Tiger Woods Fires Steve Williams Update: Tiger Changed Mind in 2011 About Letting Williams Caddy for Adam Scott at U.S. Open [VIDEO] : GOLF : Sports World News

It appeared like an ideal pairing, which made the cut up much more puzzling.

However two years after Tiger Woods parted methods with caddie Steve Williams, Williams revealed why Woods fired him after Williams helped Woods win all however one among his 14 Majors championships.

According to CBSSports.com and Golf.com, Williams, who now caddies for Adam Scott, had a lengthy conversation with Brian Wacker of PGATour.com. Williams, who served as Woods’ caddie from 1999-2011, describe what occurred:

“I left New Zealand with the intention of caddying for Tiger within the U.S. Open that 12 months,” Williams was reported as saying. I used to be instructed by his agent he was going to play, although he had been harm for the earlier month. I had my father-in-law with me and a buddy flying in from Oregon who was going to come back to the U.S. Open, too. However once I received to the States, I discovered (Tiger) wasn’t taking part in, so we went to Oregon, the place I’ve a summer season home. That is once I received a name from Adam Scott, who had not too long ago let go of his longtime caddie Tony Navarro. Adam heard Tiger pulled out and questioned the place I used to be. I phoned Tiger about it and he mentioned, ‘No drawback.’ After some thought, although, he did not agree with it. Tiger modified his thoughts. Nicely, I might already instructed Adam I might be there. I wasn’t ready to ring Adam up and say I can not do it. I am a person of my phrase. I had no concept I used to be going to get fired over it. I additionally hadn’t labored lots. Not that I wanted the cash, however I wished to work. I used to be instructed (by Tiger) after U.S. Open that I now not had a job and it is so simple as that.”

Each web sites cite that interview on PGATour.com because the supply for Williams’ clarification of his firing. Curiously, that portion of the interview was not on the PGATour.com web site article.

Scott additionally reportedly mentioned Woods claimed he fired Williams after the ultimate spherical of the AT&T Nationwide simply earlier than Independence Day in 2011, however Williams mentioned Woods fired him after the U.S. Open earlier that 12 months.

But in reporting the firing in 2011, ESPN stated, “Williams mentioned he met with Woods in a board room at Aronimink after the ultimate spherical of the AT&T Nationwide on July 3, and Woods instructed him they’d now not work collectively. Williams mentioned they agreed to not say something till after the British Open, to maintain from being a distraction to Scott.”

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