ESPN’s Mike Greenberg calls for Sergio Garcia’s lifetime Masters ban
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ESPN star Mike Greenberg has called for Sergio Garcia’s lifetime exemption from the Masters Tournament to be revoked after his on-course antics during Sunday’s final round.
Garcia received a code of conduct warning after running over his driver in frustration at Augusta National. He hit his club against the turf twice after hitting a shot that ended up in the bunker. Then he hit 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, February 1, 2017, ahead of Super Bowl LI. (Jerry Lai/USA TODAY Sports)
Greenberg apparently viewed Garcia’s anger as a damaging issue.
“A lifetime exemption is a privilege granted by Augusta to its champions out of respect,” he wrote on
“I’m not sure they should have Sergio Garcia back after the trash he picked up today.”
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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, April 9, 2026. (Michael Madrid/Imagn Images)
Garcia, who competes in LIV Golf, won the Masters in 2017. It was his only major victory of his career. Since his victory in 2017, he has only reached the final two rounds once. The feat took place during 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/Imagn Images)
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He joined LIV Golf in 2022 when he was among the PGA Tour stars who left the organization. He has two victories in the series – at LIV Golf Andalucía in 2024 and LIV Golf Hong Kong in 2025. He has fought his way to the playoffs four times, winning only the Andalusia event.
Ryan Morik of Fox News contributed to this report.
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