Sergio Garcia has had his glorious moments in the sport of golf. The 11-time PGA Tour winner and 2017 Master left the DP World Tour in 2022. He is now part of the LIV Golf.

Due to his resignation from the DP World Tour, he couldn’t participate in the Ryder Cup. The golfer has made various attempts to join the historic tournament. Nostalgia hit Garcia as he remembered the famous tree shot before the $25M LIV Golf Chicago event.

Sergio Garcia reminisces about his famous tree shot

It was the year 1999 when Sergio was playing the Arnold Palmer invitation in Florida. In the final hole, Sergio shot the ball, and it got stuck in a tree. Later, Garcia climbed the 15 ft tree and shot one-handed. The ball made its way on the fairway, and Sergio double-bogeyed that hole. However, soon after, the Spaniard had to withdraw from the match because of the injury that had transpired.

In a recent Instagram post shared by Sergio Garcia captioned as, “One of my favorite questions.” A young fan asked him why he climbed the tree to hit the ball. To which the LIV golfer replied, “Because the ball was on the tree. I didn’t hit it in the fairway, I hit in the tree instead, so I had to climb it.”

Although the Master winner lost the Invitational by one point to Tiger Woods, he etched an iconic moment in history. They named the tree now gone after him as the ‘Sergio tree’ at the Medinah Country Club.

Sergio Garcia trying to be a part of the Ryder Cup

Garcia has made 10 Ryder Cup appearances throughout his career. The Spaniard holds the record of the highest European golfer with a score of 28.5 points. Even after the bright record, Sergio cannot participate in the Ryder Cup.

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Sergio Garcia made his exit from the DP World Tour in 2022. This move came with a million-dollar fine. In his attempts to be a part of the Ryder Cup, he tried paying all of his withstanding fines at once, but he was late.

The DP World Tour has said, “Despite the ongoing peace talk, as he had resigned his membership, he is not eligible to join (the Ryder Cup) until next year.” Rory McIlroy, commenting on the same, said how “it’s a shame” that someone like Garcia cannot be a part of the magnanimous tournament.

The LIV Golf and PGA Tour merger may allow Garcia to participate in the next Ryder Cup. The fans can hope to see the veteran sooner than expected.

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