Sergio Garcia tells amateur golfers the two ‘most important’ things they can do to hit better iron shots

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Sergio Garcia continued his impressive career on LIV Golf in 2025, finishing within the top 10 in the individual standings.

His fellow Spaniard Jon Rahm claimed the LIV Golf Individual Championship, with Garcia ending the season in ninth.

He secured one win along the way, emerging victorious at LIV Golf Hong Kong, with a third place finish at Miami arriving shortly after.

But 45-year-old Garcia did struggle somewhat in his three major championship appearances in the 2025 season.

He finished T67 and T34 at the PGA Championship and The Open Championship respectively, after missing the cut at The Masters.

Sergio Garcia tells amateur golfers how they can hit better iron shots

Garcia has, however, already clinched the green jacket in his glittering career, winning The Masters in 2017.

And that victory alone is more than enough for amateur golfers to listen to any and all advice the veteran has to offer.

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Fortunately he’s now shared a masterclass on how to hit irons consistently, offering a demonstration for LIV Golf with the explanation: “For me a good set-up starts from the feet up, trying to make sure that everything is aligned as well as possible. That’s your feet, knees, hips and shoulders.

“Then for me personally it’s just making sure that my height on my set-up, that I have enough room for me to be able to swing and the stability of it. It is important to make sure your body is not going up and down too much, while you’re swinging.

“There is going to be some movement there but you don’t want it to be fluctuating too much because then you have to manoeuvre with your arms to make sure you don’t hit it heavy or too thin.

“That’s why it’s important to have a good set-up which is going to help you being stable and that will help you strike the ball better.

“If you start with good basics, it’s going to help you throughout your whole swing. If you work on a good set-up, I think the most important thing is to trust it and to make sure that you get through the ball.

“I see a lot of people, a lot of amateurs, who don’t get through the ball. So when you are getting the speed with your arms and hands and you stop your body, then the speed takes over and it’s very difficult to control.

“If you can keep matching that speed with your body and getting through the ball then it’s much easier for you to control your club and your speed through impact.

“That is one of the things that I try to tell amateurs the most. Once they get to the top of the backswing, make sure that they drop their hands and don’t swing with their shoulders first, so they don’t get outside of the line.

“So for me the two most important moves for an amateur would be making sure they do this [shallow the club], to make sure it’s coming on the right line. And then getting through the ball strongly, and finishing looking at the target.”

How did Sergio Garcia perform on LIV Golf in 2025?

Garcia can be proud of his efforts on LIV Golf, although they ultimately didn’t help him achieve one key milestone.

He seemingly fell just short of another Ryder Cup appearance, with Luke Donald not picking Garcia for Bethpage Black.

The Spaniard is Europe’s all-time leading points scorer, having amassed 28.5 points from his 45 matches played.

But Donald won’t be relying on that experience and talent this time around, although Garcia’s fellow LIV Golf members Tyrrell Hatton and Rahm have made the cut.