This week, Cameron Davis won the 2024 Rocket Mortgage Classic. Last week, it was Scottie Scheffler who emerged victorious at the signature event, the Travelers Championship. Both are two different events on the PGA Tour and boast a strong lineup of golfers duking it out in a challenging test of determination and s𝓀𝒾𝓁𝓁s. However, a certain someone would disagree. Enter Tiger Woods’s ex-coach, Hank Haney.
The instructor shared a tweet on his X handle (formerly Twitter) while throwing shade at the “Corrupt Golf Media.” He pointed out how no one who is part of the same “has written an article or talked about how it’s easier than ever to win on the PGA Tour,” all the while dubbing it as “one of the many reasons why they are charter members of the CGM.”
This is not the first time Woods’s ex-coach has come out against the Corrupt Golf Media. He had called them out back on June 22 while mentioning how they don’t care about the future of golf. Haney also expressed how they would rather make sure LIV Golf players “pay their consequences” rather than the sport itself.
The fans, meanwhile, weren’t too receptive to the 15-time major champ’s former instructor’s choice of words in the recent tweet. They went ahead to bash out Tiger Woods’s ex-trainer as the community took to the comments section under the tweet.
Golf fans refuse to side with Tiger Woods’s former coach, Hank Haney
Signature events are tournaments with limited fields. Even so, they feature the top players in the men’s circuit with increased prize money and FedEx Cup points, with 700 being awarded to the winner. Moreover, three of the eight designated events also featured a 36-hole cut causing the players to strive to qualify themselves for the Moving Day.
A fan, consequently, responded to Woods’s former coach, “Easier compared to what? Signature events are harder for top players to win compared to events over the past 50 years since so many top players are in the same event. Talent used to spread out more making it easier to win. Now LIV is easy. See Taylor Gooch.” He didn’t shy away from bringing out Gooch’s example to prove his point. The LIV Golf Pro has a total of 3 wins in the PIF-funded circuit while boasting only one on the PGA Tour.
Another follower responded, “Hank, you sound like a jealous x girlfriend… move on. The PGA tour is filled with talent and will continue till have great players.” They might have been referring to Cameron Davis or even Scottie Scheffler for that matter. The American pro currently stands at No. 1 on the OWGR with six wins this season alone, not to mention a total of 13 top-10 finishes.
A couple of other users took this opportunity to comment on LIV Golf’s format. The PIF-funded circuit conducts its event with 54 holes over the three days of play with music being blasted at the speakers. Even OWGR had denied them any points stating the same problems with the format of the tournaments and issues with uneven player relegation, unlike other Tours. A fan commented, “It’s easier than ever to win on LIV. Less holes, less players, a quarter of them have never had a PGA tour card and only 4 players get relegated every season.” Another followed suit urging the Saudi-backed league to be more like the Jay Monahan-led circuit as they responded to Tiger Woods’s ex-coach. “This claim could be easier to evaluate if @livgolf_league would play 72 holes with a field of 144 players like the #PGA does imho.“
Tyrrell Hatton had recently emerged victorious at the 2024 LIV Golf Nashville event. He did so by carding a 19-under overall after three days of play while dishing out 23 birdies and four bogeys, allowing him to beat the runner-up by five strokes. A user, however, didn’t find the triumph all too appealing as they responded to Tiger Woods’s former instructor; “Hatton had 1 win on the PGA tour in 8 years. Won a LIV event after 9 events. Maybe LIV is easier to win on.” Do you feel what Hank Haney said makes any sense or is he just downplaying the champions who won on the Jay Monahan-led PGA Tour this season? Let us know what you think.
