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Garcia signs off with eagle as Kingston leads PGA

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VIRGINIA WATER, England - Sergio Garcia, embroiled in a racism row with Tiger Woods this week, got by with a little help from his friends on Thursday as he battled to a level-par 72 in the PGA Championship first round.

Euro Tour chief sorry for 'colored athletes' gaffe

VIRGINIA WATER - European Tour chief executive George O'Grady was forced to issue an apology on Thursday after re-opening the Tiger Woods-Sergio Garcia racism row by making an unfortunate comment about "colored athletes".

Sports, 23 May 2013

Olazabal urges Woods and Garcia to settle row

VIRGINIA WATER, England - Former European Ryder Cup captain Jose Maria Olazabal drew on the memory of his 2003 spat with Padraig Harrington as he urged fellow Spaniard Sergio Garcia and Tiger Woods to settle their differences.

Sports, 23 May 2013

Analysis - Has the anchor ban come too late?

- The royal and ancient game of golf, renowned for its etiquette and self-imposed penalties, has undergone many changes to the rules over its 600-year history but few issues have triggered as much debate as the proposal to outlaw the anchoring of putters.

Sports, 23 May 2013

Garcia sorry after 'stupid' Woods fried chicken jibe

VIRGINIA WATER, England - Sergio Garcia said "sorry" 11 times and used the word "apology" on five occasions as he spoke of his regret at causing a furor by making a "fried chicken" jibe at world number one Tiger Woods.

Sports, 22 May 2013

Garcia sorry after 'stupid' Woods fried chicken jibe

VIRGINIA WATER, England - Sergio Garcia said "sorry" 11 times and used the word "apology" on five occasions as he spoke of his regret at causing a furor by making a "fried chicken" jibe at world number one Tiger Woods.

Sports, 22 May 2013

Garcia's fried chicken jibe 'hurtful' - Woods

LONDON - The feud between world number one Tiger Woods and Sergio Garcia deepened when Woods described the Spaniard's "fried chicken" jibe as "wrong, hurtful and inappropriate" on Wednesday.

Sports, 22 May 2013

Rule makers to ban anchoring of putters from 2016

VIRGINIA WATER - Golf's governing bodies announced on Tuesday that they will ban the anchoring of putters from 2016 in a move which will please traditionalists but could lead to a split in the game among the professional ranks.

Sports, 21 May 2013

Garcia will shake Woods' hand next time feuding pair meet

VIRGINIA WATER, England - Sergio Garcia's feud with Tiger Woods will not stop him shaking hands with the world number one the next time they are drawn together in a tournament, the Spaniard said on Tuesday.

Sports, 21 May 2013

Anchors away for putting in likely Tuesday announcement

LOS ANGELES - Within the next 24 hours, professional and amateur golfers will likely know whether or not they will be permitted to use long putters anchored to any part of their body from 2016 onwards.

Sports, 20 May 2013