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Sergio Garcia posted an apology on social media Tuesday for taking out his anger on the second tee box during the final round of the Masters.
Garcia, 46, hit a shot into the bunker on the second hole and took his anger out on the box, smashing his driver after slamming it into the turf twice and picking up chunks of the ground. Then he took another turn at a table with a green cooler.
The 2017 Masters champion said he regrets the way he behaved.
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Sergio Garcia of Spain reacts to the 18th green during the first round of the 2026 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia on April 9, 2026. (Andrew Redington/Getty Images)
“I want to apologize for my actions on Sunday at The Masters tournament. I respect and value everything The Masters and Augusta National Golf Club are to golf. I regret the way I conducted myself and it has no place in our game. It does not reflect the respect and appreciation I have for The Masters, patrons, tournament directors and golf fans sent to X. Garcia.
The apology comes after he was heavily criticized for his actions, including an ESPN star who called for him to be banned from the tournament for his actions.
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Sergio Garcia of Spain completes his first round at the Masters golf tournament at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia on April 9, 2026. (Eric Gay/AP)
According to club officials, Garcia was given a code of conduct warning on the fourth tee by Geoff Yang, the chairman of the competition committee. Garcia, who competes in LIV Golf, finished 8 over for the tournament and finished 52nd out of 54 players who made the cut.
Since winning the Masters, Garcia has struggled mightily in the majors. He has not finished in the top 10 in the 29 majors since winning at Augusta in 2017 and has missed the cut six of eight times since his win.
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Sergio Garcia lines up a putt on the second green during the first round of the Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga., on April 9, 2026. (Michael Madrid/Imagn Images)
Garcia’s Masters blowup was not his first at a tournament, as he was disqualified at the 2019 Saudi International for damaging the greens.
Last year during the final round of the Open Championship, he snapped his driver after slamming it into the ground on the second hole, playing 16 holes without a driver.
