Spanish golfer Sergio Garcia made the cut at the 2026 Masters. The way his final round is going so far on Sunday, April 12, maybe he wishes he didn’t.
The 2017 Masters champion started the day at 5-over par and near the bottom of the leaderboard. That earned him a 9:28 a.m. ET tee time, meaning his day will be over by the time CBS begins coverage of the final round.
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The good news? Garcia got to play with countryman Jon Rahm, who also found himself far from contention.
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Unfortunately, that didn’t seem to help Garcia’s mood. As shown by ESPN on X, Garcia broke his driver after an especially frustrating tee shot on the second hole.
On the 585-yard par 5, Garcia ripped a poor drive into a bunker. As the ball was in flight, he slammed his driver twice onto the tee box. Then, Garcia rapped the head of the club against a cooler, ensuring he wouldn’t have to use it again.
According to ESPN, Garcia is not permitted to replace the driver, per golf rules. Geoff Yang, the chairman of the competitions committee, spoke to Garcia on the fourth tee and issued the code of conduct warning.
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Later on No. 2, Garcia eased the tension by carrying Rahm’s clubs while his caddie tended to sand in the bunker.
Amazingly, Garcia parred the hole to remain at 6-over after bogeying his opening hole. But he bogeyed the next two holes to fall to 8-over.
Unperturbed, Rahm is 3-under for the day and stands 2-over for the tournament.
The 2017 Masters win, earned in a playoff over Justin Rose, is Garcia’s lone major title. He has 11 PGA Tour wins at 35 victories worldwide. Garcia has earned $55 million on the PGA Tour and an estimated $93.5 million overall.
Rahm won the 2023 Masters by four strokes. He has claimed two career major, also taking home the top prize at the 2021 U.S. Open.
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Defending champion Rory McIlroy and Cameron Young share the lead at the 2026 Masters entering the final round. CBS begins coverage at 2 p.m. ET Sunday. The final round can be streamed on Paramount+ and Masters..com.
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