Sergio Garcia records his 11th Tour victory with the Sanderson Farms Championship. El Nino dedicated this victory to his two uncles who died suddenly as a result of the COVID epidemic. The 40-year-old Spaniard returns to victory three years after his Masters triumph.

Sergio Garcia captures Sanderson Farms Championship title from PGA Tour

Sergio Garcia - © PGA Tour

With a score of 269 (-17), he is ahead of the American Peter Malnati, winner of the tournament in 2016, by a small point. It was his first PGA Tour win since the 2017 Masters, and the first since becoming a father, first of 2-year-old Azalea and then 6-month-old Enzo. More than his putting problems, or his so-called weakness - he won the European Tour just over a year ago - thinking of his family.

This time he mainly thought of the two uncles who disappeared following the coronavirus pandemic which is currently raging.

"My father has a lot of family in Madrid", said Sergio Garcia. “He's one of nine siblings, and sadly we lost two of his brothers to COVID, one early on, Uncle Paco, and one last Saturday actually - not yesterday but Saturday d 'before, Uncle Angel. "

"You know, it's sad", He said. " It's sad. And I know a lot of families have lost parents, you should never lose someone like that, and I wanted to win for them. "

Sometimes golf is difficult just because it is difficult. And sometimes, life gets in its way.

Two strikes stood out on Sunday: His second 5-wood blow which ended up less than a meter from the flag for an eagle, and his 8-18 iron approach, which allowed him to make a 76cm putt. for birdie.

His unusual putting, which he says he has done intermittently for over three years, is working.

"I believed in myself all week"said Sergio Garcia, who placed fourth in the FedExCup at just three events of the new season. "Obviously I played a bad putt on the six for the par, but I held on, I kept going, I kept believing in it, I kept telling myself 'you're doing well , keep doing what you're doing, that's awesome. You are not going to make all your putts ”. "

His experience of sidelining the skeptics, all those people who complained about his inability to earn a major, served him well. Today he reaches his climax again with another Masters in a month.

"It is obviously a boost to confidence, there is no doubt", said Sergio Garcia. “Even if I hadn't won it, it would still have been a huge success for me this week. Being able to do a lot of the things that I have done had a great meaning. It showed me what I have inside and what I can still do. "

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