AUGUSTA, Ga. — One day after artfully dodging questions about his club-kicking incident on Friday, Tiger Woods was pressed further on it yesterday and responded with an apology. Sort of.

Woods, addressing the moment when he kicked his 9-iron in anger after he blocked his tee shot into a right bunker on the 16th hole, said, “Certainly I’m frustrated at times and I apologize if I offended anybody by that. But I’ve hit some bad shots, and it’s certainly frustrating at times not hitting the ball where you need to hit it.

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“I certainly heard that people didn’t like me kicking the club, but I didn’t like it either. I hit it right in the bunker and [that] didn’t feel good on my toe, either.’’