Jon Rahm warned by fellow Tour pro about Sergio Garcia, ‘he’s not a good influence’

“I think there’s a difference doing it with Augusta,“ he said.

*“*It shows a slightly higher level of psychopathy than I’m comfortable with.

*“*And I think that’s where you can really reveal something about your character that maybe shouldn’t be revealed.

*“*And that’s aimed at Bob [MacIntyre] as much as it’s aimed at Sergio, frankly, and Tyrrell [Hatton] with his comments over the years.

*“*That place should command utmost respect and behaviour. And if you can’t do it there, then there’s seemingly no way you can do it.”

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*“*But Sergio, once again, not covering himself in glory. Love him as a golfer, but as is so often the case, he’s just a childish brat, frankly, on the course.”

*“*And while I’m on a rant – this is the guy that Jon Rahm spends a lot of time with on LIV.

*“*So we look at the way he then corresponds with the DP World Tour and his position on this – you’ve got to be careful who you surround yourself with in life.

“And Jon should be asking himself some questions on that front, in my view, because he’s not a good influence.“

Sergio Garcia’s statement about his behavior at Augusta National

Garcia made things even worse for himself with his childlike, petulant behavior during his post-round interview.

He must have been told by his management company and sponsors that he had to rectify that immediately.

And so, Garcia released an apology via his social media channels on Tuesday.

“I want to apologise for my actions on Sunday at The Masters tournament,“ Garcia said.

*“*I respect and value everything that The Masters and Augusta National Golf Club is to Golf. I regret the way I acted and it has no place in our game.

“It doesn’t reflect the respect and appreciation I have for The Masters, the patrons, tournament officials and golf fans around the world.“