Sports briefly: Sergio Garcia pulls out of Masters after testing positive for COVID-19

Sergio Garcia pulled out of the Masters on Monday after informing Augusta National he tested positive for the coronavirus, making him the second player to withdraw following a positive test.

Garcia won his only major at the Masters three years ago in his 19th appearance, the most of any player before winning a green jacket.

"After 21 years of not missing a major championship, I will sadly miss the Masters this week," he tweeted. "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."

Joaquin Niemann of Chile announced last week that he tested positive and withdrew.

The field was down to 92 players, with two other former champions not playing. Angel Cabrera, who won in 2009, had surgery on his left arm and is not expected to return until January. Trevor Immelman, the 2008 winner, had his name listed on the board as not playing. He is working the CBS broadcast this week.

Garcia played last week in the Houston Open, which sold 2,000 tickets each day.

He said he was driving back to his home in Austin, Texas, on Saturday night when he started feeling a sore throat and a cough.

Sutherland wins Senior playoff

Kevin Sutherland made a 4-foot birdie putt on the ninth playoff hole to beat Paul Broadhurst on Monday in the Charles Schwab Cup Championship.

Sutherland and Broadhurst were forced to return to Phoenix Country Club to finish the final PGA Tour Champions event of the year after playing to a stalemate over six playoff holes in near darkness Sunday. They continued to match each other through two playoff holes, the second with dueling birdies.

Sutherland finally broke through on the ninth playoff hole, hitting his 163-yard approach shot from the fairway to 4 feet. He made the putt to win his fourth PGA Tour Champions title after Broadhurst got up-and-down for par from short of the green.

• In a year marked by racial injustice, Augusta National announced it would honor Lee Elder with two scholarships in his name at Paine College and an honorary tee shot next year for the first Black player in the Masters.

"Although I have some minor symptoms, I remain in good health," the 65-year-old Izzo said in a statement. "I've been extremely diligent for many months now, wearing my mask in public and around the office, while adhering to social distancing guidelines. ... And while I haven't identified any area of exposure, what I have determined is that this shows the power of the virus."

Auburn-Miss. St. postponed

The Southeastern Conference postponed Saturday's game between No. 20 Auburn and Mississippi State because of positive COVID-19 cases and quarantining within the Bulldogs' program.

• No. 5 Texas A&M paused in-person activities after a player and a staff member tested positive for COVID-19 after returning from a win at South Carolina.

• LSU is battling an outbreak that could put Saturday's game against No. 1 Alabama in jeopardy.

• The Mountain West canceled Air Force's game at Wyoming on Saturday because of an "upward trend" of COVID-19 cases at the academy.

• Miami was missing 11 players for its 44-41 win against North Carolina State on Friday and a substantial chunk of those absences were because of COVID-19.

• No. 13 Wisconsin expects to return to play Saturday at Michigan after canceling its last two games because of a COVID-19 outbreak within the team. Wisconsin officials said they have five active COVID-19 cases involving three staff members and two players. Five of the last six days have resulted in no positive cases.

Mariners center fielder Kyle Lewis was the unanimous winner of the AL Rookie of the Year award, and Brewers reliever Devin Williams won the NL honor.

The 25-year-old Lewis was one of baseball's breakout stars during the pandemic-shortened season, batting .262 with 11 homers and 28 RBIs in 58 games. He led big league rookies with 37 runs, 90 total bases and a .364 on-base percentage.

Padres second baseman Jake Cronenworth and Phillies infielder Alec Bohm finished tied for second in balloting by the Baseball Writers' Association of America.

The 49ers placed receiver Kendrick Bourne back on the COVID-19 list three days after removing him.

• Chicago activated backup offensive tackle Jason Spriggs from the Reserve/COVID-19 list.

• Steelers tight end Vance McDonald tested positive for COVID-19.

• Broncos rookie tight end Albert Okwuegbunam is out for the year after tearing his right ACL in Denver's loss at Atlanta on Sunday.

• Horse racing: Authentic, winner of the Kentucky Derby and Breeders' Cup Classic, has been retired to stud.