Tiger's caddy wins NZ motorsport title

If Tiger Woods also had Steve Williams drive for him, things may be looking a lot brighter for the world's No 1 golfer.

Woods' caddy captured the New Zealand Saloon Car title at Mt Maunganui's Baypark Speedway on Saturday night – and wants to continue his hot streak when he competes at the Huntly Speedway this weekend.

Williams, who won the North Island Saloon Champs title just days before in Rotorua, beat out a field of 60 competitors on Saturday.

He started on the sixth row of the grid but shot to the lead on the second lap and wasn't headed to repeat the title he captured at the same track in 2006.

Now he has his sights on three victories in succession when he races in the New Zealand Super Saloon champs at Huntly starting on Friday night.

Williams, like his boss on the golf course, said he was always aiming to win.

"I always have high expectations," Williams said yesterday.

"You have to set your goals high. Sometimes they don't always work out that way but you have to always aim high."

Williams faces an indefinite spell away from golf after Woods announced late last year he would be taking a break from the sport following revelations about marriage infidelities that emerged after Woods was involved in an early-morning car crash outside his Florida home.

The game's most high-profile caddy wouldn't be drawn on whether he'd had any news from Woods as to when he'd be called back to work.

"I'm on holiday mate," Williams grinned.

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