Sergio
I was at the PGA last Sunday and followed the Wi/Garcia/Harrington group start to finish.
Garcia's ball striking is absurd. He's just so good it's sick. Anyhow, he showed the ability to hit the lower, penetrating ball flight and the big bomber too.
On 2 (529 par 5) he hit driver and then 9 iron? Couldn't tell the exact yardage but he killed it past all the bunkers and had a short iron left. He was across the fairway so hard to tell which club exactly, but hell he almost made it from there.
On 4 (446 Par 4) he hit driver and he had less than 100 left. Really tricky pin position there and he missed the birdie putt.
On 7 (449 Par 4) he hit the first of a few low drivers. The wind was just howling into your face here and at that point it had been raining off and on. He didn't hit it terribly far, however. Harrington went w/ a "normal" type trajectory that ballooned, but went further than Garcia's. After they all tee off there's a concession stand about 125 yards up the fairway and to the right of the teebox. Garcia sprints under the ropes, walking amongst a hundred people in line for beer, food, etc. looking for the portable bathrooms. Funny stuff!
On 8 (491 Par 4) he again hit the low driver. TV doesn't do this hole any justice. With the wind howling and the rain coming down this hole was easily 550-575 yards. After Harrington made the green in two some dude in the crowd yells to Harrington that he's the only guy to make the green in two all morning. Harrington turns to the guy and gives him a pseudo fist pump and a grin!
On 12 (593 Par 5) he hooked one left but ended up w/ a good lie in the trampled down rough. Lot of speculation here on the lie and club selection but this is the closest I got to Garcia all day (less than 10 ft) and got a good look at his lie. It was fine to hit a long iron and I thought 5 wood would have been too much. Hit a terrible chip though.
On 16 (401 Par 4) I'm not sure what club he hit off the tee but it wasn't driver. I was a little surprised how far back he left himself here w/ the wind blowing across the water. He then tried some low line drive that we all know ended up went. Great up and down after he just dunked it too. Crowd went nuts when Paddy made his par.
I'll have more on the PGA later, will try and post a full trip report.
