Tiger Woods has hot dog thrown at him

Tiger Woods' tough 2011 season took one more odd turn on Sunday when a fan threw a hot-dog in his direction during the final round of the Frys.com Open. Woods was preparing to putt at the seventh green at CordeValle - his 16th hole of the day - when the man burst out of the crowd and tossed the hot dog in Woods' direction.

Woods backed away from his putt and the man promptly surrendered to tournament security personnel and police. Authorities did not give the man's name, but said he appeared to be intoxicated and had been arrested.



While 14-time major champion Woods has had to endure the occasional heckler since his return to competition in 2010 in the wake of a sex scandal, he had never had a spectator get through the ropes to approach him. "When I looked up, the hot dog was already in the air," said Woods, who regretted missing his subsequent birdie putt but otherwise didn't seem especially concerned. "He was pretty far away from me."

Woods said the man "laid on the ground and looked like he wanted to be arrested because he ... put his hands behind his back and turned his head. I guess he wanted to be in the news," Woods said. "And I'm sure he will be." Australian Rod Pampling, playing in the same group with Woods and India's Arjun Atwal, called the incident "bizarre".

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