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Sergio Garcia has no plans to change the swing which in just six months as a professional has earned him more than £1.4 million.

On the eve of his debut in the Cisco World Matchplay championship at Wentworth, the 19-year-old instantly rejected the advice of former Open champion Nick Price who had said he thought Garcia's swing needed "refining" to make his driving more consistent.

But Garcia, seeking a third successive victory and his fourth since he left the amateur ranks in April, said: "I am very pleased with my swing and the way I am hitting the ball.

"I have no complaints. If it's working you don't have to change it. Somebody told me that Nick had said I should try not to hit my driver too long so that I hit it straighter, but I don't consider myself a bad driver. I usually hit a lot of fairways.

"I have something in my mind very clear and it is that if I feel OK I don't care what people say.

"Unless my dad (a club professional and Garcia's coach since he took up the game at the age of three) or a person I really trust says something, I am not going to change anything."

"I will talk to Nick just to see what he thinks about it. Sometimes it is good to hear what some good players think, but that does not mean that they are always right."

Most observers' first memory of Garcia this year will be his second place to Tiger Woods at the United States PGA - and THAT shot from behind a tree. But he picks out the Ryder Cup as the most special moment of the season, even though that ended in defeat, of course.

Ireland's Padraig Harrington, who also competes, has plenty of matchplay experience, but still starts as the under-dog against Paraguayan Carlos Franco who, with two wins on the American tour this year, has risen to world number 21.