Tiger Woods’ former coach’s severe evaluation of the Open Championship remains the golfer’s ‘lowest opportunity to ever win again’.
Tiger Woods is poised to compete in his fifth event of the season, the Open Championship. This season’s fourth and final major will start on Thursday, July 18, at the Royal Troon Golf Club.
Hank Haney, a seasoned instructor, guided Woods from 2004 until 2010.On Monday, July 15, Hank Haney posted on X (previously Twitter) that, contrary to popular belief, the Masters Tournament was not Tiger’s best chance of winning again. Instead, it was about the forthcoming Open Championship.
“A lot of people thought Augusta was Tiger’s best chance to ever win again,” he stated. “It’s wasn’t, it was always the Open Championship for multiple reasons, he can hit shots like this, slower greens mean fewer 3 putts and no one has more knowledge about playing links golf.
“Based on what he’s done so far this year it’s kind of looking like now or never. His swing looks really good in practice,” he added.
Haney knows Tiger quite well, given their successful six-year relationship. His tenure with Woods marked a resurgence for the golfer, as they won 31 titles together. These wins included six major championships, notably back-to-back Open Championships in 2005 and 2006.Since their split, Tiger Woods has won only 11 more titles, with the 2019 Masters Tournament being his only major championship win.
His last victory came four years ago at the Zozo Championship. With 82 wins on the PGA Tour, he is tied with Sam Snead as the winningest player on the Tour. Additionally, he is three titles behind Jack Nicklaus to become the winningest player in major championships.
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