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Sergio Garcia on Wednesday set his sights on ending Spain's 25-year wait for the World Cup of Golf but expects a tough challenge from the likes of Sweden, England and Ireland.
Spain, four-time champions, have not won the event since 1984
but Garcia believes that he and partner Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano
are in good touch.
"It has been a while. We had some good chances of winning it. I
remember 2004 with Miguel Angel (Jimenez) and myself, and a couple
of other chances we've had too," Garcia said ahead of the first
round on Thursday.
"I mean, we are feeling pretty good. I think that we are hitting
the ball quite solid. It's just a matter of being able to go out
there and roll some putts in, put some good scores in there."
But he said that Spain, last year's runners-up, faced fierce
competition.
"I think that England is a good team. Sweden is a great team.
"Germany has a good, solid team. Italy with the Molinari brothers,
they are playing both well. Ireland, obviously.
"So there's a good amount of teams out there that you have to
look out for."
Garcia said a win here would be a good way to finish the season
after a "hard year". The world number eight has not won a
tournament since the 2008 HSBC Champions.
"Obviously looking at the results, it has not been a very good
year. But I feel like my game in the past, probably in the past
three-and-a-half months, has been improving, and that's a positive
for next year."
Twenty-eight nations will battle for the title at Mission Hills
near Shenzhen in southern China in the $5.5-million, 72-hole
strokeplay team event.
Defending champions Sweden, who won last year's event by three
strokes, feature Henrik Stenson, ranked seventh in the world, and
Robert Karlsson.
Ireland comprise Graeme McDowell and young hotshot Rory McIlroy,
who finished second on the European money list, while England have
the flamboyant Ian Poulter and Ross Fisher.
The first and third days are fourball, in which four balls are
used and the player with the fewest shots takes the hole for his
team. The second and final days involve foursomes play, where the
pairs use only one ball each.
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