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Former Masters champion Sergio Garcia has apologised after smashing his driver in anger during the final round at Augusta on Sunday.<\/b><\/p>\n
Paired with fellow Spaniard Jon Rahm, Garcia \u2060slammed his club into the turf twice after hitting a shot that ended up in a bunker on the par-five second hole.<\/p>\n
The 2017 champion then hit a nearby cooler, which snapped the \u200bhead \u2060off his club.<\/p>\n
“I want to apologise for my actions on Sunday at the Masters tournament,” Garcia said in \u2060a statement posted on X., external<\/span><\/a> <\/p>\n “I respect and value everything that the Masters \u200band \u2060Augusta National Golf Club is \u200cto golf.<\/p>\n “I regret the way I acted and it has no place in our game. It doesn’t reflect the respect and appreciation I \u200chave for the Masters, the patrons, tournament officials \u200cand golf fans around the world.”<\/p>\n Because the club was damaged out of anger, Garcia was unable to replace it, leaving him without a driver for the rest of the \u2060round.<\/p>\n Geoff Yang, chairman of the Masters competitions committee, issued a code-of-conduct warning to Garcia on the fourth tee.<\/p>\n The Spaniard went on to post a three-over-par 75 to finish the week at eight over, third from last among the 54 players who made the cut.<\/p>\n When asked after his round what the issue was, the 46-year-old said: “Bad golf.”<\/p>\n The tournament was won by Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy, who became only the fourth man to win successive Masters titles.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n