‘I Feel Sick…’: Infamous Rival Sergio Garcia Was Once Forced To Apologize to Tiger Woods Over Insensitive Remarks

In the sport of golf, though Tiger Woods has had many opponents, he has hardly had any enemies. However, Sergio Garcia stands out from the rest and has always been considered a nemesis of Woods since their early professional days. The constant comments passed back and forth have led to the difference in thoughts of the golfers. Nonetheless, Garcia once apologized to Tiger for a comment that the Spaniard felt was over the line.

The beef between Tiger Woods and Sergio Garcia is widely considered one of the most heated rivalries in the sport. Both golfers have publicly criticized each other in the past. However back in 2013, the rivalry crossed a line.

Before the 2013 US Open, Garcia’s remark towards Woods was termed “Racist” and “Silly Remark” by the fans.  Nevertheless, Garcia revealed he had no intention to sound discriminating and even apologized to the American golfer.

Sergio Garcia comments on Tiger Woods and later apologizes

In 2013, Sergio Garcia attended the European Gala event. On a sparkling night, Garcia’s controversial remark at the event caused headlines. The Spaniard was asked at the dinner table if he would have a dinner night with Tiger Woods.

“We will have him round every night. We will serve fried chicken”, replied Garcia. The comments received massive public scrutiny and even got a response from Tiger Woods himself. Tiger tweeted, “The comment that was made wasn’t silly. It was wrong, hurtful and clearly inappropriate…”

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Nonetheless, Sergio Garcia accepted his mistake and apologized to the 15-time Major winner. Ahead of the 2013 BMW PGA Championship, Garcia apologized to the European Tour and most importantly to Tiger Woods. He said, “Most importantly, I want to apologize to Tiger and anybody I could have offended. I feel sick about it. I’m truly sorry.”

The Spaniard revealed he wanted to apologize to Tiger personally, but didn’t have his phone number. “It was obviously a bad comment that I shouldn’t have been said,” said Garcia, who contended he meant nothing racially offensive with his remark. The 2017 Masters winner ended by claiming he tried to be funny, but in the end, it ended up crossing the line. However, he apologized one last time again.

Both golfers entered the professional circuit during the same period. Their history of conflict includes charges of cheating, gaminess, and even racism. Being considered prodigious talents, both talents had the hype surrounding them from the very beginning.

Nonetheless, with both stars at the end of their careers and Garcia competing at LIV Golf, do you think the two will end their longstanding feud?

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