Tigers Caddie and Phils Man Boobs
We're only a month away from the start of the 2009 PGA Tour season, but we probably won't see Tiger Woods until March at the earliest. The world's No. 1 player is still rehabbing the knee he blowed up while winning the U.S. Open last June.
Woods' caddie, Steve Williams, has used the time off to return to his native New Zealand, race some cars (he owns a team), spend time with his family, and raise money for charity. And it was at a recent charity event that the sometimes surly Williams gave arguably the best golf-related interview not involving John Daly in the 500-year history of the sport.
Speaking with the Taranaki Daily News' Murray Hills, Williams shared this gem:
It's also a well-known fact that Woods and American Phil "Mr Nice Guy" Mickelson are not the best of buddies. Williams told a story of Woods and Mickelson paired together during the US Open. The pair were duelling for the lead in the third round. Tiger waved to a packed grandstand seating 5000 people that bordered the 17th fairway. The crowd responded.
As a hush fell back over the crowd, a fan yelled out "Phil." No response from Mickelson. Again the fan yelled out "Phil." Again no response. The fan changed tack. "Hey, Mr Mickelson."
When Mickelson turned and waved, the fan yelled out "Nice t*ts." The crowd erupted in laughter; Mickelson went double bogey, bogey and his tournament was over.
To be fair, they're not even that nice. Still, it's quite possibly the funniest story I've heard today. The thing is, Philbert claimed he lost 20 pounds leading up to the event. I can't imagine the catcalls if he showed up looking more buxom. Maybe next year, the USGA will see fit to pair Lefty with Colin Montgomerie.
Williams also added this: "I wouldn't call Mickelson a great player ... 'cause I hate the pr*ck." Which goes a long way in explaining why he told the story about Mickelson's ample rack.
And while we're all having fun at Phil's expense, here's a question: what does Tiger think of all this? Didn't Camp Tiger fire Fluff Cowan for getting too comfortable with the media? I get the sense that Eldrick is closer to Williams than he was to Fluff -- and relies on him more -- and he might give Stevie more leeway as a result. That said, Woods' has never been big on drawing attention to himself when it wasn't about golf.
Woods' caddie, Steve Williams, has used the time off to return to his native New Zealand, race some cars (he owns a team), spend time with his family, and raise money for charity. And it was at a recent charity event that the sometimes surly Williams gave arguably the best golf-related interview not involving John Daly in the 500-year history of the sport.
Speaking with the Taranaki Daily News' Murray Hills, Williams shared this gem:
It's also a well-known fact that Woods and American Phil "Mr Nice Guy" Mickelson are not the best of buddies. Williams told a story of Woods and Mickelson paired together during the US Open. The pair were duelling for the lead in the third round. Tiger waved to a packed grandstand seating 5000 people that bordered the 17th fairway. The crowd responded.
As a hush fell back over the crowd, a fan yelled out "Phil." No response from Mickelson. Again the fan yelled out "Phil." Again no response. The fan changed tack. "Hey, Mr Mickelson."
When Mickelson turned and waved, the fan yelled out "Nice t*ts." The crowd erupted in laughter; Mickelson went double bogey, bogey and his tournament was over.
To be fair, they're not even that nice. Still, it's quite possibly the funniest story I've heard today. The thing is, Philbert claimed he lost 20 pounds leading up to the event. I can't imagine the catcalls if he showed up looking more buxom. Maybe next year, the USGA will see fit to pair Lefty with Colin Montgomerie.
Williams also added this: "I wouldn't call Mickelson a great player ... 'cause I hate the pr*ck." Which goes a long way in explaining why he told the story about Mickelson's ample rack.
And while we're all having fun at Phil's expense, here's a question: what does Tiger think of all this? Didn't Camp Tiger fire Fluff Cowan for getting too comfortable with the media? I get the sense that Eldrick is closer to Williams than he was to Fluff -- and relies on him more -- and he might give Stevie more leeway as a result. That said, Woods' has never been big on drawing attention to himself when it wasn't about golf.
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