LaCava: Woods wouldn't talk after H.O.R.S.E. match

The competitive streak within Tiger Woods knows no bounds – even on the basketball court, according to caddie Joe LaCava.

LaCava has been on Woods’ bag since 2011, and he recently shared a story on “Inside the Ropes” on Sirius/XM PGA Tour Radio about a clash between the two men over a seemingly friendly game of H.O.R.S.E. Actually, it turned into nine straight games (and nine straight wins) for LaCava, who exploited a weakness in Woods’ on-court strategy while leaning on a mid-length jumper of his own:

Who ya got in H.O.R.S.E. between @TigerWoods & his caddy Joe LaCava??? We've got some inside info from LaCava himself and we're taking Joey @CarlPaulsonGolf @dennispaulson62 pic.twitter.com/9l6NSoxQre

— Inside the Ropes (@SiriusXMITR) December 14, 2017

“The thing with him was if I missed a shot, which I missed plenty of shots, but if I missed the shot he’d go back down to the 3 (point line) because he liked to make the 3,” LaCava said. “But it’s harder obviously to make a 3, and I’d go right back to the baseline 12-footer, and he couldn’t make it.”

It’s a short list of people who have beaten Woods nine times in any athletic pursuit, let alone in a row. But for LaCava, the fallout from his afternoon of on-court dominance was less than subtle.

“He did not talk to me the rest of the day,” LaCava explained. “I didn’t even get the old text, ‘Dinner is ready,’ because I stay across at the beach house. I didn’t even get that text that night. I had to get take-out. He didn’t announce he wasn’t (talking), he just did it. I’m telling you, nine games in a row. Like I said, he’s so competitive, even at something like that.”