Sergio Garcia's title defence effectively came to an embarrassing early end as he took an amazing 13 shots to play the 15th hole in the opening round of the Masters.

Tiger Woods makes his first official start on the PGA Tour for a year in the Farmers Insurance Open, but for once all eyes may not be on the 14-time major winner.

Garcia dedicated his victory to his wife Angela and their unborn child.

Sergio Garcia marked his first appearance on European soil since winning the Masters by heading into the second day of the BMW International in third place.

Eighteen years and 71 majors later, more tears for Sergio Garcia.

Sergio Garcia insisted he would have enjoyed a beautiful life with or without a major championship victory but the new Masters championship was mighty glad to be wearing a green jacket at Augusta National on Sunday night.

Sport can be cruel, but in Garcia golf has another worthy champion who finally determined his own destiny, writes John McHenry.

Good but not good enough. 

Sergio Garcia's Masters victory proved popular with his contemporaries on Twitter as they revelled in his long-awaited success.

Sergio Garcia finally claimed the major championship victory that the golfing world had decided was his for the taking as a teenager, winning the Masters on Sunday night in his 74th major start.

Tournament host Sergio Garcia was one of 15 players separated by just five shots as the Spanish Open headed for a thrilling finish at Valderrama on Sunday.

World number 10 Sergio Garcia makes a long-awaited return to the Omega European Masters this week looking to maintain his excellent record in the Swiss Alps.

Sergio Garcia was not the only player at Chambers Bay to question the quality of the putting surfaces at this week’s US Open but having taken to his Twitter account to air a much-shared view, the Spaniard the Americans love to heckle inevitably drew the most flak.

The buzz around the media centre yesterday left you in no doubt as to the status of the Irish Open, with a who’s who of golf gracing the interview room in quick succession.

Rory McIlroy will put his money where his mouth is when he tees off at Royal County Down this morning by pledging to donate any prize money he earns at the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open to his charity.

Pre-tournament favourite Sergio Garcia was facing an uphill struggle to simply make the halfway cut after a slow start to his second round in the Open de Espana on Friday.

After a record-setting finish and captivating victory at The Players Championship, Rickie Fowler could have thanked a number of people.

A day after snapping his putter in half in frustration, Sergio Garcia fought back into contention for a second Players Championship title at Sawgrass.

Sergio Garcia and Tiger Woods began the third round of the Masters 12 shots off the lead on Saturday, but were still certain to attract plenty of attention at Augusta National.

Usually in golf, the numbers 64 and 62 represent a brilliant day on the course and a score to be cherished. But when those figures are the number of major championships you have played without a victory, that is not the case.

Sergio Garcia, who came from four down to beat Ryder Cup team-mate Padraig Harrington in the quarter-finals, was staging another recovery act at Wentworth today.