Tiger Woods Fires Caddie

After a year that has left many questioning, What happened to golf's icon?

Caused by a year plagued by a sex scandal and divorce, a swing change to his game and the loss of four major corporate sponsors.

Now, one of golf’s most successful player-caddie partnerships ended in a board room at Aronimink Golf Club outside Philadelphia two weeks ago when Woods fired his caddie. Both kept the news private until Wednesday, when Woods announced on his website that he and Williams will no longer be working together.

Although Williams was one of Woods' best friends, recently he felt like an outsider to Woods’ schedule and recovery from leg injuries.

Woods had expressed frustration when his caddie of 12 years chose to work for Adam Scott at the U.S. Open, and then signed up to work for the Australian again at the AT&T National and the British Open.


Williams posted a statement on his website that showed this was anything but an amicable split.


“Needless to say, this came as a shock,” said Williams, who changed the photo on his website to show him carrying Scott’s bag. “Given the circumstances of the past 18 months working through Tiger’s scandal, a new coach and with it a major swing and Tiger battling through injuries, I am very disappointed to end our very successful partnership at this time.”