‘Used to Be a Hero’: Sergio Garcia Loses His Respect and Gets Ripped By Golf Fans Over His Recent Statement

Published 10/15/2022, 6:28 AM EDT

Sergio Garcia recently made some unacceptable statements regarding his views about the 2023 Ryder Cup. The golfer said that he had so much love for the tournament but didn’t want to be a distraction for the team. Fans were not expecting their favorite player to speak this way and are ripping him on Twitter.

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LIV Golf rebel, Sergio Garcia, could not qualify for this year’s Ryder Cup after failing to enter the Mallorca Open. Hence, the Ryder Cup points record holder failed to fulfill the minimum required criteria for the DP World Tour. And after some other players expressed their opinions stating they didn’t want LIV players to participate, Garcia decided to step back.

“I’ve always said I love the Ryder Cup too much,” Garcia said in an interview with Sports Illustrated. “I obviously would love to keep being a part of it. When I see that so many people are against it – if the team is better without me, I’d rather be out of it.” According to Garcia, many other players had the same thought process about his participation in the Ryder Cup. And therefore, to avoid hurting the team, Garcia said he would not force himself into the tournament.

Fans react to Sergio Garcia’s Ryder Cup statements

Garcia’s lifelong fans are not happy and are disappointed by his recent statements about backing away from the Ryder Cup. Although he failed to qualify for the event, the fans still felt what he said was not right.

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Some of his old fans said that Garcia “used to be a hero”, but it was not the case for them anymore. While others said he was a likable character in his young golfing days. However, he had now got “suckered”.

Shame used to be a hero in my eyes, not anymore. Seve would be turning in his grave.
— Tony Durose (@YeGolfDaddy) October 14, 2022

He definitely doesn't do himself any favours with his comments, he was such a likeable character in his youth but seems constantly bitter with everything for years. He's got suckered in by the celebrity paranoia.
— Johnnymetal (@Metalirishman66) October 14, 2022

While others called him a victim of his actions. Some also said that the Ryder Cup team was better off without LIV Golf players.

He took the cash, knew the consequences, bad-mouthed everyone on the way out, … and now I'm supposed to feel sorry for him?
He's only a victim of his own actions.
— West Valentine (@TwirlClub) October 14, 2022

Will always be a Ryder Cup Legend! But the Ryder Cup will be better off without any LIV players.
— Andrew Moir (@CoachMoir) October 14, 2022

It’s a bed he made & lay in, sad but enivitable!
— Derek Thomas (@discodes62) October 14, 2022

On the other hand, some fans simply called him a “cry baby” after finding out about his statements.

Massive cry baby unfortunately.
— vince guest (@VinceGuest) October 14, 2022

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Spoiled and unappreciative. What happened to him or has he always been a baby
— FWC (@FWC20) October 14, 2022

No matter what the fans say about the player, Garcia has done some serious wonders to make his place in the Ryder Cup team. However, this year the story was a little different. Not being able to qualify for the DP World Tour criteria and joining LIV Golf, both the situations definitely cost him his fandom.

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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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Manaal Siddiqui

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