As the only remaining person on the planet to not weigh in on Sergio Garcia's somewhat disappointing professional career, it's good to finally get Jack Nicklaus' thoughts on this very important matter.
Sergio has a reputation for crying like a little baby when things don't go his way, but apparently he had matured this season. After winning The Players Championship in May, he was thisclose to winning the PGA Championship two weeks ago, which would've taken his name off the "greatest players never to win a major" list. Didn't happen -- Padraig Harrington stuck it to Sergio ... again -- but unlike previous letdowns, Garcia handled the loss with humility and aplomb (sorta).
Anyway, Nicklaus, taking time out from another course opening, offered his thoughts on the matter:
"Sergio is a good player, but how do you continue to do what he does? Watson did it, but Watson did it at a young age-two U.S. Opens and a PGA, or two PGAs and a U.S. Open." (He was referring to tournaments Watson could have won but didn't.) ...To recap: Watson did it, and Sergio's a good player who may or may not ever win a major. Got it?
"You know, Watson did it; Sergio has not been able to do it. He is very, very talented. When he learns to do that-if and when he learns that, and I don't know whether he will or not--he will get to that level."
To be fair, I'm guessing Nicklaus wasn't expecting to field questions about the state of Sergio's game while opening The Idaho Club, so maybe his answer wasn't as eloquent as it could've been.
Whatever, as the Golf Blog points out, neither Harrington or Phil Mickelson won a major until their 30s, so Garcia's hardly washed up, like, say, this poor sap.
