Players Round 3: The Sergio And Tiger Backstory

With Sergio Garcia a stroke ahead of Tiger Woods heading into a Saturday's 2:40 p.m. tee time at The Players, Ron Sirak tells us a bit about the past for these two lovebirds.

It dates to the Battle At Bighorn and Sergio's exuberance.

After a flight from Ohio to California, Woods arrived at Bighorn the next day with a touch of the flu and was lethargic in his round, clearly both sick and tired.

Garcia, meanwhile, got more animated as the round went on and when he closed out Woods on the last hole acted as if he had just won a major championship.

If there is such a thing as X-rated body language, that's what Tiger was speaking as Sergio cavorted. Lost on Garcia in the celebration, apparently, was the fact Woods had just won four of the five previous majors.

The second round highlights from the PGA Tour:

Update on 2013-05-11 12:46 by Geoff

**Ron Green Jr. considers what might have been for Tiger and Sergio. Along with the column is a great shot of the two in happier times wearing much baggier clothes.