Shark stands up for caddie
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November 8, 2011, Tuesday
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GREG Norman says his former caddy Steve Williams is not a racist and that Adam Scott was right not to fire him for a remark he made about Tiger Woods in Shanghai last week.
Williams made a derogatory and racist comment about Woods at the annual Caddy Awards dinner after receiving the prize for the season's best celebration after Scott's Bridgestone Invitational win.
Before helping Woods win 13 major titles, the New Zealander had worked with Norman for seven years.
"Steve's not a racist, not at all," the 56-year-old former world No. 1 said.
"We've all made stupid comments at stupid times, unfortunately his stupid comment became global news and I know he probably regrets it. But I guarantee you in that room, that night, there were some heavier things said.
"Because of the temperature of what was going on between the two of them, anything that was said was going to exacerbate that feeling. I hope it gets resolved. Golf doesn't need it, golf needs Tiger back playing great golf the way he used to."
Asked whether golf was a racist sport, Norman said, "No, not at all, never seen it."
Williams made a derogatory and racist comment about Woods at the annual Caddy Awards dinner after receiving the prize for the season's best celebration after Scott's Bridgestone Invitational win.
Before helping Woods win 13 major titles, the New Zealander had worked with Norman for seven years.
"Steve's not a racist, not at all," the 56-year-old former world No. 1 said.
"We've all made stupid comments at stupid times, unfortunately his stupid comment became global news and I know he probably regrets it. But I guarantee you in that room, that night, there were some heavier things said.
"Because of the temperature of what was going on between the two of them, anything that was said was going to exacerbate that feeling. I hope it gets resolved. Golf doesn't need it, golf needs Tiger back playing great golf the way he used to."
Asked whether golf was a racist sport, Norman said, "No, not at all, never seen it."
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