Girls, girls, you’re both pretty, OK?
Let the feud continue.
Neither Tiger Woods nor Sergio Garcia struck a conciliatory tone Monday when both were asked - an ocean apart - if they considered clearing the air after their “he said/he said” melodrama that followed miscommunication during the third round of the Players Championship about 10 days ago.
Woods was wrapping up a news conference promoting the AT&T National, a tournament he hosts in conjunction with the Tiger Woods Foundation, when asked if he considered making nice with Garcia.
“No,” said Woods, the world’s No. 1 golfer.
Garcia, speaking Monday in Virginia Water, England, ahead of this week’s BMW PGA Championship, said he had no intention of reaching out to Woods, either.
“First of all, I don’t have his number,” said Garcia, ranked 14th in the world. “And secondly, I did nothing wrong and don’t have anything to say to him. And he wouldn’t pick up the phone anyway. But that’s OK; I don’t need him as a friend. I don’t need him in my life to be happy, and that’s fine.
It’s as simple as that. Like I have always said, I try to be as truthful as possible.”
Garcia, however, said Woods was right about one thing.
“He called me a whiner,” Garcia told reporters. “He’s probably right. But that’s also probably the first thing he’s told you guys that’s true in 15 years. I know what he’s like. You guys are finding out.”Bowl in one?
A wayward tee shot by Belgium’s Nicolas Colsaerts on the drivable par-4 10th hole at the World Match Play Championship in Bulgaria on Saturday led to some fun-and-pun moments when Colsaerts’ ball flew into a hazard behind a public restroom in a brick building close to the green.
European Tour referee Mark Linton ruled that the penalty drop must be made within the restroom itself because of where the ball crossed the hazard line, sending Colsaerts, his caddie and Linton in and out of the tiny restroom as they attempted to find the right dropping point.
At one point, with Colsaerts looking for a spot to drop, Linton turned toward television cameras and cracked: “Privacy, please.”
Eventually, Colsaerts was allowed to drop his ball to a playable position outside the restroom, ended up saving par and halving the hole in his match with Graeme McDowell.
Colsaerts lost the match to McDowell but remained in good humor afterward.
“I’m sure now the whole episode … is going to make all the TV news programs, Facebook and all the social media sites with thecaption: ‘Here’s some Belgium guy playing golf in some toilet block in Bulgaria,”’ Colsaerts said.
Golf Channel announcers pounced on the puns as best they could:
“I think Nicolas is looking a bit flushed about this, to be honest,” … followed by … “It definitely brings a whole new meaning to taking relief.” Game over
Arizona Diamondbacks right fielder Gerardo Parra hit a home run on the game’s first pitch, a 94 mph fastball from Miami Marlins right-hander Tom Koehler, to give the Diamondbacks a 1-0 lead Saturday night at Marlins Park.
Final score: Arizona 1, Miami 0.
According to Elias Sports Bureau, it had been nearly 20 years (Sept. 14, 1993) since a first-pitch leadoff home run held up as the only run of a game. On that night, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Marlins 1-0, with the run coming when Carlos Garcia hit Chris Hammond’s first pitch for his 11th home run of the season.
Parra credited hitting coach Don Baylor with his aggressive approach at the plate.
”I talked to him before the game and he said, ‘Just swing first pitch’ and he was right,” Parra said. ”He’s got more experience than me.”Quote of the day
“I’m not making any excuses. We haven’t played great here.” - Arkansas Coach Dave Van Horn on his 9-17 record in the SEC Tournament
Sports, Pages 20 on 05/22/2013