Woods says sorry after spit hits the fan

TIGER WOODS has apologised after being fined for spitting on a green at the Dubai Desert Classic.

Tue, 15 Feb, 2011 - 00:00

Mark Garrod

The former world number one was found guilty of a breach of the European Tour’s code of conduct.

Woods posted on Twitter: “The Euro Tour is right – it was inconsiderate to spit like that and I know better. Just wasn’t thinking and want to say I’m sorry.”

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