"Never, ever once took a look": When a veteran caddie recalled what Tiger Woods didn't do after signing the scorecards

Veteran caddie Steve Williams worked with Tiger Woods for an extended period of time. With 12 years by the 15-time major champion's side, Williams knows the player extensively, on and off the pitch.

There was an aspect of Tiger Woods' personality–evident while signing scorecards after tournaments–that impressed Williams tremendously. The caddie spoke about the same in a 2022 interview.

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Here is what Steve Williams said (via Golf Digest):

“One thing I absolutely admired about Tiger [Woods] is that at the completion of a tournament you'd into the scorer's hut and you sign your scorecard and you hand it in. And they always have a sheet with the prize money allocation for everybody so you can look up on the screen to see how you finished and look down and see how much you won."

He added:

"Tiger never, ever once took a look at that. . . . He played to win trophies and create records, not for prize money. He’s the only player I’ve ever caddied for, the only player I’ve ever seen who never, ever looked at that sheet. OK, you could argue he didn’t need to look at that sheet, but every player looks at that sheet, and he never did."

Steve Williams worked with Tiger Woods from 1999 to 2011. After his time with Woods, Williams also caddied for other top players like Adam Scott and Jason Day.

A look back at Tiger Woods' career with Steve Williams

Tiger Woods won most of his PGA Tour victories with Steve Williams as his caddie. There were a total of 64 victories, including 13 major championships. This includes the period known as the Tiger Slam when he won four consecutive majors between 2000 and 2001.

These are the tournaments that Tiger Woods won with Steve Williams as his caddie:

1999 Buick Invitational
1999 Memorial Tournament
1999 Motorola Western Open
1999 PGA Championship (major)
1999 WGC-NEC Invitational
1999 National Car Rental Golf Classic Disney
1999 The Tour Championship
1999 WGC-American Express Championship
2000 Mercedes Championships
2000 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am
2000 Bay Hill Invitational
2000 Memorial Tournament
2000 U.S. Open (major)
2000 The Open Championship (major)
2000 PGA Championship (major)
2000 WGC-NEC Invitational
2000 Bell Canadian Open
2001 Bay Hill Invitational
2001 The Players Championship
2001 Masters Tournament (major)
2001 Memorial Tournament
2001 WGC-NEC Invitational
2002 Bay Hill Invitational
2002 Masters Tournament (major)
2002 U.S. Open (major)
2002 Buick Open
2002 WGC-American Express Championship
2003 Buick Invitational
2003 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship
2003 Bay Hill Invitational
2003 Western Open
2003 WGC-American Express Championship
2004 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship
2005 Buick Invitational
2005 Ford Championship at Doral
2005 Masters Tournament (major)
2005 The Open Championship (major)
2005 WGC-NEC Invitational
2005 WGC-American Express Championship
2006 Buick Invitational
2006 Ford Championship at Doral
2006 The Open Championship (major)
2006 Buick Open
2006 PGA Championship (major)
2006 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational
2006 Deutsche Bank Championship
2006 WGC-American Express Championship
2007 Buick Invitational
2007 WGC-CA Championship
2007 Wachovia Championship
2007 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational
2007 PGA Championship (major)
2007 BMW Championship
2007 The Tour Championship
2008 Buick Invitational
2008 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship
2008 Arnold Palmer Invitational
2008 U.S. Open (major)
2009 Arnold Palmer Invitational
2009 Memorial Tournament
2009 AT&T National
2009 Buick Open
2009 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational
2009 BMW Championship

Woods and Williams' relationship extended off the course, with the 15-time major champion among the guests at his caddie's wedding.

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