Garcia says might have been footballer or vet surgeon had not been a golfer

World number three Sergio Garcia has said that if he had not been a professional golfer he might have been a footballer or even a veterinary surgeon.

On the eve of the WGC-HSBC Champions in Shanghai, the Spanish Ryder Cup star and 2009 winner of the tournament at Sheshan International Golf Club was asked at a news conference where he might have been now if he hadn't been so successful on the course.

Garcia said that he would have loved to be involved with sports no matter what, so he added that either football player or maybe a tennis player, Sport24 reported.

He also said that he has always liked animals, so maybe a vet or something like that, adding that he would have to study a lot for that, though.

The Spaniard lies third on The European Tour's Race to Dubai entering the second event of the Final Series of four in Shanghai. But he said catching the absent Rory McIlroy at the top of the standings would be next to impossible.

McIlroy leads second-placed Jamie Donaldson and Garcia by more than three million points.

Garcia laughed that if he wins all three tournaments and McIlroy doesn't play any then he has a chance.