Caddie Karma And The High School Prom

According to Tiger Woods' former caddie Steve Williams, Woods fired him after he requested permission to caddie for Adam Scott while Tiger rehabbed his knee and Achilles tendon.  This, after he had stood by Tiger for the two years since the infamous Thanksgiving Day Massacre, which ultimately resulted in Tiger's divorce; and after keeping a low profile, and staying loyal to Woods through bimbo eruptions, along with physical and mental rehabilitation therapy.  

 

Whether it be in a high school romance, or PGA "bromance", ironic scenarios can develop, as the law of unintended consequences takes hold, yielding results so poetic, that they can only be chalked up to karma.  

 

Steve Williams helping Adam Scott win the WGC, with Tiger Woods in the field, is akin to a high school jock dumping his girlfriend before the senior prom, only to have her and her new boyfriend be selected as the king and queen.  The post tournament interview in which Williams purged his pent up protestations, was equivalent to the jilted girlfriend using the occasion of her acceptance speech to announce to the crowd that this was the best night of her life, that nothing that had happened in her entire high school career could compare, and that her new boyfriend was the best kisser ever.        

 

  

When Steve Williams, after a day of reflection, stated that he may have gone a bit over the top in his victory venting, he showed signs of resolution that could be compared to the post prom apology, and acknowledged mutual moving on, that the prom queen and her ex boyfriend might exchange.  As time goes by, and paths continue to cross, however, one can only wonder, as the main players in the melodrama continue to occupy the same stage,  if results will be different, and whether karma will play a role.  It's possible that we may not have to wait long to see how the next scene plays out, as the curtain rises on the PGA Championship this week, with all of the aforementioned players in the cast. It's a safe bet that they will all Keep Battlin', regardless of how the last act ended.  more