{"id":273864,"date":"2025-11-09T19:37:12","date_gmt":"2025-11-09T19:37:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/273864\/"},"modified":"2025-11-09T19:37:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-09T19:37:12","slug":"why-tiger-woods-kind-gesture-shocked-ex-caddie-remarkable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/273864\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Tiger Woods’ kind gesture shocked ex-caddie: ‘Remarkable’"},"content":{"rendered":"

With over a decade on Tiger Woods\u2019 bag, a stretch that featured many of Tiger\u2019s greatest moments, Steve Williams<\/a> was likely often left in shock by the 15-time major winner\u2019s<\/a> on-course heroics. But it was one gesture of kindness that surprised Williams more than anything.<\/p>\n

The former caddie revealed Tiger\u2019s most surprising gesture from their time working together, along with a great anecdote from Woods\u2019 epic 2000 season, in a new podcast interview.<\/p>\n

Steve Williams reveals Tiger gesture that most surprised him<\/p>\n

With Williams carrying his clubs and offering advice, Woods dominated the golf world from 1999-2011. Tiger won 13 majors and dozens of PGA Tour events with Williams at his side, making them arguably the greatest player-caddie duo in history.<\/p>\n

Their relationship would not last, and their professional divorce was often ugly, public and, at times, personal.<\/p>\n

But in a recent appearance on the \u201cTee It Up Golf\u201d podcast<\/a>, Williams struck a different tone, sharing fond memories of his time working with Tiger.<\/p>\n

When Williams was asked what it was like when he first started caddying for Tiger in 1999, Williams revealed one simple gesture Woods offered up every day that left him shocked: thanking him for his help.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe thing that stood out for me more than anything when I first went to caddie for Tiger, after every single round, good or bad, indifferent, whatever, \u2018Thanks for your help today, Steve,’\u201d Williams shared.<\/p>\n

Williams contrasted Tiger\u2019s post-round reaction to his experience with other pros, who could be cold following bad rounds.<\/p>\n

\u201cA lot of times when you are carrying for guys, and things don\u2019t go well, and you have a bad day, they\u2019d rather not see you. They don\u2019t want to talk to you. They don\u2019t want to see you,\u201d Williams said, laughing. \u201cBut he, it was remarkable, every day he thanked me for the job. And as a young guy under the pressure that he was\u2026 I couldn\u2019t believe it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Williams also spoke at length about Woods\u2019 incredible desire to win.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you get somebody that\u2019s at the top of the game, whether it be Rory [McIlroy], whether it be Scottie Scheffler now, it just comes down to the desire of wanting to win, and that\u2019s where Tiger was just incredible,\u201d Williams explained. \u201cHis desire to win was beyond belief to be honest. And his only measure of a successful week was when he won a golf tournament. If he didn\u2019t win the tournament, it wasn\u2019t a successful week. So to work for someone under that kind of pressure was very intense.\u201d<\/p>\n

He continued, \u201cThe amount of pressure that was involved with caddying for Tiger was probably beyond comprehension. But I tired to sort of put that all together in the book and give people a bit of an idea what it was like to caddie for him.\u201d<\/p>\n

That book, Together We Roared: Alongside Tiger for His Epic Twelve-Year, Thirteen-Majors Run<\/a>, which Williams co-authored with Evin Priest, was released in April of 2025.<\/p>\n

Why Tiger Woods was unhappy with 15-shot U.S. Open win<\/p>\n

One of the best nuggets of insider info Williams shared in his interview with \u201cTee It Up Golf\u201d<\/a> involved Woods\u2019 historic 15-shot win at the 2000 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach<\/a>, his first of four-straight major wins dubbed the \u201cTiger Slam.\u201d<\/p>\n

Williams said that despite dominating the competition at a historic level, Tiger was \u201cdisgusted\u201d by a couple of holes he played that week at Pebble Beach (Woods finished 12 under at Pebble; no other player finished under par).<\/p>\n


\n \"Steve <\/a><\/p>\n

Why Tiger Woods\u2019 ex-caddie gave wrong yardages \u2026 when Woods was steamed<\/a><\/p>\n

By:<\/p>\n


\n Nick Piastowski <\/a><\/p>\n

Woods badly wanted to somehow perform even better at the next major, the 2000 Open Championship at St. Andrews. So moments after signing his winning scorecard at Pebble, Tiger gave Williams an order.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe said, \u2018Stevie, I want you to get your ass over to St. Andrews, I\u2019m going to play even better than I did this week. I want you to know the course as good as you can possibly know that course,\u201d Williams explained.<\/p>\n

Williams then spent a week at the Old Course to get to know every nook and cranny. It turns out it was worth the effort.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd to Tiger\u2019s credit, if you asked me what was the best 72-hole event he played, it was that tournament [the 2000 Open at St. Andrews]. He didn\u2019t hit it in one bunker and he didn\u2019t miss it one shot. That was the best performance in the 12 years I caddied for him\u2026 it was unbelievable.\u201d<\/p>\n

Woods won the 2000 Open at the Old Course with a total score of 19 under, which at the time was the lowest score-to-par in major championship history. His margin of victory? Eight shots.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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