Steve Williams is the Kim Kardashian of Golf, both have used the media to build a high profile that should never have existed.
A good Golf Caddy can be Sherpa, Mentor, Coach, Doctor and more to a professional golfer. But the best caddy also keeps out of the media spotlight and lets the player go about their business. Only a true golf tragic would be able to tell you who caddied for Nicklaus, Palmer or Watson. And who is currently Tiger Woods caddy?
The caddy’s to the Worlds top players generally “turn up, keep up and shut up”. Which brings us to Steve Williams, no doubt one of the best caddy’s and bag-man until recently to Tiger Woods. Carrying Tiger’s clubs allowed Williams to become the highest paid “sportsman” in New Zealand. However Williams wasn’t content with sitting in Tigers shadows and built up his own media profile. This included quotes in media and public on other players such as Phil Mickelson.
His move away from Tiger was always going to happen, and he has definitely helped Adam Scotts game. However he hasnt been content to carry Scotts clubs, and his mouth has put him onto the backpages of Newspapers, and the front pages of blogs. He claimed he’d just had “the greatest week of my life” after Scott won recently, having caddied for Woods in many Majors, this was an open handed slap in Woods face.
And onto this weekend, when Williams referred to Woods as a “black a*hole” causing media hysterics on the eve of the biggest 3 weeks in Australian golf. Many golfers past and present have called on Scott to dismiss Williams, to have the PGA ban him. It looks like none of this will happen and the media will have a frenzy anytime Scott gets within 5 iron distance of Woods.
Ideally Williams keeps his mouth shut and allows Scott to play to his best ability
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