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Sergio Garcia apologized to Tiger Woods for saying he would serve fried chicken if they were to have dinner at the U.S. Open, an ugly addition to nearly two weeks of verbal sparring.

Sergio Garcia apologized to Tiger Woods on Wednesday for saying he would have ''fried chicken'' at dinner with his rival, a comment that Woods described as hurtful and inappropriate.

The history books show Annika Sorenstam made headlines and drew record crowds to the 2003 Colonial tournament because she became the first female golfer in 58 years to compete against male peers in a PGA Tour event.

Storms that dumped about a foot of rain on the Ocean Club wiped out the pro-am Wednesday and left the course under so much water that the first round Thursday also was canceled.

Roger Chapman is in the spotlight at the Senior PGA Championship, a year after his breakthrough victory in the major championship.

Johnson has won at Hogan's Alley twice in the last three years. He is the first player in more than three decades with four consecutive top-10 finishes in the event.

This July 19, 2012 file photo shows Ernie Els of South Africa reacting to a putt on the 11th green at Royal Lytham & St Annes golf club during the first round of the British Open Golf Championship in Lytham St Annes, England.

In this June 19, 2011 file photo, Rory McIlroy celebrates with his father, Gerry, after winning the U.S. Open Championship golf tournament in Bethesda, Md.

Between the end of this past weekend's Byron Nelson and the start this week of the Colonial in Fort Worth, the professional golf world had a bit of time to kill in Dallas.

Tournaments won using anchored strokes will not be tarnished despite the ban which will come into effect from 2016, R&A officials have insisted.

PHOTO: USGA ARCHIVE; COMPOSITE: SPORTS ILLUSTRATED IMAGING; MEMBERS, L TO R: JASON GROW ; MIKE CASEY ; JASON GROW Foreground: Lowery and Ouimet on their way to an upset victory at the 1913 U.S. Open at The Country Club.

Tiger Woods and Sergio Garcia don't like each other, and they're making no effort to disguise their feelings.

Gardner-Webb sophomore right-handed pitcher Matt Fraudin was named first-team All-Big South Conference on Monday, one day after he was named the league's pitcher of the week.

Europe captain Paul McGinley has announced he will have three wild cards for next year's Ryder Cup at Gleneagles.

Americans Josh Teater, Scott Brown Johnson Wagner and Bud Cauley qualified for the British Open on Monday at the international final qualifying at Gleneagles Country Club Queens Course.

During his freshman season, Washington golfer Chris Williams watched an Internet feed of the Ben Hogan Award ceremony when a teammate received the honor.

Louis Oosthuizen, the No. 8 player in the world golf rankings and top-rated player on the commitment list for this week's Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial, withdrew Monday because of a neck injury sustained while competing at last week's HP Byron Nelson Championship.

Dufner struggled to a 4-over 74 to lose to Johnson by one. The former Masters champion didn't have it easy in the final round either, as he closed with a 2- over 72 in what was a 2-man race throughout the final round.

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.

Jennifer Johnson claimed her first LPGA Tour title on Sunday and that helped her move to No.