Tiger Woods Return Update: Golfer Not Expected to Hire Swing Coach Soon; Will Notah Begay III Be an Option?
Tiger Woods announced that he is not focused on finding a new swing coach after parting ways with Sean Foley last month following a failed bid to win another major title since the 2008 U.S. Open.
Woods said in a recent post on his official website that he is not in a hurry to find a new coach, saying that he might just do it on his own. The golf superstar also added that regaining his form is his main priority at this point.
"As for my coaching situation, there is no hard-and-set rule on this," Woods said. "I may just do it on my own. I'm keeping my options very, very open. I need to get healthy first before I start back and see how I feel. That's the No. 1 concern. And from there, then I can start deciding where I want to go with it."
Woods' statement also created speculation that he might consider working together with Notah Begay III after the 14-time major champion said that he has recently sat down with the Golf Channel analyst.
"I have bounced some things off Notah Begay III, my close friend and former Stanford teammate," Woods said. "We just kind of talked things through; he's like an older brother. We've discussed my options and what direction he thinks I should go. He's just trying to help out any way he can."
Begay III was previously mentioned as one of the possible replacements for Foley, including Woods' former swing coach Butch Harmon and Hank Haney.
Harmon, Woods' first swing coach, denied that he is interested in reuniting with the former world No. 1, saying that Woods doesn't need a new coach because he is experienced enough to decide on his own.
"I don't think Tiger Woods necessarily needs a coach, needs somebody to serve as a sounding board of information that originates from Tiger himself," Harmon said via SB Nation. "I think that Tiger has enough experience and understanding of technique and mechanics and the feel, the sensations related to certain shots that he can pretty much navigate himself through most challenges related to the golf swing."
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