{"id":13801,"date":"2012-08-23T03:05:46","date_gmt":"2012-08-23T01:05:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/08\/golf-wyndham-win-gives-garcia-timely-boost-for-playoffs-cup\/"},"modified":"2012-08-23T03:05:46","modified_gmt":"2012-08-23T01:05:46","slug":"golf-wyndham-win-gives-garcia-timely-boost-for-playoffs-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/golf-wyndham-win-gives-garcia-timely-boost-for-playoffs-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"Golf-Wyndham win gives Garcia timely boost for playoffs, Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t<\/span><\/p>\n

Aug 22 (Reuters) – Having endured the worst slump of his
\ncareer with a three-year victory drought that ended late last
\nseason, Sergio Garcia could not be happier with his form heading
\ninto this week’s Barclays tournament in Farmingdale, New York.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

The Spaniard clinched his eighth PGA Tour title by two shots
\nat the rain-delayed Wyndham Championship in North Carolina on
\nMonday and, with it, a coveted spot on the European team for the
\nSep. 28-30 Ryder Cup.<\/p>\n

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“I had a good week last week where I managed to do things
\nfairly well,” Garcia told reporters at Bethpage State Park on
\nWednesday on the eve of the PGA Tour’s first FedExCup playoff
\nevent.<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

“I got a nice win and was able to achieve a couple of big
\nthings. Obviously I’m playing well coming into the playoffs and,
\nat the same time, I secured my Ryder Cup spot for Chicago which
\nwas huge for me. I’m very excited about that.”<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

Former world number two Garcia won the biggest title of his
\ncareer at the 2008 Players Championship but failed to claim
\nanother for three more years as he struggled with his form and
\nmotivation.<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

He dropped out of the world’s top 50, costing him automatic
\nexemption for the game’s biggest events, and was ranked a lowly
\n78th at the start of last year before he slowly worked his back
\nup.<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

MUCH-NEEDED BOOST<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

Victories at the tail-end of the 2011 European Tour, at the
\nCastello Masters and the Andalucia Masters, gave Garcia a
\nmuch-needed boost and he has carried that form into 2012.<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

“You go through spots and through times in your career where
\nobviously you have up and downs,” said the 32-year-old, who was
\nonce tipped to be Tiger Woods’s biggest challenger.
\n\u00a0 Continued…<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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