Woods, Garcia end spat with handshake
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June 12, 2013, Wednesday
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TIGER Woods and Sergio Garcia shook hands on Monday on the US Open practice range at Merion in Ardmore, Pennsylvania.
Sergio Garcia approached Tiger Woods at the driving range and after a brief exchange shook hands with the world number one in an apparent attempt to make up after their recent unpleasantness.
The meeting during practice for the US Open was the first between the longtime adversaries since Garcia made a "fried chicken" reference directed at Woods last month at a European Tour awards dinner.
Garcia has since apologized and Woods told reporters it was time to move on.
Tensions between the two flared last month at the Players Championship, when Garcia suggested Woods showed poor sportsmanship by pulling a club from his bag as the Spaniard was about to hit a shot. Woods's move sparked cheers from the galleries and Garcia sliced his shot into the woods.
The two later exchanged verbal jabs through the media over the incident, revealing animosity simmering between them over the years.
Meanwhile, US Open officials said they have contingency plans if any holes at Merion Golf Club are made unplayable by heavy rains in the Philadelphia area, but were confident the course would drain sufficiently for the championship.
Several fairways were flooded on Monday by torrential downpours that followed a dumping of more than three inches of rain on Friday. More rain is forecast for Tuesday, Wednesday and the scheduled opening round on Thursday.
US Golf Association chief Mike Davis said the biggest concern was the green and greenside bunker at the 11th hole, the lowest point on the course.
Sergio Garcia approached Tiger Woods at the driving range and after a brief exchange shook hands with the world number one in an apparent attempt to make up after their recent unpleasantness.
The meeting during practice for the US Open was the first between the longtime adversaries since Garcia made a "fried chicken" reference directed at Woods last month at a European Tour awards dinner.
Garcia has since apologized and Woods told reporters it was time to move on.
Tensions between the two flared last month at the Players Championship, when Garcia suggested Woods showed poor sportsmanship by pulling a club from his bag as the Spaniard was about to hit a shot. Woods's move sparked cheers from the galleries and Garcia sliced his shot into the woods.
The two later exchanged verbal jabs through the media over the incident, revealing animosity simmering between them over the years.
Meanwhile, US Open officials said they have contingency plans if any holes at Merion Golf Club are made unplayable by heavy rains in the Philadelphia area, but were confident the course would drain sufficiently for the championship.
Several fairways were flooded on Monday by torrential downpours that followed a dumping of more than three inches of rain on Friday. More rain is forecast for Tuesday, Wednesday and the scheduled opening round on Thursday.
US Golf Association chief Mike Davis said the biggest concern was the green and greenside bunker at the 11th hole, the lowest point on the course.
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