Sergio Garcia learned a tough lesson from the rough.
Sergio Garcia learned a rough lesson.
On the par-4 fourth hole at the British Open Friday, Garcia drilled a bad shot while standing in front of bushes. After watching his poor attempt, the golfer took his frustrations out on the shrubbery and hurt himself in the process.
Garcia immediately grabbed his shoulder, made bogey on the hole and looked like he was in pain for the next couple of holes.
The 2017 Masters winner told Golf.com after the round that what he did «wasn’t very smart.»
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«I felt like the muscles in my shoulder went one on top of the other. It was a little sore on the next tee, but I took some ibuprofen and got a little work done on the 8th tee, and fortunately it started to loosen up as the round went on, » Garcia said.
The golfer said he was still in some pain following the round, but hopes it gets better over the weekend. When he had his shoulder looked at by a physiotherapist it was determined that he had not suffered a strain.
Garcia is currently tied for 37th through two rounds with a score of +2.
He’ll need his shoulder to feel better and to refrain from attacking bushes to climb back up the leaderboard before the tournament ends on Sunday.
