The anchored putter ban controversy is big, but not so big that Taiwan Animation couldn’t devote 20 seconds to Tiger Woods dumping a bucket of Kentucky Fried Chicken on Sergio Garcia’s head. Way to make Tiger pitch black, Taiwan.

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At the 1997 Masters Tournament, as a then-21-year old Tiger Woods was about to finish an incredible 12-shot victory, then-45-year old Fuzzy Zoeller created one of golf’s strangest rivalries when he told a reporter:

“That little boy is driving it well, and he’s putting well. He’s doing everything it takes to win. So you know what you guys do when he gets in here? You pat him on the back and say, ‘Congratulations’ and ‘Enjoy it.’ And tell him not to serve fried chicken next year. Got it? Or collard greens or whatever the hell they serve.”

And the people at home watching let out a collective, “Hoo boy, that’s racist.” Well, 16 years later, it seems that Sergio Garcia “forgot” about ol’ Fuzzy’s faux pas and borrowed the joke at a European Tour event last night, when asked whether or not he’d have Woods over for dinner before the U.S. Open next month.

“We’ll have him round every night. We will serve fried chicken.”

Naturally, the apology has already been issued.

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CBS Sports golf writer Steve Elling Tweeted the above photo yesterday, and if he’s to be believed, these four Gollums stalked Sergio Garcia throughout this past weekend’s 93rd PGA Championship at the Atlanta Athletic Club. Nevermind that Keegan Bradley defeated Jason Dufner in a playoff, as both golfers erupted from obscurity. I’m downright concerned for the safety of golf’s elite athletes.

OK, maybe elite is generous, as Garcia hasn’t won anything of note since 2008. But maybe that’s their thing – they stalk professional golfers who may have given up on life as their prime slips away. If that’s the case, then God help us all when they learn about Tiger Woods.

Full image of these hobgoblins after the jump.

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Ireland's own Padraig Harrington survived a double bogey on the 18th hole today, and then bested Sergio Garcia in a 4-hole playoff to win the British Open in Scotland.  The luck of the Irish was with Harrington as Carnoustie's 18th has destroyed lesser men (from lesser nations) such as Jean Van de Velde from France. Harrington also benefited from Garcia's tee-shot striking the base of the pin and rolling 18 feet away on the 2nd playoff hole.  Garcia, who led the tournament by 3 shots going into the final round, handled the misfortune with his usual aplomb:

"To tell you the truth, I don't feel like I did anything wrong," said Garcia, who closed with a 73 and was 1 over in the playoff. "I really didn't miss a shot in the playoff. I hit unbelievable putts. They just didn't go in . . . I should write a book on how not to miss a shot and not win a playoff."

Suggested titles for that book: Nuremberg Golf: Don't Blame Yourself, Great Putts That Miss: When the Green is Culpable, or Sour Grapes: The Sergio Garcia Story. -KD