Tiger Woods’ Caddie Pays Heckler to Leave Tournament

It’s gotta be nice having someone like Big Joe by your side.  Not only does Tiger Woods’ caddie keep calm and cool week in and week out alongside the GOAT, but this time he did something pretty heroic.

While taking an interview with ESPN’s Golic & Wingo show, LaCava shared a story of what happened with a fan at the Bridgestone a week before the PGA Championship. According to LaCava, there was a fan that was constantly heckling Tiger throughout the tournament. LaCava asked him politely to stop but when the fan refused, LaCava tried a new strategy.

After the fan refused to leave, he told LaCava that if he wanted him gone, he would have to pay the fan the $25 he spent on a ticket. LaCava immediately reached into his wallet and gave the fan $25! But even after handing over the money, the fan refused to leave, which required LaCava to get him expelled from the tournament to the delight of other fans that applauded the action.

Tiger Woods’ caddie Joe LaCava interview on unruly fans, PGA Championship | Golic & Wingo | ESPN

Tiger Woods’ longtime caddie Joe LaCava takes Golic and Wingo “inside the ropes” on how he handles rowdy spectators and Tiger’s impressive round at the PGA Championship.

“He goes, ‘Well, if you give me the $25 I paid for a ticket today, I’ll leave.’ So I go, here’s $25,” LaCava explained during the interview. When asked how Tiger felt about the whole situation, LaCava said that “He didn’t have a problem, And actually, I got a standing ovation for kicking the guy out of there.”

During the rest of the interview, LaCava talks about how he likes to joke with Tiger when they’re on the course. For example, he’ll walk behind Tiger and ask other players and caddies how the fairways are playing, making sure Woods can hear him. I can only imagine how Tiger felt about that during the PGA Championship when he couldn’t hit a fairway to save his life on the front 9.

Overall, the interview is a pretty good listen and provides an interesting insight into Tiger’s rounds from a first-hand account. I highly recommend listening to the whole thing if you have the opportunity.

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