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Sergio García’s return to nan segment of his top triumph has not been a happy 1 this weekend. The 2017 Masters champion made nan trim astatine Augusta but connected Sunday vented his vexation aft a mediocre opening changeable connected nan 2nd spread by slamming his nine into nan ground earlier snapping disconnected its caput erstwhile he smashed it into a adjacent cooler.
Masters officials are known for strictly enforcing rules and García was fixed a codification of behaviour informing for his outburst. A 2nd codification of behaviour breach would consequence successful a two-shot punishment and a 3rd would lead to disqualification.
Shortly aft his outburst, García picked up and carried clubs belonging to his playing partner, Jon Rahm, arsenic Rahm’s caddie raked nan bunker.
García is not nan first golfer to find himself successful problem pinch officials astatine this year’s tournament. Scotland’s Robert MacIntyre was reprimanded erstwhile he showed nan mediate digit to spectators aft he deed a changeable into nan h2o connected Thursday.
García started nan time 16 shots down nan tournament’s leaders, Rory McIlroy and Cameron Young. Although he made par connected nan 2nd spread he bogeyed 3 of nan first 4 connected Sunday, slipping further backmost into nan field.
The 46-year-old is known for his temper. At past year’s Open Championship astatine Royal Portrush, nan Spaniard was forced to play astir of his last information without his driver aft he slammed nan nine into nan crushed and collapsed it connected nan 2nd hole. In 2019, he was disqualified from a tourney successful Saudi Arabia aft he damaged respective greens successful frustration. In 2022, he sewage into a confrontation pinch an charismatic astatine nan Wells Fargo Championship aft a conflict complete a mislaid ball. During nan argument, García said: “A mates of much weeks, I don’t person to woody pinch you immoderate more.” He subsequently near nan PGA Tour for LIV Golf.
