Spain has already had a banner sports day, and the highly anticipated European Championship soccer final between the Spanish and the English has not even started yet. Carlos Alcaraz dominated , defeating the legendary Novak Djokovic in straight sets to win the oldest tennis tournament in the world for a second consecutive year. Then, in Andalucía, , wearing the colors of his native Spain, won the first event of his career in dramatic fashion.
He defeated Anirban Lahiri in a two-hole playoff, as Lahiri on the 18th hole to force extra holes. Garcia consequently took advantage of the opportunity Lahiri gave him on his home soil. .
misses this winning putt on No. 18..
. This sends us to a double playoff for the individual and team titles “Without a doubt,” Garcia said when asked if his win in Spain was a career highlight. “Not only that, but also Carlos winning.
Alcaraz won today. Hopefully, Spain wins tonight. It would be an unbelievable weekend.
Actually, I was talking to my wife and my manager, and I said, ‘If I can shoot 5-under, I’ll see what happens.’ But I played well, played well in the playoff. It’s just a tough hole.
But so happy. Garcia went out and carded a terrific 5-under 66, the lowest round of the day at Real Club Valderrama, the course that hosted the 1997 and a LIV Golf event over the past two years. The 2017 Masters champion began the day on the 4th hole—under LIV’s shotgun format—and opened his final round with a birdie.
Five more birdies .