Woods calls ‘lynch’ comment ‘unfortunate,’ says the matter is over (AP/Yahoo! Sports)

Tiger Woods spoke out for the first time on the whole controversy surrounding comments made by The Golf Channel’s Kelly Tilghman.

“It was unfortunate,” Woods said. “Kelly and I did speak. There was no ill intent. She regrets saying it. In my eyes, it’s all said and done.”

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“It was more media-driven than anything else…I tell them she’s a friend of mine, which she is,” Woods said. “I’ve known her for 10 or 11 years now. We all say things we do regret, and that’s certainly a moment she does regret.”

Woods spoke at the Tiger Woods Learning Center, where he announced a contest for children to talk about their first “fist-pump” moment.