Tiger Woods' now infamous former caddy, Steve Williams, has been causing waves of intrigue in the wake of his racial slur about the controversial golfer. The New Zealand native got into some hot water when he referred to Woods in unsavoury language at an awards dinner Friday night. Though his flippant remark has been widely criticized and calls for him to be fired from his current profession have been made, Williams' present boss refuses to let him go. Williams is still set to carry Adam Scott's golf bag. The controversy is said to add "another dimension" to the tourney.

The possibility of Scott and Woods to meet on the field has had fans a buzzing but to no avail. "It has nothing to do with the incident that was spoken about over the weekend. It was never going to happen anyway. No chance," Tony Roosenburg, who is the tournament director, reportedly said to Sydney's daily Telegraph. The Sydney Morning Herald, however, reports on another comment made by Roosenburg about the current scandal creating interest in the upcoming games. "It is a very sensitive subject and I'm certainly not commenting on that. I don't think it's doing the Open any harm. Certainly not, it's adding another dimension. Was I looking for this sort of build-up? No, but you take it when you can get it. The Tuesday media conference (with Woods) will now be bigger than it was already. We as promoters are mega, mega excited that Tiger is coming. It's a massive coup, a massive coup for Sydney," the director said in a statement.

Williams, for his part, has released an online statement about how his words could be misconstrued and seen as racist. The 47-year-old has already apologized to Woods for his behaviour. The Asutralian Open is to feature not only Woods and Scott but also Dustin Johnson, Bubba Watson, two-time runner up Jason day as well as champion Geoff Ogilvy.

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