Sergio Garcia wins TPC in playoff over Paul Goydos
Is the monkey finally off his back, or does Sergio Garcia still need to win a major?
After hiring short game guru Stan Utley, Sergio Garcia finally seems to have a game plan with his putting. It paid off this weekend. Garcia hit 14 fairways on Sunday and managed a 1-under par in really difficult conditions. But it was putting that kept Sergio in the tournament with clutch putt after clutch putt made, including a key 5 footer for par on the monster 18th hole.
The playoff was on the island green 17th hole. Unfortunately, Paul Goydos went first and his wedge ballooned into the wind -- and then into the water. Sergio stuffed his wedge to 4 feet. After Goydos missed his bogey putt, Sergio "two putted" from 4 feet.
Congrats, Sergio!
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2 Comments:
"Is the monkey finally off his back?"
You've got to be kidding. Tiger Woods wasn't in the field! Even if you think the Players is normally a "major", a winner with Tiger absent has to have an asterisk next to his name.
Seems like all these guys are now going after short game coaches. The guys that are winning week after week are pulling it off with their wedges time and time again. weather this is happening by laying up on a par four and having that "in between swing" distance (50-80 yards). Go back to the tapes on the last four tournaments and look how the winner has played the last two holes. Its not by firing at the pin on there approach. Its laying up to a distance they no the can put to within 5 feet.
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