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Adam Scott and caddy Steve Williams part ways
Adam Scott and caddy Steve Williams announced on Wednesday that their professional relationship, which began in 2011, has come to an end — it seems to have been a mutual decision.
In a statement on Wednesday, Scott, the No. 2 ranked golfer in the world according to the Official World Golf Rankings, announced that the two are officially ending their partnership.
“Steve has been an integral part of my team in a period where I have fulfilled some of my lifetime golfing goals,” Scott said. “His dedication and professionalism have been without question, and his friendship is highly valued. Our priorities and stages of life are different now, and so we decided that this is the best time to end our partnership.”
The Steve-Scott duo proved to be successful, although it lasted under four years, and helped to get the major championship monkey off Scott’s back. With Williams on the bag, Scott produced wins at the 2011 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational, 2013 Masters, 2013 Barclays and 2014 Crowne Plaza Invitational, also including a runner-up finish at the 2012 Open Championship and a world No. 1 ranking in the OWGR, which began on May 19, 2014 and lasted for 11 weeks.
Scott wanted Steve to continue to caddy full-time, but Williams had a different view on his life and goals moving forward.
“I’m definitely not going to caddy full time. I’ve 100 percent made my mind up on that. At some point in time, there are more important things” Williams said.
According to reports, Williams recently pitched Scott a plan for 2015, which would allow the pair to maintain a professional relationship.
“If Adam agrees, and we’ve talked about it, I’ll caddy for him from Doral to the Tour Championship in 2015 and then that’s it.”
Apparently, Scott didn’t go for it.
“After discussing this in detail with Adam it became evident that my plan was not going to fit with Adam’s requirements so we decided to end our partnership,” Williams said.
Williams, who was recently inducted into the Caddy Hall of Fame, has had a long and prosperous professional caddying career. The New Zealander has been a part of more than 150 worldwide victories, carrying the golf bags of Raymond Floyd, Greg Norman, Tiger Woods and of course, Adam Scott. After 13 years on the bag with Woods, which produced 13 major championship victories, Williams was relieved of his bag-carrying services in 2011.
Will the Stevie-Tiger pair reunite now that the Steve-Scott relationship has ended?
“If the right opportunity arose I would consider caddying on a part-time basis in the future,” Williams said in a statement.
Although Williams is looking for part-time work, and Woods is known to play a part-time schedule, the prospect of rehashing the old partnership is more than wishful thinking. Bad blood still remains.
I’m going to gush in this intro paragraph, to get the emo stuff done early. I’ve not pulled harder for a professional to win, than Cameron Young. I coach golf in New York state, and each spring, my best golfers head to a state championship in Poughkeepsie. I first saw Cameron there as a 9th grade student. I saw him three more times after that. I reconnecected with Coach Haas from Wake Forest, an old interview subject from my days on the Old Gold and Black, the Wake newspaper. He was there to watch Cameron. After four years at Wake Forest, Young won on the Korn Ferry Tour, made it to the big tour, almost won two majors, almost won five other events, and finally got the chalice about 25 minutes from the Wake campus. Congratulations, Cameron. You truly are a glass of the finest. #MotherSoDear
OK, let’s move on to the Tour Rundown. The major championship season closed this week in Wales, with the Women’s Open championship. The PGA Tour bounced through Greensboror, N.C., while the PGA Tour Americas hit TO (aka, Toronto) for a long-winded event. The Korn Ferry lads made a stop in Utah, one of just two events for that tour in August. The many-events, golf season is winding down, as we ease from summer toward fall in the northern hemisphere. Let’s bask in the glory of an August sunrise, and run down a quartet of events from the first weekend of the eighth month.
LET/LPGA @ Women’s Open: Miyu bends, but she doesn’t break
Royal Porthcawl was not a known commodity in the major tournament community. The Welsh links had served as host to men’s senior opens, men’s amateurs, and Curtis and Walker Cups in prior years, but never an Open championship for the women or the men. The last-kept secret in UK golf was revealed once again to the world this week, as the best female golfers took to the sandy stage.
