Sergio Garcia Withdraws From Masters After Positive Covid-19 Test

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By Elliott Heath

published 9 November 2020

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."

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.

Chilean Joaquin Niemann has also withdrawn from The Masters due to Covid-19.

Niemann played in the 2018 Masters whilst ranked No.1 in the World Amateur Golf Ranking before turning professional.

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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, X and Instagram pages. He covered the 2022 and 2025 Masters from Augusta National and was there by the 18th green to watch Rory McIlroy complete the career grand slam. He has also covered 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!

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