ESPN star calls for 2017 Masters winner to have his lifetime exemption removed after meltdown

ESPN prima Mike Greenberg called for Sergio Garcia’s life exemption into nan Masters Tournament to beryllium pulled aft his antics connected nan people successful nan last information connected Sunday.

Garcia received a code of behaviour warning aft he smashed his driver successful vexation astatine Augusta National. He slammed his nine into nan turf doubly aft hitting a changeable that ended up successful nan bunker. Then he took a swipe astatine a array pinch a greenish cooler connected it.

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ESPN characteristic Mike Greenberg is interviewed connected power statement astatine nan George R. Brown Convention Center successful Houston, Texas, connected Feb. 1, 2017, up of Super Bowl LI. (Jerry Lai/USA TODAY Sports)

Greenberg seemingly saw Garcia’s anger arsenic a detrimental issue.

"A life exemption is simply a privilege extended by Augusta to its champions retired of respect," he wrote connected X. "If that respect is not reciprocated, location is nary rule that says a past champ cannot beryllium banned.

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Sergio Garcia lines up a putt connected nan 2nd greenish during nan first information of nan Masters Tournament astatine Augusta National Golf Club successful Augusta, Ga., connected Apr. 9, 2026. (Michael Madrid/Imagn Images)

"I’m not judge they should person Sergio Garcia backmost aft nan garbage he pulled today."

Garcia, who competes successful LIV Golf, won nan Masters successful 2017. It is his only awesome triumph of his career. Since winning successful 2017, he only made nan trim for nan last 2 rounds once. The feat came astatine this year’s tournament. He vanished 52nd successful nan field.

Sergio Garcia plays his changeable connected nan seventeenth spread during nan 2nd information of nan Masters Tournament astatine Augusta National Golf Club successful Augusta, Ga., connected April 10, 2026. (Bill Streicher/Imagn Images)

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He joined LIV Golf successful 2022 arsenic he was among nan PGA Tour stars who near nan organization. He has 2 wins successful nan bid – astatine LIV Golf Andalucía successful 2024 and LIV Golf Hong Kong successful 2025. He played his measurement into a playoff 4 times, only winning nan Andalucía event.

Fox News’ Ryan Morik contributed to this report.

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