Opinion & Analysis

Sergio believes he can still win a major. Do you think he will?

Published

10 years ago

Feb 2, 2016

In his most recent start at the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters, Sergio Garcia finished in seventh place. Coming off a season in which he made 15 of 15 cuts on the PGA Tour, including four top-10 finishes, the Spaniard begins his 2016 campaign as a 36-year-old who is still without a major championship.

Cue reflections on the passage of time, the clip of Garcia, eyes shut, whacking the ball around a tree at the 1999 PGA Championship as a 19-year-old. Cue also Garcia’s near misses at the 2008 Open Championship and 2009 PGA Championship and strong showings at the 2014 and 2015 Opens.

The present reality, again, is that the Spaniard begins his 2016 campaign as a 36-year-old who is still without a major championship.

With this in mind, with the possibility of another Ryder Cup berth and Olympic squad membership, it’s fitting to wonder (isn’t it always?) what Sergio is thinking.

Apparently, Garcia still believes he can win multiple majors and is as dedicated as ever.

Per the BBC’s Ian Carter, here’s what Sergio said recently.

“I guess every year that goes by, it feels another chance that has kind of gone by. But like I said, if I get to 45 and I haven’t won any, then I will probably feel a lot of pressure then. But I still feel like I’m young enough to be able to do it, hopefully several times.

“If I keep playing well, I’m still going to have a lot of majors to come, so a lot of opportunities are there for me. So we’ll see. My appetite is the same. Obviously it’s nice to see a lot of these young guys playing and playing well, because that means that the future of the game is in good hands.

“I love playing golf, I enjoy every minute of it, and I try to push myself to become better every year, better and more consistent. That hasn’t changed.”

What do you think?

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18 Comments

Scott

Feb 5, 2016 at 12:40 pm

I really enjoy Sergio’s openness and candor during interviews. He seems like he would be a fun guy to hang out with. He is a great ball striker and a very good player. If Andy North, Todd Hamilton and Ben Curtis can win a major I would like to think that he could. However, it is more important on what he thinks and we can only speculate based on his golf gods being against him comments, that he won’t.

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Chuck D

Feb 3, 2016 at 10:22 pm

Steve, Serge is a spoiled, insolent, entitled brat! I call it like I see it. And many thanks Chris for the clarification. Mr. Steve apparently reviewed the film and fell asleep during the moment when Russ C was ordered to finish the job of sending his defeated opponent to a permanent dirt nap. Maybe Steve’s remote took over and flipped to Family Guy. Cheers Steve, sleep well.

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Chuck D

Feb 3, 2016 at 10:14 pm

Steve…………….you’re an idiot. Go back to your cave before you wind up removing Serge from the top of my “mediocre’s to have never won a major” list!

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bob

Feb 3, 2016 at 9:27 pm

It’s good to hear he believes he’s good enough, because that could be his biggest obstacle. He’s plenty good enough physically. Maybe he gets a bit lucky, just as a lot of major winners have, and he gets hot with his short game.

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Andy

Feb 3, 2016 at 7:02 pm

He likes to blame the golf gods for his failures – I doubt they will take kindly to him complaining that everyone gets good breaks but him , spitting in holes, etc

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Jeff

Feb 3, 2016 at 4:28 pm

I think he can win one, Norman and Watson both could have won the British in the last few years, he has the game. But does he have the wit?

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Greg V

Feb 3, 2016 at 12:57 pm

Remember, this is the player who stated that he does not putt well enough to win a major.

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Bobby

Feb 3, 2016 at 11:40 am

I’d like to see him win a minor first.

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- Forsbrand
  
  Feb 3, 2016 at 1:42 pm
  
  British Amateur Champion 1998, also see Bobby Jones 1930, that’s good enough in my book for a Minor………
  
  Maybe fate will play Sergio a wild card and he’ll do a Larry Mize, Bob Tway and hole a shot for victory, he’s a sort of Greg Norman, gets in the way of himself. Either way he’s good enough for a major.
  
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ooffa

Feb 3, 2016 at 9:41 am

If they have a major championship of complaining he will def win.

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cgasucks

Feb 2, 2016 at 9:23 pm

He’s got the tools to win quite a few majors in previous years, but doesn’t have the maturity to close the deal.

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Fahgdat

Feb 2, 2016 at 7:41 pm

He’ll at least get one, surely?

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Chuck D

Feb 2, 2016 at 7:30 pm

Sorry Serge, I’ve got to go Gladiator onya, and give you the thumb down! And if you should find yourself in the Sunday final group down the road………….please spare us the canary yellow sartorial failure of the Open past. I just don’t think this guy has the mettle to close the deal. The sour grapes and the “why not me” attitude has worn thin. The spitting in the cup, whining about world #1’s breaks (who shall remain nameless) verses his own rotten luck, the rant stating he would
serve fried chicken to the then world #1, the self defeating comments “I’m not good enough to win a major,” the list goes on. I think he’s done, collect your TM endorsement scratch, continue squeezin’ on your grips and whine all the way to a bank in Catalonia, or wherever the hell you’re from.

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- Steve E
  
  Feb 3, 2016 at 11:54 am
  
  Geez, Chuck…Sergio must have really done something personal to you, or maybe you just hate people when they “bother” you.
  
  BTW, the thumb down from Roman games meant let him live, which one would assume in this instance would equate to you giving the vote of Sergio’s going to win. Good work.
  
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  - Chris
    
    Feb 3, 2016 at 12:55 pm
    
    Actually thumbs up and thumbs down were not really used. Thumbs “turned” meant death, and a closed fist meant live. The whole thumbs up, thumbs down is a myth and has no factual base.
    
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TWShoot67

Feb 2, 2016 at 3:18 pm

I’d say he’ll win one or two before his career is over. One British Open and or one PGA Championship.

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Forsbrand

Feb 2, 2016 at 2:12 pm

Too good not to win a major

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- RedX
  
  Feb 2, 2016 at 4:18 pm
  
  +1 to you Forsbrand. Has far enough talent to win major championships. Key for Sergio is his belief. If he continues to believe he will win, particularly down the stretch, it will make a difference.
  
  I hope to see the appetite he talks about in the interview on display via his event scheduling. Get out a little more and get it done Sergio!
  
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Ronald Montesano

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