6 years agoAfter a brutal stretch of golf that saw him miss five cuts in six events, Sergio Garcia headed to Europe to prepare for the Open Championship and found his game. First came a T12 at the BMW International Open, that was followed by a T8 at the Open de France. Now Garcia heads to Carnoustie, were in 2007 he came oh-so-close to winning his first major when his putt at 18 somehow didn't drop. Still, Garcia says there are no demons. “What happened the last time at Carnoustie wasn’t a terrible experience – I played great golf and I was just one putt away from winning the Open. And surely that should show that there wasn’t any lasting damage from 1999, because I couldn’t have played as well as I did in 2007 unless I loved playing there, and it will be fun to go back now." While it may be a stretch to expect Garcia to win this week, he could be a dark-horse to finish inside the top-10 at a course he loves and with his game seemingly back.--cmangano
Source: Telegraph