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Woods: Garcia comment hurtful, time to move on

FILE - In this June 16, 2002 file photo, Sergio Garcia, left, and Tiger Woods talk on the 11th hole while waiting for play to resume after a rain delay during the final round of the U.S. Open Golf Championship in Farmingdale, N.Y. Garcia was at a European Tour awards dinner Tuesday night, May 21, 2013 when he was jokingly asked if he would have Woods over for dinner during the U.S. Open. The Spaniard replied, "We'll have him round every night. We will serve fried chicken." Woods took to Twitter on Wednesday, May 22, 2013 and said the comment wasn't silly, rather it was wrong and hurtful.

Sergio Garcia apologized to Tiger Woods for saying he would serve fried chicken if they were to have dinner at the U.S. Open, an ugly addition to nearly two weeks of verbal sparring. 3 hours ago

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Southern Cal takes 12-shot lead in NCAA golf

Annie Park shot a 5-under 67 and Southern California had a record-setting 12-under 276 total Wednesday to open a 12-stroke lead during the second round of the NCAA Women's Golf Championships at the University of Georgia Golf Course.
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LPGA event in Bahamas cut to 54 holes

The inaugural Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic was cut to 54 holes on Wednesday, a day before the event was to begin.
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Fowler planning $100K donation to Oklahoma relief

Rickie Fowler is encouraging fans attending the Colonial to contribute to relief efforts after the deadly tornado this week in Oklahoma.
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Column: Garcia will pay dearly for Tiger remarks

Sergio Garcia could have stopped after he whined about fans of Tiger Woods making too much noise on the golf course. He should have stopped after saying Woods is not a nice person who has been lying to the media since the first time he stepped into an interview room.
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Zach Johnson always feels good at Colonial

Zach Johnson always feels good when he gets to Colonial.
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Inaugural tournament cut to 54 holes

Stacy Lewis brings more value to the LPGA Tour that just her golf.
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Chapman set for Senior PGA title defense

Roger Chapman is in the spotlight at the Senior PGA Championship, a year after his breakthrough victory in the major championship.
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Clark future uncertain if tour follows anchor ban

Tim Clark considers his future in golf uncertain now that the game's two governing bodies have outlawed the anchored putting stroke.
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Sorenstam's historic appearance at Colonial changed lives and attitudes

FORT WORTH, Texas - The history books show Annika Sorenstam made headlines and drew record crowds to the 2003 Colonial tournament because she became the first female golfer in 58 years to compete against male peers in a PGA Tour event. All of that is true.
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Timeline of Garcia and Woods quotes

A timeline of quotes in the verbal sparring between Sergio Garcia and Tiger Woods. It dates to May 11 at The Players Championship, when Garcia was preparing to hit his second shot on the par-5 second hole and was disrupted by cheers from the gallery surrounding Woods in the trees because he took...