MIAMI (Reuters) - Tiger Woods has split up
with swing coach Sean Foley after a four-year partnership, the 14-times
golf major winner said on Monday.
The former world number one is sidelined with a back injury and
does not plan to play again until his World Challenge tournament in
Florida in December.
"I'd like to thank Sean for his help as my coach and for his
friendship," Woods told his official website (www.tigerwoods.com).
"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," added the 38-year-old.
Woods previously worked with Hank Haney and Butch Harmon before
joining forces with Foley in August 2010.
The coach controversially redesigned Woods's swing but the American
great has failed to win a major in their time together.
Foley coaches a number of top players including world number five
Justin Rose and American Hunter Mahan, who won The Barclays
tournament in New Jersey on Sunday.
"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," Foley said.
"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 has not appointed a replacement and gave no clue about when he
might make a choice.
"Presently I do not have a coach and there is no timetable for hiring
one," said the world number 12.
