Sergio Garcia’s LIV Victory Caps Day of Championships for Spain

July 14, 2024, will go down as one of the more successful days in the history of Spanish sports. 

The day began with Carlos Alcaraz defeating Novak Djokovic in straight sets to capture back-to-back titles at Wimbledon.

Later on Sunday in Berlin, Spain scored a goal in the 87th minute to capture the Euro 2024 soccer tournament in a 2-1 victory over England. The win marked Spain’s first major tournament win since 2012 and set a record with their fourth Euro title. 

Finally, LIV Golf’s tournament was wrapping up at historic Valderrama. This event, unlike the other two, was taking place on Spanish soil, and one of its most famous golfing sons was competing for the title.

July 14, 2024@carlosalcaraz @AlvaroMorata pic.twitter.com/8gQGJA8qvv

— Sergio Garcia (@TheSergioGarcia) July 15, 2024

Sergio Garcia battled from seven strokes down to force a playoff against Anirban Lahiri, and his Fireballs team was also in a playoff. It was the first double-playoff in LIV history.

Garcia, who ended a four-year winless drought, said:

“To be totally honest, there’s a connection between Valderrama and myself that I can’t even explain.”

On the first playoff hole, Bryson DeChambeau bogeyed the hole, but Abraham Ancer and David Puig of the Fireballs recorded par, clinching their first team victory of the season.

On the second playoff hole, Lahiri’s drive went off course, and Garcia secured the win with a par putt.

Incredible moment yesterday. @fireballsgc_ @livgolf_league pic.twitter.com/Fph0MZsht0

— Sergio Garcia (@TheSergioGarcia) July 15, 2024

Overall, it was a perfect day for Garcia:

“Obviously [the individual title] for me, it’s a dream come true to do it on my favorite course in front of my family and friends and in front of my teammates. But to make it even better by winning the team championship, too, it was amazing. So proud of these guys, the way they played.”

And a pretty good day for Spain too.

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