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Ex-Caddie Celebrates the Greatness of Tiger Woods by Highlighting a Massive Disparity
Consistency is the key in every sport. The same holds true for golf. Along with consistency, the hunger to become better and the desire to win are also critical. Tiger Woods’ former caddie recently spoke about the same and revealed what made the 15-time major championship winner different from other professionals.
The relationship between a caddie and a professional is quite a unique one. Tiger Woods and Steve Williams once shared a strong bond. The duo won 13 major championship events together, and Tiger achieved the Tiger Slam when he won three of the remaining majors (2000) and the Masters at Augusta National (2001).
Williams was also one of the essential architects in Woods’ win at the 1999 PGA Championship. He was on the bag for the 46-year-old from 1999 till they parted ways in 2011. Moreover, the long-time caddie saw the ups and downs of the 82-time PGA Tour winner’s career.
Steve Williams reflects on Tiger Woods’ dominance
The World Golf Hall of Fame member’s ex-caddie recently spoke about his dominance. Steve Williams spoke about the same on Episode 12 of Chasing Majors with host Evin Priest. Williams talked about how Woods had a strong desire to win and how Woods would not just be content with the majors.
Woods would keep the momentum going even after the major championship events ended. This quality of Woods differentiated him from the rest. On top of that, Williams also talked about Tiger’s 2007 PGA Championship victory at Southern Hills.
Williams said, “You know, like, when you look back now, they say players, you know, they’ve had an unbelievable year if they won three tournaments on the PGA Tour. And that, you know, in Tiger day there, you know, he was frequently winning five, six, seven, eight, and nine tournaments on the PGA Tour every year.”
Golf – The Masters – Augusta National Golf Club – Augusta, Georgia, U.S. – April 8, 2022, Tiger Woods of the U.S. acknowledges patrons after making a birdie on the 10th during the second round REUTERS/Brian Snyder
He added, “That just shows that you know, how incredible his desire to win was. And you know, that when you win a PGA Championship or you know the last major of the year, and you know, following a win at the Bridgestone you think they would have wrapped up his year there, but I mean, he just kept going, it was just incredible.”
Steve’s words confirm how much Woods wanted to dominate every event he participated in. At the same time, his words also show how being consistent and not being satisfied with winning a single event is the key to success in sports, especially golf. It’s incredible to see the mindset of probably one of the best pro golfers.
Woods’ 2007 PGA Championship win
Tiger’s Southern Hills Country Hills win in 2007 was his 13th major championship title and his fourth PGA Championship victory. The former World Number One emphatically won the major championship event with an overall score of eight-under-par, winning the event with a two-shot lead. Tiger carded a final round of one-under-par, 69 to finish on the top of the leaderboard.
His final round included three birdies and two bogeys on the opening nine holes. Thus, Woods went out in one-under-par, 35. He made a bogey and a single birdie on the back nine to make the turn in level-par, 35. Woods Austin finished as the runner-up to Tiger. Austin ended the event with an overall score of six-under-par. Therefore, he had to settle for a solo second position finish. Do you think Woods will play at Southern Hills this year?
What do you think about Williams’ words?
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