Spain’s Sergio Garcia captured his first major golf title on Sunday after 73 failed attempts, making a birdie on the first playoff hole to defeat Justin Rose and win the 81st Masters. He made a great comeback.”Only three players had more major starts without a victory than Garcia before he donned the green jacket symbolic of Masters supremacy. loseGarcia led by three strokes after five holes, fell two behind after 11, then roared back to force the playoff and sank a 15-foot birdie putt to claim victory. But on the brink of disaster, Garcia battled back, salvaging a par at 13 and staying two back when Rose missed a three-foot birdie putt. READ | Formula One: Max Verstappen makes Lewis Hamilton take notice with Chinese GP podium charge“I probably hit one of the best 8-irons I ever hit,” Garcia said.

Source: Hindustan Times April 10, 2017 03:56 UTC