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Report: Sergio Garcia in hot water unless he can provide valid reason for Wentworth withdrawal

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4 years ago

Sep 13, 2022

The DP World Tour will fine Sergio Garcia for his sudden withdrawal from last week’s BMW PGA Championship unless he produces proof of a medical or emergency issue that caused his departure within three weeks.

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The Telegraph report that Garcia is required to provide “emergency reasons or medical circumstances deemed reasonable by the tournament director” after leaving Wentworth following an opening round 4-over 76, missing the final two days of an event cut short by the death of Queen Elizabeth II.

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The 42-year-old, who has already inflamed playing colleagues on both sides of the Atlantic, was then pictured alongside his wife, Angela, supporting the Texas Longhorns, at the Texas-Alabama football game, appearing very much uninjured.

Reaction to the sudden disappearance and re-appearance of the 2017 Masters champion was met with disdain from the golfing community.

Sports journalist Paul Higham made his feelings known in his tweet:

So epically poor from Sergio Garcia to play at Wentworth, WD for no reason to get to a college game in the USA for Saturday lunchtime!

Him playing cost fellow Spaniard Alfredo Garcia Heredia a place – who is 134th & trying to keep his card!

Proper dick move Sergio pic.twitter.com/M9vtdm2pSR

— Paul Higham (@SportsPaulH) September 11, 2022

while our own Matt Vincenzi followed in with a damning verdict:

Disappointed in Sergio Garcia this week. Had a chance to go out and prove he’s still a competitor. Instead he played terribly then quit. Pathetic.

— Matt Vincenzi (@MattVincenziPGA) September 10, 2022

Martin Dempster, renowned golf reporter for The Scotsman, was another to show his displeasure:

Sergio Garcia showed utter contempt to @DPWorldTour players by posing for a photo at US college football game after withdrawing from @BMWPGA following the opening round. How can someone who was a legend in European golf lose all respect for being so utterly selfish! #sad

— Martin Dempster (@DempsterMartin) September 10, 2022

According to the paper, one high-profile player said, “However, you look at it, this is two fingers up from Garcia to the tour. He came to Wentworth saying he wanted to ‘support the Tour,’ but was obviously annoyed at what Keith Pelley said.”

As for Pelley, the CEO of the DP World Tour referenced one of Garcia’s previous accusations by commenting, “Can we please just stop the feeder tour nonsense once and for all? And as to the point of heading towards being the world’s fifth tour, one of our members who is playing here this week actually said that. It’s unbelievable.”

Not only has Garcia become something of a pariah for many of his former friends and colleagues, but he has now been accused of taking a playing spot ahead of other potential qualifiers for the flagship event of the tour, one of those affected being close friend Jon Rahm, previously a defendant of Garcia against the way the DP Tour turned their backs on him.

According to a tweet posted by Jamie Weir of Sky Sports, Rahm felt the inclusion of some of the 15 LIV players into the BMW PGA was personal — Garcia’s withdrawal must have stung:

Jon Rahm told me on Tuesday it was particularly personal for him that certain players were in the field this week as his good friend Alfredo García-Heredia was first reserve. Had Sergio García withdrawn before his opening round rather than after it, AGH would have played. https://t.co/6NYqGPBnc4

— Jamie Weir (@jamiecweir) September 10, 2022

The final comment is left to USA Today’s Eamon Lynch, who wrote in his latest column:

“Garcia’s professed support of the DP World Tour has never been much in evidence at its flagship event, where he has appeared only twice in the past 22 years. On his last showing, in 2014, he quit after one round. If nothing else, this week indicated how little he has changed in the intervening years,”

“He continued, “LIV expects its infantrymen to present themselves at every significant event for which they are eligible — to normalise its existence, to grab world ranking points, and to otherwise disrupt the status quo. And LIV doesn’t own a man more infantile than Garcia.”

“It’s futile to wonder if Garcia’s reputation among his peers will be hurt by this latest unprofessionalism, since one cannot further diminish that which has already been rendered fecal.”

I tried to find someone in support of Garcia’s actions. Still looking…

How much each player won at the 2026 Masters

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1 month ago

Apr 13, 2026

Gianni Magliocco

Rory McIlroy made it two wins in as many years at Augusta National, seeing off the challengers on a dramatic Sunday to slip on the green jacket once again. The victory earned Rory a whopping payday of $4.5 million, with Scottie Scheffler his closest challenger earning $2.43 million for his sole runner-up finish.

With a total prize purse of $22.5 million up for grabs, here’s a look at how much each player won at the 2026 Masters tournament.

For players that did not make the cut, they still earned $25k for their efforts at the year’s opening major.

