Tiger Woods' Caddie Says He's Angry at Him

Tiger Woods' caddie, Steve Williams, told '60 Minutes' that he knew nothing about Tiger's extramarital affairs and was angry with the golfer over the scandal. He also said that he was bitter about the reaction that the media had toward Tiger.

"It's been the most difficult time of my life, no two ways about it, because every single person believed that I should know or did know or had something to do with it," Williams said. "I knew nothing, that's my answer. I don't have to clarify or extend that answer. I knew nothing."

Williams, who is from New Zealand, has been Tiger's caddie for the past 11 years. He said that he would have said something to the public if he'd known about Tiger's behavior.

"If the shoe was on someone else, I would say the same thing. It would be very difficult as a caddie not to know, but I'm 100 percent telling you, I did not know, and that's that," he said. "I'm a straight-up sort of person. If I had known something was going on, the whistle would have been blown."

While Williams expressed his disappointment with Tiger, he said that he didn't feel that it was his job to berate him.

"When a guy's having a tough time, it's not up to me to beat him with a stick right now. He's getting enough grilling from everybody else," said Williams. "When you're a true friend of somebody, that's when somebody needs your support and needs you the most. That's when you don't walk away. Tiger's one of my closest friends, and he needs my support right now and I'd never think of walking away."

Okay. Do you want my interpretation of Williams' comments? Well, you know I'm going to give it to you anyway, so I might as well get started:

This is probably all part of the plan: You see, Steve Williams almost never talks to the media. That's mainly because Woods publicly beheads any person in his circle who speaks to the media without his permission. Just kidding -- he doesn't behead anyone, but he certainly puts them out of his circle. The fact that Williams is suddenly being so vocal about the scandal is because he has probably been told to speak out on Tiger's behalf. Woods can only talk so much, so it is important that surrogates reach out to the media to provide support for him as a person. Irene Folstrom, one of Tiger's ex-girlfriends, came out Wednesday to talk about what a great guy Tiger is. By saying that he was angry at Tiger for his affair (which I don't believe he truly was), Williams is pretending to be an objective evaluator of the situation.

Oh, another little tidbit: By mentioning casually that Tiger was on the driving range hitting practice balls, Williams is likely preparing the world for the inevitable announcement: Tiger Woods is returning to play in the Masters. Yes, you heard it here first. Tiger Woods, no matter how impacted by this scandal, is not going to (and should not) miss out on the chance to have one of the greatest seasons of his career. The only thing Tiger "The Conqueror" seems to enjoy more than you know what is winning major championships. The fact that three of the four majors are being played on courses favorable to Tiger's style means he has a chance to gain serious ground on his lifelong goal of breaking the record of 19 majors held by the great Jack Nicklaus.

The public is ready to see Tiger return as well. While a recent poll stated that only 39 percent of the public approve of Tiger as a person, 59 percent of the public thinks that he should return to golf this year. Both numbers are likely going to rise once he gets out there and scorches the field. For every day that Tiger Woods is off the golf course, over a million dollars is lost in revenue for the golfing industry. Tiger has a long list of supporters who want him out there making money.