Former Masters champion Sergio Garcia has apologised after smashing his driver in anger through the last spherical at Augusta on Sunday.
Paired with fellow Spaniard Jon Rahm, Garcia slammed his membership into the turf twice after hitting a shot that ended up in a bunker on the par-five second gap.
The 2017 champion then hit a close-by cooler, which snapped the head off his membership.
“I wish to apologise for my actions on Sunday on the Masters match,” Garcia mentioned in an announcement posted on X., exterior
“I respect and worth the whole lot that the Masters and Augusta Nationwide Golf Membership is to golf.
“I remorse the best way I acted and it has no place in our recreation. It does not replicate the respect and appreciation I have for the Masters, the patrons, match officers and golf followers world wide.”
As a result of the membership was broken out of anger, Garcia was unable to switch it, leaving him with out a driver for the remainder of the spherical.
Geoff Yang, chairman of the Masters competitions committee, issued a code-of-conduct warning to Garcia on the fourth tee.
The Spaniard went on to submit a three-over-par 75 to complete the week at eight over, third from final among the many 54 gamers who made the minimize.
When requested after his spherical what the difficulty was, the 46-year-old mentioned: “Unhealthy golf.”
The match was received by Northern Eire’s Rory McIlroy, who turned solely the fourth man to win successive Masters titles.
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