Sergio García
| Sergio García | |||||||||
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García in 2017 | |||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||
| Full name | Sergio García Fernández | ||||||||
| Nickname | El Niño | ||||||||
| Born | 9 January 1980 Borriol, Castellón, Spain | ||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||||||||
| Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 13 st) | ||||||||
| Sporting nationality | Spain | ||||||||
| Residence | Borriol, Castellón, Spain Crans-Montana, Switzerland Orlando, Florida, U.S. Austin, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||
| Spouse |
Angela Akins (m. 2017) | ||||||||
| Children | 2 | ||||||||
| Career | |||||||||
| Turned professional | 1999 | ||||||||
| Current tour(s) | Asian Tour LIV Golf | ||||||||
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour European Tour | ||||||||
| Professional wins | 38 | ||||||||
| Highest ranking | 2 (9 November 2008) | ||||||||
| Number of wins by tour | |||||||||
| PGA Tour | 11 | ||||||||
| European Tour | 16 | ||||||||
| Japan Golf Tour | 1 | ||||||||
| Asian Tour | 5 | ||||||||
| LIV Golf | 2 | ||||||||
| Other | 5 | ||||||||
| Best results in major championships (wins: 1) | |||||||||
| Masters Tournament | Won: 2017 | ||||||||
| PGA Championship | 2nd/T2: 1999, 2008 | ||||||||
| U.S. Open | T3: 2005 | ||||||||
| The Open Championship | 2nd/T2: 2007, 2014 | ||||||||
| Achievements and awards | |||||||||
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Sergio García Fernández (pronounced [ˈseɾxjo ɣaɾˈθi.a feɾˈnandeθ]; born 9 January 1980) is a Spanish professional golfer. He turned professional in 1999 and played on the European Tour and PGA Tour prior to joining LIV Golf in 2022. García has won 36 international tournaments as a professional, most notably the 2008 Players Championship and the 2017 Masters Tournament. García was also the Chairman of Spanish football team CF Borriol.
García has spent much of his career in the top 10 of the Official World Golf Ranking, including over 300 weeks in the top 10 between 2000 and 2009, and over 450 weeks in the top 10 in total. He reached his highest career ranking, second, after winning the HSBC Champions tournament in November 2008. García has achieved career earnings of more than US$43 million. As a player, he is noted for strong iron play and accuracy. In the Ryder Cup, he competed in ten of the eleven matches playing during his professional career cumulatively earning a record 28.5 points during those matches.