Tiger Woods splits with coach Sean Foley
Tiger Woods announced on his website Monday that he's ended his professional relationship with Sean Foley, his coach.
Woods said:
I'd like to thank Sean for his help as my coach and for his friendship. Sean is one of the outstanding coaches in golf today, and I know he will continue to be successful with the players working with him. With my next tournament not until my World Challenge event at Isleworth in Orlando, this is the right time to end our professional relationship.
Foley will never forget the good times:
My time spent with Tiger is one of the highlights of my career so far, and I am appreciative of the many experiences we shared together. It was a lifelong ambition of mine to teach the best player of all time in our sport. I am both grateful for the things we had the opportunity to learn from one another, as well as the enduring friendship we have built. I have nothing but respect and admiration for him.
Woods, who worked with Foley for four years, the two never winning a major together, added that he's coach-less for now, and has no timetable for finding a new one.
The 2014 season was a struggle for Woods, who is taking time off to heal his ailing back. He isn't expected to play for at least three months, until December.
Foley was Woods' third coach. Golf Channel's Ryan Lavner broke down Woods' numbers with his three coaches over the years:
Butch Harmon (1996-2003)
Major wins: 8 majors won in 24 starts
Majors missed: 0
PGA Tour wins: 34 titles in 127 official starts from turning pro through 2002 (26.8 percent win percentage)
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Hank Haney (2004-2010)
Major wins: 6 majors won in 23 starts
Majors missed: 2 (2008 British Open, 2008 PGA)
PGA Tour wins: 31 titles in 93 starts (33.3 percent)
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Sean Foley (2010-2014)
Major wins: 0 in 13 starts, dating to 2010 PGA
Majors missed: 4 (2011 U.S. Open, 2011 British Open, 2014 Masters, 2014 U.S. Open)
PGA Tour wins: 8 titles in 55 starts (14.5 percent)