Sergio Garcia Smashes His Golf Club and Destroys Driver in Extreme Meltdown at Masters

Sergio Garcia Credit: ERIK S LESSER/EPA/Shutterstock (2) NEED TO KNOW Sergio Garcia crashed out at the Masters The LIV golfer destroyed his driver on the second hole Garcia later told reporters that he was not "super proud" of his behavior Sergio Garcia had a no good, very bad Sunday at the Masters. The 2017 winner at Augusta, Garcia let loose an epic meltdown in which he destroyed his driver thanks to the help of the ground and a water cooler. The 46-year-old Spanish golfer’s tough go of it began on the second hole when he took his frustrations out on his golf club after his drive at the par-5 hole.

In video from the moment after he teed off , Garcia hit the ground hard, twice, with his club. After watching his ball go into the bunker, the LIV golfer then attacked a nearby water cooler, severing the head of the club from its shaft. “He hits the ground and then, that driver is done for the day,” an announcer said.

A whole series of events from Sergio Garcia earlier on Sunday at the Masters 😳 😬 Slams his driver in frustration 😬 Breaks his driver against a cooler 😅 Carries Jon Rahm's bag while Rahm's caddie tends to a bunker pic. twitter. com/he09pvWuv8 — ESPN (@espn) April 12, 2026 Minutes later, he was seen seemingly cooling off as he walked to his second shot, holding his playing partner and fellow Spaniard Jon Rahm ’s bag while Rahm’s caddie tended to the bunker.

Sergio Garcia Credit: ERIK S LESSER/EPA/Shutterstock Later on the fourth hole, tournament official Geoff Yang issued a verbal code of conduct warning to Garcia, according to ESPN . After finishing the round at 3-over and 8-over through 72 holes, Garcia ended the tournament 52nd out of 54 golfers. The golfer did not share the specifics of what Yang told him — but admitted the season so far has not gone the way he had planned.