The Interviews They'd Like Back

Bad jokes, snubs, and moments of brutal honesty from throughout golf history that have merited a mulligan

Sam Weinman and Alex Myers

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One of the defining moments of the 2013 Masters has been Tiger Woods' interview with ESPN's Tom Rinaldi, when the world No. 1 incriminated himself by recounting what was later deemed to be an illegal drop on the 15th hole of his second round. The admission set off a firestorm of controversy and led to Woods receiving a two-stroke penalty. Yet for Woods, the interview probably wasn't the most regrettable of his career; and when compared to some of the other Q-and-A missteps over the years, it wouldn't even register. From hyperbole to political incorrectness to moments of biting honesty, what follows is our compilation of interviews that the subjects would like to have back.

-- Sam Weinman

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Steve Williams, 2011

Steve Williams made his anger toward former boss Tiger Woods known with a lengthy interview after winning on Adam Scott's bag for the first time at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational in August. But when he accepted a mock award for that showing at a caddies roast three months later during the HSBC Champions in Shanghai, the spurned looper went way over the line. During his acceptance speech, Williams said, "It was my aim to shove it right up that black a------." Williams apologized shortly after on his website and said he didn't mean the comment to be taken as being racist.

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