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 choler retired connected the 2nd tee container during the last circular of the Masters.

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

The 2017 Masters champion said helium regrets the mode helium acted.

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

"I privation 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 the mode I acted and it has nary spot successful our game. It doesn’t bespeak the respect and appreciation I person for The Masters, the patrons, tourney officials and play fans astir the world," Garcia posted to X.

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

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Sergio Garcia of Spain finishes his archetypal circular astatine the 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 the 4th tee by Geoff Yang, the president of the competitions committee. Garcia, who competes successful LIV Golf, finished 8 implicit for the tournament, finishing 52nd retired of 54 players who made the cut.

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

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Sergio Garcia lines up a putt connected the 2nd greenish during the archetypal circular of the 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 archetypal astatine a tournament, arsenic helium was disqualified astatine the Saudi International successful 2019 for damaging greens.

Last twelvemonth during the last circular of the Open Championship, helium snapped his operator aft slamming it into the crushed connected the 2nd hole, playing 16 holes without a driver.

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

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