The resurgence of Sergio Garcia is good news for the world of golf

It’s good to see Sergio Garcia back at his best after having a tough time off the golf course.

It was great to see a resurgent Sergio Garcia win impressively at last week’s Qatar Masters.

It was his second victory in his past three events. He is back in the world’s Top 10 and hopefully this is the start of a second coming that finally leads to Major success.

I’ve been a big fan of Sergio for a long time and although it seems he’s been around for ever, he’s still only 34.

I was first told about this young Spanish teenager who could be as good as Seve Ballesteros and Jose Maria Olazabal.

Garcia now has over 20 professional victories and millions in the bank, but he’s never quite emulated the Major wins of his two countrymen.

It’s easy to recall The Open at Carnoustie in 2007 when he was the best player over 72 holes, but he missed that eight-footer on the last and lost to Padraig Harrington in the play-off.

He’s also been one of the players to suffer most from Tiger Woods’ period of dominance, before his career stalled on and off the course.

Sergio is a sensitive soul and he was badly affected by splitting up with Greg Norman’s daughter, Morgan-Leigh, a few years ago. That coincided with struggles on the course, and more especially with his putter.

Sergio has always been a wonderful player from tee to green. But when you can’t hole putts, golf becomes demoralising. You try to knock the ball closer and it affects your short game, and this problem starts to eat away at you.

What is often forgotten too, is that Sergio spends most of his time in America and how difficult that can be for a Spaniard. The Spanish love to socialise and have dinner together, while American players will often have room service on their own in a hotel.

In that situation, Sergio’s off-course problems would have been magnified by a sense of isolation away from friends and family.

Seeing his smile in Qatar, and in Thailand before Christmas, was the sign we needed that he’s back.

We’ve become used to seeing those shoulders slumped and that hang-dog expression in recent years. But these two wins set him up perfectly for the year as he heads over to the PGA Tour and gears up for the Majors.

He should take inspiration from Adam Scott, a player who has also been around for years and had to deal with lofty expectations.

Adam came good at The Masters last year and Garcia must believe that his best golf is certainly as good as that of the Australian.

Sergio has a new girlfriend and is holing putts again, so maybe Major glory might be just around the corner.