Ladainian Tomlinson to caddy for Tiger Woods
Because of the uncertainty of his return to the professional golf circuit, Tiger Woods’ longtime caddy Steve Williams contracted until the end of July with an Australian television station to broadcast golf and soccer events. This left Tiger Woods in a peculiar situation when he planned and announced his return for the Masters tournament, a week from today on April 8. He let it be known among his friends that he was needing a caddy for the next four months. The list of potential applicants was long but he soon realized that on the basis of this being a short- term contract, he met and agreed to have Ladainian Tomlinson be his caddy. Their major consideration was the mutual benefit to both of them. The NFL star needs off-season conditioning training since summer camp with the Jets does not open until the first week of August.
Reportedly, Tomlinson figured that carrying an eighty-pound golf bag four to six times a week for over four miles each together with chasing down errant balls was the perfect solution for him to get into shape and that the environment of being out on golf courses in America and even overseas (British Open) should be fun, not to mention the fact that he would not have to be in full football-gear uniform with helmet and all.
On the other side, for Tiger Woods it was the best pick in that Ladainian Tomlinson is a celebrity in his own right and would most likely divert attention away from Tiger during the early tournaments from potential hecklers and the like. Besides, autograph seekers could get two for the price of one and that should please them somehow. In addition, LT is still a fast runner and he could go quickly after noisy and nasty hecklers and the like. He knows how to tackle and it should not surprise anybody if we see scenes like this.
Reliable sources have told us that the two Superstars have been working together for the past three weeks in Florida at Tiger’s private golf course and elsewhere. The only weakness for Tomlinson is being not very experienced to give good advise in club selection on the course and whatever else a caddy can help a golfer with. But Tiger Woods many years on the Pro circuit and having played all the courses on the tour until summer should make this shortcoming relatively small and almost negligible. We look forward to Tiger’s return to PGA golf as it will be interesting to see how he fares (by winning) and how many hecklers Ladainian Tomlinson will run down and tackle (should this become necessary). Finally, there is something else on American’s mind other than healthcare reform, the economy and job creation. The winners will in all likelihood be the PGA tour and the New York Jets football team in that they will get to start the next season with a well-conditioned runner.
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