SGarcía stood up assured that the Cádiz field of Valderrama, in which he has won three times (on the European Tour), “It’s the place”, one of his favorite fieldsbecause “it forces you to think about each hole and it is one of the few where you have to take every club out of the bag.”
“In my opinion, it is what makes a good course and the area and the climate is exciting,” explained the man from Castellón, who plays on the LIV circuit, at a press conference and insisted that for him returning to Spain and Valderrama is “super special.” for “everything that the countryside is for Spain but also for Europe.”
Sergio García, winner of the Augusta Masters in 2017, explained that he expects “great support” this weekend in Valderrama (San Roque, Cádiz) starting this Friday, a day in which will start from the tee of hole one with Jon Rahm. “We know how good Rahm is and what he means for Spanish golf,” he said of the two-time major winner.
However, he said that seeks to add a fourth professional victory in the only LIV tournament played in continental Europesomething that would be “a dream come true” for being the first, although he warned that “Valderrama is never easy” even though he was grateful that this year is “less difficult.”
“If you arrive with too much desire to do well, there are times that you get stuck on your own,” acknowledged Sergio García, who is “wanting” to obtain a good result despite the fact that he will be left out of the next British Open due to not being able to overcome the previous one.
In addition, García highlighted the level of the LIV. “Everyone who arrives from the university is more prepared than we were when we arrived,” said Sergio García, who arrived on the professional circuit when he was just a teenager and who pointed out that being able to be captain of the Fireballs team, with the Spanish David Puig and Eugenio Chacarra or the Mexican Abraham Ancer, “it’s very nice.”
“The beautiful thing about golf and LIV is that young people grow up around teammates. Golf has always been very individual and being able to grow from people who followed them as children, saw them play and now can rely on them is very good,” García commented.
For its part, Abraham Ancer, Also present at the press conference, he stressed that he would like to “play courses like Valderrama every week”, because it is a style of play that he likes, having to be “precise and meticulous from the tee, having to think how to attack such small greens”.
“I enjoy playing not just blowing up ‘bunkers’ at 320 yards and I would really like to play more courses like this throughout the year,” said the member of the Fireballs team, whose captain is Sergio García and who has Puig and Chacarra as teammates.
