Sergio Garcia News

CARNOUSTIE, Scotland (AP) _ Sergio Garcia made his first bogey in 29 holes, and others quickly followed Sunday as he struggled to keep his lead in the final round of the British Open. Garcia made the turn at Carnoustie in 2-over 38, putting him at 7 under for the tournament. As he walked to the 10th tee, Padraig Harrington holed a 3-foot birdie on the 11th to tie him for the lead, and so many others ...

CARNOUSTIE, Scotland (AP) _ Having already improved 24 strokes on his last British Open at Carnoustie, Sergio Garcia went out Friday to protect a lead. Tiger Woods was lurking, however. Garcia returned to ``Car-Nicely'' for the second round, looking to build on an opening 6-under-par 65 that once again raised expectations he might finally win his first career major. The emotional Spaniard slipped a bit with a three-putt bogey at No. 4, but he remained even for the ...

Sergio Garcia shot a 4-under-par 68 Thursday to finish two shots off the lead after the first round of the Taiheiyo Masters. Garcia's Ryder Cup teammate Darren Clarke, who won the title the last two years, slumped to a 3-over 75 after opening with two birdies against six bogies. Garcia eagled the 18th on the Gotemba Course after a bogey on No. 17 and is tied with Taiwan's Yeh Wei-tze ...

Niclas Fasth and Gary Murphy shot even-par 70s Saturday to maintain their one-stroke lead at the Mallorca Classic. Fasth and Murphy, at 3-under 207 overall, have shared the lead since the first round. Peter O'Malley (68) trails by one stroke, and Peter Hanson (68) and Marc Warren (71) are two behind. Sergio Garcia shot his third consecutive 70 and trails by three strokes with Steven Jeppesen (69). ``There were a lot of good shots but unfortunately a couple ...

The sure sign Europe is in the lead is when Colin Montgomerie turns into a standup comic. Sergio Garcia was asked about the attributes of captain Ian Woosnam, especially after Europe built a 10-6 lead. ``He might be a short man, but he's got a huge heart,'' Garcia said. Monty interrupted. ``He is a short man,'' Montgomerie said of the 5-foot-4 captain. ``There's no question about that, Sergio. He is ...

The last time Sergio Garcia was in the spotlight on a Sunday, he was dressed like a banana and getting trampled by Tiger Woods. That was the British Open. This is the Ryder Cup. Still 0-for-life in the majors, Garcia already has established himself, at age 26, as one of the best players in the history of golf's most important team competition. He won two more matches Saturday to help ...

Spain's Sergio Garcia is beginning to get a reputation as a guy who can't win a major. Put him in the Ryder Cup, though, and it seems like he can't lose. Garcia could be Tiger Woods in reverse when it comes to comparing their record in majors and Ryder Cup play. While Woods has won 12 majors, he has struggled when playing under the American flag against Europe. Garcia has ...

Tiger Woods didn't say much, but the look in his eye and his short answer showed that he was aware of Sergio Garcia's comments in Switzerland, and more than willing to play him. Woods is 7-11-2 in the Ryder Cup, a performance Garcia duly noted three weeks ago during the European Masters. ``Fortunately for us, he doesn't have a great Ryder Cup record,'' Garcia was quoted as saying. ``So I'm ...

Sergio Garcia is looking for a tighter Ryder Cup. Europe beat the Americans 18{-9{ two years ago at Oakland Hills near Detroit. ``Wins like our success in 2004 don't happen too often,'' Garcia said Tuesday, preparing for the European Masters. ``I'd take 14{ or 15 points. That would be good enough for all of us.'' Tiger Woods won his fifth straight tournament Monday, but Garcia is hoping he'll cool off ...

Sergio Garcia was seen at Firestone last week with Morgan-Leigh Norman, a student at Boston College. If the last name looks familiar, it should _ she is Greg Norman's daughter. ``She's a wonderful girl and we'll see how it goes,'' Garcia said. ...