PGA Championship 2010: Tiger Woods Needs More Than Just a Swing Coach

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Published: August 13, 2010

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The 2010 season has been nothing short of disastrous for Tiger Woods. His swing coach, Hank Haney, resigned, and Woods has been awful on the course.

Following his opening round at the PGA Championship on Thursday, Woods was seen working with swing coach Sean Foley. While it was noted that Foley has not been officially signed as Woods’ coach, it is a sign that Tiger has acknowledged he needs help.

However, the help Tiger needs is off the course, not on the course. Forget about a swing coach and everything that has been going on with Woods’ golf game. Woods needs to forget about golf and take the rest of the year off.

Woods has blamed his golfing struggles on his inability to practice because of his ongoing issues. This is a legitimate excuse and shows exactly why Tiger Woods needs to take a break from golf, despite shooting a one-under-par in the first round of the PGA Championship.

Woods is absolutely correct when he says that family is most important to him and that he has bigger issues to deal with—issues more important than golf. Between divorce and custody battles, Tiger has a lot going on in his personal life. His golf game has clearly struggled, but it is understandable.

Taking a break from the golf course would allow Woods the opportunity to get his personal and family life in order as well as spare him from embarrassing himself on the golf course.

After struggling last week, Tiger walked off a green while a fan heckled, “You’re washed up, Tiger. Give it up.”

While I disagree with the premise that Woods is washed up and no longer able to golf, he is unable to golf at this point in time. His one-under first round at the PGA Championship shows he is still talented, but he is a professional athlete, and in order to sustain the level of success and dominance we all expect from Tiger, he needs to be able to practice.

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Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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