(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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FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) Zach Johnson always feels good when he gets to Colonial.

That feeling usually last through the week. Read More...

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) Tim Clark considers his future in golf uncertain now that the game's two governing bodies have outlawed the anchored putting stroke.

"Man, this is getting really serious now," Clark said Wednesday from the Colonial. "You kind of deal with it and suddenly it's made, and you're like `Wow.' It's tough." Read More...

VIRGINIA WATER, England (AP) Rory McIlroy has dispelled any split in his relationship with longtime friend Graeme McDowell.

McDowell confirmed that McIlroy will be leaving Dublin-based Horizon Sports Management after only 18 months, though neither McIlroy nor Conor Ridge at Horizon have commented on the split. Read More...

VIRGINIA WATER, England (AP) Ernie Els is ready to "play ball" even without a long putter.

The four-time major champion, who won last year's British Open with a belly putter, said Wednesday that the PGA Tour should accept the decision by golf's ruling bodies to ban anchoring and long-handled putters in 2016. Read More...

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

"Last year, I sort of snuck in under the radar," the 54-year-old Englishman said Wednesday, a day before the start of play at Bellerive Country Club. "I've raised the bar myself. That puts a bit more pressure on me." Read More...

PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas (AP) Stacy Lewis brings more value to the LPGA Tour that just her golf.

Along with becoming the first American in 18 years to win LPGA player of the year, and then rising to No. 1 in the world for four weeks, Lewis had a direct hand in bringing two tournaments to the LPGA Tour. One of them is this week, the Bahamas LPGA Classic, which grew out of her partnership with Ohio-based title sponsor Pure Silk. Read More...