Sergio Garcia Must Win Major to Dispatch Choke-Artist Image

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Published: May 14, 2013

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Forget about whether or not Tiger Woods distracted Sergio Garcia for a moment. 

Forget about whether or not Woods lied about getting permission to pull his club (h/t SI.com's Michael Bamberger). 

These are not even close to being the real issues facing the Spaniard at this point in his career. Garcia is his own worst enemy, and the only way he'll clear up his choke-artist image is by finally winning a major championship. 

In 57 previous attempts, Garcia has never won a major.

He's logged 17 top-10 finishes, which is impressive, but he's also missed 16 cuts and was disqualified at the 2007 PGA Championship after signing an incorrect scorecard.

Woods may be the biggest jerk on the planet, but he certainly had nothing to do with Garcia's epic meltdown on the final two holes of the Players Championship last Sunday. He was already on the 18th hole waiting to hit his tee shot when Garcia dropped two shots into the water.



At the time, Garcia was tied with Woods at 13-under par and had an excellent chance of beating Tiger, who made par on the final two holes. 

When this was going down, ESPN's Rick Reilly made this poignant remark:



And Garcia's latest implosion at the Players wasn't hardly the first time he's come apart at the seams in pressure situations. He has a history of melting down late in tournaments when he has a chance to win.

Back in August of 2007, Mark Reason of the Telegraph had gotten fed up not only with Garcia's penchant for failure in crunch time, but he was also sick and tired of the excuses afterwards.

Reason opened his column titled "Sergio Garcia Has Run Out of Excuses" with this: "It wasn't my fault said Sergio Garcia, it woz just a lot of bad bounces wot robbed me of the championship."

By that point in Garcia's career, he'd already developed a reputa...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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