What is Steve Williams’ net worth?
Steve Williams, a professional golf caddy originally from New Zealand, has a net worth of $20 million. Williams has earned his net worth by caddying for various professional golfers, including the well-known Tiger Woods, whom he worked with from 1999 to 2011. During this time, Woods was consistently ranked as the top golfer in the world and earned significant amounts of money. Williams has also caddied for other notable golfers such as Adam Scott, Peter Thomson, and Jason Day.
Steve Williams’ Caddying Career
Steve Williams was born in Wellington, New Zealand on December 29, 1963. He began caddying at the age of 6 and by the age of 10 was caddying 36 holes on both Saturday and Sunday. During the week he would practice golf but eventually found that he enjoyed caddying more than playing.
Steve caddied for Greg Norman from 1982 to 1989. He then caddied for Raymond Floyd from 1989 to 1999.
Steve was hired by Tiger Woods during the 1999 golf season. Tiger and Steve would go on to work together from 1999 to 2011. During a period when Tiger was injured, Steve caddied for some other golfers. Tiger had reportedly given his blessing at first but then changed his mind. Tiger informed Steve that he was going in a new direction on July 20, 2011. Steve would later reveal that the two would never speak again (as of this writing).
Steve immediately went to work for Adam Scott. He worked for Adam through 2017.
In 2017 he caddied for Danielle Kang.
In recent years he has worked with Jason Day.
Steve Williams’ Lucrative Career as a Caddy for Tiger Woods
Steve Williams, who worked as Tiger Woods’ caddy for more than a decade, earned a standard salary of 5% of Tiger’s tournament winnings in addition to a weekly salary. However, Williams negotiated a higher commission of 15% of Tiger’s tournament earnings, which often resulted in him earning significantly more money than the professional golfers.
In 2007 alone, Williams earned $1.4 million in commission, which would have placed him among the top 75 PGA earners for that year. Besides his commission, Williams also received money via endorsements and gifts from Tiger.
Steve Williams Earned Millions Caddying for Tiger Woods
Steve Williams, who served as Tiger Woods’ caddy for many years, reportedly earned at least $12 million in bonuses and salary during his time with the golfer. In addition to his financial compensation, Williams also received 10 vehicles that Woods had won at tournaments.
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