Tiger Woods fires caddie Steve Williams. Tiger Woods fired caddie Steve Williams on Wednesday, ending a 12-year relationship in which he won 72 times worldwide and 13 majors.
“I want to express my deepest gratitude to Stevie for all his help, but I think it’s time for a change,” Woods said on his website. “Stevie is an outstanding caddie and a friend and has been instrumental in many of my accomplishments. I wish him great success in the future.” Woods did not say who would replace Williams or when he would return to golf. Williams, who previously worked for Raymond Floyd and Greg Norman, had worked the last three tournaments with Adam Scott. When asked over the weekend at the British Open if he was still working for Woods, Williams grinned and said, “Why would you ask a question like that?” Steve Williams on Tiger Woods: ‘I’ve wasted two years of my life’ - Devil Ball Golf - Golf Blog.
Tiger Woods, Steve Williams placed in same match. MELBOURNE, Australia -- The Presidents Cup wasted no time delivering the match everyone was talking about - Tiger Woods against ex-caddie Steve Williams in the opening session at Royal Melbourne.
Oh, yes, and three other players will join them. U.S. captain Fred Couples and International captain Greg Norman, hopeful of putting an end to a three-month soap opera involving Woods and Williams, put them together in the last of six foursomes matches Thursday. "I think it's great for the tournament," Norman said. "It needed to be done. " Lest anyone forget, Williams will be carrying the bag of Adam Scott. Tiger Woods Foundation. Stevie Williams doubts Tiger Woods will reach record Jack Nicklaus' majors record - News. Updated Nov 15, 2011 6:57 PM ET Tiger Woods wants to bury the past. In his mind, the public spat with his estranged caddie, Steve Williams, is over and won’t overshadow this week’s Presidents Cup, where Williams is working for Australian Adam Scott. “It’s already done,” Woods said Tuesday at Royal Melbourne. “I addressed it last week and as I said, life goes forward, not backwards.”
For Williams, not so much. The outspoken New Zealander, who was embroiled in a controversy after making racially tinged remarks about Woods two weeks ago at a dinner in Shanghai, has opened up about all things Tiger. In a New Zealand television interview on the program "In Depth with Graham Bensinger," which took place before his comments in China, Williams predicted that Woods won’t achieve his lifelong dream — to break Jack Nicklaus’ record of 18 majors. “He has to have a career equal to Phil Mickelson from here on in,” Williams said, just to equal Nicklaus.
“It was a big thing, there’s no two ways about it. Tiger Woods injured in early-morning car crash, but released from hospital. Report claims Tiger Woods injured in domestic spat with wife Elin Nordegren before car crash - Sports Pros(e) Golfer Tiger Woods was seriously injured when he hit a fire hydrant and then a tree outside of his Isleworth home early on Friday morning, Orlando TV station WESH is reporting.
The Florida Highway Patrol reported that Woods was "seriously injured" and taken to a hospital after his 2009 black Cadillac Escalade apparently hit a fire hydrant outside his home and hit a tree outside his neighbor's home. The Orange County Fire Department confirmed that a patient was taken to Health Central, but would not confirm that the patient was Woods. The Orlando Sentinel is reporting that the incident happened about 2:30 a.m. local time and that the vehicles airbags did not deploy, which indicates a speed under 33 mph. Authorities say the crash, which was not reported by the FHP until after 1 this afternoon, is still under investigation and charges were pending as of this afternoon, though the Florida Highway Patrol says the crash was not alcohol related.
Tiger Woods Scandal. Key Figure DIES Tiger Woods wasn't the only living creature whose life was ruined on that fateful night in November 2009 -- the tree he crashed his Escalade into has been murdered ...
TMZ has learned. Sources close to the tree tell us ... new neighbors moved in recently and began remodeling -- and one of the first things they did was tear down the infamous oak tree. The construction company that did the job tells us the tree was in bad shape ever since the crash -- and even though the new neighbors knew full well the tree's place in history, they decided to get rid of it anyway. And don't think the tree will be showing up on eBay anytime soon -- it was NOT saved, it was simply trashed. Tiger Woods Mistresses: At Least 9 Women Linked to Alleged Affairs. A porn star and a pancake house waitress added their names to an ever-increasing list of women who have come forward or been called out for reportedly having affairs with golf superstar Tiger Woods, bringing the tally to at least nine.
