The 2017 Masters winner has tested positive for Covid-19
Sergio Garcia Withdraws From Masters After Positive Covid-19 Test
2017 Masters champion Sergio Garcia will miss this week’s tournament after testing positive for Covid-19.
It is the first Major he will miss since the 1999 US Open.
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The Spaniard revealed that he was suffering with a sore throat and a cough after the Houston Open so went for a test, which came out positive.
“On Saturday night after driving back from the Houston Open, I started feeling a bit of a sore throat and a cough,” Garcia wrote on Twitter.
“The symptoms stayed with me on Sunday morning so I decided to get tested for COVID-19 and so did my wife Angela. Thankfully she tested negative, but I didn’t.
“After 21 years of not missing a Major Championship, I will sadly miss @themasters this week. The important thing is that my family and I are feeling good. We’ll come back stronger and give the green jacket a go next April.”
Sergio Garcia has informed Augusta National Golf Club that he will not participate in the 2020 Masters Tournament due to a positive COVID-19 test result. pic.twitter.com/SdIlomCrNT
— The Masters (@TheMasters) November 9, 2020
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Garcia’s one and only Major title came at Augusta in 2017 where he defeated Justin Rose in a playoff to win the Green Jacket.
The Spaniard recently won his 11th PGA Tour title at the Sanderson Farms Championship.
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