Sergio Garcia's Masters Meltdown Reportedly Impetus for Saudi's PIF to Pull LIV Funding

Frustrated Sergio Garcia breaks club in Masters first

Sergio Garcia breaks his driver at Augusta National after an outburst and is issued a code-of-conduct warning, a first at the Masters.

This ‘embarrassing’ Masters tantrum triggered $6b LIV collapse

The 2017 Masters champion tore chunks out of the turf and smashed his driver, and also unknowingly triggered the collapse of his own tour.

Sergio Garcia's Masters meltdown reportedly impetus for Saudi's PIF to pull LIV funding

Credit: CBSIf Yasir Al-Rumayyan, governor of Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF), was looking for a reason to pull its money out of the LIV Golf tour, he reportedly found it in Sergio Garcia’s outburst at the Masters in April. That’s the claim in Friday’s edition of The Financial Times. “In April, as LIV golfers floundered at the Masters, golf’s most prestigious tournament, Spanish star Sergio Garcia damaged the Augusta National course d…

Sergio Garcia’s temper tantrum at Masters possibly ruined LIV Golf

Sergio Garcia’s Masters temper tantrum reportedly led Saudi Arabia’s PIF to pull funding from LIV Golf, leaving the breakaway league in ruins.

Did Golf Star’s Bad Attitude Cause LIV To Lose Its Funding?

A former winner of a Green Jacket, Sergio Garcia absolutely blew a gasket in the last round of the 2026 Masters.

Sergio Garcia Masters Outburst Had Surprising Result for LIV Golf: Report

Sergio Garcia’s Masters outburst had a surprising result for LIV Golf, according to a new report detailing the fallout from the incident.