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Sergio Wins Sanderson Farms His Eyes Closed (Putting)
The eyes-closed-while-putting component to Sergio Garcia’s Sanderson Farms Championship win is certainly amazing, but other factors added to his emotions.
From Adam Schupak’s thorough Golfweek story on Sergio’s first win since the 2017 Masters:
Afterwards, Garcia dedicated the victory to his father, Victor, who has lost two brothers, Paco and Angel, to COVID-19 back in his native Spain.
“It’s sad,” said Garcia, who now counts Tour wins in three different decades (2000s, 2010s, 2020s). “And I know that a lot of families have lost a lot more people, but you never want to lose anyone like that, and I wanted to win this for them.”
Schupak also details the struggle to find a presentable putting stroke, though the win was still done with trademark Garcia ballstriking and strokes gained leads for the week in driving and approach play.
Garcia now returns to the world top 50 and puts himself in the mix of pre-(November) Masters favorites.
Two shots down the stretch took putting out of the equation and remind you why fairway shot tracer is as vital to the future of watching PGA Tour golf as having a functional mute button:
A perfect shot at the perfect time. 🎯 @TheSergioGarcia needs birdie on the 72nd hole to win @Sanderson_Champ.
He just did this ... pic.twitter.com/z6UoP8txvC
EAGLE for @TheSergioGarcia. 🦅
A near-perfect shot into the par 5.
He's tied the lead @Sanderson_Champ.#QuickHits pic.twitter.com/wJOfUc6ymK
The final round highlights:
