( CNN) Sergio Garcia used to be regarded as golf’s nearly man.
There were the 73 failed attempts to win a major — four runner-up spots, 12 top-five finishes, 22 top 10 s — culminating in 18 seasons of what-might-have-beens.
In one of his most vulnerable moments he told the world that he didn’t have what it took to win any of golf’s big four tournaments.