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‘Hell Bent’: Long Time Caddie Reveals the Pressure Tiger Woods Faced in His Prime

Published 03/21/2022, 12:36 PM EDT

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Tiger Woods and Steve Williams shared probably one of the best caddie and professional relations. The duo witnessed what is known as Tiger Slam in golf. Williams, in an interview, once spoke about the 15-time major championship and revealed how Woods had the zest to win every time and the pressure he faced.

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Eldrick Woods had probably one of the best years of his professional career in 2000. He won three of the remaining major championship, as a result, creating what is Tiger Slam in golf. Woods and Williams were together from 1999 till 2011. He saw both highs and lows in Woods’ career.

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While sharing the anecdote, he also spoke about Tiger’s winning mentality as observed by him when he played all the events. Steve talked about Woods in an interview in 2018, which was uploaded by the PGA of Austalia on Youtube.

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In the video, he said, “Tiger had to win. And he wasn’t, if he didn’t win the tournament. It wasn’t a good tournament. That was that that’s what he was there for. That’s what he wanted to do. And that was the only result of that counted.”

He added, “He was just so hell-bent on winning major championships. And everything was based around those tournaments, they meant the world to him. And there was a lot of pressure involved. Because, you know, his ambition of trying to get to where Jack Nicklaus was and beat Jack’s record, you know, certainly was an achievable goal. But it was also a lot of pressure.”

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Truly, Woods deserved all his wins because of his writ and determination.

Tiger Woods’ latest major win

Tiger won his most recent major championship back in 2019. Woods won the 2019 Masters at Augusta in dramatic fashion to add another green jacket under his name. He won the event with an overall score of 13-under-par. As a result, won the event with a one-shot lead on Sunday. Tiger carded a final round of 70, two-under-par en route to victory. Moreover, he won a prize money share worth $2,070,00. It was Woods’ first major win in almost 11 years.

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What do you think about his zest to win? Share your views in the comment section.

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Bazif Qadri

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Bazif Qadri is a Golf writer at EssentiallySports. Currently pursuing BSC Economics Hons, Bazif is a golf enthusiast. Not only a fan, but he is also an avid golfer himself.
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Deepika Bhaduri

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