Sergio Garcia makes 'fried chicken' joke aimed at Tiger Woods The spat between Tiger Woods and Sergio Garcia doesn't look like being resolved anytime soon, with the Spaniard declaring he doesn't need Woods in his life. Sergio Garcia's row with Tiger Woods has taken an unfortunate turn, after the Spaniard made a racially sensitive remark about his rival. SERGIO Garcia's feud with Tiger Woods has taken an ugly turn, after the Spaniard made what could be interpreted as a racist remark about his opponent. Garcia was at the European Tour's gala players' awards dinner when he was jokingly asked if he would have the American round for dinner one night during the upcoming US Open. "We will have him round every night," Garc aaca said. We will serve fried chicken. Garcia later issued a statment through the European Tour, saying: "I apologise for any offence that may have been caused by my comment on stage during The European Tour Players' Awards dinner. I answered a question that was clearly made towards me as a joke with a silly remark, but in no way was the comment meant in a racist manner. The incident was reported by The Guardian online. The statement had echoes of Fuzzy Zoeller's infamous remark about Woods in 1997, when he was due to choose the US Masters champions' dinner menu. Zoeller said: "You tell him not serve fried chicken next year. Got it? Or collard greens or whatever the hell they serve. Zoeller later apologised and said he had been misconstrued. Woods and Garcia don't like each other, and they're making no effort to disguise their feelings. The verbal feuding began on May 11 during the third round of The Players Championship. Garcia tried to tone down the barbs overnight at the BMW Championship when asked about the spat. Two years later in the US Open at Bethpage Black, where Woods won wire-to-wire, Garcia complained that the second round should have been halted because of rain and that "if Tiger Woods would have been out there, it would have been called." Woods was at media day Monday for the AT&T National, where he is the defending champion, when he received the final question about Garcia and gave the one-word answer.