‘Deteriorated Very Quickly’: Former Caddie, Who Suffered a Rough Split With Tiger Woods, Once Revealed The Downfall of Their Relationship

Steve Williams is known to the golfing community as Tiger Woods’ caddie from 1999 to 2011. The two shared a close bond together during Tiger’s best years in the early 2000s. However, the two fell out after the scandalous reports of Woods’ infidelity became public. Looking back, Williams revealed the situation deteriorated his bond with Tiger forever.

How did Steve Williams react to the whole scandal?

In the early hours of 27th November 2009, Tiger Woods was involved in a car accident. Little did anyone know that the days following it would change the perception of the greatest golfer on the planet. Tiger Woods went from hero to zero after his history with other women came to light, which forced him to take a break from his golf commitments.

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Steve Williams, who was his caddie at that time, recently opened up on the issue. The New Zealander revealed how he got dragged into the scandal after people questioned his judgment of whether he was aware of the whole incident before it came to light.

“If somebody said to me, Steve this particular player is done these activities. Would the caddy know, given the facts of the amount of time I spent with Tiger and how close we were? I would say if it was somebody else it would be very difficult not to know and I agree with that,” Williams said.

What did Steve Williams say about his relationship with Tiger Woods post the scandal?

On being asked about his friendship with Woods over the past few years, Williams mentioned that camaraderie has changed significantly. “I don’t think anybody that would be in the situation would say things of, you know, there’s no change,” he said. “I mean, it’s no question that there was a difficult time and our relationship obviously deteriorated very quickly, no two ways about it.”

Steve Williams started caddying for Tiger Woods in 1999 after the latter’s then-coach, Butch Harmon, approached him. Woods and Williams extended their friendship beyond golf – The former was Steve’s best man at the Kiwi’s wedding. Woods was also a regular in Williams’ dirt track races. After the separation, Steve caddied for Australian golfer, Adam Scott and was recently seen carrying clubs for Jason Day in 2019.

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