Why Tiger Woods and Sergio Garcia Hate Each Other

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Published: May 15, 2013

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The mutual disdain between Tiger Woods and Sergio Garcia erupted this past weekend at the 2013 Players Championship, but the animosity—hatred even—between the two has been boiling just below the surface for over 13 years.

What likely started as two bruised egos as far back as 2000 has grown so much over the years that neither Garcia nor Woods could keep their dislike for each other in the shadows following the much-publicized dust-up during and after the third round of The Players Championship.



Other Marshals have since come out to declare that Tiger did not lie in the matter, but no matter whose side you're on, Sergio didn't like what went down, Tiger wouldn't apologize for it, and now their feud is the biggest story heading into the remaining tournaments in 2013. 



The two first tussled on the course in the exciting 1999 PGA Championship, as the 19-year-old Spanish "teen dream" challenged the 23-year-old rising star. It went down to the wire, and Garcia lost by a single stroke.

Sports Illustrated senior writer Alan Shipnuck wondered, "What was the most electric moment of Sunday's back nine, anyway? Was it the mischievous glare Garcia gave Woods after making a long birdie putt at the par-three 13th, which announced the beginning of El Nino's comeback?"



In response, Garcia was quoted as saying, "I mean, I did it with good feelings, not hoping he would make a triple bogey or whatever. I was kind of telling him: If you want to win, you have to play well."

It seems to have begun as playful competition, but if several media reports are accurate, the poisoning of the Tiger and Sergio relationship happened in 2000, when the two played against each other in a made-for-television match.



It was dubbed the “Battle at Bighorn,” and Woods had to personally approve Garcia as his opponent beforehand. Sergio not on...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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