VIRGINIA WATER, England (AP) — Sergio Garcia apologized to Tiger Woods on Wednesday for saying he would have “fried chicken” at dinner with his rival, a comment that Woods described as hurtful and inappropriate. “I want to send an unreserved apology. I did not want to offend anyone,” Garcia said Wednesday. “My answer was totally [...]
Golf: He said/he said – Two other marshals back Tiger
May 16, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Tiger Woods (right) shakes hands with Sergio Garcia on the first tee in the third round of The Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass — but everything went downhill between the two from there. (Brad Barr-USA TODAY Sports) Story Highlights The fallout from the Tiger Woods-Sergio Garcia incident continues Now the marshals from the second hole [...]
Golf: Tiger’s breathtaking victory was tempered by a soap opera sideshow
May 15, 2013 By Leave a Comment
(PhatzRadio / Golf.com) — There is the golfer and there is the man, and both are great, as Jay Gatsby was great, as Barry Bonds and Mickey Mantle and Michael Jordan were great. Can you imagine someone more exciting and flawed and unknowable than Tiger Woods? For a half-hour there at the finale of the [...]
Golf: Tiger Woods wins Players Championship as Sergio Garcia collapses on 17th hole
May 13, 2013 By Leave a Comment
(Richard Heathcote/Getty Images. Tiger Woods at No. 18 at the Players Championship as he won his 78th title. Sergio GarcÃa was six over on the final two holes.) PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A weekend filled with sharp words between Tiger Woods and Sergio Garcia came down to one last showdown Sunday in The [...]
Golf: Tiger Woods hangs on to win The Players Championship
May 12, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Story Highlights Tiger Woods finishes with a 2-under 70 to win The Players Championship It was Woods’ 78th PGA Tour victory and second Players title David Lingmerth, Kevin Streelman and Jeff Maggert tied for second, two shots back (PhatzRadio / AP) — PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Digging deep after dunking his tee shot into [...]
Golf Recap: Lingmerth leads Woods, Garcia, Stenson by two as storms disrupt the Players
May 12, 2013 By Leave a Comment
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A rift between Tiger Woods and Sergio Garcia attracted all the attention on a stormy day at Sawgrass. Swedish rookie David Lingmerth quietly went about his business and wound up atop the leaderboard Saturday in The Players Championship. Lingmerth finished a wild day with an 8-foot eagle putt on [...]
Golf Recap: Sergio Garcia one ahead of Tiger Woods at Players Championship
May 11, 2013 By Leave a Comment
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The Players Championship already provides plenty of theater because of its thrill-a-minute golf course. Making it even more compelling is the star attraction of Sergio Garcia and Tiger Woods, playing in the final group on the weekend for the first time in nearly seven years. Garcia made seven straight [...]
Golf Recap: Great debut for Castro, solid start for Woods and McIlroy
May 10, 2013 By Leave a Comment
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy had their best start ever Thursday in The Players Championship. It still wasn’t enough to catch Roberto Castro, who had never played the TPC Sawgrass and made a debut he won’t soon forget. Castro hit shots into tap-in range on the famed 17th and [...]
Sports: Garcia’s remark again roils racial waters in sports
Tiger Woods and Sergio Garcia stand on the 11th tee during round three of THE PLAYERS Championship.(Photo: Richard Heathcote, Getty Images) Story Highlights Sergio Garcia’s remark shows how racist language still can stir visceral emotions. “A fried chicken joke, that’s from the museum of historic racist comments” Tiger Woods said he believed there was real [...]