Golf: Garcia says Ballesteros moment helped instill his love for Ryder Cup

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KOHLER, Wisconsin: Sergio Garcia may not be able to pin down the precise reason for his Ryder Cup success but the Spaniard said on Tuesday he knows the exact moment he realised he wanted to represent Europe in the biennial team competition against the United States. The 41-year-old Garcia said he was watch

KOHLER, Wisconsin: Sergio Garcia may not be able to pin down the precise reason for his Ryder Cup success but the Spaniard said on Tuesday he knows the exact moment he realised he wanted to represent Europe in the biennial team competition against the United States.

"I remember Seve grabbed me under the ropes, and I think I walked - I think it was the 12th hole and we were talking a little bit and he was explaining things to me. So that was obviously amazing. Took a picture and stuff," Garcia told reporters at Whistling Straits. Ballesteros, winner of five major championships and one of the sport's most successful and charismatic players, died of a brain tumour in 2011.

Garcia has not always arrived at the biennial competition in top form but seems to flip a switch when the action starts and has compiled a 22-12-7 overall record in Ryder Cup play. Still, Garcia was unable to explain his Ryder Cup success.

 

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