Sergio Garcia threw a tantrum in a bunker one day before getting DQ'd from tournament

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In case you didn't know, there were a couple of golf tournaments that took place this weekend featuring some of the biggest names in the sport.
Sergio Garcia was one of the big names playing in the Saudi International, but he didn't get to finish the tournament because he was disqualified.

Sergio Garcia has been thrown out of the inaugural $3.5 million Saudi International after he was found to have willfully damaged putting greens. https://t.co/CVhmlshfSb
— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) February 2, 2019

Sergio Garcia’s meltdown in a Royal Greens bunker a day prior to his disqualification for vandalism work on five greens. Story by @SkySportsGolf fills in details. Translations welcomed! https://t.co/UoGmPtTOz4 pic.twitter.com/dQMDN7y2PC
— Geoff Shackelford (@GeoffShac) February 4, 2019

Just been out to sixth green @RoyalGreens_KSA and this was the only sign of damage on an otherwise pristine green. This probably did look quite nasty immediately after Sergio Garcia apparently left this divot mark yesterday @ScotsmanSport @edinburghsport pic.twitter.com/1aYFHCwIWx
— Martin Dempster (@DempsterMartin) February 3, 2019

Anyone that's played golf before knows it can be a frustrating sport at times and this weekend was one of those times for the 2017 Masters winner. Luckily for Garcia, he avoided a suspension according to a report.

Bad decision by the tour. I'm a fan of Sergio but this was extremely bad form and apologizing isn't nearly enough.
Sergio Garcia won't face suspension for serious misconduct, according to report https://t.co/51ALZlK6Dm
— Sean Roden (@coachseanroden) February 4, 2019

The new year on the links hasn't started off great for Garcia, but he's got a lot of time to rebound and find his game before the first major of the year in April.

(H/T: Twitter)