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What a year for Sergio Garcia.

First, he ended his long wait for a major championship at the Masters Tournament last April.

In July, he married his girlfriend, Angela Akins.

Today, the couple has welcomed their first child, a little girl – and her name could not be more perfect given where her dad enjoyed his finest hour as a professional golfer.

Sergio Garcia Masters

First reported by Augusta-based golf correspondent Scott Michaux, Azalea Adele Garcia was born four days early at 1.54am today in Austin, Texas. The little tot’s dad confirmed the news this afternoon.

As anybody who knows anything about golf will already know, azaleas
are as integral a part of the Masters and Augusta National as Green
Jackets, the Butler Cabin, Rae’s Creek and back nine drama.

‘Azalea’ is also the name of the 13th hole at Augusta.

Garcia, whose Masters title defence begins three weeks tomorrow,
spoke to reporters yesterday for half an hour from the hospital, where
he said he was ‘looking forward to everything about parenthood’.

“It’s kind of very, very exciting and nerve‑wracking at the same
time,” he said. “We’ll try to raise her the best way possible. Try to
make all the decisions as well as we can. At the end of the day, that’s
all we can hope for. Hopefully, we have a great, healthy baby girl that
grows up to be an amazing woman and we don’t have to worry too much
about her.”

We’re already looking forward to seeing little Azalea wearing this…


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Michael McEwan is the Deputy Editor of bunkered and has been part of the team since 2004. In that time, he has interviewed almost every major figure within the sport, from Jack Nicklaus, to Rory McIlroy, to Donald Trump. The host of the multi award-winning bunkered Podcast and a member of Balfron Golfing Society, Michael is the author of three books and is the 2023 PPA Scotland 'Writer of the Year' and 'Columnist of the Year'. Dislikes white belts, yellow balls and iron headcovers. Likes being drawn out of the media ballot to play Augusta National.

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