Wednesday, April 11, 2007

Wither Sergio?

Quite an interesting article about Sergio Garcia from www.golf.com.

As I said in my Masters coverage, Sergio really is a hard one to figure. Geoff Ogilvy recently said that if Sergio ever figures out his putting, he'll be unstoppable, that his ball striking is THAT good. Conversely, viewers over the weekend would have heard Faldo express doubt not only about Sergio's putting but his full swing as well. All of this would be run of the mill comments dealing with any player who's had a run good form followed by some troubles, but what this article addresses is the transformed player Sergio becomes in certain instances, specifically the Ryder Cup (where he one day will undoubtedly hold many records) and the 2004 Masters. Not knowing the man, it would be foolish for me to speculate too much, but I will say that Sergio's occasionally exquisite play and off-course frankness/moodiness mean that he will continue to be scrutinized perhaps more than he would like.

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