Speak No Evil

It surprised me that people had a negative reaction to the comments Steve Williams made on Sunday after his current boss, Adam Scott, beat his former boss, Tiger Woods this weekend.

On one hand, yes, Williams should have taken the high road and not said anything about Woods. And yes, his comments overshadowed the fact that Adam Scott won the tournament.

On the other hand, people knew Williams might have something to say--why else would reporters seek him out for an interview instead of the golfers. And, like many NASCAR drivers had said, athletes need a "cooling off" period prior to taking questions from the media--their emotions are still raw from the competition, and they can say things that they might not have said immediately after a game.

Bottom line: Williams is still a great caddy, he's already off to a great start with Adam Scott, and, lastly, he should apologize to Scott and promise not to pop off again.

And for those that say Woods is too classy to fire back at Williams, check out this audio from several years ago where he blamed Williams for bad results at three different holes (hat tip to Steve Czaban).