Take That Tiger

In just their fourth event together Scott,
right, grabbed his first World Title.

When Australian golfer Adam Scott approached the eighteenth green in search of his first World Golf Championship Sunday, it was not his name the crowd was chatting, but rather the name of his new and former caddie of Tiger Woods, Steve Williams.

Scott, who shot a 5-under 65 to close out his first significant tour victory since he won The Players Championship back in 2004, should have been the story, but Williams stole the spotlight.

Williams was first seen on Scott's bag at the U.S. Open earlier this year while Woods was still recovering from multiple leg injuries that have hampered him since his last PGA Tour victory in 2008. Days before announcing his return from a three month leave of absence, it would be made public that Woods had in fact decided to part ways with Williams and end their 13-year relationship.

This weekend's WGC-Bridgestone Invitational was not only the first tournament in Woods' quest back to the top, but the first for the longtime duo since their spilt.

After the event Williams, who has been know to make noise before, called it the "best win and week of my life". That saying a lot coming from a guy who has caddied for thirty-three years, now has 145 tour victories, and thirteen major titles, most of those accomplishments coming during his tenure with the world's former No. 1.

There seems to be no question those comments were directed at Woods and his way of showing his displeasure with the fourteen-time major champion and former employer.

The New Zealand native first latched on with Woods in 1999 following the firing of his original caddy Mike Cowan, beginning one of the best player-caddy duos the game has ever seen. Together they managed to win 13 of Wood's 14 major championships, 16 world titles and 72 victories worldwide. Williams, who is loyal as they come, stayed true to form and never made a peep during Woods' darkest hour back in November of 2009, but as they say all good things must come to an end, for Woods and Williams it was no different.

For Scott, he is the true champion here landing one of the greatest best caddies and playing some of the best golf of his career. The thirty-one-year-old finished 17-under for the tournament after a bogey-free final round, 4 strokes ahead of American Rickie Fowler and world No. 1 Luke Donald, who both finished at 13-under.

His 263 stroke total after 72 holes of play at the WGC is the second lowest in the event's history only to none other than Woods himself at 259. And while this is Scott's first victory at Bridgestone, this will be the eighth time his bag carrier has won in Akron, the seven other times coming on Woods' bag.

While his former caddie tasted glory, Woods
 was nothing but mediocre yet again.

The win now puts Scott, who finished tied for second at this year's Masters, as the ninth best player in the world and back in the world's top ten for the first time in nearly two years.

As for Woods with his thirty-seventh place finish Sunday, he now drops to thirtieth in the world rankings, leaving him searching for answers and his game in disarray. He is now winless in his last 21 PGA Tour starts, by far the longest drought of his brilliant yet diminishing career.

One thing is for sure Williams may be Tiger's ex-caddie, but he is now Scott's ex-factor.