Sergio Garcia Issues Public Apology to Tiger Woods for Insensitive Remark

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Published: May 22, 2013

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Sergio Garcia wasted no time clearing the air over a recent comment he made about rival Tiger Woods at a European Tour awards gala.  

Garcia set up a press conference on Wednesday to offer Woods a public apology for the following response when asked if he and Woods would possibly have dinner at some point during the U.S. Open (via The Guardian's Ewan Murray):

We will have him round every night. We will serve fried chicken.

Garcia originally described his controversial response as a "silly remark," but Woods thought differently, responding to the comments with a series of tweets, including the following one:



Garcia explained himself to a room of reporters on Wednesday, and was sincere throughout.



I want to send an unreserved apology, didn't mean to offend anyone.

Garcia acknowledged that his comment may have been perceived as racist an admitted feeling guilty about it immediately after saying it according to Sports Illustrated's Richard Deitsch:



The 33-year-old Spaniard also extended an apology to anyone else who may have been offended by his response according to Sky Sports:



Garcia did say that his comments were not racially motivated, admitting that he felt pressured to respond with something funny considering the atmosphere at the gala.

Golf Channel's Jason Sobel summed up Garcia's press conference, accurately suggesting the major theme was one of regret: 



Sergio Garcia's public apology is a necessary first step in the wake of his insensitive comments regarding Tiger Woods, but it remains to be seen if he'll be forgiven.

The 2007 British Open runner-up, Garcia's golf resume pales in comparison to Woods, and he certainly hasn't won over any new fans as of late. If his criticism of Woods at The Players tournament a couple of weeks ago didn't damage Garcia's appeal, his...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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