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Julio Cesar Valdera Morales is a Newsweek contributor primarily based in Spain. His focus is golf in addition to politics and economics. Julio has been with Newsweek since February, 2025 and beforehand practiced regulation. Julio earned his Masters Diploma on the College of Havana. You will get in contact with Julio by emailing j.morales@newsweek.com.

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Sergio Garcia gained the 2025 LIV Golf Hong Kong in spectacular style. It was the Spaniard’s second victory within the Saudi-backed league and the ninth of his profession on the Asian continent.

Garcia didn’t miss his second of glory to reiterate his ambitions for making the Ryder Cup European group. The occasion might be performed on American soil this September and the 2017 Masters champion has extensively spoken about his curiosity in being there.

He revealed that he has been in touch with European captain Luke Donald, who has not stopped watching his efficiency.

“I believe he is [Donald] watching,” Garcia informed the media. “We have been in contact, so I do know that he is holding a watch. The one factor I can do is hold enjoying good golf, and I simply need to assist the European group like I’ve tried to do each single time I have been a member of that group, and hopefully he’ll suppose I am ok for it.”

Sergio Garcia is a European Ryder Cup legend, with six victories in 10 appearances. He’s additionally one of the vital adorned gamers within the historical past of the celebrated occasion, holding a number of data together with essentially the most factors scored (28.5).

The Spaniard can also be the participant with essentially the most factors in each foursomes (13.5) and fourballs (10.5, tied with two different gamers). He was, as properly, the youngest participant to play within the occasion, making his debut in 1999 on the age of 19 years and eight months.

LIV Golf Hong Kong was doubly particular for Sergio Garcia as he added the group occasion title to his particular person title. This was as a consequence of each his title and the truth that two of his teammates completed within the prime 20 (Abraham Ancer tied for twelfth and David Puig tied for 18th).

LIV Golf rookie Luis Masaveu, for his half, completed tied for forty second, but it surely was as much as him to make the birdie that secured the group title.

“I really like making an attempt to assist them in the event that they want it,” Garcia mentioned, referring to his teammates. “Clearly I do not attempt to power something, however I at all times ask them — have a pair feedback that I wish to let you know, you need me to let you know, after which if they need it, I inform them.”

“However greater than something, I simply need them to get to the place I’m or higher than the place I’m quicker than I did. That is the principle objective. I simply give them a few of my — a number of the issues that I’ve gone by way of, and I am simply making an attempt to assist them as a lot as I can.”

Sergio Garcia went from energy to energy to win the event with rounds of 5-under, 6-under and 7-under. He performed his greatest golf on Sunday, carding an eagle and 5 birdies with no bogeys. A day earlier, he had additionally carded a bogey-free spherical with six birdies.

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