Sergio Garcia makes a 'career par' from deep trouble in Dubai
Friday 18 November 2016 15:42, UK
Sergio Garcia's remarkable scrambling ability was evident on the second day of the DP World Tour Championship as he produced a contender for par of the season.
Garcia was cruising on eight under for the tournament after rolling in his fourth birdie putt of the day at the 11th, but he looked likely to undo much of his fine early work with a dreadful tee shot off the next tee.
The Spaniard hit a shocking duck-hook with his driver that veered into some dense shrubbery and, although his ball was located, there was no way to get it back in play without taking a penalty drop.
He had just enough clearance to drop into the open, albeit not onto anything resembling grass, but he defied a restricted backswing to hit a high draw and find the front right portion of the green.
And, moments after he appeared to be staring a double-bogey full in the face, Garcia rolled the huge putt into the centre of the cup to salvage an entertaining par-four, and he went on to complete a 67 to earn a share of the halfway lead.
"Obviously I didn't hit a good tee shot on 12," he said afterwards. "I was fortunate a guy from the crowd found it for me and I was able to drop outside the bush. I hit a really good shot from there with a seven-iron and made a really nice putt. It was one of those career fours!"
Watch the video above to see Garcia make one of the most entertaining pars of the European Tour season, and don't miss the conclusion to the European Tour season over the weekend on Sky Sports 4 - your home of golf.
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