Sergio Garcia apologizes for outburst amid final round of Masters

Sergio Garcia apologized Tuesday for his outburst throughout final-round play on the Masters on Sunday.

Garcia erupted on the second gap at Augusta Nationwide after his tee shot discovered the bunker, taking two swipes on the grass earlier than breaking his driver on a cooler.

Garcia was issued a code-of-conduct warning, a primary on the Masters, and was not allowed to exchange the membership in his bag.

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He issued an apology on social media Tuesday, expressing „remorse“ for his actions.

„I wish to apologize for my actions on Sunday on the Masters match,“ Garcia wrote. „I respect and worth all the pieces that The Masters and Augusta Nationwide Golf Membership is to Golf. I remorse the best way I acted and it has no place in our recreation. It does not replicate the respect and appreciation I’ve for The Masters, the patrons, match officers and golf followers all over the world.“

Garcia, who was paired with Jon Rahm on Sunday, introduced some levity to the second quickly after his outburst, carrying Rahm’s bag down the green whereas his caddie tended to a bunker.

In line with membership officers, Geoff Yang, in his position as chairman of the competitions committee, spoke to Garcia on the fourth tee and issued the code-of-conduct warning. Following his spherical of 3-over 75, Garcia wouldn’t reveal what Yang mentioned to him and stopped in need of apologizing for his antics.

„[I’ve been frustrated] by the 12 months,“ mentioned Garcia, who posted a 72-hole whole of 8 over. „Yeah, simply clearly not tremendous pleased with it, however typically it occurs.“

Since profitable his solely main title at Augusta Nationwide in 2017, Garcia has missed six Masters cuts and tied for twenty third in 2022. He was 52nd of the 54 gamers who made the reduce when he walked off the inexperienced Sunday.

When Garcia was requested why he has performed poorly within the Masters since profitable a inexperienced jacket, he mentioned, „Unhealthy golf.“ Requested if there was something particular that led him to enjoying unhealthy golf, he mentioned, „Unhealthy photographs.“

In final 12 months’s last spherical of the Open Championship at Royal Portrush in Northern Eire, Garcia slammed his driver into the bottom in frustration on the second gap and broke it in half. He performed the ultimate 16 holes with no driver and carded a 3-under 68.

Garcia was disqualified in 2019 on the Saudi Worldwide for damaging greens in frustration. His antics through the years embody angrily kicking off his shoe when he slipped throughout a tee shot on the World Match Play in 2001 and the shoe practically struck an official. He additionally spit right into a cup throughout a World Golf Championship at Doral after three-putting.

Garcia has not completed within the prime 10 within the 29 majors he has performed since beating Justin Rose in a playoff at Augusta Nationwide in 2017. He has missed the reduce six instances in eight appearances on the Masters since profitable.

Info from ESPN’s Mark Schlabach and The Related Press was used on this report.