adminthis week, teeing it up for the first time since Garcia made his ‘fried chicken’ comment.
The world No 1 said: “It’s already done with,” said Woods.
“I think he apologised, not in person, though. it is time to move on.
“Comments of this nature] have happened my entire life and career, so that doesn’t surprise me. It exists all round the world, not just in golf.
“But there a lot of people are trying make a difference.”
Garcia escaped punishment for what could be construed as a racist remark about Woods after offering an unreserved apology for his ‘stupid and out of place’ comments at the European Tour’s annual awards last week.
During a Q&A session involving the full Ryder Cup team, the 33-year-old was asked if he would invite Woods to dinner one night at Merion next month to settle their differences – the pair’s feud goes all the way back to 1999.
‘We will have him round every night,’ Garcia said. ‘We will serve fried chicken.’
Garcia initially issued an apology later the same night for his ‘silly remark’ and then held a press conference the following afternoon to apologise again, but has been unable to speak to Woods in person.
Speaking after the BMW PGA Championship, Garcia said: ‘We talked to his manager. We asked him if he wanted us to call Tiger, obviously if he gives us the number, or wait for Merion and do it there face-to-face, and they said they would rather do it there.
‘So there’s nothing else we can do, so we’ll wait until we get there and we’ll talk.’ – Mailonline
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