The temperature is rising as the LIV Golf Team Championship heads to its final stages. The championship recently saw the elimination of four teams in the quarterfinals. The remaining eight will battle it out to bag a place in the finals.

The captain’s pick during the post-match game of the final LIV event had some interesting twists. But Sergio Garcia and Bubba Watson‘s interaction was arguably the most shocking. After all, in a delightful way, they proved themselves to be cut out of the same cloth!

The Fireballs face the RangeGoats at the LIV Golf Team Championship 

During the interview ahead of the semifinals, Bubba Watson shared his views on facing the Fireballs GC in the semifinals and spoke about the importance of putting their best foot forward in the coming games and stated, “We’ve all got to beat each other to make it to Sunday, so it didn’t matter who was in front of you.”

Sergio Garcia, on the other hand, spoke about the weather conditions during the practice sessions and shared his insights about how the change in the wind-blowing pattern can affect the game of his rival team.

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He said, “The wind was blowing totally different today than the practice rounds, so if it blows the same way, they don’t know what’s going on. Sorry, Bubba.”

Upon hearing his name and the mention of his team, the 12-time PGA Tour winner gently poked fun at the rival captain and said, “We haven’t played a practice round yet.” Garcia did not wait for a moment and joined in the lighthearted back and forth and replied, “Me neither. No, but it should be a great match.”

Sergio Garcia showers praise all around

The RangeGoats have put forth quite commendable performances in their matches throughout this year, which helped them get placed among the top 4 teams. Their brilliant form did not go unnoticed by the Spanish golfer. Garcia went on to compliment them and said, “Obviously, RangeGoats have been playing very consistently throughout the year.”

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The 43-year-old proceeded to praise his fellow teammates, sent a few encouraging words their way for the coming semifinals, and said, “My boys played amazing today, so I hope that they do more of the same tomorrow.”

Only time will tell which team will secure their spots in the finals and finally lift this year’s LIV Golf Team Championship title.

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