Mao Saigo, Grace Kim, Maja Stark, and Minjee Lee hoped to add a second major title to previous wins this season, but only Lee was able to finish inside the top ten. The 2025 playing of the Women’s Open gave us a new-faces gallery from day one. The Kordas and Thitikulls were nowhere to be found, and it was the Mayashitas, Katsus, and Lim Kims that secured the Cymru spotlight. The first round lead was held at 67 by two golfers. One of them battled to the end, while the other posted 81 on day two, and missed the cut. Sitting one shot behind was Miyu Yamashita.
On day two, Yamashita posted the round of the tournament. Her 65 moved her to the front of the aisle, in just her fourth turn around a women’s Open championship. With the pre-event favorites drifting off pace, followers narrowed into two camps: those on the side of an underdog, and others hoping for a weekend charge from back in the pack. In the end, we had a bit of both.
On Saturday, Yamashita bent with 74 on Saturday, offering rays of hope to her pursuing pack. England’s Charley Hull made a run on Sunday closing within one shot before tailing off to a T2 finish with Minami Katsu. Katsu posted the other 65 of the week, on Saturday, but could not overtake her countrywoman, Yamashita. wunderkind Lottie Woad needed one round in the 60s to find her pace, but could only must close-to’s, ending on 284 and a tie with Minjee for eighth.
On Sunday, Yamashita put away the thoughts of Saturday’s struggles, with three-under 33 on the outward half. She closed in plus-one 37, but still won by two, for a first Major and LPGA title.
PGA Tour @ Wyndham: Young gathers first title near home
Cameron Young grew up along the Hudson river, above metro New York, but he also calls Winston-Salem home. He spent four years as a student and athlete at Wake Forest University, then embarked on tour. This week in Greensboro, after a bit of a break, Young opened with 63-62, and revved the engine of Is this the week once more. Runner-up finishes at the Open, the PGA, and a handful of PGA Tour events had followers wonder when the day would come.
On Saturday, Young continued his torrid pace with 65, giving him a five-shot advantage over his closest pursuer. Sunday saw the Scarborough native open with bogey, then reel off five consecutive birdies to remind folks that his time had, at last, arrived. Pars to the 16th, before two harmless bogeys coming home, made Young the 1000th winner of an official PGA Tour event (dating back to before there was a PGA Tour) throughout history. What’s next? I have a suspicion, but I’m not letting on. Mac Meissner closed with 66 to finish solo 2nd, while Mark Hubbard and Alex Noren tied for third.
Korn Ferry Tour @ Utah Championship: Are you Suri it’s Julian?
Who knows exactly when the flower will bloom? Julian Suri played a solid careet at Duke University, then paid his dues on the world’s minor tours for three years. He won twice on two tours in Europe, in 2017. Since then, the grind has continued for the journeyman from New York city. At age 34, Suri broke through in Beehive state, outlasting another grinder (Spencer Levin) and four others, by two shots.
Taylor Montgomery began the week with 62, then posted 64, then 68, and finally, 70. That final round was his undoing. He finished in that second-place tie, two back of the leader. Trace Crowe, Barend Botha, and Kensei Hirata made up the last of the almost quintet. As for Suri, his Sunday play was sublime. His nines were 32 and 31, with his only radar blip a bogey at ten. He closed in style with one final birdie, to double his winning margin. Hogan bloomed late…might Suri?
PGA Tour Americas @ Osprey Valley Open presented by Votorantim Cimentos – CBM Aggregates
Some tournament names run longer than others. This week in Toronto, at the Heathlands course at TPC Toronto, we might have seen the longest tournament title in recorded history. The OVOPBVCCBMA was a splendid affair. It saw three rounds of 62 on Thursday, but of those early risers, only Drew Goodman would stick around until the end. 64 was the low tally on day two, and two of those legionnaires managed to finish inside the top three at week’s end. Saturday brought a 63 from Patrick Newcomb, and he would follow with 64 on Sunday, to finish solo fourth.
Who, then, ended up winning the acronym of the year? It turns out that Carson Bacha had the right stuff in TeeOhhh. Bacha and Jay Card III posted 63 and 64, respectively, on day four, to tie for medalist honors at 23-under 261. Nathan Franks was one shot adrift, despite also closing with 63. If you didn’t go low on Sunday, it was about the check, not the championship.
