Woods: Williams is not a racist

Tiger Woods has attempted to draw a line under the race row sparked by Steve Williams by insisting his former caddie is “not a racist” and that he has apologised for his comments.

Williams, who was sacked by the ex-world number one during the summer after 13 years together and is now caddy for Australian Adam Scott, told the audience at a caddies awards dinner in Shanghai on Friday that the aim of his celebration when Scott won a world championship in August was “to shove it right up that black a*******”.