A contrite Sergio Garcia said Wednesday he wants a meeting with Tiger Woods to apologise directly for the racist row that was sparked by his “fried chicken” comments at an official dinner.
Garcia has had a long-running feud with Woods and it exploded on Tuesday night when he was questioned on stage at the annual tour dinner.
Garcia was asked if he would invite Woods for dinner and responded by saying he would have him round every night and serve fried chicken, stereotypically associated with black people in the American deep south.
Woods took to Twitter, calling Garcia’s comment “hurtful” before attempting to diffuse the row after the Spaniard had issued a statement though the European Tour saying he did not mean to cause the world number one any offence.
And Garcia has been in touch with Woods’ agent to apologise and attempt to set up a meeting with the world number one to sort out the problem once and for all.
“I don’t have his phone number but I have called his manager,” Garcia said.
“I left him a message and told them I was very sorry and that I would love to talk to them as soon as possible and make sure everything is okay. I said how sorry I am — it was a bad comment.”
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Martinez set to decide on wigan future today
London, May 22: Roberto Martinez is poised to make a decision about whether or not to stay on as manager of Wigan Athletic, club chairman Dave Whelan revealed on Wednesday.
The pair met to discuss the situation and Martinez told Whelan he would reveal his position on Thursday.
Martinez led Wigan to a shock 1-0 win over Manchester City in this month’s FA Cup final, which gave the modest club from the English northwest their first ever major title.
However, they were subsequently relegated from the Premier League, ending their eight-year stay among the English elite.
“It was a very constructive meeting where we discussed all kinds of things — winning the cup, our relegation, our prospects for next season,” Whelan told the BBC. “Roberto wants 24 hours to think about what is going on.” — aFP