Steve Williams is most well-known for caddying for Tiger Woods during his prime.
However, Williams enjoyed great success on the bag of Adam Scott as well.
The New Zealander caddied for Woods during 13 of his 15 major championships, and was Scott’s caddy for his win at The Masters in 2013.
The only reason Williams ended up caddying for Scott was because Woods parted ways with him in 2011.
Williams recently admitted he would work again with Woods, if given the chance, in spite of their acrimonious split.
The 61-year-old recently lifted the lid on why his relationship with one of the greatest golfers of all-time ended.
He said, “I wouldn’t say it was painful. It was just disappointing. In a nutshell Adam Scott wanted me to caddie for him, I said yes. Tiger did not want me to do it. I thought that was a bit strange, it’s not that big a deal. I would go and caddie if it’s Adam. Tiger’s agent then said if you go and do that you won’t be working with Tiger and I thought no, there’s no way. And that’s what happened. I went to caddie for Adam while Tiger was injured and that was the end of it. It was just more disappointing that I didn’t read the situation right. I just didn’t think that would happen. But when you caddie there is no contract, you work for somebody and they can end it any time. That is just the way it crumbled. I wasn’t angry, I was just disappointed.“
And Williams clearly felt very bitter about the manner in which Woods called an end to their partnership.
What Steve Williams said after Adam Scott’s PGA Tour win in 2011
Williams felt like he let Scott down 14 years ago.
Way back in August 2011, Scott – who is currently in contention to win the US Open – won the eighth of his 14 PGA Tour wins at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational.
The 44-year-old Australian finished up on 17-under par at Firestone Country Club, winning by four strokes over Luke Donald and Rickie Fowler.
However, Williams stole the limelight from his man after the tournament when he was immediately accosted by CBS interviewer David Feherty on the 18th green.
The man from New Zealand surprisingly suggested that Scott’s victory at Firestone was, “the best win I’ve ever had”, despite all of the glorious years he shared with Woods.
Many felt like Williams had upstaged Scott and made everything about him when all of the attention should have been squarely on the Aussie.
In fairness to Williams, he held his hands up after the fact, and spoke out about how bad he felt.
Steve Williams issued apology regarding Adam Scott’s 2011 win
The famous caddy – who was once named New Zealand’s richest sportsman around the turn of the century – made it very clear that it was not his intention to steal the limelight from Scott after his win at Firestone 14 years ago.
Williams issued a formal apology, as quoted by ESPN.
He said, “My emotions following Adam’s victory were running very high and at the time I felt like my emotions poured out and got the better of me. I apologize to my fellow caddies and professionals for failing to mention Adam’s outstanding performance. I would like to thank all those fans at Firestone who made this victory the most special of my career.“
Fair play to Williams for doing that, although Scott did insist that he never thought his caddie’s intentions were bad at the time.
It’s a shame that Williams felt the need to take a pot-shot at Woods just after one of the biggest wins of Scott’s career.
However, he did the right thing in the end, and he deserves big credit for that.
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