Sergio Garcia's amazing shot from behind a tree at the US PGA Championship in August has been named the 1999 Canon Shot of the Year.

Two behind Tiger Woods with three holes to play, the 19-year-old Spaniard smashed at the ball with his eyes shut, then opened them and raced up the fairway to see the ball reach the green.

"It was between a five- and a six-iron and I had to aim about 60 to 70 yards left," Garcia recalls.

"I had to slice it and I couldn't afford to hit the first root. Then I had to make sure not to start it too far right or I might have hit the second root and the ball could have come back and hit me.

"I opened the face of a six-iron as much as I could and tried to get out of the way in case it hit the tree. I had to go for it and it's probably the greatest shot I've played so far in my life."