Sergio Garcia wins the 2017 Masters


Sergio Garcia won the Masters on Sunday at Augusta National Golf Club, his first major championship, after defeating Justin Rose in a sudden-death playoff.
Garcia, 36, has played in 73 tournaments over the course of his 18-year career. Before heading into the playoff, Garcia and Rose finished 72 holes tied at nine under.
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Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
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