Golf: Garcia disqualified from Saudi International for damaging greens

Reuters

Published Feb 02, 2019 10:07AM ET

Golf: Garcia disqualified from Saudi International for damaging greens

(Reuters) - Former U.S. Masters champion Sergio Garcia was disqualified during the Saudi International third round on Saturday for intentionally damaging the greens at the Royal Greens Golf and Country Club in King Abdullah Economic City.

Garcia apologized in a statement posted on the European Tour website. http://www.europeantour.com/europeantour/season=2019/tournamentid=2019014/news/newsid=365363.html

"I respect the decision of my disqualification," he said. "In frustration, I damaged a couple of greens, for which I apologize for, and I have informed my fellow players it will never happen again."