Sergio Garcia shares two key tips for amateurs looking to improve their iron play

Despite the poor recent form in majors, Garcia achieved a significant career milestone by winning The Masters, securing the coveted green jacket in 2017.

That win alone, along with the rest of his remarkable career, is enough reason for any amateur to pay attention when he offers advice.

He was speaking to LIV Golf when he said: “For me a good set-up starts from the feet up, trying to make sure that everything is aligned as well as possible. That’s your feet, knees, hips and shoulders.

“Then for me personally it’s just making sure that my height on my set-up, that I have enough room for me to be able to swing and the stability of it. It is important to make sure your body is not going up and down too much while you’re swinging.

“There is going to be some movement there but you don’t want it to be fluctuating too much because then you have to manoeuvre with your arms to make sure you don’t hit it heavy or too thin.

“That’s why it’s important to have a good set-up which is going help you being stable and that will help you strike the ball better.

“If you start with good basics, it’s going to help you throughout your whole swing. If you work on a good set-up, I think the most important thing is to trust it and to make sure that you get through the ball.

“I see a lot of people, a lot of amateurs, who don’t get through the ball. So when you are getting the speed with your arms and hands and you stop your body then the speed takes over and it’s very difficult to control.

“If you can keep matching that speed with your body and getting through the ball then it’s much easier for you to control your club and your speed through impact.

“That is one of the things that I try to tell amateurs the most. Once they get to the top of the backswing, make sure that they drop their hands and don’t swing with their shoulders first, so they don’t get outside of the line.

“So for me the two most important moves for an amateur would be making sure they do this [shallow the club], to make sure it’s coming on the right line. And then getting through the ball strongly, and finishing looking at the target.”

Sergio Garcia reflects on 2025 season after missing Ryder Cup selection

Garcia put in a strong showing on LIV Golf, even though if it did not quite lead to everything he had hoped for.

One thing that escaped him was another Ryder Cup call-up, as Luke Donald left him out of the team for Bethpage Black.

Across 45 matches, he has picked up 28.5 points and is Europe’s all-time top scorer.

But Donald went a different direction this time, though fellow LIV Golf players Tyrrell Hatton and Rahm did make the squad.