Tiger Woods has criticised former swing coach Hank Haney for writing a tell-all book about their years together, saying the move was "unprofessional and very disappointing". In an interview with ESPN, Woods said he had no plans to read The Big Miss: My Years Coaching Tiger Woods when it hits bookstores on March 27, the week before the Masters.
"I think it's unprofessional and very disappointing, especially because it's someone I worked with and trusted as a friend," Woods said. "There have been other one-sided books about me and I think people understand that this book is about money. I'm not going to waste my time reading it."
Haney had unique access to the privacy-minded 14-time major winner during a six-year span that ended in May of 2010, saying he spent 110 days a year with Woods, as many as 30 days annually at his home. oods won 31 titles, six of them majors, while working with Haney.
A synopsis of the book says Woods feared "the big miss", a woeful shot that would doom his chances on a hole or in a tournament. And it mentions Haney's observations on how Woods used a variety of tactics to keep even friends and family from getting too close to him.
Woods plans to make his 2012 season debut this month at Abu Dhabi and will play his first US PGA event two weeks later at the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. Woods' first win since his 2010 split from Haney and his 2009 sex scandal came last month at a charity event in a field of 18.