‘Got Up and Left’: Tiger Woods’ Caddie Once Learned a Harsh Dinner Lesson From the Legend

Punctuality and discipline are the two most important values an individual should have. Tiger Woods is among the group of professionals who are punctual and disciplined concerning time. His long-time caddie, Joe LaCava, spoke about an incident that proves Woods’ insane habit of being on time.

Joe LaCava narrates about his first dinner with Tiger Woods

LaCava has been caddying for Eldrick Woods for a long time. Joe has caddied for various major champions in the past like Fred Couples, and in 2011 after ending his term with Dustin Johnson, he decided to caddie for Tiger. He was also present on the bag for Tiger when Woods won his fifth green jacket in 2019. They share a strong bond.

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Moreover, recently Joe narrated a rather funny story on a podcast interview with Golf Digest about his first dinner with Tiger. Woods invited him for a dinner at 5:30, however as he narrates the story, Tiger did not quite mean 5:30.

LaCava said, “He says ‘alright, let’s meet here at 5:30.’… And so I show up at 5:30. So I go in the back, it’s 5:30, he has now already eaten his salad, and he’s waiting for his steak to be delivered. We’re talking, and he really doesn’t even look up, he’s just eating. Really doesn’t even kind of look at me, but we’re talking. He literally ate his steak before I got my salad, and he finished his meal before I finished my salad, and he got up and left.”

He added, “It wasn’t in a bad way, but come to find out 5:30 for him means like 5:15, which I found out later. And if you’re not there, he’s just going to order. He doesn’t even look at the menu. He wants the porterhouse, medium well, and he wants a salad and that’s it.” LaCava’s words prove Tigers’ sternness towards being on time.

Woods’ latest major win

Tiger won his latest major at Augusta. He won the 2019 Masters in an emphatic fashion. His overall score stood at 13-under-par, winning the event with a one-shot cushion. He carded a final round of 70, two-under-par. His final round of 70 included three birdies and one bogey on the front nine, moving out in one-under-par, 35. Additionally, he made three more birdies and two bogeys on the back nine on route to a famous victory.

Tiger also won a prize-money share worth $2,070,000. His win at Augusta in 2019 was his first major in almost 11 years and helped him win his fifth green jacket, claiming his 15th major championship title. Dustin Johnson and Brooks Koepka finished as the runner up’s to Woods. 

They both finished in the second position with an overall score of 12-under-par and won prize money share worth $858,667 each. What an incredible feeling it must be for Woods to beat the younger professionals.

What do you think about this harsh lesson that Joe LaCava learned from Tiger Woods? 

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