The Tale of Two Caddies

I guess change can be a good thing, but when it comes to Tiger and Stevie this is one break-up that will take some time to get use to.  It was no surprise that Stevie starting carrying Adam Scott's bag for the last two major tournaments since Tiger didn't play, but I bet he didn't know he was going to need to look for a more permanent position soon. Let's back-up a bit, as you remember I wrote about this a while back, Adam Scott fired long time caddie Tony Navarro right after the Masters where he tied for 2nd, and asked Stevie to carry his bag. The ripple effect of this action is one I didn't see coming.

On Wednesday, Tiger announced on his blog that he would no longer be working with longtime caddie Stevie Williams. With almost $5M in tournament winnings from Tiger, Stevie is said to be one of the most successful caddies of all time, and the best. For someone like Tiger who doesn't like to talk a lot during the match (unlike Lefty who wouldn't find the green without talking to Bones about it first), Stevie offered the perfect amount of advice to help make Tiger the huge success he is today.

Meanwhile, on the other side of the pond, and tournament winnings, Adam Scott often got tips from Tony during matches. They were friendly on and off the course but Adam apparently didn't like the advice he was getting or the way he was playing with Tony on his bag.

Who knew that Adam and Tiger were about to join the swingers club, in more ways than one. Adam and Stevie are temporarily together, there has been no announcement made as to whether this will become full time, but when I'm at the PGA Championship next month we'll see if they're walking the course in tandem.

Then there's Tiger. Who is going to carry his bag? Greg Norman seems to think Tony Navarro is a good selection and possibly in the running.  This is all speculation from The Shark and I hope it isn't true- but with that said, Tiger isn't going to take a rookie caddie so he'll have to steal from some on the tour. Looks like Angel Cabrera should start watching his back... and giving Tony a bonus.

So we have it, the tale of two caddies, with my two favorite players and an unknown future.