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Sergio Garcia needs two words to explain his Masters after destroying driver
TL;DR
Sergio Garcia struggled with his driver during the Masters, hitting his first hole drive wide right. To avoid further issues, he decided to stop using the driver altogether.
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AUGUSTA, GA â Had to be done. OK, maybe it didnât have to be done, but that darn driver was holding Sergio Garcia back.
So, Garcia made sure he wasnât tempted to pull driver again.
He'd shoved his drive wide right of the fairway on the first hole of his final round at the Masters.
That resulted in an unhappy Sergio.
The next hole, his drive sailed into the bunker.
An unhappy Sergio spiraled into an angry Sergio.
Only one thing left to do.
Garcia destroyed his driver.
Sergio Garcia 'not super proud' of destroying driver
Who among us weekend hackers hasnât considered snapping our club after a couple of bad shots? Well, Sergio did it.
He smashed his tee with his club on the No. 2 tee box, then slammed his club into the ground. When his driver wouldnât give in, he took one more swing â his final swing of the day with his driver â and connected with his target: a cooler.
The driver tapped out. The club head broke off.
"Not super proud of it," Garcia, the fiery 2017 Masters champion, said after he finished the tournament at 8-over and way outside of contention, "but sometimes it happens."
Garciaâs unraveling became a snapshot of the collectively woeful showing by LIV golfers this week.
One hole after destroying his club, Garcia pulled 3-wood and split the fairway.
Problem solved, eh? Took the thinking out of his tee shots, anyway.
"It makes it very easy," Garcia said. "I just have to hit 3-wood all the time. I didn't have to choose another club."
How to explain Garcia's Masters performance? 'Bad golf.'
Say this much for Garciaâs week here at Augusta National: He wasnât boring. The man entertains.
Before the tournament, he warned the press he was "not feeling super amazing" about his game.
After shooting even par in Round 1, he toned down a reporterâs attempt to praise his round by responding that he hit some "terrible shots."
Garcia, 46, hasnât finished in the top 20 here since winning his green jacket nearly a decade ago. How to explain the drop off?
"Bad golf," Garcia said.
Two words. Thatâs all you get. Thatâs all you need, really.
OK, but whatâs causing the bad golf?
"Bad shots," Garcia said.
Heard that.
"Unfortunately, a lot of bad shots," he concluded.
The bad shots reduced, after Garciaâs bag got a lighter.
He went 12 for 12 hitting fairways with his 3-wood after his driver went limp.
Although you canât expect the green coats here to celebrate El Niño becoming a tornado of temper on No. 2, it did result in some levity. As Garcia addressed his tee shot on No. 11, a 520-yard par-4, one patron asked another whether Garcia had a 3-wood in his hands.
"Well, itâs not his driver," the other patron quipped, tongue in cheek.
Blake Toppmeyer is a columnist for the USA TODAY Network. Email him at BToppmeyer@gannett.com and follow him on X @btoppmeyer.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Sergio Garcia destroys driver, gives epic quote on Masters showing
Q&A
What did Sergio Garcia do to address his driver issues at the Masters?
Sergio Garcia decided to stop using his driver after hitting his first hole drive wide right.
How did Sergio Garcia perform in the final round of the Masters?
Sergio Garcia faced challenges with his driver during the final round, which affected his performance.
What hole did Sergio Garcia struggle with his driver at the Masters?
Sergio Garcia struggled with his driver on the first hole of his final round at the Masters.
