Tiger Woods' former caddy says he was treated like a 'slave'
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Tiger Woods and longtime caddy Steve Williams split in 2011 following Woods' infidelity scandal, and since the break-up Williams hasn't shied away from speaking candidly, and often critically, about the 14-time major champion.
On Sunday, Stuff.co.nz published a lengthy excerpt from Williams' new autobiography, entitled "Out of the Rough."
In the book, Williams returns once more to his relationship with Woods, saying that during their time together he often felt treated "like a slave."
From Stuff (via FTW):
I was adamant that some of his behaviour on the course had to change. He was well known for his bad temper and, while that wasn’t pleasant to witness, you could live with it because it ended as quickly as it started. But he had other bad habits that upset me. I wanted him to prove to me he could change his behaviour and show me – and the game of golf – more respect.
One thing that really pissed me off was how he would flippantly toss a club in the general direction of the bag, expecting me to go over and pick it up. I felt uneasy about bending down to pick up his discarded club – it was like I was his slave. The other thing that disgusted me was his habit of spitting at the hole if he missed a putt. Tiger listened to what I had to say, the air was cleared and we got on with it – his goal was to be the best player in history and my goal was to keep working as best I could to help make that happen.
After Williams and Woods split, Williams moved to Adam's Scott's bag. When Scott won the WGC at Bridgestone in 2011 (not long after Woods' return to golf) Williams took a shot at Woods when he called Scott's win the best victory of his caddying career.
"I've caddied for 33 years — 145 wins now — and that's the best win I've ever had," Williams told CBS Sports on the 18th green after Scott won.
That was almost five years ago. Williams and Woods still clearly have a lot of bad blood.
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