You like certain golfers you do not know. You probably dislike golfers you do not know. You are able to bash or praise with no fear of repercussion. You can sit around with your buddies over a beer and some fries and basically slaughter any athlete you wish with no possible retribution or payback.

Steve Williams does not have that luxury. He is not without reproach and runs the risk of retribution from a number of sources for his comments recently. If you missed it, Tiger Woods’ caddy was quoted as calling Phil Mickelson a very naughty word. In fact, he had many disparaging comments about Tiger’s rival.

Those of you that watch a lot of golf know that there is probably no love lost between Phil and Tiger, but this is not a tongue in cheek volley of words between two competitors. This was a direct quote from a “representative” of one of the two. This was the kind of thing that golf telecasts will focus on until the next “controversy.”

I am not sure how to take this. To be honest, I am not a big fan of Mickelson. I LOVE Tiger and I can see how there might be some jealousy or semi-animosity between the two. But having Tiger’s caddy resort to this was wrong. As an “outside observer” he is not in a position to make these kind of claims in my opinion.

Does he really know Phil? Beyond the typical pleasantries on the first tee, does Steve Williams hang out with Phil enough to make an assessment on his character. On top of that, he is an employee of Tiger woods. He is representing his employer, right or wrong, with every word and action. This was not the way to represent the greatest athlete of our sport’s history.

What should be done here? Fluff was fired from the “Tiger team” for doing too many commercials. This is well beyond furthering a public image, this was hurting a public image. What should be done? I am not to judge, because he is not representing me. What would you do if he was representing you?

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