Sergio Garcia Apologizes to Tiger Woods

Richard Heathcote/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Sergio Garcia apologized on Wednesday for his comments about Tiger Woods.

"I want to apologize to Tiger and anybody that I could have offended," Garcia said Wednesday after his pro-am round at Wentworth. "I feel sick about it. I'm truly, truly sorry. And I hope we can kind of settle things down and hopefully move on."

"I apologize for any offense that may have been caused by my comment on stage during the European Tour Players' Awards dinner," Garcia said. "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."

Garcia jokingly answered a question at a European Tour players dinner Tuesday night about getting together with Woods at the U.S. Open by saying, "We'll have him 'round every night. We will serve fried chicken."

Prior to Garcia's news conference on Wednesday, Woods tweeted his displeasure with the comments.

"The comment that was made wasn't silly. It was wrong, hurtful and clearly inappropriate," he wrote. "I'm confident that there is real regret that the remark was made. The Players ended nearly two weeks ago and it's long past time to move on and talk about golf."

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Tiger Woods Wins The Players Championship

Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images(PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla.) -- Tiger Woods finished his last two holes for par to close with a 2-under 70 and win The Players Championship on Sunday.

Woods and Sergio Garcia were tied headed into the last two holes, but Garcia finished with a quadruple-bogey 7 on 17 to give Woods some breathing room.

"It was a tough battle," said Woods, who captured his first Players Championship since 2001.  "The golf course played tricky today.  It was fast and difficult, I hit it so good today, it was fun."

With the win, Woods earned $1.71 million and now has a season total of over $5.8 million in just seven tournaments.

"I know a lot of people in this room thought I was done, but I'm not," Woods said about his critics writing him off early in the year.

Garcia finished tied for eighth.

"That hole has been good to me for the most part," Garcia said. "Today, it wasn't. That's the way it is. That's the kind of hole it is. You've got to love it for what it is."

Kevin Streelman, Jeff Maggert, and David Lingermerth all went 11-under and finished tied for second.

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Adam Scott Tops Angel Cabrera in a Playoff to Win The Masters

DON EMMERT/AFP/Getty Image(AUGUSTA, Ga.) -- Adam Scott topped Angel Cabrera in the second hole of a sudden-death playoff to win the 77th Masters at Augusta National Sunday.

Scott shot a 3-under 69 after 18 holes Sunday and headed into the clubhouse with the lead, but Angel Cabrera birdied the 18th, putting both golfers at 9-under and sending the tournament into a sudden-death playoff.

Scott and Cabrera both made par on the first playoff hole. Scott then birdied the second playoff hole, earning him his first green jacket.

Scott is one of three Australians to finish the tournament in the top four. Jason Day shot a 2-under 70 to finish third and Marc Leishman shot an even-par 72 to finish fourth.

Tiger Woods was 2-under for the day and finished tied for fourth with Leishman.

Scott becomes the first Australian to ever win the Masters.

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77th Masters Day 3 Recap

Andrew Redington/Getty Images(AUGUSTA, Ga.) -- Angel Cabrera and Brandt Snedeker each shot 3-under 69's Saturday, and share the lead heading into the final round at the Masters.

In 2008, Snedeker found himself in the final group heading into Sunday at Augusta National, but he ended up shooting a 5-over 77 dropping him out of contention.

"I had no clue what I was doing in 2008," Snedeker said. "I had no gameplan, no idea of when to be aggressive and when not to be aggressive. Now I have a completely clear focus of what I'll have to do tomorrow."

Tiger Woods, who was penalized two strokes for an inappropriate drop during his round on Friday, shot a 2-under 70 putting him 3-under for the tournament.

Three Australians are at the top of the leaderboard.

Adam Scott is 6-under for the tournament after shooting a 3-under 69 Saturday.

Scott's fellow countrymen Jason Day and Marc Leishman are two shots off the lead.

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77th Masters Day 2 Recap

Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images(AUGUSTA, Ga.) -- Australian Jason Day shot a 4-under 68 Friday at Augusta National, putting him alone atop the leaderboard heading into the weekend at the Masters.

Day had four birdies on the back nine and holds a one-stroke lead over Fred Couples and Marc Leishman.

Tiger Woods shot a 1-under 71, a score that could have been better. Woods was tied for the lead heading into the par-5 15th. Woods third shot looked perfect, hitting off the flagstick, but it ended up bouncing into the water forcing Woods to scramble for bogey.

"I really played well today. Especially when the wind was picking up and it was swirling all over the place I really played well," Woods said. "My score doesn't quite indicate how well I played today."

Tianlang Guan, the 14-year-old from China, will be playing this weekend after shooting a 3-over 75, putting him 4-over for the tournament. There was controversy surrounding Guan when on the 17th hole he was given a one-stroke penalty for slow play. For a while it seemed that stroke would stop him from making the cut, but the cut ended up at 4-under so Guan will play this weekend.

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77th Masters Day 1 Recap

Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images(AUGUSTA, Ga.) -- Marc Leishman and Sergio Garcia shot a 6-under 66 on Thursday and are tied for lead at the 77th Masters.  Tiger Woods shot 2-under-par 7 and is among many with a 70 for round one.

