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Is Joe LaCava Tiger's Best Choice of Caddie?

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  1. 1. Please read the first post, and then answer the question: Is Joe LaCava Tiger's best choice of caddie?

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I finally got to see the second Butler Cabin interview with just Tiger, Nick, and Nance.  I think his answer was interesting when he was asked about Joey -  he said that LaCava was the most loyal person you'd ever want to meet.  Maybe THAT is what he needs.  I'm sure that over his travails and even in the good years he had a lot of people show unfortunate true colors.  I would imagine that after all that, loyalty would be a highly valued quality in someone so deep in the inner circle.

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I know LaCava personally. We aren't buddies or anything, but I have played golf with him a couple times at his favorite course in CT, where he lives one town over in Southbury. (I was a member there f

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Some people say Steve is abrasive, but I've met Steve and played golf with him and he is a kind, intelligent, and amiable person dedicated to his player. Steve has caddied for Peter Thompson, Greg Nor

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Where can I see this? 

 

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But then again, what the hell do I know?

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Is Tiger not a fan of Nick?  I don't know why, but I felt a little chill coming off of Tiger towards Nick.


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Pretty cool article on Stevie Williams' reaction to the Masters win. Always a fan of the relationship between Tiger and Steve W. Too bad it ended the way it did and got ugly, but I think they've put it behind them.

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6554b6be8c0d829a8bf63ae0c82cf121_link.pn Tiger's ex-caddie: Masters win re-energizes golf

Tiger Woods' former caddie Steve Williams thinks that Woods' victory at the Masters is "amazing" for the golfer and the game.

 

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On 4/18/2019 at 7:23 PM, Herkimer said:

Is Tiger not a fan of Nick?  I don't know why, but I felt a little chill coming off of Tiger towards Nick.

 

Who knows. Maybe not happy that Nick reported the 2017 Champions Dinner story in the media. Tiger might have said things in that room that he expected the other Champions to keep to themselves instead of spouting to the media about it.

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Finally, some stories like this that I would like to hear:

After Woods bogeyed the fifth hole on Sunday of this year's Masters, his second straight bogey of the round, LaCava ripped into him, too. Woods just listened as his caddie gave him a profane lecture.

"Then I went into the restroom and proceeded to say the same things over and over to myself," Woods said. "And then I came out and I felt a lot better."

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6554b6be8c0d829a8bf63ae0c82cf121_link.pn Tiger was 'done,' but Joe LaCava wasn't done with Tiger

When things looked bad, when even Tiger thought his career was finished, Joe LaCava believed. This is the story of the guy standing right beside Tiger.

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