Fargo Championship on the PGA Tour, García had a verbal altercation with a rules official while attempting to find his ball. García became heated after being told it took too long to find his ball, leading to him shouting "A couple more weeks, and I won't have to deal with you anymore". This led to speculation that Garcia would join the Saudi Arabia-ledLIV Golf Invitational Series.[62] García resigned from the PGA Tour and was then suspended from its future tournaments after he began to play in the first LIV Golf tournament.[63]
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]
In July 2017, García marriedGolf Channel reporter Angela Akins, the daughter ofMarty Akins.[65][66] His sister Mar is married to the footballerPablo Hernández.[67] Until June 2018, he was also the president and chairman of his hometown football clubCF Borriol, for whom he occasionally played in theTercera División.[68][69] He maintains residences inAustin, Texas,[70]Orlando, Florida,[71]Borriol, andCrans-Montana.[72]
On 14 March 2018, García became a father. He named his daughter Azalea, after thefamed flowers ofAugusta 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 avidReal Madrid supporter and was invited to take the honorary kickoff forEl Clásico (between Real and archrivalFC Barcelona) at theEstadio Santiago Bernabéu wearing his green jacket after his Masters victory.[76]
| Legend |
|---|
| Major championships (1) |
| Players Championships (1) |
| Other PGA Tour (9) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 May2001 | MasterCard Colonial | −13 (69-69-66-63=267) | 2 strokes |  Brian Gay,Phil Mickelson |
| 2 | 25 Jun 2001 | Buick Classic | −16 (68-67-66-67=268) | 3 strokes | Scott Hoch |
| 3 | 6 Jan2002 | Mercedes Championships | −18 (73-69-68-64=274) | Playoff | David Toms |
| 4 | 16 May2004 | EDS Byron Nelson Championship | −10 (66-68-65-71=270) | Playoff | Robert Damron,Dudley Hart |
| 5 | 13 Jun 2004 | Buick Classic (2) | −12 (70-67-68-67=272) | Playoff |  Pádraig Harrington, Rory Sabbatini |
| 6 | 12 Jun2005 | Booz Allen Classic | −14 (71-68-66-65=270) | 2 strokes | Ben Crane,Davis Love III, Adam Scott |
| 7 | 11 May2008 | The Players Championship | −5 (66-73-73-71=283) | Playoff | Paul Goydos |
| 8 | 20 Aug2012 | Wyndham Championship | −18 (67-63-66-66=262) | 2 strokes | Tim Clark |
| 9 | 22 May2016 | AT&T Byron Nelson (2) | −15 (63-66-68-68=265) | Playoff | Brooks Koepka |
| 10 | 9 Apr2017 | Masters Tournament | −9 (71-69-70-69=279) | Playoff |  Justin Rose |
| 11 | 4 Oct2020 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2001 | The Tour Championship | Ernie Els,David Toms, Mike Weir | Weir won with birdie on first extra hole |
| 2 | 2002 | Mercedes Championships | David Toms | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
| 3 | 2004 | EDS Byron Nelson Championship | Robert Damron,Dudley Hart | Won with par on first extra hole |
| 4 | 2004 | Buick Classic | Pádraig Harrington,Rory Sabbatini | Won with birdie on third extra hole Harrington eliminated by par on second hole |
| 5 | 2005 | Wachovia Championship | 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 | 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 |
| Legend |
|---|
| Major championships (1) |
| Other European Tour (15) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 Jul1999 | Murphy's Irish Open | −16 (69-68-67-64=268) | 3 strokes |  Ángel Cabrera |
| 2 | 3 Oct 1999 | Linde German Masters | −11 (68-69-72-68=277) | Playoff | Pádraig Harrington, Ian Woosnam |
| 3 | 23 Sep2001 | Trophée Lancôme | −18 (68-65-68-65=266) | 1 stroke | Retief Goosen |
| 4 | 28 Apr2002 | Canarias Open de España | −13 (67-68-67-73=275) | 4 strokes |  Emanuele Canonica |
| 5 | 17 Oct2004 | Mallorca Classic | −12 (66-67-68-67=268) | 4 strokes | Simon Khan |
| 6 | 4 Sep2005 | Omega European Masters | −14 (66-65-71-68=270) | 1 stroke |  Peter Gustafsson |
| 7 | 26 Oct2008 | Castelló Masters Costa Azahar | −20 (66-65-66-67=264) | 3 strokes | Peter Hedblom |
| 8 | 9 Nov 2008 (2009 season) | HSBC Champions1 | −14 (66-68-72-68=274) | Playoff | Oliver Wilson |
| 9 | 23 Oct2011 | 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 Jan2014 | Commercial Bank Qatar Masters | −16 (71-67-69-65=272) | Playoff |  Mikko Ilonen |
| 12 | 5 Feb2017 | Omega Dubai Desert Classic | −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) | −12 (66-71-68-67=272) | 1 stroke |  Joost Luiten |
| 15 | 22 Oct2018 | Andalucía Valderrama Masters (3) | −12 (68-64-69=201)* | 4 strokes | Shane Lowry |
| 16 | 15 Sep2019 | KLM Open | −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 theAsian Tour,Sunshine Tour andPGA Tour of Australasia, but unofficial event on those tours.
