Tiger Wood's caddie Steve Williams has been a caddy for over 20 years, caddieing for Greg Norman for 10 years and then Raymond Floyd for 11 before getting the call from Tiger in 1998. In that time Williams has had little to say publicly about any of the players on tour, he gives an occasional interview but nothing really interesting.
This story comes from the Taranaki Daily News of New Zealand:
"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 tits." The crowd erupted in laughter; Mickelson went double bogey, bogey and his tournament was over.
And Williams on Mickelson?
"I wouldn't call Mickelson a great player ... 'cause I hate the prick."
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 tits." The crowd erupted in laughter; Mickelson went double bogey, bogey and his tournament was over.
And Williams on Mickelson?
"I wouldn't call Mickelson a great player ... 'cause I hate the prick."
Williams added, "I don't particularly like the guy [Mickelson]. He pays me no respect at all and hence I don't pay him any respect. It's no secret we don't get along either."
The story does not end there, Mickelson responded with a much more PC, PGA friendly response:
"After seeing Steve Williams' comments all I could think of was how lucky I am to have a class act like Bones (his caddie, Jim Mackay) on my bag and representing me," the American left-hander said.
Think Obama is ducking questions, wait until Tiger gets to answer ones about this little cat fight.
3 comments:
HOLY CRAP that is just dayum funny.....nice nipples buddy, i think they are BIGGER then mine LMAO!!!
layta, 1 more present to buy + i haven't checked my email all day...lazy, have a cold blah blah....like how i wrote that as a reply instead of emailing you LOL!
yup, I would have loved to have been there when he called him a prick. The term is underutilized in my opinion.
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