Sean Foley defends Tiger Woods’ reckless club-kicking incident at Augusta National in Masters
Tiger Woods is bracing harshest criticism from all nooks and corners at the moment, following his reckless club-kicking incident at Augusta National.
The former world number one, who was hoping to bag his fifth Masters title at the 76th episode of the event, suffered a colossal loss, finishing for a career low of joint 40th.
His attempt to vent out his frustration at the poor 3-iron was justified in many ways.
His swing coach Sean Foley, who has been trying to recreate Woods’ crumbling swing, has now taken a jab at the hordes of critics who have made Woods as their latest punching bag.
Foley said, "It has just gotten to the point where the tearing down of Tiger as a person and a golfer has become just too much”.
Foley also had his fair share of negative criticism thrown upon him for the last almost two years since he had been with Woods.
The swing guru soon realised that being associated with Woods in any way, has its price and Foley has remained steadfast in the face of all opposition.
Foley also presented a reason for the heavy load of criticism on Woods and beaconed towards a heightened internet content activity which has further compounded the former world number one’s misery.
He added, "I realise it is 2012 and we have dotcoms, and you have to write five articles a day, and you run out of things to write about. But we should be in a position where we are trying to help and lift up and support a player like Tiger Woods instead
of tearing him down, because everyone in the golf industry is better off because of his existence”
Woods finally brought an end to his 30-month winless spree at Bay Hill when he landed the Arnold Palmer Invitational.
Boasted by the long-awaited victory, Woods wanted to get back winning majors as soon as possible. His massive loss at Augusta National has given birth to new fears as Woods’ confidence will now be more shaken than ever.
With his loss, Foley has naturally come under pressure and all those who have been thrashing him for changing Woods’ swing will be back bad-mouthing about the coach.
Woods’ performance in the rest of the events in the proceeding year will give a clear indication of whether the 14-major winner will be able to surpass Jack Nicklaus’ record of 18-major victories.
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