European Tour playoff record (4–4)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1999 | Linde German Masters | 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 | 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 | 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 | Mikko Ilonen | Won with birdie on third extra hole |
| 8 | 2017 | Masters Tournament | Justin Rose | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 Jan2018 | SMBC Singapore Open1 | −14 (66-70-66-68=270) | 5 strokes |  Satoshi Kodaira,Shaun Norris |
1Co-sanctioned by theAsian Tour
Japan Golf Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1999 | Dunlop Phoenix Tournament | Thomas Bjørn | Lost to birdie on fourth extra hole |
| Legend |
|---|
| Flagship events (1) |
| Other Asian Tour (4) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 Sep2002 | Kolon Cup Korea Open1 | −23 (67-65-66-67=265) | 3 strokes |  Kang Wook-soon |
| 2 | 16 Dec2012 | Iskandar Johor Open | −18 (68-69-61=198)* | 3 strokes | Jonathan Moore |
| 3 | 15 Dec2013 | Thailand Golf Championship | −22 (68-65-65-68=266) | 4 strokes | Henrik Stenson |
| 4 | 6 Dec2015 | Ho Tram Open | −14 (66-68-68-68=270) | Playoff |  Lin Wen-tang, Himmat Rai, Thaworn Wiratchant |
| 5 | 21 Jan2018 | SMBC Singapore Open2 | −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 theKorean Tour
2Co-sanctioned by theJapan 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 |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 Jul2024 | LIV Golf Andalucía | −5 (69-73-66=208) | Playoff | Anirban Lahiri |
| 2 | 9 Mar2025 | LIV Golf Hong Kong | −18 (65-64-63=192) | 3 strokes | Dean Burmester |
LIV Golf League playoff record (1–3)
| 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 |
| 4 | 2024 | LIV Golf Andalucía | Anirban Lahiri | Won with par on second extra hole |
| No | Year | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1997 | Open de Cataluña (as an amateur) | |||
| 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 | Gary Player Invitational (with John Cook) | −14 (66-66=132) | 1 stroke | Darren Fichardt andBertus 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 |
| 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 not in chronological order in 2020.
| Tournament | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | T12 |
| The Open Championship | T67 | NT | T19 | T68 |
LA = low amateur
CUT = missed the half way cut
"T" = tied
DQ = disqualified
NT = no tournament due toCOVID-19 pandemic
| 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 | 13 | 25 | 20 |
| The Open Championship | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 25 | 20 |
| Totals | 1 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 23 | 39 | 99 | 65 |
| Year | Championship | 54 holes | Winning score | Margin | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | The Players Championship | 3 shot deficit | −5 (66-73-73-71=283) | Playoff | Paul Goydos |
| 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 theCOVID-19 pandemic
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Championship | T37 | T32 | |
| Match Play | NT2 | QF | T26 |
| Invitational | T35 | T26 | |
| Champions | NT2 | NT2 | NT2 |
1Cancelled due to9/11
2Cancelled due toCOVID-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 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.
Amateur
Professional
| 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 |
García previously had an endorsement deal withTaylorMade andAdidas, at the time a joint company[84] used all TaylorMade equipment, and Adidas shoes and clothing.[85]
Following the acquisition of TaylorMade byKPS 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 withCallaway.[86] At the start of 2020, García confirmed he had parted ways with Callaway after two years to become a free agent.
… golfer Sergio Garcia in 1980 (age 40)
With the win, Garcia pushed his career Ryder Cup record to a sparkling 22-12-7 in nine appearances. The 25.5 total points passed the previous record long held by Nick Faldo, who was 23-19-4 in 11 Ryder Cups for Europe.
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