Playing at Club de Campo del Mediterraneo, the Spaniard's home course, he hit a second shot from a difficult lie, shaping it around trees and onto the eighth green for a birdie four.

The shot ensured Garcia was not caught on the final round and he went on to claim victory in the Castello Masters.

Second place went to England's Steve Webster, who chipped in from thick rough at the seventh hole on the last day of the Portugal Masters, while a deft chip from South African Charl Schwartzel in the final round of the Madrid Masters secured him third place.