1: Rory McIlroy, $4.5 million
2: Scottie Scheffler, $2.43 million
T3: Tyrrell Hatton, $1.08 million
T3: Russell Henley, $1.08 million
T3: Justin Rose, $1.08 million
T3: Cameron Young, $1.08 million
T7: Collin Morikawa, $725,625
T7: Sam Burns, $725,625
T9: Xander Schauffele, $630,00
T9: Max Homa, $630,00
11: Jake Knapp, $562,500
T12: Jordan Spieth, $427,500
T12: Brooks Koepka, $427,500
T12: Hideki Matsuyama, $427,500
T12: Patrick Reed, $427,500
T12: Patrick Cantlay, $427,500
T12: Jason Day, $427,500
T18: Viktor Hovland, $315,000
T18: Maverick McNealy, $315,000
T18: Matt Fitzpatrick, $315,000
T21: Keegan Bradley, $252,000
T21: Ludvig Aberg, $252,000
T21: Wyndham Clark, $252,000
T24: Matt McCarty, $182,083
T24: Adam Scott, $182,083
T24: Sam Stevens, $182,083
T24: Chris Gotterup, $182,083
T24: Michael Brennan, $182,083
T24: Brian Campbell, $182,083
T30: Alex Noren, $146,250
T30: Harris English, $146,250
T30: Shane Lowry, $146,250
T33: Gary Woodland, $121,500
T33: Dustin Johnson, $121,500
T33: Brian Harman, $121,500
T33: Tommy Fleetwood, $121,500
T33: Ben Griffin, $121,500
T38: Jon Rahm, $105,750
T38: Ryan Gerard, $101,250
T38: Haotong Li, $96,750
T41: Justin Thomas, $92,250
T41: Sepp Straka, $87,750
T41: Jacob Bridgeman, $83,250
T41: Kristoffer Reitan, $78,750
T41: Nick Taylor, $74,250
46: Sungjae Im, $69,750
47: Si Woo Kim, $65,250
48: Aaron Rai, $61,650
T49: Corey Conners, $57,600
T49: Marco Penge, $57,600
51: Kurt Kitayama, $55,250
52: Sergio Garcia, $54,000
53: Rasmus Hojgaard, $52,650
54: Charl Schwartzel, $51,300

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CBS’s Sunday Masters coverage slammed by golf fans

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1 month ago

Apr 13, 2026

Gianni Magliocco

While Sunday was a dramatic day at the Masters, many golf fans were left feeling frustrated by the CBS final round coverage.

There were plenty of moments that golf fans took to social media to air their frustrations on Sunday over, including a lack of shots being shown throughout the day, being behind the live action, confusion over the approach shots of the final group on 18, and providing an angle for the winning putt where the cup couldn’t be seen.

Here’s a look at some of the criticisms that were directed at the CBS coverage throughout the day on X:

This has been a brutal broadcast for CBS. When the folks from Augusta sit down with them this year, you can bet they’ll talk about this 15 seconds where we have no idea where Rory’s ball went, and Dottie moans. #TheMasters pic.twitter.com/ak3mkpIN7V

— Ryan (@PossiblyRy) April 12, 2026

It’s rare criticism coming in for CBS, who are usually heavily praised for their Masters coverage each year.

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The surprise club Tommy Fleetwood says is key to his Masters chances

Published

1 month ago

Apr 7, 2026

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Tommy Fleetwood goes in search for the first major victory of his career again this week, with the Englishman proving to be a popular pick at Augusta National.

Fleetwood’s best showing at Augusta came back in 2024 where he finished T3, and while speaking at his pre-tournament press conference, the 35-year-old emphasized the importance of his 9-wood in his pursuit of the green jacket.

Speaking on Tuesday to media, Fleetwood said:

“It’s a great 9-wood golf course. I think it’s always been — I can’t remember when I first put like a 9-wood in or a high lofted club, but it’s a perfect like 9-wood golf course. I’ve had that in the bag for a few years.”

The Englishman continued, revealing that his strategy for the week won’t just be to hit driver off the tee as much as possible:

“Yeah, it’s funny really because I know Augusta is probably associated with being fairly forgiving off the tee in a way, so you think you can whale around driver a little bit. But I don’t necessarily think that’s always the play for me. I think there’s holes that set up really well where I can draw it with the mini driver if I’m feeling less comfortable with the driver and things like that.”

That strategy he believes will make his TaylorMade Qi10 9-wood extra critical this week in Georgia:

“The biggest thing is the 9-wood for me. If I can put myself in position on the par-5s or the 4th long par-3, like it — for me, I can’t really hit that high 4-iron, so 9-wood helps me a lot.”