SERGIO Garcia has the best chance of his career to do something he has never done before - make a successful defence of a title.

Garcia, a winner six times in Europe and in America, is the only player in the world's top 25 competing in this week's £1m Mallorca Classic on the Pula course where he never topped 68 for a round when winning last year.

"It's not easy to play at the top level in the same tournament two years in a row, but I hope I can do well. I'm hitting the ball well," said the 25-year-old, who needs to compete this week to achieve the minimum 11 events required for European Tour membership. Tweet