Sergio Garcia

Tiger Woods already has said he will play, along with defending champion Sergio Garcia. SERGIO GARCIA Picture © Getty Images   The HSBC Champions began in 2005 and had been sanctioned by every major golf tour except the PGA Tour. That changes with its designation as the fourth World Golf Championship, and the only one not staged in the United States. Woods was runner-up his first two times playing the HSBC Champions, and will return for the Nov. 5-8 event. “It is an event that symbolizes the amazing progress of golf in Asia, and its new World Golf Championships status underlines how firmly China ... Read Full Story

Pictured to the right is the 2007 British Open Champion Padraig Harrington. The Irishman Harrington captured his first Grand Slam Major yesterday surviving in a 4 hole playoff against runner-up Sergio Garcia. Congratulations to Padraig, however this post will focus in on Garcia as he once again was unable to seal the deal in yesterday's final round. Sergio Garcia remains in the golfing lexicon as BPNTHWAM, following yesterday's dramatic conclusion at the British Open. It stands for Best Player Never To Have Won A Major. Phil Mickelson used to own that title until a few years ago. Now, it has been passed on to ... Read Full Story

The Memorial had high hopes of landing all of the top 10 players in the world for the first time until Tiger Woods decided his left knee was not fully recovered from surgery. Since then, the stars have been falling like rain, which is never a good sign at Muirfield Village. Adam Scott opted not to play, citing fatigue. Vijay Singh was still smarting from a rib injury and had to pull out. Steve Stricker withdrew with an elbow injury. Even some of the alternates for the 120-man field decided not to come. Who does that leave at the Memorial?...Phil Mickelson and Sergio Garcia, ... Read Full Story

Sergio Garcia has closed the gap to Tiger Woods at the top of the world rankings from 11 points last June to less than three. World number one Woods is still out of action as he continues his recovery for reconstructive knee surgery, but during his time on the sidelines Garcia has made a determined bid to take over his top ranking. The Spaniard overtook Phil Mickelson to become number two at the start of the season and his continued fine form now has him training his sights on Woods. After claiming a share of seventh in Qatar on Sunday, Garcia has not now ... Read Full Story

Sergio Garcia is confident his victory at the Players Championship will help him break through at this week’s U.S. Open and shed the tag as the best current player who has not won a major title. “I guess winning the Players (is) something huge and that gives you a lot of confidence, winning on a tough golf course and probably the deepest field in golf we play all year,” the Spaniard told reporters on Tuesday. “It was a great victory.” World number seven Garcia, 28, came tantalizingly close to winning last year’s British Open before losing to Padraig Harrington in a playoff. “I had ... Read Full Story