Sergio Garcia is one of the very best European golfers to ever emerge in the game so when he’s giving out free tips to help with your driving of a golf ball, it’s good to listen.
Garcia won the 2017 Masters and has over 30 wins as a professional golfer to his name so he very much knows what he’s talking about.
The Spaniard is currently one of the top stars over on the LIV Golf circuit and the reality is that many on the PGA Tour miss him.
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Garcia himself has tried to get involved, attempting to qualify for certain big events on the PGA side and apparently paying off his DP World Tour fines to help.
Still, while we don’t see as much of him as we’d like due to the LIV TV deal, we can look back at a bit of teaching Garcia did back in 2022 to help the amateur golfer get off the tee.
Sergio Garcia’s golf tip to help amateurs with their driving
Driving the ball is hard. It’s that simple.
We see so many amateur players struggle with either a strong slice or hook and at times, it can scramble the brain in terms of trying to work out how to fix things.
Luckily for us, Sergio Garcia and other pros are on hand to pass on their advice and experience and speaking to Me and My Golf a few years back, Garcia showed us all how to help hit the ball.
“You know a lot of amateurs they go from here (backswing) to here,” Garcia demonstrates on the clip.
“So what I always try to tell them is feel like you’re pulling a chain. So from here, your first movement instead of shoulders and everything going forward, should be down.
“So you pull down and then from here you can get in the motion. From here, you pull down, then you get in a situation where you’re in the right spot here and you can cover the ball nicely.
“As soon as you do this – cast the club – then you’re in trouble.”
Sergio Garcia’s major record
Garcia might have a Masters title to his name but it almost feels a bit of a disappointment and travesty that he’s not added at least one more major.
Over the years, he’s had ample opportunities to win the others and has come close on more than one occasion.
He’s finished second twice in The Open, in 2007 and 2014, while he finished T2 at the PGA in 2008 and has also recorded a T3 at the US Open in 2005.
Sadly for Garcia, as he’s got older and the move to LIV has dropped his ranking, his major performances have stumbled.
He finished T67 at the PGA this year, missed the cut at Augusta, and finished T34 at The Open. Unfortunately, he didn’t make the field for the US Open.
Nevertheless, once he retires, he’ll still be able to call himself a major winner and in reality, that’s a huge thing to have on the CV.
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