When it comes to players that moved to LIV Golf, some have handled the switch with more grace than others.
The split of the two tours caused quite a bit of friction early on, especially with some of the inflammatory comments made by a few of the golfers that crossed the divide. The likes of Greg Norman, Ian Poulter, and Phil Mickelson were heavily criticised for some of their remarks at the time.
Since then, it seems some players have managed to mend their relationship with both golf fans and PGA Tour players. The likes of Jon Rahm and Brooks Koepka have remained popular figures in the sport despite their allegiances to LIV.
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Sergio Garcia makes strange comments ahead of The Masters
In the case of Sergio Garcia, it did not take his switch to LIV to make him an unpopular figure among many golf fans and players.
His personality has always been a polarising one, while his conduct after giving up his membership of the DP World Tour forfeiting much of the remaining goodwill that was granted to the Spaniard.
At The Masters this week, he has once again made some strange comments that are unlikely to endear him to fans or the press.
Speaking ahead of his opening round, Sergio Garcia suggested that professional golf was in a great place and that any division in the sport was being driven solely by the media.
I think the game is in a perfect spot. The professional game, maybe it’s a little more separated, mostly because of the media, not so much because of the players. But I think the game itself is in a great spot.
I think that we have the most amount of people playing the game, which is great, and people have to realise one thing, that the future of the game isn’t us.
We’re not the future of the game. Neither me or Rory, no. We’re not the future. We’re the present of the game...
Obviously the more togetherness that you get, the better it is for everyone. There’s no doubt about that. But there’s room for everyone. I don’t think that’s a problem at all.
The same way that I love watching Real Madrid and La Liga, you like to watch the [English] Premiership and whoever your team is. Everybody can support whoever they have, and there’s plenty of people to support it.
Anybody that has been listening to Sergio Garcia and many of his LIV Golf colleagues over the last few years will certainly not take those comments at face value.
While some players have remained popular figures in the game after their move to LIV, Garcia is clearly not one of them.
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