Tiger Woods has appointed Joe LaCava, till now fellow American Dustin Johnson's caddy, to carry his bag on a everlasting basis.
LaCava, who has also caddied for existing US Presidents Cup captain Fred Couples, has been brought in by Woods to substitute his extended-time New Zealand caddy, Steve Williams, who Woods remarkably 'let go' in July.
Williams now works for Australian Adam Scott.
The former World No.1 who last week had slipped to No 49, will have LaCava by his side for the 1st time in tournament perform at the PGA Tour Fall Series event, the Frys Open, in San Martin, California from October 6-9 it was announced at the weekend.
"Mark (Steinberg, Woods manager) and I have been approached by a lot of individuals, including Joe, who expressed an interest in getting to be my caddie," Woods explained on his official web site.( New Nike - VR Pro Cavity Irons)
"This was an crucial choice, and I desired to believe about it meticulously. Out of deference for the FedExCup playoffs, I made the decision to wait right up until they have been concluding to have substantive talks. We then spoke to Joe and came to an agreement.
"Joe is an excellent caddie, and I have identified him for numerous years. I've personally seen the fantastic job he did for Freddie. I am anxious for us to be functioning with each other."
LaCava has been caddying for Johnson given that June and was on the huge-hitting youngster's bag when he won The Barclay, the opening event in the 4-legged FedExCup playoff series in August.
He carried Johnson bag the Nike - VR Pro Cavity Irons in it for the last time at The Tour Championship on Sunday in which Johnson tied for 23rd.
"I'm enthusiastic to be working with Tiger," LaCava was quoted as saying on Woods' site. "Tiger and I have been friends for a really lengthy time, and I know what he can do.
"I want to thank Dustin for the opportunity to perform with him, and I wish him absolutely nothing but the ideal."
Woods, a 14-times key winner, has not competed on the PGA Tour considering that final month's PGA Championship in Atlanta where he missed the reduce � with his most recent Nike - VR Professional Cavity Irons and with it noticed any hope he might have entertained of qualifying for the FedEx Cup perform-offs go down the drain.
Just before that he had been out for practically two months with a knee injury.
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