Tiger Woods accepts apology from ex-caddie Williams, believes slur was 'not racist'
Woods said he met with Williams on Tuesday morning in Sydney and shook hands with the New Zealander, who used the term "black --------" at an awards dinner in Shanghai last Friday.
"Obviously, it was the wrong thing to say - something we both acknowledged," Woods said.
He added: "It was hurtful, certainly. But life goes forward."
Woods, in Sydney for the Australian Open at the Lakes golf course, said he and Williams had "met face to face" and the caddie showed remorse.
"We talked it through. Steve is certainly not a racist. There is no doubt about that. It was a comment that should not have been made. It was one he wished he did not make," Woods said.
Asked about the source of the apparent animosity with his former caddie, who accompanied Woods to 13 major championship wins over 12 years, he said: "That is between Steve and me." (ANI -Posted on / )
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