Sergio Garcia: Biography in Details
Who is Sergio Garcia?
Sergio Garcia is a professional Spanish golfer. He is widely recognized as the winner of ‘The Players Championship’ in 2008.
Sergio Garcia plays on both the PGA Tour and the European Tour and is one of the highest-paid and highest-earning golfers in Spain.
What is the birth name of Sergio Garcia?
Sergio Garcia was born Sergio García Fernández on 9 January 1980, in Borriol, Castellón, Spain. His nationality is Spanish and has Spanish ethnicity.
He is the son of Victor Garcia(father) and Consuelo Fernandez(mother). He has two siblings named Victor Garcia and Mar Garcia Fernández. His father is a club professional in Madrid.
His father was the one who taught him golf in his childhood. He began playing golf at the age of three and at first, he played under his father.
There is no information about his educational background and childhood life.
Sergio Garcia: Professional Life, Career, Awards
Sergio Garcia began playing golf at the age of three under his father’s supervision. He was a star player as a junior golfer.
He won his first club championship at the age of 12. At the age of 16, he became the youngest player to make the cut at a European Tour event, the 1995 Turespaña Open Mediterranea.
That same year, he became the youngest player to win the European Amateur Championship.
In 1997, Sergio Garcia won the Boys Amateur Championship. He also won the professional tournament, Catalonian Open on the European Challenge Tour that year.
In 1998, Sergio Garcia reached the semi-finals of the US Amateur winning The Amateur Championship.
Sergio began his career as a senior golfer in 1999, playing his first game in the 1999 Masters Tournament.
That same year, he finished second in the PGA Championship. He also became the youngest player to compete in the Ryder Cup.
Sergio Garcia won his first PGA Tour event at the 2001 MasterCard Colonial in Fort Worth, Texas at the age of 21. He won the title for the second time at the Buick Classic in New York the same year.
He won the Mercedes Championships in 2002. Two years later, he won the EDS Byron Nelson Championship in 2004.
In 2008, he became second in the Official World Golf Rankings. He also won The Players Championship in 2008.
Sergio Garcia has won over 20 international tournaments now. Recently, he won the Omega Dubai Desert Classic in February 2017.
Sergio Garcia: Salary and Net Worth
As of 2023, Sergio Garcia has a net worth of $75 million but his salary is not revealed yet.
Is Sergio Garcia involved in any rumors and controversies?
There is no rumor of him dating another woman at the present time.
In 2013, Sergio Garcia was criticized for his racially insensitive joke against Tiger Woods at a European Tour players’ dinner. Later that night, he apologized and said that his comments were totally stupid and out of place.
Body Measurements: Height, Weight, Body Size
Sergio Garcia has a height of 5 feet 10 inches. His body weighs 82 kg. He has dark brown hair and green eyes.
Social Media: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, etc.
Sergio Garcia is active on social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
His Twitter account has more than 937.4k followers, his Facebook account has more than 145.2k followers and his Instagram account has more than 413k followers.
Sergio Garcia’s Birthday Dates
| Year | Date | Day |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | January | Tuesday |
| 2025 | January | Thursday |
| 2026 | January | Friday |
| 2027 | January | Saturday |
| 2028 | January | Sunday |