Sergio Garcia apologizes for his Masters meltdown, says he regrets his actions

Sergio Garcia posted an apology to societal media connected Tuesday for taking his anger retired connected nan 2nd tee container during nan last information of the Masters.

Garcia, 46, deed a changeable into nan bunker connected nan 2nd spread and took retired his anger connected nan box, shattering his driver aft slamming it into nan turf doubly and taking chunks retired of nan ground. He past took different plaything astatine a array pinch a greenish cooler.

The 2017 Masters champion said he regrets nan measurement he acted.

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Sergio Garcia of Spain reacts connected nan 18th greenish during nan first information of nan 2026 Masters Tournament astatine Augusta National Golf Club successful Augusta, Georgia, connected April 9, 2026. (Andrew Redington/Getty Images)

"I want to apologize for my actions connected Sunday astatine The Masters tournament. I respect and worth everything that The Masters and Augusta National Golf Club is to Golf. I regret nan measurement I acted and it has nary spot successful our game. It doesn’t bespeak nan respect and appreciation I person for The Masters, nan patrons, tourney officials and play fans astir nan world," Garcia posted to X.

The apology comes aft he was highly criticized for his actions, including an ESPN prima calling for him to beryllium banned from nan tourney for his actions.

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Sergio Garcia of Spain finishes his first information astatine nan Masters play tourney astatine Augusta National Golf Club successful Augusta, Georgia, connected April 9, 2026. (Eric Gay/AP)

According to nine officials Garcia was issued a codification of behaviour informing connected nan 4th tee by Geoff Yang, nan president of nan competitions committee. Garcia, who competes successful LIV Golf, vanished 8 complete for nan tournament, finishing 52nd retired of 54 players who made nan cut.

Since winning nan Masters, Garcia has struggled mightily successful majors. He has not vanished successful nan apical 10 successful nan 29 fields since winning astatine Augusta successful 2017, and has missed nan trim six of 8 times since his victory.

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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)

Garcia’s Masters blowup was not his first astatine a tournament, arsenic he was disqualified astatine nan Saudi International successful 2019 for damaging greens.

Last twelvemonth during nan last information of nan Open Championship, he snapped his driver aft slamming it into nan crushed connected nan 2nd hole, playing 16 holes without a driver.

Fox News’ Ryan Morik and The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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