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ESPN star Mike Greenberg called for Sergio Garcia’s lifetime exemption to the Masters Tournament to be lifted after his on-course antics in Sunday’s final round.
Garcia received a code of conduct warning after he hit his driver at Augusta National in frustration. He slammed his club into the grass twice after taking a shot that ended up in the bunker. Then he slammed a table with a green cooler on it.
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ESPN personality Mike Greenberg is interviewed on radio at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, Texas, on February 1, 2017, before Super Bowl LI. (Jerry Lai/USA TODAY Sports)
Greenberg apparently saw Garcia’s anger as a damaging issue.
“A lifetime exemption is a privilege granted by Augusta to its champions out of respect,” he wrote in X. “If that respect is not reciprocated, there is no law that says a former champion cannot be banned.
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Sergio Garcia lines up a putt on the second green during the first round of the Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, on April 9, 2026. (Michael Madrid/Image Images)
“I’m not sure they should get Sergio García back after the rubbish he put out today.”
Garcia, who competes in LIV Golf, won the Masters in 2017. It is the only major victory of his career. Since winning in 2017, he has only made the cut for the final two rounds once. The feat occurred in this year’s tournament. He finished 52nd in the field.
Sergio Garcia plays his shot on the seventeenth hole during the second round of the Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, on April 10, 2026. (Bill Streicher/Image Images)
He joined LIV Golf in 2022 as he was among the PGA Tour stars to leave the organization. He has two wins in the series: at LIV Golf Andalusia in 2024 and LIV Golf Hong Kong in 2025. He has made his way to the playoffs four times and only won the Andalusia event.
