Sergio Garcia is set to make one final push of the LIV Golf 2023 regular season on Sunday as he looks to chase down leader Brooks Koepka in Jeddah at Royal Greens Golf & Country Club. The Fireballs captain is currently T-2 alongside Charles Howell III on nine-under — three behind Koepka, thanks to a sensational seven-under 63 on Saturday.

“It was a really nice round, obviously,” the Spaniard said of his Saturday showing that included eight birdies and a solitary bogey. “The course conditions were a little bit more favorable than yesterday. Yesterday was much windier. It was a lot trickier

The Team Championship takes place next week in Miami and Garcia is delighted his fellow teammates Eugenio Chacarra, Abraham Ancer and Carlos Ortiz are all finding form.

“ I am very happy that we all played well,” he added. “The team obviously did well, too. We’re also second. Very proud of that. We’ve just got to go out there and have another good one tomorrow.

“Unfortunately, we can’t move up the standings even if we win. But we still want to have a great, solid week and finish the regular season the best way possible. We’ll go out there and give it our best and hopefully get the W.

“When we get to Miami, then we’ll figure out what we want to do. But yeah, very happy about the performance of everyone.

“Momentum is always good. It’s always important. It’s always positive. Obviously having a couple good weeks coming into Miami, it’s great.

“At the end of the day, you still have to go out there, you still have to play, you still have to perform. It’s not like you’re 1-up on the first hole because you’ve been playing well lately.

“Hopefully we’ll have a great day tomorrow again and get ready for Miami and see what we can do there.”

Following knee surgery at the end of last season, Garcia himself has also been gathering pace.

“Overall it’s been a work in process,” he said of his game. “I am working hard not only on the game but on the mental side and trying to be as positive as possible. I’m happy about that, but obviously I feel like I could definitely play better than I have for sure.

“I think physically I feel great. The knee doesn’t hurt. I’m able to not only play golf but work out here and there, play tennis and stuff. I’m able to do normal life, which is great.

“Do I feel like I’m on the top of my game? No, definitely not. I think that I can still get much better. I have been much better. But you work on it, you work hard on it, and you try to improve every single time you come out here. Some weeks are better than others, and you just try to enjoy them.”

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