Tiger Woods shocked his former caddie after their first day together with an act he did after every round.
The 15-time major winner worked with Steve Williams for 12 years between 1999 and 2011.
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Williams was stunned by Woods’ ‘remarkable’ act after every round as his caddieCredit: GettyWhen Tiger Woods’ caddie risked getting SACKED after laying into him midway through Masters round
During that time, Woods won all but two of his major championships as he became the dominant force in golf.
Williams has now revealed he was taken aback by Woods’ humble act after each round.
The golf legend would thank his caddie at the end of play regardless of how it had gone.
Speaking to the Tee It Up Golf podcast, Williams explained: “The thing that stood out for me more than anything when I first went to caddie for Tiger, after every single round, good or bad, indifferent, whatever, ‘Thanks for your help today, Steve’.”
He continued: “A lot of times when you are carrying for guys, and things don’t go well, and you have a bad day, they’d rather not see you. They don’t want to talk to you. They don’t want to see you.
“But he, it was remarkable, every day he thanked me for the job. And as a young guy under the pressure that he was, I couldn’t believe it.”
Williams’ career has also seen him caddie for the likes of Greg Norman and Jason Day.
Meanwhile, the New Zealander was on the bag for Adam Scott when he won the Masters in 2013.
As for what separated Woods from the rest of the players on the PGA Tour, Williams admitted his desire to win was ‘incredible’.
The 61-year-old revealed: “When you get somebody that’s at the top of the game, whether it be Rory [McIlroy], whether it be Scottie Scheffler now, it just comes down to the desire of wanting to win, and that’s where Tiger was just incredible.
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Woods won 13 of his 15 major championships with Williams on his bag from 1999 to 2011Credit: AFP
“His desire to win was beyond belief to be honest. And his only measure of a successful week was when he won a golf tournament.
“If he didn’t win the tournament, it wasn’t a successful week. So to work for someone under that kind of pressure was very intense.”
Woods and Williams became close friends away from the course alongside their working relationship.
The former even attended his caddie’s wedding in 2005 as he tied the knot in his native New Zealand.
Williams also once threw a fan’s camera into a pond after he clicked it for a picture during Woods’ backswing.
However, the pair would abruptly stop working together in 2011 as Woods fired Williams as his caddie.
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Williams believes an ‘incredible’ desire to win separated Woods from the rest of the sportCredit: Getty
He would go on to take over on Scott’s bag for the US Open and Open Championship that same year.
They would go on to combine for the Australian to win his only Major at Augusta National two years later.