Sergio Garcia is a pro golfer from Spain who has won over 30 international tournaments to her name. This Spaniard is the best golfer in his country and has been one of the most popular names in the sport. This 2008 ‘Players Championship’ champion has a massive fan following from all over the world.
Garcia began playing golf from a tender age of 3. Under the mentorship and supervision of his father, he has come a long way. Like Paige Spiranac, he goes down as one of the best players in the history of this sport. Let us get to know more about this highest paid golfer of Spain.
Sergio Garcia: Early Life, and Education
Sergio Garcia Fernandez was born on the 9th of January, 1980. He was born in Castellon, Spain and raised in the Spanish town of Borriol. Garcia was the second child and grew up alongside three other siblings. Garcia was introduced to the world of golf by his father who loved the sport.
His father Victor raised his children to love the game as he did. Garcia’s siblings too were associated with golf at some point in their lives, however, they were not as talented at the sport as Sergio. His father Victor raised his family in a traditional way, emphasizing values of humanity and hard work. This later would go on to reflect on the life of Sergio himself.
Having started playing the sport at a very young age, he had a unique love for the sport. The young kid even took on members of his father’s golf club and won against the men. At the age of 12, the El Nino became famous for his long hitting skills.
Sergio Garcia: Career
Garcia came into the whole professional golfing scene before the 2000s. He had at one point hoped that he would make it as a soccer player for teams like Barcelona and Real Madrid. However, due to his father’s influence, he has become the golfing legend that he is today.
Professionally, Sergio Garcia has been able to record 14 European Tours, 10 PGA Tours, 6 Asian tours, and a Japan Golf Tour. He became the youngest player to compete in the Ryder Cup. But his first real challenge came up when he faced against the legendary Tiger Woods in the 1000 PGA Championship. He put on a very good show during the match and lost the show only by a stroke.
Garcia, throughout his career, has won various awards, including his 1999 award ‘Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year’. He was also awarded the Vardon Trophy and in 2017, Sergio was named the European Tour Golfer of the Year.
Sergio Garcia: Personal Life
The professional Spanish golfer has been in relationships with various people. He dated the famous Morgan-Leigh Norman in 2006. Norman was the daughter of another great golfer Gret. They were together for 3 years before falling apart.
In 2001 he first dated the legendary tennis star, Martina Hingis. Sergio and Martina were together for only a year before calling it quits. In 2013, he dated the Aussie actress Katharina Boehm but they fell apart just after 2 years of being together. It was reportedly a serious relationship and everyone expected them to get married.
More recently he went on to date Angela Akins. Sergio got engaged to Angela, who is a Golf reporter in January 2017. She is also the daughter of the former All-American football player, Marty Akins. They started dating in 2016 and said their vows in July 2017. Their marriage was a private affair in Texas, in presence of close friends and relatives. On March 14, 2018, the couple introduced their first and only child Azalea Adele Garcia to the world. They seem to be leading a very happy life together and we wish them well.
Sergio Garcia: Net Worth
El Nino as he is so often called, as the name suggests has been playing golf since he was a child. Garcia has an astounding net worth of $85 million. When he began in 1999, he was paid $1.31 million from European Tour and then $784,000 from PGA Tour Career. Next, his annual PGA tour career earning was $1.05 million and his annual European Tour earnings were $599,000, and this was in the early 2000’s. 17 years later, Garcia is still playing and is still one of the prominent names in this sport. He has many different sources of income, which include the likes of endorsements and paid advertisements. He is also the chairman of the football team CF Borriol.
Garcia is a car enthusiast and has his own collection of BMW cars; he even owns a private jet. He has also marked his presence on social media platforms including Instagram where he has over 340,000 followers and Twitter where he has almost a million followers.
