Sergio Garcia Splits With Callaway - "It Wasn't The Fit That We Thought"
The Spaniard is now a free agent after parting ways with Callaway
Garcia was pictured using Ping irons and wedges at this week's Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship
Sergio Garcia Splits With Callaway - "It Wasn't The Fit That We Thought"
Sergio Garcia has split with Callaway after two years with the company.
The Spaniard signed with the company in January 2018 after 15 years with TaylorMade.
However, he now appears to moving on to free agency and was spotted at an Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship promotional event with a new setup.
Sergio was pictured, minus the Callaway logo on his cap, with TaylorMade SIM fairway wood headcovers, Ping Blueprint irons and Ping Glide 3.0 wedges.
We've also seen him pictured using the Ping Blueprint irons during a practice round.
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He is using a Ping G410 driver and is reportedly using a Ping Anser putter as well.
"Unfortunately our relationship with Callaway didn't go any farther," Garcia said in his pre-tournament press conference at this week's Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship.
Related: Matt Wallace signs with Callaway
"So at the moment, I'm a free agent. So I'm playing whatever I feel that -- feels best for me or fits me best. That's where we are and that's what I've been working on this Christmas break.
"I wouldn't particularly say that [it is a scenario he wanted heading into the new year], but you know, there's things happen, and obviously many of the things that Callaway wanted me to do, I couldn't agree to them.
"Unfortunately we thought the best thing to do was to go our separate ways.
"It's all good. There's no hard feelings by any side, and these things happen.
"You know, at the end of the day, what I want to do is go out there and enjoy what I do, try to do it to the best of my ability, and they are also trying to get the best equipment they can get.
"Unfortunately just it wasn't the fit that we thought it would be for me, and you know, we just move on from there."
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Elliott Heath is our News Editor and has been with Golf Monthly since early 2016 after graduating with a degree in Sports Journalism. He manages the Golf Monthly news team as well as our large Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages. He covered the 2022 Masters from Augusta National as well as five Open Championships on-site including the 150th at St Andrews. His first Open was in 2017 at Royal Birkdale, when he walked inside the ropes with Jordan Spieth during the Texan's memorable Claret Jug triumph. He has played 35 of our Top 100 golf courses, with his favourites being both Sunningdales, Woodhall Spa, Western Gailes, Old Head and Turnberry. He has been obsessed with the sport since the age of 8 and currently plays off of a six handicap. His golfing highlights are making albatross on the 9th hole on the Hotchkin Course at Woodhall Spa, shooting an under-par round, playing in the Aramco Team Series on the Ladies European Tour and making his one and only hole-in-one at the age of 15 - a long time ago now!
Elliott is currently playing:
Driver: Titleist TSR4
3 wood: Titleist TSi2
Hybrids: Titleist 816 H1
Irons: Mizuno MP5 5-PW
Wedges: Cleveland RTX ZipCore 50, 54, 58
Putter: Odyssey White Hot OG #5
Ball: Srixon Z Star XV
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