Tuesday, August 12, 2008

Garcia Improving, But So Are Others

Hello. Sergio Garcia put up a good fight in the PGA, shooting 69-68 on the weekend to finish second. However, he came up short again, losing by 2 to Padraig Harrington.
So was it the same case of Garcia being victimized by outside forces, not getting any breaks? Or bad putting (like missing short ones on 15 and 17)? Or bad shots (like in the water on 16)?
The bad news for Sergio was it was all of the above. The good news is he's making fewer mistakes than before. And I firmly believe he'll win a major or two, like Greg Norman, because he's as talented as Norman. And at 28 he's still very young with a lot of experience.
However, his course management is in the same category as Norman and Phil Mickelson. On 18, when he had to drive it in the fairway, he hit it in the right rough, then the sand. On 16 he could've gone anywhere instead of the water. He even mistimed his bathroom break.
Will he correct these things? Hopefully he will, because with Harrington now becoming a serious major threat, with or without Tiger in the field, it would be great if Sergio could also be a serious threat.
Time will tell.

Regards,
Steve

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