Garcia snaps driver

Sergio Garcia shattered his driver on the second hole Sunday at Augusta National and drew a code-of-conduct warning during the Masters final round. (apnews.com) Garcia, the 2017 Masters champion, slammed the club into the turf after his tee shot on the par-5 second leaked right, then broke it against a nearby cooler. ESPN reported he played the remaining 16 holes without a driver. (espn.com) (golfdigest.com) The Associated Press reported Augusta National issued Garcia a warning, which it described as a first at the Masters. Later on the same hole, Garcia briefly carried Jon Rahm’s clubs while Rahm’s caddie worked in a bunker. (usnews.com) The moment landed in a tournament already full of scrutiny around player conduct, because Augusta National rarely makes discipline public and the Masters is built on tight control of presentation. Golf Channel tied Garcia’s outburst to that wider discussion during Sunday’s coverage. (golfchannel.com) (usnews.com) Garcia was in the field because Masters champions receive a lifetime invitation, one of the tournament’s oldest exemptions. He came to Augusta this year as one of 10 LIV Golf players in the field. (golfchannel.com) (golf.com) The outburst also fit a longer record. ESPN noted Garcia broke a driver on the second hole of the 2025 Open Championship final round, and reported he was disqualified at the 2019 Saudi International for damaging greens in frustration. (espn.com) Garcia’s Masters win in April 2017 remains his only major title, earned in a playoff against Justin Rose after 74 previous major starts. Nine years later, the image from Augusta was another broken driver on another second tee. (wikipedia.org) (espn.com)