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Shane Lowry of Ireland speaks to the media during a press conference ahead of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship

Shane Lowry going all out to seal Ryder Cup dream

Shane Lowry says his main goal for 2020 is to make the Europe Ryder Cup team for the first time and he has mapped out his schedule to give himself the best shot of achieving that target

Golf • 15 Jan 20

Sergio looking to improve golf's shorts game

Sergio Garcia wants professional golfers to be allowed to wear shorts during tournaments to better connect the pro game with the millions of amateurs around the world.

Golf • 04 Dec 19

Sergio Garcia poses with the trophy Badhoevedorp

Sergio Garcia seals slender victory at KLM Open

Spain's Sergio Garcia shot a final-round three-under par 69 and finished at 18-under overall to win the 100th edition of the KLM Open in Amsterdam by a single stroke.

Golf • 15 Sep 19

Sergio Garcia and Callum Shinkwin will again play together on Sunday in the final group at the KLM Open

Garcia and Shinkwin share lead ahead of KLM final day

Sergio Garcia and Callum Shinkwin could not be separated as they head into the final round of the KLM Open.

Golf • 14 Sep 19

Rory McIlroy endured a torrid time in Portrush

Holmes sets pace as McIlroy cards nightmare 79 at Open

Rory McIlroy's Open Championship hopes are in tatters after a first-round horror show at Royal Portrush ended with the home favourite carding an eight-over-par 79.

Golf • 18 Jul 19

Bezuidenhout four clear at Valderrama

South Africa's Christiaan Bezuidenhout will take a four-shot lead into the third round of the Andalucia Masters, but tournament host Sergio Garcia remains in contention for a fourth straight victory.

Golf • 28 Jun 19

Sergio Garcia fist bumps Matt Fitzpatrick's caddie Billy Foster after his second shot on the 9th hole

Sergio opens bogey free in bid for four in a row

Sergio Garcia's love affair with Valderrama shows no signs of abating after the tournament host made a flawless start to his bid for a fourth straight win in the Andalucia Masters.

Golf • 27 Jun 19

Max Homa carded a final round of 67 at Quail Hollow to finish 15 under par and three shots clear of Joel Dahmen

Homa claims maiden PGA title as McIlroy challenge fades

American Max Homa overcame an untimely weather delay to claim his first PGA Tour title as Rory McIlroy squandered his chance of a third victory in the Wells Fargo Championship.

Golf • 06 May 19

Sergio Garcia: "I am an emotional player and while I believe that's one of my biggest strengths, it's also one of my biggest flaws."

'It's not who I am' - Garcia sorry for disqualification

Sergio Garcia has apologised for his disqualification at the Saudi International, saying "it's not who I truly am".

Golf • 12 Feb 19

Sergio Garcia was disqualified in Saudi Arabia

Koepka says Garcia was 'acting like a child'

Three-time major winner Brooks Koepka has accused Sergio Garcia of acting like a child following the incident which led to his shock disqualification from the inaugural Saudi International.

Golf • 06 Feb 19

Sergio Garcia (R) told the European Tour's website: "I respect the decision of my disqualification."

Sergio disqualified in Saudi Arabia for damaging greens

Former Masters champion Sergio Garcia has been disqualified from the inaugural Saudi International powered by SBIA.

Golf • 02 Feb 19

Garcia leads by two as Irish challenge fades

After a poor start to the season, the Spaniard had hit form and is in great shape for another European Tour win.

Golf • 10 Nov 18

Lowry best of Irish as Garcia retains Sun City lead

Sergio Garcia was pegged back on the second day of the Nedbank Golf Challenge in South Africa, while Shane Lowry is best of the Irish players.

Golf • 09 Nov 18

Sergio Garcia leads the way in South Africa

Sergio Garcia storms to the fore in Sun City

Sergio Garcia birdied three of the last four holes on his way to a faultless opening round of 64 and a four-shot lead in the European Tour's Nedbank Golf Challenge in Sun City.

Golf • 08 Nov 18

Garcia completes victory as Lowry falls short

Sergio Garcia continued his love affair with Real Club Valderrama as he cruised to a four-shot victory at the weather-affected Andalucia Valderrama Masters on Monday to successfully defend the title he won last year.

Golf • 22 Oct 18

Play suspended until Monday at Valderrama Masters

Sergio Garcia's bid for a hat-trick of Andalucia Masters titles was delayed until Monday because of more bad weather at the Real Club Valderrama, while Shane Lowry is still in the hunt.

Golf • 21 Oct 18

Garcia on fire at rain-affected Valderrama Masters

Defending champion Sergio Garcia hit three birdies in his first 11 holes to move to the top of the leaderboard at the end of the second round of the rain-affected Valderrama Masters.

Golf • 20 Oct 18

Bjorn sees a bright future for his Ryder Cup aces

Europe captain Thomas Bjorn predicted a number of his victorious Ryder Cup stars were on their way to the very top of the game.

Golf • 01 Oct 18

Sergio García of Europe celebrates his putt on the 17th

Europe's charge continues at Le Golf National

Rory McIlroy and Sergio Garcia survived a nervy finish to lead from the front and beat Brooks Koepka and Tony Finau in the morning's fourballs as Europe extended their advantage to 8-4 at the Ryder Cup.

Golf • 29 Sep 18

Sergio Garcia does not feel he has anything extra to prove

Garcia does not feel extra pressure because of pick

Sergio Garcia insists he has nothing to prove ahead of next week's Ryder Cup, despite his controversial wild card selection.

Golf • 19 Sep 18

'It's not very often that the crowd is against him'

Rory McIlroy thinks Tiger Woods will be braced for a hostile reaction in Paris and also believes that Europe captain Thomas Bjorn was right to pick Sergio Garcia based on the Spaniard's Ryder Cup experience and record.

Golf • 06 Sep 18