SCOTTSDALE, Arizona — For a guy who has played in just three PGA Tour events and has made the cut in only one, Brendan Steele still found himself the talk of the golf world when he showed up at the Waste Management Phoenix Open this week. Problem is, it wasn’t at all for reasons the rookie wanted.
After comments he made about Woods at the conclusion of their round together in the Farmers Insurance Open on Sunday were highlighted in multiple news reports, Steele sent a letter of apology to the former world No. 1, then sought to clarify his remarks in an exclusive interview with GolfDigest.com on Wednesday.
Paired with the superstar for the first time in the final round at Torrey Pines Golf Course, Steele, 27, watched Woods shoot 75 to finish in a tie for 44th, and was quoted afterward saying, “I don’t think (Tiger) gave it everything he had today.”
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