Bacha and JC3 returned to the 18th hole twice in overtime. Card nearly chipped in from the thick stuff for birdie, while Bacha peeked and shoved a ten-feet attempt at the win. On the second go-round, Card was long with his approach, into the native grasses once more. He was unable to escape, and a routine par from the fairway was enough to earn the former Auburn golfers a first KFT title.
Card III and Bacha both miss their birdie tries on the first playoff hole.
We’ll play 18 again @OspreyOpen. pic.twitter.com/vNpHTdkHDg
— PGA TOUR Americas (@PGATOURAmericas) August 3, 2025
GolfWRX is live this week from the final event of the PGA Tour’s regular season, the Wyndham Championship.
Photos are flowing into the forums from Sedgefield Country Club, where we already have a GolfWRX spirit animal Adam Schenk WITB and plenty of putters for your viewing pleasure.
Check out links to all our photos below, which we’ll continue to update as more arrive.
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Kurt Kitayama just won his 2nd PGA Tour event at the 3M Open. Kurt is a Bridgestone staffer but with just the ball and bag. Here are the rest of the clubs he used to secure a win at the 2025 3M Open.
Driver: Titleist GT3 (11 degrees, D1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Graphite Design Tour AD VF 7 TX
3-wood: Titleist GT1 3Tour (14.5 degrees, A3 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Graphite Design Tour AD DI 8 TX
7-wood: Titleist GT1 (21 degrees, A1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Graphite Design Tour AD DI 9 TX
Irons: TaylorMade P7CB (4), TaylorMade P7MB (5-PW)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100
Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM10 (52-12F, 56-14F), Vokey Design WedgeWorks (60-K*)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400
Putter: Scotty Cameron Studio Style Newport 2 Tour Prototype
Grip: SuperStroke Zenergy 1.0PT
Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet
Ball: Bridgestone Tour B XS (with Mindset)
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Peter Malnati WITB 2025 (August)
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Cameron Young’s winning WITB: 2025 Wyndham Championship
Driver: Titleist GT2 (9 degrees, A1 SureFit setting) Buy here. Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei 1K Pro Orange 70 TX 3-wood: Titleist...
Camilo Villegas WITB 2025 (July)
Camilo Villegas WITB accurate as of the Wyndham Championship. Villegas was undecided on a 3-wood when we shot his bag. ...
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cw
Jan 23, 2015 at 12:56 pm
If you want the pace of play to improve, just let players/caddies use lasers or GPS. The caddies are gonna get the right yardage number anyways; it just takes longer without the lasers.
Being on tour without a caddie would get really lonely. You might see some people actually go crazy under the stress without someone to talk to all those hours on the course, in hotels, on planes, etc.
Sir Issac
Sep 25, 2014 at 10:05 am
No caddies = super slow play! Plus imagine all the divots and unraked bunkers.
marcelo otero
Sep 22, 2014 at 8:58 am
The next caddie Adam has too be Eddie gardino
Boner
Sep 18, 2014 at 9:38 pm
If I was a betting man I would bet that Phil will dump Bones and go with Stevie.
Rob
Sep 19, 2014 at 10:01 am
I’d take that bet…no chance
Foley
Sep 18, 2014 at 3:47 pm
Stevie quit caddying to be tigers new swing coach.
James Strachan
Sep 26, 2014 at 5:16 am
He is big headed enough and sufficiently foul mouthed to think he could be his swing coach.
Erik
Sep 18, 2014 at 10:32 am
Awesome, now he just needs to get rid of the belly putter and I can finally become a fan as I really like his swing.
dot dot
Sep 18, 2014 at 9:08 am
Once Adam has to use a legal putter Steve would become a part time caddy. Having to work only on Thursdays and Fridays.
Brandon
Sep 18, 2014 at 10:32 am
Shows what you know. Adam has always been a lousy putter by tour standards even with a short stick, the length has nothing to do with it. And the putter is not illegal until the rule change.
