(AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Fuzzy Zoeller says he's "paid his dues" after his infamous remarks about Tiger Woods ordering fried chicken for the Masters champions dinner, and believes similar comments made by Sergio Garcia will eventually blow over.

Garcia has apologized to Woods after saying at a recent awards dinner in London that he would serve fried chicken if the two rivals had dinner at the U.S. Open. Garcia called it a "silly remark," adding that "in no way was the comment meant in a racist manner."

Still, the comment brought up the stereotype of simple-minded blacks obsessed with chicken and watermelon - a stereotype that dates back more than a century.

Read More...