Chasing Majors, Episode 6: Caddying for Tiger Woods at 2002 Masters
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The year 2002 began strangely for Tiger Woods, with a terrorist threat made against him and others at the 2002 New Zealand Open, which Woods played as a gesture to former caddie Steve Williams. The event ran smoothly, though, and three months later Woods was victorious at a 'Tiger-proofed' Augusta National. Williams also takes listeners through the changes to Augusta and how it affected the way he caddied for Woods during his 2002 Masters win.
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