Hong Kong Open: Sergio Garcia delights with shot of the day in six-under 64 Fanling masterclass
- The Spaniard sparkles in his best ever round in the tournament but still has a mountain to climb on Sunday
- He trails leader Aaron Rai by eight strokes, while Tommy Fleetwood is six shots off the pace
He had the best round of the day and hit the best shot of the day at the Honma Hong Kong Open on Saturday but still Sergio Garcia says he will be relying on a “hot streak” to even come close to winning at Fanling.
The Spaniard was at his fluid best during an impressive six-under-par 64 that included an eagle on the 10th hole where he drove the green and rolled in a putt from six feet.
But he’s still seven shots off leader Aaron Rai and knows everything must go right for him to be in the hunt for silverware on Sunday afternoon.
“It’s a long way back, I’m realistic. Yeah I can go out there and shoot eight or nine under but that still means the leader has to play badly and everyone has to play badly so it’s not that easy,” he said.
“The only thing I can do is go out there tomorrow, play as well as I can play and hopefully get on a hot streak and put on a good round. If we win, great, but if we end up having a great week it’s also positive.”
It was Garcia’s best round at the Hong Kong Golf Club, two shots better than the 66 he shot in the third round of his debut Open last year, and featured five birdies to go with his sublime eagle.
Garcia sprung out of the gates with a string of early birdies and was on his game throughout, bogeying only the sixth and going within a whisker of another birdie on 17.
