World number six Sergio Garcia has set his sights on becoming the number one player on next season's US Tour but in doing so will have to overcome world number one Tiger Woods. The 21-year-old Spaniard told The Guardian newspaper yesterday that despite his ambition on finishing next season as the US number one, he wants to maintain his playing privileges on both sides of the Atlantic.
"I want to be number one in America and win their money list. If I could win a major, a WGC event and one other counting event, that could be good enough for the order of merit. But I am playing 11 tournaments that qualify for Europe's order of merit and I see no reason why I should not win it as well. I want to be number one on both sides of the Atlantic; it is my main goal," he said.
However, Garcia is all too aware of the man he must overtake to snatch that top spot in the States. "Of course Woods is catchable," he insisted. "I strongly feel I am closer to him than before. Part of it is the ball - it is going so far that his length is not the advantage it was when he first came out - but part of it is his own fault. He has reset the bar and we are all having to work harder to get better. That is thanks to him," he added.
Filed by Amanda Fennelly
