Tiger Woods: Book has made him less trusting
“The Big Miss” makes Tiger Woods less trusting!
Saying he never expected former swing coach Hank Haney would write a book about their years working together, Tiger Woods didn’t deny recent events have eaten away at his trust factor.
Announcement of the upcoming release of “The Big Miss” – set for the week before the Masters – comes months after unsavory comments about Woods from former caddie Steve Williams.
Speaking with reporters in Abu Dhabi, Woods agreed with one questioner Tuesday who asked if such occurrences make it “difficult to trust anybody” close to him.
“Hmmm, one might say that,” Woods replied.
When the reporter followed up with “That must be so sad, in a way,” Woods turned the tables on the exchange.
“Why, do you think it’s sad?” Woods asked.
“Do you think so?” the reporter pressed on.
“I’m asking you.”
The reporter relented, saying he did “find it sad.” Woods replied: “OK, there you go.”
Haney’s book chronicles his relationship with Woods from the time they began working together in March 2004 to their split five months after a sex scandal disrupted his career, shattered his marriage and blemished his image.
The coach has stated he had no knowledge of the affairs. The book draws from notes Haney took as they spent time on the range, at tournament sites and perhaps 30 days a year staying at Woods’ Orlando home.
Last week, Woods told ESPN.com that Haney’s actions were “unprofessional” and driven by money.
Haney was one of the few people in Woods’ employ who never was asked to sign a nondisclosure agreement. Even so, the golfer said Tuesday he never thought Haney would turn his observations into a book.
Asked why he never expected it, Woods replied: “I don’t know.”
jshain@tribune.com. Read Jeff Shain‘s blog, The Downswing, at OrlandoSentinel.com/golfblog.
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