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Woods in fresh spitting storm at Masters

ESPN staff
April 11, 2011
Tiger Woods was fined for spitting at the Dubai Desert Classic in February © PA Photos
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Tiger Woods is embroiled in a fresh controversy over his on-course conduct after being caught spitting at The Masters.

Woods sprayed the Augusta surface on Saturday, having struck a wild tee-shot at the fourth. On the subsequent hole, he was shown swearing when an 18-foot putt nestled just short of the cup.

In February, Woods was fined by the European Tour for spitting on the 12th green at the Dubai Desert Classic after a missed putt.

"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," Woods said on Twitter at the time.

Woods' woes on day three, when he shot a two-over 74, effectively put paid to his chances of winning The Masters. He put together a late charge on the final day, but he could only finish four strokes behind eventual winner Charl Schwartzel, meaning he is without a tournament triumph since November 2009.

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