Caddie Steve Williams, is frequently accused of overstepping the mark. "It didn't bother me that he hadn't said anything because he had told me he'd be in touch when he was ready – though admittedly that was an email and I'd rather have had a phone call. "Tiger looked the same – I didn't notice anything unusual about him – except he wasn't ready to play golf and seemed a bit preoccupied," Williams writes.When the caddie knocked on the player's door that morning, the player didn't respond for 15 minutes. But they also were acknowledged to be close friends off the course, and Woods was Williams' best man at Williams' wedding. The rates and fees he collects from Team Woods are on the high end of the PGA Tour caddie range. Day initially hired Williams—who rose to public prominence with Tiger Woods, and also worked for Greg Norman, Ray Floyd and Adam Scott—because, according to …
He writes that he asked Steinberg to release a statement saying Williams was in the dark, but the agent refused because it would be singling out one person among a number of people close to Woods who claimed a similar position.
The suddenness of it, the way it was done, him coming out of the hardest time in his life and me having been loyal to him for so many years, was worth some consideration.
""No sooner had Tiger fulfilled his media obligations than he fled to the airport in a chopper, leaving me to head back to the hotel on my own," Williams writes. But I think Mark Steinberg or one of his lackeys could have been more forthcoming and more understanding of my situation. All I got was silence. Absolutely no truth to it. Tiger Woods' former caddie Steve Williams has described his anger and frustration at being "hung out to dry" by Woods' management when the golfer's infidelities were revealed in …
Only later was it revealed that one of his mistresses, nightclub owner Rachel Uchitel, had also made the trip to Australia.Only after the tournament was over did Williams receive indication of what was coming. Caddies get fired all the time—hey, Greg fired me in 1989—but when you have what you believe is a friendship, it's going to leave a mark. Many caddies—those that are fixtures with a player, and who have a contract—also receive flat, per-tournament fees that can reach into the thousands of dollars.While the specifics of LaCava's compensation agreement with Woods are not known, be assured LaCava's deal is a generous one. When Woods won eight tournaments during 2012-13, LaCava most likely, according to an ESPN report, earned more than $1 million.And, because he is one of the most high-profile caddies working for the highest-profiile golfer, LaCava also has endorsement deals believed to be worth into the hundreds of thousands of dollars.And Woods' childhood friend Bryon Bell has also filled in a few times over the years, including in the aftermath of Woods' dismissal of Williams and before LaCava joined the team.The relationship of Woods and Williams was not without bumps over their years together; Tiger has occasionally publicly called out alleged mistakes by Williams, and there were a couple times when rumors of a split appeared. "Williams also went on to describe his frustration with how Woods occasionally mistreated him on the course, namely when Woods would toss a club in his direction after a bad hole.You are using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer. " "It was like I was his slave," Williams says. Please upgrade to Internet Explorer 11 or use a different web browser.Tiger Woods' former caddie Stevie Williams describes the awkward position he found himself upon learning of his boss' extramarital affairs in a new book that comes out Monday. Steve Williams: After Woods dismissed Cowan, he hired Steve Williams as caddie. But the New Zealander has not had many good things to say about … Tiger Woods' former caddie Stevie Williams describes the awkward position he found himself upon learning of his boss' extramarital affairs in a new book that comes out Monday.
Monday, November 02, 2015 - 00:00 AM Peter Williamson But LaCava has a contract with Woods.