Twitter Reacts to Sergio Garcia's Apology to Tiger Woods for 'Fried Chicken' Jab

It’s been 10 days since Sergio Garcia accused Tiger Woods of maliciously pulling a club from his bag during The Players Championship, but this feud is far from over. 

Garcia made headlines on Tuesday when he responded to a question (h/t Ewan Murray of The Guardian) posed by the Golf Channel’s Steve Sands, who asked if he would have dinner with Woods at the U.S. Open.

What followed could certainly be construed as racist, with the Spaniard answering: "We will have him round every night. We will serve fried chicken."  

After much uproar, Garcia issued an apology through the European Tour (via Murray), which stated:

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I apologise for any offence that may have been caused by my comment on stage during The European Tour Players' Awards dinner. I answered a question that was clearly made towards me as a joke with a silly remark, but in no way was the comment meant in a racist manner.

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Tiger was clearly still upset about the situation, taking to Twitter on Wednesday morning to issue a response and scolding to his rival:

He wasn’t the only one who took umbrage to the comments, as NFL.com’s Ian Rapoport couldn’t comprehend the rational behind Garcia’s apology:

Godfrey, the co-host of Upload with Shaq on Tru TV, believes Woods has to use the weak apology as motivation:

Cindy Boren of The Washington Post offers one possible, but certainly not acceptable, explanation behind why Garcia made the initial remarks.

Boren also offers up a ridiculous situation with Garcia claiming to want to apologize to Woods personally, but doesn’t have his phone number. If the Spaniard truly cared about making that call, he could likely acquire it.     

ESPN’s Darren Rovell received a statement from a Sergio endorser, TaylorMade-adidas:

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Sergio Garcia’s recent comment was offensive and in no way aligns with TaylorMade-adidas Golf’s values and corporate culture. We have spoken with Sergio directly and he clearly has regret for his statement and we believe he is sincere. We discussed with Sergio that his comments are clearly out of bounds and we are continuing to review the matter.

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ESPN’s Jemele Hill thinks Sergio Garcia is an idiot, but his comments have made her hungry:

What do you think of this controversy? Drop your opinion on Twitter or in the comments below.