The feud between top golfers Tiger Woods and Sergio Garcia still has plenty of steam, thanks to course marshals at the PGA Players Championship who dispute Woods' claim that they gave him the go-ahead to pull a club from his bag, which excited the gallery and in turn distracted Garcia.
One of the marshals, Gary Anderson, said, "He didn't ask us nothing. We didn't say nothing. We're told not to talk to the players." The chief marshal, John North, backed up Anderson saying, "Nothing was said to us and we certainly said nothing to him. I was disappointed to hear him make those remarks. We're there to help the players and enhance the experience of the fans. He was saying what was good for him. It lacked character."
Woods accused Garcia of making excuses for his own play and being overly sensitive. He also claimed not to see Garcia shooting. His exact quote was, "The marshals, they told me he already hit, so I pulled a club and was getting ready to play my shot," Woods explained. "And then I hear [Garcia's] comments afterward, and it's not real surprising that he's complaining about something."
In an interview with NBC on Sunday, Garcia's rebuttal was, "You have to pay attention to what's going on because the other guy is hitting. You do something when you're in the crowd and the crowd is going to respond."
By the time the Players Championship concluded, Woods, the No. 1-ranked golfer in the world, had the last laugh. He left the tournament as champion by shooting 13-under par for the four days, and outlasting Garcia who melted down spectacularly on the final two holes.
Garcia quadruple-bogeyed the 17th hole and double-bogeyed the 18th, finishing tied for eighth place at 7-under par. On the final day of the tournament he had four holes in which he shot a bogey or worse.
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