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Woods' former coach believes Tiger's new golf swing 'good enough' to win

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There have been a number of opinions on Tiger Woods' new golf swing, but one certainly stands out.

Woods posted a video Sunday, showing the 14-time major champion hitting a driver in public for the first time since undergoing back surgery in April. After the dust settled, the Golf Channel asked coaches and experts to share their thoughts about the 41-year-old's swing, prompting Woods' former coach, Hank Haney, to respond.

"That's a swing he could win with," Haney wrote on Twitter. "It's not across the line and stuck inside coming down, a little stiff looking but it's good enough."

Haney replaced Butch Harmon as Woods' swing coach in 2004, helping him win six major titles before the two split in 2010.

The former world No. 1 hasn't played a competitive round since withdrawing from the Dubai Desert Classic in February, and wasn't among the 16 golfers listed into his own tournament next month, the Hero World Challenge.

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