Sergio Garcia

 

Unbeaten on the first two days at The K Club, Garcia became only the second European, after Ian Woosnam, to win four points from the foursomes and fourball matches in The Ryder Cup. Registered a series of top tens on both sides of the Atlantic during 2006 including a share of fifth place in The Open Championship at Royal Liverpool Golf Club, where he matched the course record with a third round 65....

Sergio also won in Europe and the United States in 2005, lifting the Omega European Masters in Switzerland and the Booz Allen Classic on the US PGA Tour. Ended another successful season in sixth place on The European Tour Order of Merit and tenth place on the US PGA Tour money list. Turned professional on 21st April 1999 after becoming the first Amateur Champion to finish low amateur in the Masters Tournament. Winner of 21 events as an amateur and also a professional event - the Catalonian Open - as a 17 year old amateur. Made the cut in 12 of the 18 European Tour events he entered before turning professional.

He qon the Irish Open on his sixth start as a professional and became the fourth youngest winner on The European Tour at 19 years and 176 days. Second behind Tiger Woods in the 1999 US PGA Championship at Medinah when attempting to be the youngest winner of a Major Championship for 129 years. Became one of only six players to claim four and a half points out of a possible five in The Ryder Cup when he helped steer Europe to a record breaking victory at Oakland Hills in 2004. Collected three and a half points out of five in a brilliant Ryder Cup debut at Brookline before returning to Europe to win the Linde German Masters and help Spain capture the Alfred Dunhill Cup. Named the Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year in 1999.