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    By Lisa Taddeo
    Associate Editor, GOLF MAGAZINE
    Which is more important to you— winning a major or winning the Ryder Cup?
    Both. At the moment, probably a major, because I’ve won two Ryder Cups but I haven’t won any majors. Yet. But they’re both huge. I always enjoy playing team events, so Ryder Cup is a huge deal and is something I really enjoy. But majors are out there, and I want to try to play as well and win as many as possible.

    You have a 6-foot putt to win or lose the Ryder Cup. Who do you want taking it?
    Um, a 6-foot putt to win the Ryder Cup, probably, uh, from my team, probably Colin Montgomerie—he’s always clutch at those times. And Thomas Bjorn is really good at those, too. So, somebody like those two, somebody with experience whose been there before and done it.

    What’s the best and worst thing about Sergio Garcia?
    (Laughing) You should probably ask somebody else.

    I already did. I want to see if you give the same answers.
    Ah. Well, the best thing is I like to be a good friend to my friends. I try to meet people quite often, make a lot of friends. And the worst thing, well, when somebody does something wrong to me, I can shut down the friendship a little too quick.

    Is emotion a big part of your game?
    Definitely.

    Some people have called you a spoiled brat. An anonymous Tour player said you’ve never hit a bad shot that was your own fault. That you place blame elsewhere whenever possible. Is that true?
    I wouldn’t say so. No. I don’t know who said that. I know when something is my fault, and when I do something wrong, I realize it. But we are all that way. When we hit a bad shot, we try to blame somebody else at first, but then you think about it and you realize it was really your problem. So, no—I wouldn’t say that about me.

    Would you say you’ve changed? That you have been guilty of being bratty in the past, but have since changed?

    I think so, yeah. We all get better with experience and we all learn from our mistakes, and the most important thing is to learn.

    Why haven’t you won a major? You were the next big thing, but you don’t have the trophies you should have to prove it. What’s stopping you?
    Uh, maybe because I’m not finishing first? (laughs)

    Funny.
    You know, I think I’ve had my chances. Probably I haven’t putted well enough. But it's coming.


    Sergio Garcia "Jessica Alba is nice. We went out for a couple of nights."Monte Isom

    Adam Scott said you were the biggest flirt, the biggest lady-killer on tour. True?
    (Laughing) You know—I’m single, so I, you know, I like to have fun.

    And you went on a few dates with Jessica Alba, right?
    She’s nice.

    No good?
    (Laughing) We just went out for a couple of nights. That was about it.

    Where do you see yourself five years from now?
    Same spot.

    But your personal life. Marriage, kids?
    Ah. Jesus, well, uh, you never know, those things, you never know when they’re going to come. But I guess that would be right around the age. The age where I’ll be thinking about getting married.

    You do want kids?
    Oh yeah, I love kids.

    What’s your biggest regret?
    I don’t think I have any. I’m happy with everything I’ve done. I don’t have any regrets. The mistakes you make, you learn from those. So, we’ve seen you grow up, from a kid to a young man, before our eyes.

    But what’s one thing we don’t know about Sergio Garcia?
    If you don’t know it, there must be a reason (laughing).

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