Winner: Sergio Garcia
Around the wider world of golf: Hyemin Kim got her first win at the POC Med Golf Classic on the Symetra Tour. Everybody else was watching the Masters!
The crowds had been chanting his call. He turned into doubled over with joy, crouched down, fists clenched... And beside the 18th inexperienced, his fiance Angela mirrored his frame language.
To me, with the intention to probably be the lasting reminiscence of this Masters. That, and Sergio and Angela on foot off together, arm-in-arm, to Butler Cabin.
Yes, the seemingly impossible ultimately happened. Sergio Garcia eventually got a major -- the one that he possibly desired maximum, considering it's the only his two idols (Seve and Jose Maria) proportion -- and words just seem inadequate to explain it. In one afternoon Sergio gave his lovers the whole lot they ever desired, and did it with all the drama and enthusiasm they might have asked for.
I'm not going into any superb element summing it up, for the simple motive that in case you did not see it, you may see all the highlights at some time or any other within the following couple of weeks. Let me simply make one statement.
Sergio Garcia has, like Dustin Johnson, grown up and located out who he's. He spoke in his presser approximately having carried out stupid things before, having let his emotions get the higher of him, and having well-known the assist and love of people who take care of him maximum. He noted encouraging notes stuck to the rest room mirror by means of Angela. He referred to pals who in no way gave up on him. He smiled a whole lot.
And, oh sure, he went to a playoff and played just one hole. Perfectly. Just the manner we knew he should. Piped the power, flagged the iron, and made the longish birdie putt to give up every person's doubts.
I do not know if this can "open the floodgates," as they say. But if this win does for Sergio what the US Open win did for Dustin, we may be in for some other seismic upheaval within the Tour's opposition.
In the meantime, possibly Angela will stick this Limerick Summary on the bathroom reflect for Sergio, at the side of her love notes. This one has truely been a long time coming and boy, are we satisfied it's right here!
That a laugh-loving, high-jumping teen
Has long been faraway from the scene
Of expert golf?
But now Sergio's off
To a land where his dream's everGreen. The photo came from this page at theguardian.com.
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