Tabloids over the weekend named porn star Holly Sampson and pancake waitress Mindy Lawton as two of the names on Tiger's steamy scorecard, raising the question of how Woods would have been able to keep so many affairs secret for so long. Sampson, 36, is a busty blonde and Los Angeles resident. The star of the films "OMG, Stop Tickling Me" and "Flying Solo 2" has not denied an extramarital affair with the golfer, whose squeaky clean reputation has been tarnished since a bizarre early morning car accident two weeks ago raised questions about the stability of his marriage and was followed by a slew of allegations about alleged affairs. null Holly Sampson.
"Sometimes I looked like a rag doll after we'd made love," she told the paper. Mindy Lawton. Jaime Jungers. The Women in the Tiger Woods Scandal. As the Tiger Woods story continues to evolve and escalate (see: his apology), a handful of women who aren't named Mrs.
Woods have come into the fray claiming they've had affairs with the golf great. It can be quite confusing -- so many mistresses, so little time -- so PopEater took the time to break down each alleged Tiger poacher and the stories swirling around them. Let's start with the newest name after the jump ... Tiger Woods' apology: Full transcript. Tiger: 'I am deeply sorry' Tiger Woods: "I was unfaithful.
I had affairs. Tiger Woods taking 'indefinite break' from golf amid scandal. No Tiger Woods, No Interest: PGA Championship Ratings Down. Tiger Woods’ recent on-the-course woes aren’t just bad news for the oft-maligned golfer himself, they’re also bad news for the sport he used to make his living from.
According to Austin Karp of the Sports Business Journal, Sunday’s final round of the PGA Championship -- which featured a 3-hole playoff between Keegan Bradley and Jason Dufner -- generated a 4.3 overnight rating. As per The Big Lead, that total is noticeably down from 2010’s 5.0 rating and a full 44 percent down from 2009, when Tiger Woods ultimately fell to YE Yang.
Those that did bother to tune in on Sunday were privileged enough to witness Keegan Bradley, the 108th ranked golfer in the world, capture his first major victory in scintillating fashion. Most sports strive for parity, but ironically enough, the one sport that has it would do just about anything to get rid of it. The notion that unpredictability is captivating is only partially correct. What does this mean, big picture? Toothless PGA with no Tiger - m.NYPOST.com. Even the prospect of a golf landscape temporarily without Tiger Woods is not one that PGA Tour officials, advertisers and sponsors care to ponder as speculation swirls around the popular athlete’s private life, which has kept him secluded in his Florida home.
Yet as corporate sponsors like Gatorade and Gillette consider ways to deal with recent negative coverage of the world’s No. 1 golfer, some media companies are seeing an upside. Woods’ absence has prompted flashbacks to the eight months when Woods was recovering from knee surgery, making him less visible late last year and early this year. In that time, TV ratings for golf tournaments tracked by Nielsen Media slumped almost 50 percent, causing advertising rates to fall. Attendance on courses dropped off too. “Tiger’s presence at a golf tournament and being on the leader board generates significantly increased ratings,” said Neal Pilson of the consulting firm Pilson Communications. Tiger Woods, Elin Nordegren officially divorce.
Tiger Woods Scandal Voted AP Sports Story Of Year. NEW YORK — Tiger Woods' humbling return to the public eye, from his televised confession to a winless season on the golf course, was voted the sports story of the year by members of The Associated Press.
The fallout from Woods' admission of infidelity edged a very different sort of story: The New Orleans Saints winning their first Super Bowl championship, giving an emotional boost to their hurricane-ravaged city. It was late 2009 when Woods' pristine image unraveled after he crashed his SUV into a tree outside his home, unleashing salacious revelations of extramarital affairs.
The story was a late addition to last year's voting and wound up fifth.