Hank Haney Throws Tiger Woods Under the Bus, Then Pulls Him Out Again

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Published: July 1, 2010

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The August issue of Golf Digest features an interview Guy Yocom held with Hank Haney less than a week after Haney resigned as Tiger Woods' swing coach back in May.

The interview, at times, shows us a frustrated, somewhat hurt man. Haney was Tiger's swing coach for about six years.

It's a long, insightful interview, and it encompasses many topics. It goes from Haney's frustrations with Tiger to his admiration for him, and then back again.

It shows a man clearly disturbed by Woods's behavior, yet respecting him as the ultimate professional. Haney is most definitely torn between wanting to toss the man under the bus and standing up for a man he considers his friend.

Golf Digest asked him: "Why did you resign? Was it frustration? Pressure? Criticism?"

Haney answered, "Start with all of the above, and keep going. There are so many reasons that add up to the fact it was time to leave."

Later, Yocom asked him if there was any sense that he was leaving Tiger while at the bottom.

"No," Haney answered, "because I don't think his greatest need is more swing theory. What he needs now is help in areas outside what a swing coach can provide. He needs what a friend can offer. Whether he values my friendship and whether he feels I can offer anything as a friend, that's up to him."

Haney mentioned a few times in the piece that he was hurt occasionally when Tiger ignored his communication attempts.

"Every once in a while I sent him some pretty long e-mails or texts on things I thought he needed to do," Haney said.

"I sent one after the 2006 U.S. Open at Winged Foot. Tiger never even acknowledged he got the e-mail. That was just the way he was. He never responded that he even got it. There was one time when Elin told me, "Hey, Tiger got your e-mail, and he really liked it."

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