‘No place in our game:' Sergio Garcia apologizes for property-damaging Masters outburst
Two days after tearing up turf and breaking his driver in frustration, the 2017 Masters champ said sorry on social media.
Sergio Garcia's 2026 Masters won't be remembered for his score Getty Images Sergio Garcia got very mad. Now he’s very sorry. Two days removed from a property-damaging outburst at the Masters , Garcia, 46, apologized for his behavior on social media.
“I want to apologize for my actions on Sunday at The Masters tournament,” the 2017 Masters champ wrote Tuesday on X. “I respect and value everything that The Masters and Augusta National Golf club is to Golf. I regret the way I acted.
It has no place in our game. It doesn’t reflect the appreciation I have for The Masters, the patrons, tournament officials and golf fans around the world. ” pic.
twitter. com/HgWI8WVBXS — Sergio Garcia (@TheSergioGarcia) April 14, 2026 His mea culpa was in reference to a final-round incident in which Garcia, frustrated by an errant drive on the par-5 second hole, sledgehammered his club into the teeing area twice, tearing gouges in the turf. He then banged his driver against a nearby cooler, snapping the club head in the process.