WATCH: Sergio Garcia hits every ball on the green at LIV Golf Virginia
LIV Golf Virginia has kicked off at Robert Trent Jones Golf Club. During the first round, Fireballs GC captain Sergio Garcia’s ball hit all the balls on the green at the second hole.
Garcia turned pro in 1999 and secured his maiden PGA Tour title in the MasterCard Colonial in 2001. He has won 11 PGA Tour events, with one major championship title, which he won in the 2017 Masters Tournament. The LIV Golf star joined the Saudi-backed league in 2022 and, so far, has claimed two individual titles in the circuit.
During his first round at LIV Golf Virginia, Sergio Garcia shot two birdies, four bogeys, and a double bogey across 18 holes. As he took his second shot on the par-4 second hole, his ball somehow bumped into the two balls that were already on the green. He then hit his ball two more times and made par on the hole.
Watch the video of Sergio Garcia’s ball hitting other balls on the green:
At the end of his round, Garcia carded 4-over 75. He is currently sitting at T45 on the leaderboard, tied with Iron Heads GC’s Kevin Na, Ripper GC’s Matt Jones, and four other golfers. Notably, Bryson DeChambeau and Martin Kaymer share the lead with 5-under 66 each.
Garcia will tee off for his second round at 1:05 p.m., starting from hole 12. He is scheduled to tee off alongside Caleb Surratt and Matt Jones.
A look at Sergio Garcia’s performance on LIV Golf this season
So far, Sergio Garcia has teed off in eight LIV Golf events this year, including the tournament at Virginia. He has won one event and has had three top-10 finishes in the league this season.
Garcia made his first start of the year at the season opener in Riyadh. He put up a great performance in the tournament, finishing at T6 in the individual standings, with 13-under 203. Following that, he teed off in Adelaide and placed T18 after scoring 4-under 212.
The Borriol-born golfer’s first win of the season came at LIV Golf Hong Kong, where he secured the individual title with 18-under 192. He was three strokes ahead of the runner-up, Dean Burmester.
Next, Sergio Garcia competed in Singapore and finished at T32 after making par across 54 holes. His second-best result of the year came in Miami, where he placed a solo third with 4-under 212. He was two strokes behind Marc Leishman, who claimed the title with a 6-under 210.
Garcia’s worst performance this year was at LIV Golf Mexico City, where he landed in 50th position after scoring 9-over 222. He also performed poorly in Korea with 2-over 218, which placed him at T42.