The Golf Blog: Joe LaCava secures job with Tiger Woods and then leaves Dustin Johnson right after FedEx Cup finale
The Golf Blog says: As the FedEx Cup was finishing on Sunday, Dustin Johnson got some bad news. His caddie Joe LaCava told Johnson after his round (T-23) that he was leaving him. Through Dustin’s agent, he said that he was “completely surprised” by the decision. LaCava wanted to go work for Tiger Woods. According to Tiger’s website, Tiger waited until after the FedEx to hold substantive talks with LaCava, who had expressed a desire to caddie for Woods. So, apparently within hours, if not minutes, on Sunday, LaCava “interviewed” with Woods, got an offer from Woods, and then told Johnson that he was leaving. Pretty quick work. Tiger was even ready with a press release on Sunday, that stole some of the thunder away from the victor, Bill Haas.
Butch Harmon, Johnson’s coach and Tiger’s ex-coach, was none too pleased with Tiger. “The thing that bothered me the most was T.W. not calling Dustin and asking if he could talk to Joe. That’s the way it’s done. I’m a little disappointed with the way Tiger handled it. But I’m not surprised.”
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