Good Afternoon Hackers! Today was the end of an era. One of the greatest golf teams of all time has been extinguished. You’re thinking to yourself, "Golf team? What the hell is this guy talking about?" I am talking about Eldrick firing his longtime caddie, Steve Williams. Although, one guy swings the club, there are two guys inside the ropes working to make that one guy better. Eldrick and Stevie were a team. Eldrick needed Stevie just as much, if not more than Stevie needed Eldrick. Eldrick has had two caddies in his professional career, Fluff and Stevie. I would say Stevie got the good end of that deal! Just look at the facts.
-Stevie was on the bag for 13 out of 14 of Eldricks majors. Fluff was on the bag for the 1997 Masters, Eldricks first.
-64 of 71 wins.
-Probably the most important stat…. The Cheddar. Stevie was reading putts worth $90,030,123 out of Eldricks career earnings of $94,728,667.
The stats do not lie. The duo had a very impressive run, very impressive. But I think more importantly than selecting a club for Eldrick, was the way Stevie was there for him through thick and thin.
This had to be a difficult decision for Eldrick. Stevie basically was an emotional crutch through some of Eldrick's most trying times on the course. At the British Open in 2006, his first major win after his father’s death, when there was no one to hug. There was Stevie. At the Torrey Pines in 2008, when Eldrick needed someone to lean on and push him through a knee injury that would have ended anyone else’s tournament. There was Stevie. When the entire world is against Eldrick for his outside the ropes antics and needed someone to take away the distractions. There was Stevie to stiff arm an unruly fan or camera man. I just don't think the timing is right for Eldirck.
I find it hard to believe that Eldrick let him go. Sure, Eldrick is the one that sinks the putt, hits the drive, and throws the dart into a stamp sized green, but could he have done it without Stevie? He needs the 6' 4" Kiwi, more than Stevie needs him. Shoot, Stevie has already landed on his feet, Tiger is still trying to find his.
-Stevie was on the bag for 13 out of 14 of Eldricks majors. Fluff was on the bag for the 1997 Masters, Eldricks first.
-64 of 71 wins.
-Probably the most important stat…. The Cheddar. Stevie was reading putts worth $90,030,123 out of Eldricks career earnings of $94,728,667.
The stats do not lie. The duo had a very impressive run, very impressive. But I think more importantly than selecting a club for Eldrick, was the way Stevie was there for him through thick and thin.
This had to be a difficult decision for Eldrick. Stevie basically was an emotional crutch through some of Eldrick's most trying times on the course. At the British Open in 2006, his first major win after his father’s death, when there was no one to hug. There was Stevie. At the Torrey Pines in 2008, when Eldrick needed someone to lean on and push him through a knee injury that would have ended anyone else’s tournament. There was Stevie. When the entire world is against Eldrick for his outside the ropes antics and needed someone to take away the distractions. There was Stevie to stiff arm an unruly fan or camera man. I just don't think the timing is right for Eldirck.
I find it hard to believe that Eldrick let him go. Sure, Eldrick is the one that sinks the putt, hits the drive, and throws the dart into a stamp sized green, but could he have done it without Stevie? He needs the 6' 4" Kiwi, more than Stevie needs him. Shoot, Stevie has already landed on his feet, Tiger is still trying to find his.
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