Garcia feeling hometown pressure

Sergio Garcia claims he is feeling the weight of expectation on the eve of the Castello Masters at his hometown club, but he did not resemble a man under pressure.

Sergio Garcia claims he is feeling the weight of expectation on the eve of the Castello Masters at his hometown club, but he did not resemble a man under pressure.

The Spaniard is the favourite to clinch the title on the course he grew up playing and where his father Victor is still the host professional, but he warmed up today by playing a practice round with tennis star Rafael Nadal, a close friend who flew in from Majorca by helicopter, and then laughed and joked his way through a press conference.

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