{"id":601482,"date":"2026-04-13T16:02:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T16:02:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/601482\/"},"modified":"2026-04-13T16:02:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T16:02:07","slug":"sergio-garcia-had-the-most-disgusting-moment-at-the-masters-and-what-he-said-after-it-made-it-worse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/601482\/","title":{"rendered":"Sergio Garcia Had the Most Disgusting Moment at the Masters, and What He Said After It Made It Worse"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 2026 Masters lived up to the hype as Rory McIlroy etched his name into the history books<\/a> by winning his second straight green jacket. The tournament had yet another dramatic final round that had viewers glued to their televisions, watching the best golfers in the world being pushed to their limits on the biggest stage in the sport. <\/p>\n

Hours before McIlroy tapped in for bogey and the win<\/a> on 18, a past Masters champion had the most embarrassing and disgusting moment of the tournament and he had nobody to blame but himself.<\/p>\n

We\u2019re talking about Sergio Garcia, who has had countless moments like this one throughout his career and it\u2019s why so many fans have grown tired of his act over the years. <\/p>\n

In case you missed it, Garcia, who went out early in Sunday\u2019s final round, was not happy with his drive on the par-5 2nd hole. He immediately slammed his driver into the ground<\/a> a few times, taking a good chunk of grass out of the immaculate tee box. He didn\u2019t stop there, however. He then walked over to the water cooler and whacked it with his driver so hard that the head of the club broke off the shaft leaving him without a driver for the rest of the round. <\/p>\n

Here\u2019s that moment: <\/p>\n

A whole series of events from Sergio Garcia earlier on Sunday at the Masters \ud83d\ude33<\/p>\n

\ud83d\ude2c Slams his driver in frustration
\ud83d\ude2c Breaks his driver against a cooler
\ud83d\ude05 Carries Jon Rahm’s bag while Rahm’s caddie tends to a bunker pic.twitter.com\/he09pvWuv8<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 ESPN (@espn) April 12, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

That\u2019s a horrible look for anyone, but especially for someone who has won the Masters before. This tournament is the most special event in all of the golf and the grounds of Augusta National are some of the most hallowed in all of sports. <\/p>\n

Garcia\u2019s actions were so bad that a tournament official came out and gave him a verbal code of conduct warning during his round. <\/p>\n

\u26a0\ufe0f\ud83c\udfcc\ufe0f\ud83c\udf3a #WARNING<\/a> \u2014 Geoff Yang, the chairman of the competition committee at The Masters, spoke to Sergio Garcia on the 4th tee and gave him a code of conduct warning after he smashed his driver and broke it on the second tee box<\/p>\n

Should Sergio be punished? pic.twitter.com\/LUjlv0NXua<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 NUCLR GOLF (@NUCLRGOLF) April 12, 2026<\/a>What Sergio Garcia said after his round about the incident<\/p>\n

While Garcia\u2019s actions on the second tee were really bad, what he said after made it worse. Instead of being remorseful or apologetic, he had this smug retort when asked about it: \u201cI\u2019m obviously not super proud of it but sometimes it happens.\u201d<\/p>\n

When pressed on what the tournament official said to him, Garcia was even more standoffish, saying: \u201cI\u2019m not going to tell you.\u201d<\/p>\n

He then later added that he didn\u2019t really care that he broke his driver on the water cooler because it actually helped him the rest of the round.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt makes it very easy,\u201d Garcia said. \u201cI just have to hit 3-wood all the time. I didn\u2019t have to choose another club.\u201d<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s his post-round media scrum: <\/p>\n

\ud83d\udde3\ufe0f\ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddf8 #SERGIO<\/a> RESPONDS \u2014 \u201cI\u2019M NOT GOING TO TELL YOU\u201d, when asked what the Masters rules official told him regarding him getting a warning. \ud83d\ude33<\/p>\n

He added: \u201cJust obviously not super proud of it, but sometimes it happens.\u201d pic.twitter.com\/cCanpQxba5<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 NUCLR GOLF (@NUCLRGOLF) April 12, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

Garcia handled that with as much class as he showed on the second tee box. He should have offered a sincere apology for his actions. Instead he seemed bothered to be even asked about it. <\/p>\n

Sergio Garcia\u2019s actions led to fans asking for him to be banned from the tournament<\/p>\n

Garcia won the 2017 Masters, which means he gets to come back and play in the tournament for the rest of his life. Being in that exclusive group should come with a lot more respect for the event, but Garcia didn\u2019t carry himself like that during the moment or after the round.<\/p>\n

Lots of fans were quick to call him out and some thought the Masters should consider banning him from future tournaments. <\/p>\n

ESPN\u2019s Mike Greenberg was one of those fans, as he tweeted<\/a>: \u201cA lifetime exemption is a privilege extended by Augusta to its champions out of respect. If that respect is not reciprocated, there is no law that says a past champ cannot be banned. I\u2019m not sure they should have Sergio Garcia back after the garbage he pulled today.\u201d<\/p>\n

Garcia probably won\u2019t face that type of punishment. But he should take some time to reflect on his behavior on Sunday and realize he got everything way wrong. <\/p>\n

As for the golf, Garcia finished the Masters in 52nd place<\/a>, better than just two other players who made the cut. <\/p>\n

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