Woods 'done' talking about Garcia

Woods 'done' talking about Garcia










The Sports Xchange May 29, 2013 4:20 PMThe SportsXchange



Tiger Woods would like to see talk of his feud with Sergio Garcia go away, once and for all.

Speaking at a news conference on Wednesday before the start of the Memorial Tournament in Dublin, Ohio, Woods tried to deflect questions about Garcia.

"That's already done with," Woods said. "It's done; time to move on."

Asked about an inflammatory racial stereotype that Garcia used last week when speaking about Woods in England and other issues such as the R&A's recent ban on anchored putters and rules violations, Woods wasn't biting.

"I have four wins (this year)," Woods said with a straight face.

Tournament host Jack Nicklaus, whose 18 major championships are four more than Woods has won, addressed the situation between two of the world's top players rather succinctly.

"It's stupid," he said. "Do guys have an issue with one with another? They usually resolve it themselves. You guys want to resolve it in the newspapers today. I mean nobody needs that. And I think they both finally said it's enough. ... Today, you're in a fish bowl. And there are a lot of mountains made out of molehills."

Woods did address a question about racism.

"I live it," he said. "It's happened to me my entire life, and it's happened to me my entire career. So that doesn't surprise me. It exists all around the world, not just in the sport of golf. It exists everywhere."

Woods comes to Muirfield as the defending champion and five-time winner of the Memorial, which starts Thursday. It's his first event since winning The Players Championship earlier this month and a tuneup for the U.S. Open in two weeks ag Merion Golf Club, which he played on Tuesday.

"It's about this week and it's about winning this event," he said.