Steve Williams, Former Tiger Woods’ Caddie, Says Golfer Treated Him Like A ‘Slave’ In New Book

Up until their separation in 2009, following Tiger Woods’ huge infidelity scandal, Woods and his caddie Steve Williams were one of the most successful player-caddie duos in golf history. Since this incident, their relationship has only become nastier. Although Tiger has not spoken about this issue, Williams has been quite verbal about the dynamic between him and his former boss.

He has just released a new biography entitled Out of the Rough. Stuff.co.nz published an excerpt from the book on Sunday: the snippet reveals that 14-time major champ Woods often treated him like a “slave.” The passage reads:

I was adamant that some of his behaviour on the course had to change. He was well known for his bad temper and, while that wasn’t pleasant to witness, you could live with it because it ended as quickly as it started. But he had other bad habits that upset me. I wanted him to prove to me he could change his behaviour and show me – and the game of golf – more respect.

One thing that really pissed me off was how he would flippantly toss a club in the general direction of the bag, expecting me to go over and pick it up. I felt uneasy about bending down to pick up his discarded club – it was like I was his slave. The other thing that disgusted me was his habit of spitting at the hole if he missed a putt. Tiger listened to what I had to say, the air was cleared and we got on with it – his goal was to be the best player in history and my goal was to keep working as best I could to help make that happen.

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