So THIS is the most viewed golf shot on the PGA Tour...

Believe it or not, it isn't Tiger Woods... 

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Mon, 23 Mar 2020
So THIS is the most viewed golf swing on the PGA Tour...

You might assume Tiger Woods would carry the most views on YouTube when it comes to golf swings on the PGA Tour, but you would be wrong. That post goes to Sergio Garcia, according to GolfSupport.com.

No, not the Spaniard's spectacular shot from behind a tree at Medinah during the final round of the 1999 US PGA Championship, but in fact his one-handed backward swipe to the fairway from atop a tree at the 2013 Arnold Palmer Invitational. 

 

 

Garcia found the trees with his tee shot at the 10th hole at Bay Hill, and instead of taking an unplayable, decided to climb up the tree to play his shot back onto the fairway.

The shot has had a whopping 8,935,000 views on YouTube, some 700,000 views more than the next most watched video on the PGA Tour - Tiger Woods' top 10 shots collection. 

Sadly for Garcia, his heroic efforts came at a price as he injured himself in the process. 

"First I climbed to identify the ball and I saw I could hit it one handed," García said in a statement on his website at the time. "Luckily it went OK."

Garcia was playing with William McGirt, who was stunned at what he was watching.

"I looked over and Sergio is up in the air, and I'm trying to figure out what in the hell he's going to do," McGirt told ESPN. "He called for a club. He's hugging the tree. And the ball comes flying out."

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