Sergio Garcia hopes he caught the eye of European Ryder Cup captain Luke Donald after he claimed an impressive victory in LIV Hong Kong.
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The Spaniard (45) fired a bogey-free seven-under 63 to win the individual title by three shots on 18-under from a charging Dean Burmester, who shot 62.
Garcia wants to add to his record haul of Ryder Cup points at Bethpage in September and if he doesn’t win one of six automatic places, he will need to impress Donald to earn a wild card.
“I think he’s watching,” said the 2017 Masters champion, who also helped his Fireballs capture the team title for the second event running. “We’ve been in touch, so I know that he’s keeping an eye.
“The only thing I can do is keep playing good golf, and I just want to help the European team like I’ve tried to do every single time I’ve been a member of that team, and hopefully he will think I’m good enough for it.”
Garcia will have another chance to impress Donald at LIV Singapore this week and in LIV Miami next month before making his 100th Major appearance in the Masters Tournament. “Yeah, super excited about it,” Garcia said of Augusta.
