Sergio Garcia reveals what he said to his caddie during the second play-off hole at LIV Golf Andalucia

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Sergio Garcia has revealed what he said to his caddie on the second play-off hole as the Spaniard went on to win LIV Golf Andalucia on Sunday.

Sergio Garcia probably would not have picked anywhere else for his first LIV Golf title, with the 44-year-old winning three times at Valderrama previously. However, heading into the final day, it appeared that the 2017 Masters champion may have just a little too much to do to win.

Garcia was seven shots behind Anirban Lahiri, but the hometown hero would shoot a five-under to force a play-off when Lahiri missed a short putt on the last to seal victory.

The pair would show real guts to both make a par on the first play-off hole, with Lahiri bouncing back from what happened just before to force Garcia to make his putt to keep the play-off going.

Sergio Garcia speaks about play-off pressure after LIV Golf Andalucia win

Lahiri would land himself in trouble off the tee on the second play-off hole, and that eventually meant that Garcia had two putts from a short distance to seal victory. Ultimately, he only needed one to get the job done, as the Fireballs also clinched the team title in Spanish colours.

And speaking in his press conference, Garcia suggested that he relished being on that stage.

“He had the last putt to win it. Obviously, I also bogeyed the last hole, but I felt good. I felt fine, I actually told Neil on the second play-off, we were walking down after hitting our tee shot and I looked at him and I said, ‘this is fun, isn’t it’,” he said.

“So I love those moments and to be able to have that here at Valderrama, my favourite course, in my home country and after seeing my teammates win it, I felt good. Obviously, you do feel some pressure, but I felt good about it.”

Spaniard was not always able to handle the most tense situations

Garcia appears to have come such a long way. There is absolutely no question that he has always had the talent to win multiple majors. But for a long time, it appeared that he may end his career without one.

What happened at The Open in 2007 summed Garcia’s search for a first major title up, with the tournament slipping through his grasp when he started the final day six shots clear of Padraig Harrington.

Of course, his game seemed to go into a real decline in the next few years, with Garcia only attending the 2010 Ryder Cup as a vice-captain.

But he fought his way back to the top of the game, and did indeed secure a green jacket seven years ago. He is obviously not the player he once was, but he is far from being done at the highest level.

And having that ability to shake the pressure off in the most intense moments will only help him win several more events on LIV.