A veteran of nine Ryder Cups, the Spaniard became Europe's all-time leading points scorer with 25.5 points at the 2018 Ryder Cup. He was unbeaten over the first two days at The K Club in 2006 and in the process became only the second player after Ian Woosnam to win all four points from his foursomes and fourball matches.

Two years earlier, he became only the sixth player to claim four-and-a-half points out of a possible five in the Ryder Cup at Oakland Hills. He was one of Colin Montgomerie’s vice captains at Celtic Manor in 2010, when Europe won by a single point. Garcia won his first Major Championship at the 2017 Masters Tournament, beating Ryder Cup team-mate Justin Rose in a play-off.