Sergio Garcia's wife hits back at Golf Channel's tasteless joke after disastrous 1st round
Sergio Garcia’s defense of his Masters title took a disastrous turn Thursday on the par-5 15th hole at Augusta National.
Garcia hit five balls in the water and finished with an octuple-bogey 13.
Four of Sergio Garcia’s five shots into the water. pic.twitter.com/NzAubcBZ7c
— Nick Bromberg (@NickBromberg) April 5, 2018
It was the highest score ever on the 15th hole in the Masters, and it tied the highest score on any hole in the history of the tournament.
Garcia’s meltdown brought him plenty of mockery on social media.
— Dave Leonard (@16thholedevil) April 6, 2018
Live look at Sergio Garcia on the 15th hole. #Masters pic.twitter.com/IcS5EU2ZHW
— Cole Zakis (@ColeZakis) April 5, 2018
https://twitter.com/savagry100/status/981982003938643974
Live scenes of Sergio Garcia on the 15th #Masters pic.twitter.com/HZcr8dn2LR
— nickkkkkkk (@Nickbryan94) April 5, 2018
But one joke in particular didn’t sit well with his wife, Angela. It came from the Golf Channel’s Rich Lerner:
Sergio won't be naming his next kid Firethorn.
— Rich Lerner (@RichLernerGC) April 5, 2018
The 15th hole at Augusta is named Fire Thorn. Garcia’s daughter was born March 14, and the couple named her Azalea after Augusta’s 13th hole, where he turned things around last year on the way to winning his first green jacket.
Garcia took Lerner’s dig in good humor, noting that he did well on the 15th last year, getting an eagle in the final round.
What happened on 15 @TheMasters yesterday was unfortunate for me and it hurt but I tried to handle it like a Masters Champion should. That same hole gave me that green jacket last year so we might end up naming our next kid Firethorn after all, funny man!😉 https://t.co/vMIDTMGhrf
— Sergio Garcia (@TheSergioGarcia) April 6, 2018
But his wife wasn’t amused. Angela Garcia blasted Lerner for tweeting about her “future child.”
Hey @RichLernerGC, the next time you decide to tweet about my future child why don’t you use your brain and not do it? Don’t be an idiot. @GolfChannel https://t.co/Y4kHNZjDjv
— Angela Garcia (@TheAngelaAkins) April 5, 2018
“Don’t be an idiot,” she tweeted.
Lerner later apologized for his “flippant comment,” and she accepted it.
My apologies to Angela and Sergio for my poorly timed attempt to lighten the mood. Missed the mark with a flippant comment. No ill intent.
— Rich Lerner (@RichLernerGC) April 6, 2018
Thank you for your apology, @RichLernerGC. I always appreciate a good sense of humor and a good joke, but when you reference a player’s family it’s not appropriate. If people really thought about it they might agree. All good and we can move on. https://t.co/sSxjwUnevu
— Angela Garcia (@TheAngelaAkins) April 6, 2018
Garcia hopes he won’t give anyone joke material when he tees off Friday at 1:38 p.m. ET.
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