Garcia feeling the love at Sandwich

SERGIO GARCIA is in a happier place than he was 12 months ago and hopes images of the late, great Seve Ballesteros emblazoned around Royal St George’s will provide additional inspiration for this week’s British Open.

The 31-year-old Ryder Cup star has been through troubled times on and off the course over the last two years but recent performances appear to suggest he has emerged from that slump.

Last year at St Andrews TV commentator Mark James suggested the Spaniard was not a happy man and Garcia could not disagree.