Stevie Reprimanded For Going Hatless
/Thanks to reader Mark for this Reuters story about Steve Williams and his mysterious decision to remove his Masters green cap during part of Saturday's third round.
According to several caddie sources, Williams went several holes hatless before he was approached by a tournament official on the course and instructed to put his cap back on yesterday.No, really? Our Stevie?
Williams complied and had the green cap, part of the official caddie uniform at the Masters, on his head during today's final round at Augusta National as Woods finished second, three shots behind Trevor Immelman.
"If I've got to wear the cap, everybody's got to wear the cap," said one caddie, speaking anonymously.
"Every caddie has heard about what he did and nobody approves of it. Some of these people forget they're just a caddie.
"It should be an honour to come to the Masters. If you don't want to wear a hat, don't come. Believe it or not, the tournament will still go on without you."
It's not the first time Williams has failed to follow a tournament's dress code.
Two years ago at the Dunlop Phoenix tournament in Japan, where caddies also have to wear Masters-style white overalls, Williams peeled them down to his waist.
Williams caddied that way for several rounds until Mark Steinberg, Woods' manager, told him that it was disrespectful to the tournament.
