Five reasons why Garcia will flop at the Ryder Cup
Why the matchplay golf legend will have a bad weekend
Sergio Garcia is a Ryder Cup legend: the Spaniard was the youngest ever European when he debuted in 1999 as a 19-year-old and his 75% win percentage is the best of anyone who has played 15 or more matches. So it would be blasphemy to suggest that Sergio Garcia could flop this year, but that’s exactly what we’re going to do:
He’s a nearly man
Garcia has finished in the top ten at 14 different majors without ever winning. The worst of those near misses came at last year’s Open Championship when he led throughout the first three days only to allow Padraig Harrington to draw level on the final day and defeat him in a play-off.
That argument translates to the Ryder Cup
In 2006, the Spaniard had the chance to seal Ryder Cup immortality by becoming the first player to complete a clean sweep of five points from five matches but blew it at the final hurdle by losing his singles match to Stewart Cink, who hadn’t won any of his four matches outright.
Tags: Arnold Palmer, Bet365, Europe, Golf, Matchplay Golf, Padraig Harrington, PGA Championship, Phil Mickelson, Ryder Cup, Sergio Garcia, Stewart Cink, USA
Posted: September 17th, 2008 by Michael Lintorn | Add Comment 
