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Net worth of Sergio Garcia, personal life, career, wife, biography
Profession: | Athlete |
Date of Birth: | Jan 09, 1980 |
Age: | 40 |
Net value: | 85 millions |
Place of birth: | Castellon |
Height (m): | 1,80 |
Religion: | Christianity |
Relationship Status: | In a relationship with |
Sergio Garcia is a Spanish professional golfer who has won more than 30 international tournaments to his name. This Spaniard is the best golfer in his country and has been one of the most popular names in the sport. This 2008 “Players Championship” champion has a huge following of fans all over the world.
Garcia started playing golf when she was 3 years old. Under the mentorship and supervision of his father, he has come a long way. Like Paige Spiranac , he goes down as one of the best players in the history of the sport. Let’s find out more about this highest paid golfer in Spain.
SERGIO GARCIA: EARLY CHILDHOOD AND EDUCATION
Sergio Garcia Fernandez was born on January 9, 1980. He was born in Castellon, Spain and grew up in the Spanish town of Borriol. Garcia was the second child and grew up alongside three other siblings. Garcia was introduced to the world of golf by his father who loved the sport.
His father Victor raised his children to love the game the way he loved it. Garcia’s siblings were also associated with golf at one point in their lives, but they weren’t as talented at the sport as Sergio. His father Victor raised his family in a traditional way, emphasizing the values of humanity and hard work. This was later to reflect on the life of Sergio himself.
Having started playing the sport at a very young age, he had a unique love for the sport. The young child even hired members of his father’s golf club and won against the men. At the age of 12, El Nino became famous for his long punching skills.
SERGIO GARCIA: CAREER
Garcia entered the entire professional golf scene before the 2000s. He had at one point hoped that he would succeed as a football player for teams like Barcelona and Real Madrid. However, through his father’s influence, he became the golfing legend he is today.
Professionally, Sergio Garcia was able to record 14 European tours, 10 PGA tours, 6 Asian tours and a golf tour in Japan. He became the youngest player to compete in the Ryder Cup. But his first real challenge came when he took on the legendary Tiger Woods in the PGA 1000 Championship. He put on a really good show during the match and only lost the show by one blow.
Garcia, throughout his career, has won several awards, including 1999’s “Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year.” He was also awarded the Vardon Trophy and in 2017 Sergio was named European Tour Golfer of the Year.
SERGIO GARCIA: PERSONAL LIFE
The professional Spanish golfer has been in a relationship with various people. He dated famed Morgan-Leigh Norman in 2006. Norman was the daughter of another golf great Gret. They were together for 3 years before falling apart.
In 2001, he first dated legendary tennis star, Martina Hingis. Sergio and Martina had been together for just a year before they called it quits. In 2013 he dated Australian actress Katharina Boehm but they fell apart just after 2 years of being together. It would be a serious relationship and everyone expected them to get married.
More recently, he dated Angela Akins. Sergio got engaged to Angela, who is a journalist at The Golf in January 2017. She is also the daughter of former American football player, Marty Akins. They started dating in 2016 and took their vows in July 2017. Their wedding was a private affair in Texas, with close friends and relatives in attendance. On March 14, 2018, the couple introduced their first and only child, Azalea Adele Garcia, to the world. They seem to lead a very happy life together and we wish them well.
SERGIO GARCIA: FORTUNE
El Nino as he is so often called, as his name suggests, has been playing golf since he was a kid. Garcia has an astonishing net worth of $85 million. When he started in 1999, he received $1.31 million from the European Tour and then $784,000 from the PGA Tour Career. Then his annual PGA tour career reached $1.05 million and his annual European tour earnings were $599,000, and that was in the early 2000s. 17 years later, Garcia is still playing and is still one of the prominent names in the sport. It has many different revenue streams including endorsements and paid advertisements. He is also president of the CF Borriol football team.
Garcia is a car enthusiast and has his own collection of BMW cars; he even owns a private jet. He has also marked his presence on social media platforms including Instagram where he has more than 340,000 subscribers and Twitter where he has nearly one million followers.