Found this which has quips about Caddies and how they lost thier Jobs.
Ian Woosnam tosses one of his drivers aside after a rules official notified him of a two-stroke penalty he was assessed in the final round of the 2001 British Open for having too many clubs in his bag. Woosnam didn't fire his caddy, Miles Byrne, that day, but he did fire him two weeks later when Byrne overslept and missed the final round of the Scandinavian Masters.
Jay Williamson isn't the only professional golfer to have a run-in with his caddie.
He's just the latest.
Williamson fired Mike Mollet during last week's first round of the Canadian Open after the two had a heated argument about how the 14th hole should be played. The two began arguing after Williamson hit an errant shot.
Before teeing off at No. 15, Williamson fired the caddie, who responded by throwing a handful of balls into a lake, the Toronto Star reported. The golfer then looked into the gallery and picked 69-year-old spectator Don Alexander to carry his bag the rest of the round.
"I never had anyone bark at me like he did," Williamson told the Hartford (Conn.) Courant on Monday on his way to the Reno-Tahoe Open. "He overstepped his bounds, kept running his mouth. He was loud and obnoxious ? and I'm glad I did what I did."
The relationship between player and caddie can be precarious. Some caddies have been fired Friday and rehired the following Tuesday. Many times a player will let his caddie go just to change things up a bit. As with Williamson, however, disputes of a certain magnitude don't require a two-week notice.
A few other incidents:
?At the 2001 British Open at Royal Lytham, Ian Woosnam birdied the first hole to grab the lead in the final round. On the tee box at the second hole, his caddie, Miles Byrne, told Woosnam he was going to go ballistic. "Why?" Woosnam asked. "We've got two drivers in the bag," Byrne said.
That meant 15 clubs when only 14 are allowed. An incensed Woosnam received a two-stroke penalty and finished in a tie for third.
Woosnam stuck with Byrne ? for two weeks. Byrne didn't show up for an early tee time at the Scandinavian Masters, and Woosnam was forced to find a replacement caddie at the last minute. He even had to break into his locker to get his golf shoes, since Byrne had the key. Byrne was sacked the next day.
?Mi Hyun Kim earned her first LPGA win at the 1999 State Farm Rail Classic, one of two victories that season for that year's rookie of the year. Before celebrating at the State Farm Rail Classic, however, she fired veteran caddie Larry Smich. When asked, Kim said Smich couldn't read greens.
?After shooting 74-68 at the 1999 MCI Classic, Jesper Parnevik and veteran caddie Lorne Duncan were on the practice range following the second round. The two were approached by a rules official, who had been alerted by a spectator that Parnevik used his glove to brush loose impediments from the line of his putt on a green.
Parnevik told the official he could not recall the incident. Duncan, however, did remember the violation and said so. Parnevik was assessed a two-stroke penalty and thus disqualified for signing an incorrect scorecard.
Although the two already were discussing a separation, Parnevik fired Duncan on the spot.
?Matt Kuchar couldn't fire his caddie in the 1998 U.S. Open at The Olympic Club in San Francisco. It was his dad, Peter. But Justin Leonard wouldn't have minded seeing a pink slip.
Leonard played the first two rounds with Kuchar, then the reigning U.S. Amateur champ, and was annoyed with the elder Kuchar's on-course cheerleading, which included fist pumps and jumps for joy. Leonard glared at Peter Kuchar at least three times and complained the caddie was too boisterous. Peter Kuchar said he didn't care and wouldn't temper his emotions. Matt Kuchar said he didn't notice any rift and finished in a tie for 14th. Leonard tied for 40th.
Ian Woosnam tosses one of his drivers aside after a rules official notified him of a two-stroke penalty he was assessed in the final round of the 2001 British Open for having too many clubs in his bag. Woosnam didn't fire his caddy, Miles Byrne, that day, but he did fire him two weeks later when Byrne overslept and missed the final round of the Scandinavian Masters.
Jay Williamson isn't the only professional golfer to have a run-in with his caddie.
He's just the latest.
Williamson fired Mike Mollet during last week's first round of the Canadian Open after the two had a heated argument about how the 14th hole should be played. The two began arguing after Williamson hit an errant shot.
Before teeing off at No. 15, Williamson fired the caddie, who responded by throwing a handful of balls into a lake, the Toronto Star reported. The golfer then looked into the gallery and picked 69-year-old spectator Don Alexander to carry his bag the rest of the round.
"I never had anyone bark at me like he did," Williamson told the Hartford (Conn.) Courant on Monday on his way to the Reno-Tahoe Open. "He overstepped his bounds, kept running his mouth. He was loud and obnoxious ? and I'm glad I did what I did."
The relationship between player and caddie can be precarious. Some caddies have been fired Friday and rehired the following Tuesday. Many times a player will let his caddie go just to change things up a bit. As with Williamson, however, disputes of a certain magnitude don't require a two-week notice.
A few other incidents:
?At the 2001 British Open at Royal Lytham, Ian Woosnam birdied the first hole to grab the lead in the final round. On the tee box at the second hole, his caddie, Miles Byrne, told Woosnam he was going to go ballistic. "Why?" Woosnam asked. "We've got two drivers in the bag," Byrne said.
That meant 15 clubs when only 14 are allowed. An incensed Woosnam received a two-stroke penalty and finished in a tie for third.
Woosnam stuck with Byrne ? for two weeks. Byrne didn't show up for an early tee time at the Scandinavian Masters, and Woosnam was forced to find a replacement caddie at the last minute. He even had to break into his locker to get his golf shoes, since Byrne had the key. Byrne was sacked the next day.
?Mi Hyun Kim earned her first LPGA win at the 1999 State Farm Rail Classic, one of two victories that season for that year's rookie of the year. Before celebrating at the State Farm Rail Classic, however, she fired veteran caddie Larry Smich. When asked, Kim said Smich couldn't read greens.
?After shooting 74-68 at the 1999 MCI Classic, Jesper Parnevik and veteran caddie Lorne Duncan were on the practice range following the second round. The two were approached by a rules official, who had been alerted by a spectator that Parnevik used his glove to brush loose impediments from the line of his putt on a green.
Parnevik told the official he could not recall the incident. Duncan, however, did remember the violation and said so. Parnevik was assessed a two-stroke penalty and thus disqualified for signing an incorrect scorecard.
Although the two already were discussing a separation, Parnevik fired Duncan on the spot.
?Matt Kuchar couldn't fire his caddie in the 1998 U.S. Open at The Olympic Club in San Francisco. It was his dad, Peter. But Justin Leonard wouldn't have minded seeing a pink slip.
Leonard played the first two rounds with Kuchar, then the reigning U.S. Amateur champ, and was annoyed with the elder Kuchar's on-course cheerleading, which included fist pumps and jumps for joy. Leonard glared at Peter Kuchar at least three times and complained the caddie was too boisterous. Peter Kuchar said he didn't care and wouldn't temper his emotions. Matt Kuchar said he didn't notice any rift and finished in a tie for 14th. Leonard tied for 40th.
