Tiger Woods is always involved in several controversies on and off the field. The golfer was caught in the media’s eye for months after his divorce from Elin Nordegren. However, controversies don’t only get to Woods, but also the people around him. And there was a time when his longtime caddie Steve Williams was stuck in one due to numerous accusations during a tournament.

When Steve Williams was blamed for what happened with Tiger Woods during a tournament

Steve Williams was not only a great caddie but also an amazing friend to Tiger Woods. The two played together on the field for years, until Woods eventually decided to switch to a new caddie. However, there was this once when the two were together in a tournament and Woods was stuck in a golf ball crisis.

Trending

Masters Horror Lands Jon Rahm & Co in Deep Trouble as Stubborn Greg Norman Refuses to Compromise

April 15, 2024 07:45 PM EDT

Fan Outcry Against Tiger Woods to Cease as Alleged Secret Note Buddy Makes Unexpected Revelation

April 14, 2024 09:45 PM EDT

3 Major Takeaways From Jay Monahan’s Urgent Board Meeting at Hilton Head After Masters Setback

April 18, 2024 11:30 AM EDT

Talor Gooch Becomes a Laughing Stock in Golf World After Masters Chairman’s Indirect Dig at Him

April 10, 2024 09:30 PM EDT

Tiger Woods & Co. Trigger Massive Fan Outrage at the Masters After Friday Blunder: ‘Atrocious’

April 12, 2024 09:40 PM EDT

Get instantly notified of the hottest Golf stories via Google! Click on Follow Us and Tap the Blue Star.

Follow Us

According to Steve Williams’ famous book Out of the Rough, Woods was already very much in trouble from the beginning of the 2005 PGA Championship. The golfer shot an opening round of 75, but things got even worse as he reached the 18th hole.

Williams, as quoted on page 151 of his book, explained how Woods shot a ‘low hook’ and his golf ball “smashed into a tree and landed in a gully near a water hazard”. That’s what it looked like from a distance. However, when the two got closer to the ball’s assumed landing position, Williams “found it buried in soft ground.”

However, Woods who earlier doubted the ball might have gone underwater was now claiming that it was stepped upon. He even asked people if they saw what happened and if they could recall looking at the ball landing. Later, he asked the rules officials to let him lift the ball. But once they denied it, the golf star was left with no choice but to take a penalty drop.

The game didn’t go very well. However, the next day, things got even worse for Williams than for Woods. “I was dumbfounded to see a local paper report that it was I who’d stepped on the ball,” Williams mentioned in his book. “The writer said he’d reviewed the video footage and that I was the only person who’d been near the spot where the ball was eventually found.”

Tiger Woods’ First-Ever Coach Never Knew About the Impact He Was Going to Have On Golf

Williams was shocked to read what was being written about him. However, he clarified that he was not the one to blame. “If I’d stepped on the ball, Tiger would have been penalized one shot and I would have admitted it. I’m not a cheat,” he said. But that’s how things were, according to him, around Woods. Anyone who’s around him is bound to be in the news for unforeseen reasons.

Watch This Story: Steve Williams Once Revealed the Thing About Tiger Woods That Annoyed Him