Dustin Johnson finished 5-under 67 and holds a one stoke lead over David Lynn, Rickie Fowler, Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano, Matt Kuchar, Fred Couples and 2008 Masters champ Trevor Immelman, who all sit at 68.

"We've got a long way to go," Woods told ESPN.  "Just go out there and play the shot for shot.  This golf course is going to change dramatically by tomorrow, just gotta make the adjustments."

Americans Jim Furyk and Zach Johnson both shot a 69.

Lee Westwood and Brandt Snedeker are tied with Woods at 70.  Rory McIlroy finished even with a 72. 

Phil Mickelson shot a 1-under 71.  Fourteen-year-old Tianlang Guan finished 1-over 73.

Last year's champ Bubba Watson had a tough day, finishing with a 3-over 75.

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Scoreboard Roundup - 3/25/13

Getty Images/Hemera (NEW YORK) --  NBA:  The Miami Heat (56-14) burned the Orlando Magic (18-53), 108-94 for their 27th-straight win.

The Washington Wizards (26-44) mystified the Memphis Grizzlies (47-23). 107-94.

The Indiana Pacers (44-27) outpaced the Atlanta Hawks (39-32), 100-94.

The New Orleans Hornets (25-46) stung the Denver Nuggets (49-23), 110-86.

The Utah Jazz (35-36) dunked the Philadelphia 76ers (27-43), 107-91.

The Golden State Warriors (41-31) stopped the Los Angeles Lakers (36-35), 109-103.

NHL:  The Boston Bruins (21-7-3, 45 pts) one-upped the Toronto Maple Leafs (17-12-4, 38 pts), 3-2 in a shootout.

The Ottawa Senators (18-9-6, 42 pts) edged the New Jersey Devils (15-11-7, 37 pts), 3-2 in a shootout.

The Nashville Predators (14-13-6, 34 pts) skated past the Edmonton Oilers (11-13-7, 29 pts), 3-2.

The Los Angeles Kings (18-12-2, 28 pts) got by the Chicago Blackhawks (24-4-3, 51 pts), 5-4.

The Minnesota Wild (19-10-2, 40 pts) sliced the Dallas Stars (15-14-3, 33 pts), 7-4.

The Detroit Red Wings (17-11-5, 39 pts) outlasted the Phoenix Coyotes (13-15-4, 30 pts), 3-2.

The San Jose Sharks (14-11-6, 34 pts) topped the Anaheim Ducks (22-6-4, 48 pts), 5-3.

Golf: Tiger Woods won the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill.

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Tiger Woods Wins At Bay Hill, Regains No. 1 Ranking

David Cannon/Getty Images(ORLANDO, FL) --  Tiger Woods is No. 1 in the world once more.

After the conclusion of the tournament was postponed Sunday due to inclement weather, Woods came back on Monday to earn a two-shot victory at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, regaining his ranking as the world's top golfer.

"It's a byproduct of hard work, patience and getting back to winning golf tournaments," Woods said.

He wrapped up his eighth title at Bay Hill with an 8-iron out of a fairway bunker on the par-5 16th that easily cleared the water and landed safely on the green for a two-putt birdie.

Justin Rose finished second, while Mark Wilson, Keegan Bradley, Rickie Fowler, and Gonzalo Fdez-Castano had to settle for a four-way tie for third.

Woods previously had not been ranked No. 1 in the world since 2010.

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Tiger Woods Focused on Reclaiming No. 1 Spot

Stuart Franklin/Getty Images(ORLANDO) -- Tiger Woods will look to reclaim the World No. 1 spot this weekend at the Arnold Palmer Invitational starting on Thursday.

Woods announced this week via his Facebook and Twitter page that he is dating Olympic skier Lindsey Vonn as well.  Despite the distractions this week, Woods is focused on getting back the ranking he's held for five years.

"We're still getting better," Woods said at the Bay Hill Club on Wednesday.  "Things are still becoming more efficient.  These two wins I've had this year, I've built myself some nice leads."

"Things are starting to come around and become more efficient day in and day out," he continued.

Woods has won the Arnold Palmer Invitational seven times and will tee off Thursday morning at 8:10 a.m. ET.

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Tiger Woods Rolls to Victory at Doral

Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images(DORAL, Fla.) -- Tiger Woods shot a 1-under 71 en route to winning the W-G-C Cadillac Championship at Doral Sunday.

Woods finished the tournament 19-under two strokes better than runner up Steve Stricker.

Speaking of Stricker, he spent 45 minutes with Woods on the putting green the day before the tournament started. Stricker was helping Woods with his putting posture. It must have worked because Woods finished with 27 birdies, one off his PGA best.

"He basically got me in the same position as I was at Torrey (Pines)...the body posistion," Woods said when talking about Stricker. "Once he put me in there where I felt comfortable I thought, 'this is not too foreign, this is what I was a month or so ago.' Then I started rolling it and it felt really, really good...and I basically carried it through the entire week."

The win was Tigers 76th on the PGA Tour. If he wins in two weeks at Bay Hill, Woods will take back the No. 1 world ranking.

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