‘I Had an MRI Last Week’: Sergio Garcia, 42, Makes an Unfortunate Injury Confession

Published 10/28/2022, 6:00 AM EDT

Sergio Garcia, 42, has been going through a rough patch ever since he got his left knee injured some time ago. The golfer has been playing in the LIV Golf league and has been displaying amazing skills in the last few matches. However, after being injured recently, fans were worried about the golfer being able to continue. And he recently gave a surprising update about the same in the LIV Golf Team Championship press conference in Miami.

Sergio Garcia gave updates about his knee injury

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After wrapping up the LIV Golf Miami event in Doral, Garcia was asked about his left knee injury. The golfer recently got injured and also admitted having trouble playing at a tournament due to the same. Fans got worried after Garcia said that he was finding it hard to hit draws. However, he recently gave updates about the injury at the Miami press conference.

Garcia said, “Yeah, well, I had an MRI last week, and unfortunately I have a torn meniscus, but I can play through it. That’s the good thing.” However, the golfer is not ready to get things wrapped up regarding his left knee yet. He said, “After our charity event in Austin, beginning of November, then I’ll get it cleaned up and we’ll be ready to go for the beginning of the season.”

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Most players who joined the LIV Golf league were shocked after their PGA Tour memberships were suspended and they were banned from tournaments. However, Garcia is one of the few who said that he was well aware of the repercussions. Moreover, the golfer was ready to pay the price for joining LIV Golf.

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“I can only speak for myself, but I’ve definitely made the right decision,” Garcia said. “I feel like I’m where I want to be. Obviously, I knew some of the things that might happen if I joined here.” According to Garcia, he knew that his decision to leave the PGA Tour and DP World Tour would come in the way of his future on the Ryder Cup.

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But his statements made it sound like he was ready to let go of the opportunity. He even said none of the players would want him to be on the team. After all, the ongoing rivalry between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf has drawn a strong division between the players.

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Joydeep Singh is a Golf writer at EssentiallySports. Having completed his Bachelor's degree in Business Management, he possesses a writing experience of more than four years now. Having picked up on following golf for quite some time now, his favorite is the legendary Tiger Woods, whose games he just does not miss.

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‘I Had an MRI Last Week’: Sergio Garcia, 42, Makes an Unfortunate Injury Confession

Sergio Garcia gave updates about his knee injury

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