ST. ANDREWS, Scotland – So how did Adam Scott persuade Steve Williams to come out of retirement and caddie in these four summer events?
Flattery, of course.
“I don’t really want to have to say how great he is,” Scott said with a smile Friday, “but I did butter him up a little bit.”
Their success was undeniable: They teamed together for four years, for 12 top-15 finishes in 15 majors, for a memorable Masters victory, for three other PGA Tour wins, for the rise to world No. 1. But wanting different things at different points in their lives – Scott wanted a full-time looper; Williams, who turned 51 last winter, wanted to race cars and coach rugby – they split last September.