Sergio García started LIV Miami in the lead

The Spanish Sergio García is likely one of the three golfers who closed this Friday as chief of the LIV event in Miami, after the primary day during which his compatriot Jon Rahm completed two photographs behind the most effective. García received a -5 (67 strokes with 5 birdies with out bogeys).

With -5, Individuals Peter Uihlein and Talor Gooch are additionally on the prime.

Sergio Garcia, outcomes

Two strokes away and -3 seems Rahm, who had a debut in Miami with just a little of all the things: 4 birdies, an eagle, a bogey and a double bogey.

The Basque will face the Augusta Masters subsequent week, during which he defends the inexperienced jacket that he received in 2023. The opposite two Spaniards on this event, Eugenio Chacarra and David Puig, concluded their first day with a +1 and a +3, respectively.

As well as, the Chilean Mito Pereira was among the many finest with a -3, the Chilean Joaquín Niemann received a -1, the Mexican Abraham Ancer achieved a +1, the Colombian Sebastián Muñoz had a +2 and the Mexican Carlos Ortiz completed equally this primary spherical with a +2.

He started taking part in golf on the age of three on the “Membership de Campo del Mediterráneo”, the place his father Victor was a instructor. At 12 he was already champion of his membership, 4 years later he grew to become the youngest participant to make the reduce in a European Tour occasion, within the 1995 Turespaña Open Mediterranea.

This report was damaged by beginner Jason Hark within the UBS Hong Kong Open . In the identical 12 months Garcìa grew to become the youngest participant to win the European Beginner Championship. In his beginner profession he received all the things: from the Topolino World Junior Championship (1994), to the European Championship (1995), to the British Beginner (1998).

He turned skilled in 1999 after profitable the title of finest beginner on the Augusta Masters, reaching a hcp of +5.4 and a median in official match-play of 32 victories and just one defeat. In his first 12 months as a professional, he instantly made his mark with a spectacular head-to-head with Tiger Woods on the 1999 PGA Championship, the place he carried out his most well-known shot: an intentional slice from behind a tree with the ball touchdown on the inexperienced and García operating and leaping to see the touchdown.

García has all the time been one of many strongest gamers from tee to inexperienced, with a really distinctive swing. He is likely one of the cornerstones of the European Ryder Cup staff, during which he has 6 victories (2002, 2004, 2006, 2012, 2014, 2018) in 9 participations and has set the report for the youngest participant within the event (in 1999 version).