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Garcia sorry for 'fried chicken' comment

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(AP) -- 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.

What had been a celebration of European golf at an awards dinner south of London shifted suddenly to a racially sensitive moment involving Woods, the No. 1 golfer in the world and the only player of African-American heritage on the PGA Tour.

Garcia said he meant to give a funny answer to a playful question, and it turned out to be "totally stupid and out of place."

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Money Leaders: European
Rank Player Earnings
1 G.McDowell $1,029,185
2 B.Rumford $863,632
3 S.Garcia $774,009
4 R.Sterne $702,607
5 T.Olesen $682,900
6 A.Cabrera $662,628
7 T.Jaidee $655,430
8 C.Schwartzel $635,995
9 S.Jamieson $630,427
10 L.Oosthuizen $590,806
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