Steve Williams, caddy to Tiger Woods, hosted a tournament to raise money for his foundation.
‘‘The money goes to junior golf, to promote golf around New Zealand,'' Williams said.
He said the priority was helping smaller provincial centres, such as Westland, Buller and Northland.
Being a caddy certainly did not look easy as Williams ran up and down the hilly terrain, searching for stray balls hit by players into the gusty southwesterly breeze.
However, he said the toughest part of his job was the psychology.
‘‘You have to get inside the mind of a top player like Tiger,'' Williams said.
‘‘I can tell when he is on form or not, if he is comfortable or not.
‘‘I can read his mind and he knows that.''
Williams, who studied professional sports psychology, said Woods was a rare athlete with extraordinary abilities to cope with the scrutiny and pressure he faced daily.
When Woods retires, so will he.
‘‘It's 2008 and I've been a caddy for 30 years now,'' he said.
‘‘After caddying for Tiger, noone would want to do it for anyone else.''
To add to the fun of the teams event, Williams set up a charity hole where players made a donation and then tried to hit their ball on to the green, some 130m away with a chance to win a selection of gear.
The annual event finished with a charity auction of signed Tiger Woods memorabilia, which Williams had collected.
‘‘Last year, the tournament and auction at Clearwater raised $60,000,'' Williams said.
