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SPORTS Saturday 23 december 2017

Tiger Woods decides to be his own swing coach

By DOUG FERGUSON Unlike the previous three
AP Golf Writer coaches employed by Woods
Tiger Woods is embarking on — Butch Harmon, Hank
his latest comeback without a Haney and Sean Foley —
swing coach. Como was not as steady a
Woods said Friday on Twitter presence in public even when
that since fusion surgery on Woods played an 11-event
his lower back in April, he has schedule in 2015.
been relearning his body and Notah Begay, who has known
his golf swing by relying on Woods since they played
feel and the previous three together at Stanford, intro-
years of work with Dallas- duced him to Como in the
based Chris Como. summer of 2014. Woods
“For now, I think it’s best for hired him as a consultant late
me to continue to do this on that year as he talked about
my own,” Woods said. “I’m a “new old swing” he would
grateful to Chris Como for his try to employ. Como said in In this Dec. 3, 2017, file photo, Tiger Woods tees off on the third hole during the final round of the
past work, and I have nothing a text message that Woods’ Hero World Challenge golf tournament at Albany Golf Club in Nassau, Bahamas.
but respect for him.” “electrifying play” in the Ba- Associated Press
Como was not in the Baha- hamas was the byproduct of
mas when Woods returned “a lot of hard work over the
following his fourth back sur- last few years while fighting
gery. In his first competition through injury and pain,” and
in 10 months, Woods had he felt there was plenty of en-
plenty of speed and power in thusiasm for next year.
his swing, shot three rounds “When our professional rela-
in the 60s at the Hero World tionship began, I was asked to
Challenge and tied for ninth help Tiger utilize his own in-
against an 18-man field, 10 stincts and feel while playing
shots behind Rickie Fowler. pain free,” Como said. “I think
More important than his we’ve accomplished that and
score was his form: Woods I’m proud of the results. Tiger
looked strong and fit with is ready to have an incredible
his swing and his posture all run in his career. I’m eager to
through the week. watch what will be one of the
He has not said where he will most exciting sports come-
play first in 2018. backs of all time.”q