‘I Was Angry at Him’: Despite Winning 13-Majors With Tiger Woods, Former Caddie Once Supported a Now Mother of 4 Elin Nordegren During the Infamous Personal Altercation

The glory of Tiger Woods ended near the end of 2009 when details about a scandal he was involved in started to spread. It also rocked his relationship with his then-wife and mother of his two children, Elin Nordegren. The situation made many in the golf community feel sorry for her. Meanwhile, Woods’ caddie at the time felt furious at the golfer whom he has served for a decade. 

According to a theguardian.com article from 2010, everything about Woods’ infamous scandal unfolded after he got into an accident in November last week. Everyone was under the presumption that his long-time caddie, Steve Williams, knew all about the reported infidelity toward Nordegren. However, his book, ‘Out of the Rough,’ released in 2015, says otherwise. 

An exasperated Steve Williams revealed how he felt about Tiger Woods after the 2009 issue

The 17th chapter of William’s book, ‘The Beginning of the End,’ reveals how much the caddie knew about the golfer’s personal life and the infamous scandal. And on the 195th page, the New Zealander explained how furious he got after the news got spread. 

“I was angry at him for what he’d done – especially what he’d done to Elin,” Williams wrote. “…but, regardless of the morality of the matter, he was still a friend in trouble, and I was going to stick by him.”

The effect the scandal had on the golfer’s dear ones

Steve Williams started working with Tiger Woods in 1999 and won 13 majors with him. Yet, the Caddie Hall of Famer claimed in his book that he knew nothing about the issue that rocked their life.  

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“I got frustrated over that period – the media feeding frenzy was relentless,” he wrote. Furthermore, Williams described how much the issue affected him. “I knew nothing about this,” he added. “For months on end, my life was absolutely miserable.” 

Notably, Woods fired Williams a couple of years after the scandal broke out. The golfer didn’t reveal the reason for it and hence, nobody knows whether the firing was an after-effect of the 2009 issue or not. 

On the other hand, Woods’ relationship with Elin Nordegren fell apart. The couple got divorced in 2010. However, they continued to stay friends as they co-parent their two children. 

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Presently, the couple has moved on and has been living with their respective partners. Nordegren gave birth to two children since her divorce from Woods. Meanwhile, the golfer has been in a long-time relationship with Erica Herman, a former restaurant manager.