Most of it was simply frustration at not being able to get much out of his game.
Garcia changed his swing more than a year ago, which attributed to his drop to No. 95 on the PGA Tour money list last year. He reduced the lag in his swing so that he wouldn't have to rely so much on timing, particularly when the pressure was high on Sunday afternoon.
It started to come together about six months ago at the American Express Championship, and he has been waiting for everything to fall in place.
All that's holding him back now is his putting.
Garcia said his two-shot lead going into the final round should have been larger, and he could have avoided a playoff on the TPC at Las Colinas by making a fraction of the numerous birdie putts he faced inside 15 feet.
"It's such a thin line between feeling like you're going to make it and feeling a bit shaky," he said. "My confidence with my putting is not as good as it was, but my confidence with the long game, it's miles better. I know what I have to do around the course, and that comes from having confidence in yourself and in your swing."
Garcia is playing Colonial this week, but the real measure will come in the US Open next month at Shinnecock Hills. The 24-year-old Spaniard has performed well in the majors, the only player to finish in the top 10 in all four of them two years ago. He played in the final pairing with Woods two years ago at the US Open, finishing fourth.
"I'm just hoping to keep it going," he said. "I still have three great tournaments to come, and I'm going to try to keep doing well in those."
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