Garcia said he was even more delighted to have won on the day his idol - Severiano Ballesteros, the victor of five major titles, including two green jackets - would have celebrated turning 60. Garcia made his, Rose missed and what could have been the deciding blow turned out to be a draw.
No one had ever played as many majors as Garcia before winning his first one, so those tears were equal parts joy and relief.
Tom Kite became the first golfer to shed the label when, at age 42, he won the 1992 United States Open. Garcia had another second place finish in the 2008 PGA, as well as two in the British Open (2007 and 2014) and a tie for third in the 2005 U.S. Open, but no major wins.
Sometimes when we watch, it comes down to who has won in the past, or in the case of Sunday at the Masters, who hasn't won in the past. "I just want to win here".
Westwood is headed down that path.
"It is disappointing to come so close", said the world No. 14.
The playoff didn't last long.
BOGEY: Charley Hoffman. For the second time in three Masters he hung around lead for three days after a brilliant opening 65, but final-round 78 cost him an automatic return. Tee times that put him on the course in the teeth of a storm while rivals like Tiger Woods always drew blue skies and sunshine. Kuchar played a stunning hole-in-one at the 16th hole.
Trump Drops The Hammer On 'Cheating' Trade Partners With Dual Executive Orders
For example, one of the reasons for the trade deficit with Canada is the U.S.is not energy independent and imports a lot of oil. Administration officials touted the action as the most comprehensive attempt to address the trade deficit in modern history.
Rickie Fowler is just 28, but his four PGA Tour victories and two on the European Tour are dramatically underwhelming. He finally shed the tag "best player not to have won a major". He was a bona fide star at 16, a prodigy whose promise went unfulfilled, first by the emerging dominance of Woods and later by forces only he seemed to see. The last time he had a putt to win a major was at Carnoustie in 2007. More likely to be considered was Steve Stricker, but he now is 50 and splitting time on the PGA Tour Champions.
"I knew I was playing well and I remained calm", Garcia said. Mostly, though, it's something that players would find irritating if they were honest with themselves.
Texas beat Arkansas early in the 1975 season, but Akins got hurt on the first play of Texas' game against Texas A&M, and the Aggies, who lost to Arkansas, beat the Longhorns.
SHORT WEEK AT INDY: Five months before the inaugural Indy Women in Tech Championship, the LPGA Tour's newest tournament is being reduced to 54 holes.
He and Rose had played like champions and sportsmen, exchanging thumbs-up's and "Great shots" time and again, each leading, falling behind, leading again, pushing each other to the brink.
The Evian Championship is to be played September 14-17. Ballesteros and Olzabal won twice each at Augusta, were 11-2-2 in doubles as Ryder Cup teammates (Europe won once and retained the Ryder Cup in four years they played together), and were both winning captains for Europe.
Garcia won the Masters in a playoff, beating his friend Justin Rose on the first extra hole after they pounded each other all day, both shooting a final-round 69 that left them tied at 9-under after 72 bruising holes. From there he managed to get up and down for par, while Rose missed his birdie putt.
BIRDIE: Fred Couples. At 57, he still features prominently at Augusta and lurked on the leaderboard through Sunday before fading late to finish T18.
Comments