Sergio Garcia withdraws from the Masters after positive coronavirus test

The 2017 Masters champion will miss his first major championship for 21 years
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Jack Rosser @JackRosser_9 November 2020

Former Masters champion Sergio Garcia has withdrawn from this week's tournament after testing positive for coronavirus.

The Spaniard, who won his maiden major when beating Justin Rose in a play-off to claim the green jacket in 2017, has revealed that he started suffering symptoms on Saturday after missing the cut at the Huston Open.

Garcia was tested on Sunday and now joins Chile's Joaquin Niemann in missing the rescheduled major - the final one of 2020 - due to contracting the virus.

In a message on his Twitter account, Garcia wrote: "On Saturday night after driving back from the Houston Open, I started feeling a bit of a sore throat and a cough.

"The symptoms stayed with me on Sunday morning so I decided to get tested for COVID-19 and so did my wife Angela. Thankfully she tested negative, but I didn't.

"After 21 years of not missing a Major Championship, I will sadly miss The Masters this week.

"The important thing is that my family and I are feeling good. We'll come back stronger and give the green jacket a go next April."

Europe's leading points scorer in the Ryder Cup has missed the cut on his last two starts at Augusta. 

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