Word Police Strike Again!

Woods apologizes for spaz reference
Thu Apr 13, 2006 1:57pm ET

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Tiger Woods has apologized for comments he made during a television interview after the U.S. Masters at Augusta National Golf Club on Sunday.

The American world number one, who tied for third place three strokes behind winner Phil Mickelson, was criticized for using the term "spaz" to describe his poor putting in the final round.

"Tiger meant nothing derogatory to any person or persons and apologizes for any offence caused," Woods's agent Mark Steinberg said in a statement issued on the player's official website.


Bidding for a fifth green jacket at Augusta, Woods produced a display of uncharacteristically shaky putting on his way to a closing two-under-par 70.

He took 33 putts in the final round, including three three-putts and a pair of missed eagle putts from inside 10 feet on the back nine. Mickelson took 29 putts in a closing 69.

When asked about his play on the last day at Augusta, Woods replied: "I putted atrociously today. Once I got on the greens, I was a spaz."

In several countries, "spaz" is an offensive term for people affected with spastic paralysis, a form of cerebral palsy.

Britain-based disability organization Scope, formerly The Spastics Society, said of Woods's comments: "Once again, Tiger Woods demonstrates that we are two nations divided by a common language.

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You know some people really need to get a life and stop being offended by ever tiny word said or gesture made. Really now who cares if you're offended by anything! I'm offended by homosexuals and invaders and I'm called a bigot and a racist. I've been called a redneck, honky, Nazi, Fascist, evil white bastard, and so on. It doesn't offend me and I don't really care what ignorant bastards call me. Life's bitch and then you die!