LIV Golf is up in flames, and it seems that a fiery second at the Masters is the purpose the golf league is on skinny ice.
According to a new report from the Financial Times, Garcia’s rage-filled demolition of the tee field during the last spherical at the Masters, which broken the Augusta National course, factored into the Public Investment Fund (PIF) deciding to flip off the cash hose for LIV Golf.
FT reported that individuals acquainted with the matter believe PIF governor Yasir Al-Rumayyan was so embarrassed by the occasions that it partly led to the resolution to pull the plug on financing the rival tour.
A complete collection of occasions from Sergio Garcia earlier on Sunday at the Masters 😳
😬 Slams his driver in frustration
😬 Breaks his driver against a cooler
😅 Carries Jon Rahm’s bag while Rahm’s caddie tends to a bunker pic.twitter.com/he09pvWuv8
— ESPN (@espn) April 12, 2026
Garcia slammed his driver into the turf twice after a shot landed in the bunker, damaging the tee grounds before strolling back and swinging his driver at a cooler, snapping the head off.
Sergio Garcia slams and breaks his driver during the last spherical of the Masters in April. ESPN
He then had to play the relaxation of the spherical with out a driver.
Sergio García of Spain seems to be on during a put up spherical press convention during day two of LIV Golf New York at Trump National Golf Club on Friday, August 7, 2026, in Bedminster, New Jersey. (2026 Getty Images) Getty Images
Garcia completed 8-over par at the Masters and in 52nd place out of 54 gamers who made the minimize.
LIV Golf is presently making an attempt to restructure the league, but is in rather dire straits now that PIF has turned off the cash faucet that was alluring the league’s high gamers to the renegade league.
Sergio Garcia slams and breaks his driver in frustration on Sunday at the Masters. ESPN
In a defensive transfer in January 2024 as LIV Golf was making critical waves, the PGA Tour announced an settlement with Strategic Sports Group (SSG Investment) to elevate capital.
Yasir Al-Rumayyan attends the champion’s ceremony at the LIV Golf Invitational-Chicago event on Sunday, September 18, 2022, in Sugar Hill, Ill. AP
FT reported, though, that PGA Tour insiders believe that the league has purchaser’s regret over that, having now seen LIV Golf’s cash backing fall off with a whimper.
The PGA Tour now fears that it may have unwittingly ceded too much authority to Wall Street financiers.
LIV Golf lost $1.4 billion in its three years of operation from 2022-24 and is making an attempt to use its large debt totals as a promoting level to big-pocketed traders who may come in.
The league is internet hosting an occasion in Indianapolis this week, the season finale, after the Michigan Team Championship was canceled, as they scramble to determine out what is next heading into 2027.