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Originally Posted by Eracer  I'm not a big fan of Garcia, and I absolutely wouldn't compare him to the great Bobby Jones, but I remember hearing something about a young Jones quitting in the middle of an Open Championship round. Absolute heresy! But he was forgiven.
Garcia has made some mistakes, and if he makes a conscious effort to clean up his act a little, then I'm willing to forgive and forget. I certainly can't argue the man's talent. Just his maturity. |
And let's not forget that big John has had his fair share of misdemeanours and walk offs (even during a US Open) but he's still a fan favourite. But maybe Sergio's problem is his all round personality, not just his actions in isolated incidents. He comes across as a whiny, pretentious drama queen. IMO he will never endear himself to the fans, and from all reports has defnitely not endeared himself to other tour players, who are in a better position to judge him than fans. I think Tiger takes more pleasure in whomping Sergio than he does Phil. His "I just stomped Tweety Bird" text after that Open championship was a classic.
As for Sergio's major championship aspirations I think his thankyou to Tiger for not coming was more insightful than the tongue in cheek line it was intended to be. Sergio has gone down the stretch 3 times head to head with Tiger in majors, and each time he has performed a little worse than the previous time. I think Sergio's chances in majors are directly influenced by the proximity of Tiger to the top of the leaderboard. Although last year he showed he doesn't need Tiger breathing down his neck to choke spectacularly.