AUGUSTA, GEORGIA — Masters officials issued a code of conduct warning to Sergio García on Sunday after the Spanish golfer smashed his club during the final round at Augusta National Golf Club. García, who won the Masters in 2017, had made the cut at this year's tournament but entered the final round 16 shots behind tournament leaders Rory McIlroy and Cameron Young.

The incident unfolded on the second hole of Sunday's round. After hitting a poor opening shot, García slammed his club into the ground, then struck it against a nearby cooler, snapping the head off entirely. Masters officials responded by issuing a code of conduct warning for the outburst.

Under the tournament's code of conduct rules, a second breach carries a two-shot penalty. A third breach results in disqualification.

García made par on the second hole despite the difficult start. He bogeyed three of the first four holes on Sunday. Shortly after the club-smashing incident, he picked up and carried clubs belonging to his playing partner Jon Rahm while Rahm's caddie raked a bunker.

Sunday's outburst was not García's first instance of on-course frustration. During the final round of the 2023 Open Championship at Royal Portrush, he broke his driver on the second hole by slamming it into the ground. In 2019, he was disqualified from a tournament in Saudi Arabia after damaging several greens in frustration. In 2022, he got into a confrontation with an official at the Wells Fargo Championship over a dispute about a lost ball. García left the PGA Tour to join LIV Golf.