‘Not Feeling Amazing’: Masters Champion Admits Harsh Truth About His Form at Augusta National

At a place where confidence defines contenders, Sergio Garcia arrived sounding anything but certain. The former champion at Augusta National Golf Club is not trying to build momentum with bold claims ahead of the 2026 Masters. Instead, he’s being honest about getting from the champion to survival mode.

“Not super happy at the moment, but we’re working, and we’ll see. We’ll see what happens throughout the week. Yeah, at the moment I’m not feeling amazing,” the Spaniard said.

Flushing It Golf shared the clip on X, and his words suggest he knows the conversations around his name are no longer the same as they were a decade ago.

Sergio Garcia won the Masters in 2017 in a dramatic playoff victory against Justin Rose, but he’s missed 6 out of 7 cuts at Augusta National since. Ahead of this years tournament he gave a blunt answer about where his game is at:

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The LIV golfer is a Masters champion. He won the major in 2017 by defeating Justin Rose in a dramatic playoff. After the end of regulation rounds, they both were tied at the top of the leaderboard with a 9-under 279, triggering a playoff.

This year, he is back for his 27th start at the event. The 46-year-old is eligible to play the 90th edition of the tournament because of his exemption through the 2017 win.

While his past performances reflect glory, his current situation is something else. Since then, he has had 7 other starts in the Masters but missed the cut in 6 of them. The only time he made the cut in these 7 times was in 2022, when he finished T23. Before this, he had 19 starts in the Masters and made the cut in 14 of them. The numbers show a striking difference between the control he once had and his current struggles. And he knows it all too well.

“Let’s see if I can make the cut. That would already be a very good week,” he admitted, as reported by Ten Golf.

He didn’t use any excuse for it. In fact, he was so blunt that he admitted that he was not happy about the way he was striking the ball. However, the confidence in him is gone because he cannot see any way to change it. He said he could not find a fix right now. If he could have, he would have already fixed it.

After winning the 2017 Masters, there was a hunger in him to get more. Ahead of the 2025 Masters, he even said he wanted to play so well at majors and on the DP World Tour that he could earn a spot in the 2025 Ryder Cup. But now, he is in a place where he was in the early 2010s.

Sergio Garcia admitted he was not good enough after the 2012 Masters

The Spaniard turned professional back in 1999. Over the years, he accumulated 16 DP World Tour titles and 11 PGA Tour victories. While these numbers reflect the amazing career he has built, Sergio Garcia once doubted himself.

In a long and amazing career, he had not won any major event until 2012. The closest he got was a T2 at the 2007 Open Championship. However, he had a chance at the 2012 Masters. The Spaniard was in contention to win at the midway point. But that happiness didn’t last long, as he tumbled on Saturday alongside Rory McIlroy.

His Saturday round was a 3-over 75. It included three birdies on the holes 12, 15, and 16, and six bogeys on the holes 1, 3, 4, 7, 10, and 13. After this tumble, he had lost all hope of winning a major.

“After 13 years, today was the day … I don’t have the capacity to win a major … It’s the reality. I’m not good enough and now I know it. I tried for 13 years, thinking I can win,” Sergio Garcia said after the 3rd round.

It is a sentiment that not many professionals publicly admit. His 2017 win gave him a boost, as he started to hope for more and win even more majors. However, that motivation and excitement seem to be vanishing, as Sergio Garcia once again finds himself in a tough spot going into the 2026 Masters.

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