Scooter McGavin
Sep 18, 2014 at 10:40 am
I think you missed the joke.
dot dot
Sep 18, 2014 at 4:56 pm
Thanks Scooter. It’s tough to write em then have to explain em.
Brandon
Sep 20, 2014 at 10:11 pm
Got the joke, wasn’t funny. Think you missed my point completely.
g patock
Sep 24, 2014 at 6:20 pm
Geez, Brandon. Loosen up a little.
Jorge
Sep 23, 2014 at 6:24 am
Oh man, I really laughed out loud with this comment. Awesome comment….maybe cause I totally agree.
Thanks for the laugh 🙂
Scooter McGavin
Sep 18, 2014 at 6:01 am
Am I the only one that doesn’t think there should even be caddies in golf? Sorry old guys, I know it’s tradition, and has been around forever, but something doesn’t seem right about the top, most elite players in a sport needing someone to carry clubs, provide yardages, read your putts, and help strategize your round. I feel like that should all be on the golfer.
Knobbywood
Sep 18, 2014 at 8:36 am
Spoken like someone with little tournament golf experience
Scooter McGavin
Sep 18, 2014 at 9:20 am
So is there supposed to be an argument in there? You’re right, I don’t have playing experience in tournaments, but I do have caddy experience in tournaments. Do you have any actual thoughts as to why the golfer shouldn’t shoulder the full work load of playing in competition? They already have to execute the shots themselves, so why not make them handle their own equipment and not have a “second opinion” man? Is there a reason they should have a “helper”?
Jeff Kinney
Sep 18, 2014 at 11:37 am
It keeps the economy moving forward.
dorcasm
Sep 18, 2014 at 9:42 am
“Spoken like someone with little tournament golf experience”
What does that have to do with anything? It comes down to whether you think golf should be an individual or team sport.
bradford
Sep 18, 2014 at 11:08 am
I think excusing tradition removes the strongest argument for caddies. They are and always have been part of the game and I’d hate to see it ever go away. You make a solid point about carrying, and I walk and carry everywhere I’m allowed, but I’d hate to imagine golf without caddies. Sometimes things don’t have to make sense, but that doesn’t make them bad.
Scooter McGavin
Sep 18, 2014 at 1:16 pm
I completely agree that the main reason is tradition. What I am wondering is if there are any legitimate reasons/arguments to be made other than tradition.
Jeremy
Sep 18, 2014 at 1:40 pm
If I had to come up with one, I’d say walking 4 rounds of golf in tournament conditions is hard enough. If you had to carry your own bag as well, it’d really take a toll on the body.
MikeOZ
Sep 19, 2014 at 7:02 am
They could use push carts like the rest of us.. another sponsorship opportunity!
M.
Sep 26, 2014 at 6:37 pm
…or they could utilize local juniors/amateurs for caddy duties?! Would that not be traditional?!
drfairway
Sep 18, 2014 at 6:19 pm
I see your point of views and somewhat agree, but without the caddies, the pace of play will be horrible.
Rich
Sep 18, 2014 at 6:49 pm
You mean it’s not already?
Double Mocha Man
Sep 18, 2014 at 9:06 pm
One thing is for sure, the bags would get a lot smaller and lighter. No longer would the golfer carry 3 sets of playing clothes, extra shoes, 2 dozen Pro V1’s, 5 bananas, 4 golf gloves, 3 towels, 2 apples and 1 bottle of Jim Beam.
nikkyd
Sep 18, 2014 at 11:29 pm
How many guys players out there do ya think are taking a nip off the jug while in a tournament? Probably all the cool old guys
Airbender
Sep 17, 2014 at 11:34 pm
Best wishes for both Adam and Steve!
Rich
Sep 17, 2014 at 9:25 pm
I’m not a fan of Steve Williams but there’s no questioning his credentials as a caddy. Hopefully Adam can find another top caddy because he is an amazing player, a top bloke and I think he could win more majors and big events in the future with the right bag man.
bradford
Sep 18, 2014 at 11:10 am
You gonna “moderate” this post too? My actual comment was censored for the word “douche”
bradford
Sep 18, 2014 at 11:11 am
in reference to Steve’s similarity to Patrick Reed