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It appears that Sergio Garcia is a big ‘better late than never’ guy.The 2017 Masters champion made the cut at Augusta National this past weekend for the first time since 2022. Garcia ultimately finished 52nd, and while a 52nd-place finish typically doesn't garner much attention, the Spaniard isn't your typical player.READ: Masters Parting Thoughts: Rory's Memory, A Bad Broadcast, And The Passage Of TimeDuring Sunday's final round, paired alongside fellow Spaniard and former Masters champ Jon Rahm, Garcia opened his day off with a bogey on the opening hole. Garcia then arrived at the Par 5 second hole, and before his golf ball even reached its apex, he had already taken a chunk out of the tee box before smashing and snapping his driver on a nearby water cooler.His teeshot on the second hole found a fairway bunker, but he still managed to make par. Garcia ultimately shot a 3-over 75 on Sunday. Following his round, Garcia fielded a few questions from the media, avoided talking about the outburst on the second hole, and didn't offer up any form of apology.He saved his apology for Instagram on Tuesday, two days after the outburst took place.According to Doug Ferguson of the Associated Press, the chairman of the competition committee at Augusta National spoke with Garcia on the fourth tee after the temper tantrum and gave him a code of conduct warning.Following his round on Sunday, Garcia was specifically asked what the official told him on the fourth hole, to which he responded by saying, "I'm not going to tell you."Garcia's actions were stereotypical (emphasis on typical), as he's built up a reputation throughout his career for having one of the shortest fuses the sport of golf has ever seen.Emotions very clearly got the best of Garcia — it happens — but the ol' destroying the teebox and breaking your driver move at Augusta National doesn't exactly fly.

When looking back on the 2026 Masters, Sergio Garcia will honestly be able to say he accomplished two things: making the cut at Augusta National for the first time since 2022, and building on his reputation of having the shortest fuse in the game's history. Garcia, paired alongside fellow Spaniard and former Masters champion Jon Rahm on Sunday, had the third tee time of the morning, and it took him just one hole to completely unravel and make a fool of himself. The Garcia-Rahm pairing was a featured group on Sunday morning, meaning fans got to witness, and capture, the mayhem unfold.After making bogey on the opening hole, Garcia hit his drive on the Par 5 second, and before his golf ball even reached its apex, he took a chunk out of the tee box before smashing and snapping his driver on a nearby water cooler.Just pure, unfiltered, vintage stuff out of the 46-year-old.READ: Scottie Scheffler Calls Out Reporter's 'Awful' Question At The Masters, Is Now Even More LikableIt goes without saying that this type of behavior, on any golf course, is unacceptable, but for a former Masters champ to lash out like this when he's 16 shots back from the lead is stunning. Even for Garcia, who has done plenty of damage to plenty of golf courses throughout his career.Perhaps the funniest part about his embarrassing moment on the second hole on Sunday is that he ultimately made a par on the hole.In typical Augusta National fashion, a pair of workers took to the damage done on the second tee just minutes later.While the featured group broadcast showed Garcia's tantrum on the stream, it wasn't captured on the official shot tracker, where fans can watch each shot from every player in the field.