Professional rivalries are a part and parcel of the game, and the same is the case with the sport of golf. Moreover, the rivalry between Tiger Woods and Vijay Singh is probably one of the fiercest and most incredible ones. Tigers’ former caddie also gave us an insight into the same.

Tiger Woods’ rivalry with Vijay Singh decoded

Steve William was on the bag for Tiger for approximately more than 10 years, from 1999 till 2011. Williams saw all the highs and lows in Tigers’ career. Woods also had probably one of the best years in his life as a professional back in 2000 with Steve. When he achieved what is known as Tiger Slam in golf.

Moreover, recently on a podcast, namely Chasing Majors, Steve Williams spoke about Tigers’ rivalry with Vijay Singh. Steve gave us an insight into how Eldrick and Singh shared a love and hate relationship.

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Steve said, “I mean, there’s no player that spends more time practicing than Vijay did. And obviously a very, very good player meant he had a stretch there, you know, one year where he was like, almost as good as tight or, you know, if not better than tiger, and he had that amazing stretch there.”

He added, “So yeah, he was always a threat than always thought it was a great rivalry because it was sort of a love hate sort of thing. You know, they both love each other, hate each other sort of thing. So, you know, they both have deep respect for each other’s game that they always want to beat each other’s brains.”

William’s words about Tigerss’ rivalry with Vijay showcases the character Tiger has, and it is truly commendable.

Woods first major win

Tiger Woods won the first major in his professional career back in 1997. The 46-year-old professional won the 1997 Masters Augusta National. Tiger won the event with an overall score of 18-under-par. As a result, he won the event with a whopping 12 strokes lead. Who knew it was just the beginning of a flawless career for Woods.

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