The ReSERgence of Sergio

It seems like a lifetime ago that Sergio and Tiger were dueling in the 1999 PGA championship where he hit one of the most famous shots of his golfing career. You remember that, right?!

The ball was up against a tree and Sergio swung hard, with eyes closed and hit a low curve ball that scampered up on the green and we watched the young Sergio sprint and hop like a doe to see where his ball ended up. That day he forged his mark on the PGA Tour.

But a whole lot has happened since that 19 year old kid jumped for joy and had a spectacular PGA Championship tournament (He eventually came in second).

Sergio Garcia is now at the ripe “old” age of 32 and has 7 PGA wins to his credit and 10 European Tour wins. He has amassed over 28 million dollars. Not bad for the kid from Spain (and he’s only 32!)

I really love this guy. He is so good for the often melba-toast PGA Tour (Sorry, Bill Haas, but can a player be any more of a bore-a-thon than that guy) He injects life and spirit and joy into the game when he is playing well. There is nobody quite like “El Nino”

Garcia’s well-documented disappointment at the Majors will, unfortunately, not cease until he does break out. He has had so many close calls. I’m not going to document these but they’re in the books and are now yesterday’s news.

I really have absolutely nothing to base this on but I really feel this might be Sergio’s year. He has had so many close calls, has questioned his swing, his fortitude and even left the game for a short period after a severe slump in 2009-2010.

Oddly enough, he has always been one of the most solid ball strikers on the Tour. Who wouldn’t want to have that powerful, piercing Sergio Golf swing? His only nemesis has been the flat stick and it looks like he is finally get semi-comfortable with that club.

In 2011 he produced back-to-back wins in his home country of Spain with wins at the Castello Masters (winning by an astounding 11 strokes) and then inked another win at the Andalucía Masters (and played on one of the toughest courses in Europe – Valderrama)

I really think the Golf Gods owe Sergio. He has paid his dues and then some. I really can feel a huge year for Sergio coming on. Winning golf tourneys is all about timing and, of course, some lady luck.

There is something about him now that looks “solid” to me. Maybe getting older, more-seasoned, more wise – not sure. He looks like a player now – not a little giddy-kid.

Of course, I could be talking total crap but I do watch the tour and the players fairly closely. And if he does win a major I predict he will win 2 more majors and really etch his name in the history books as one the greatest players.

I predict lady-luck to be close by Sergio this year. My prediction is a win at the Open Championship at Royal Lytham & St Annes. Feel free to harp in on your own predictions.

Here’s a fun book on Sergio: Play Like Sergio Garcia: An Analysis of the Swing and Shot-Making Game of Golf’s Young Star

PS: Golf holidays in Costa Del Sol can be one of your many memorable highlights while golfing in Spain.

Related posts:

1. Sergio Garcia Comes Of Age

If you enjoyed this post, please consider to leave a comment or subscribe to the feed and get future articles delivered to your feed reader.