GOLF SUPERSTAR TIGER Woods said former swing coach Hank Haney “got what he deserved” when he was suspended from the SiriusXM PGA Tour Radio channel for disparaging comments on the US Women’s Open field.
Woods, asked about the controversy after the second round of the US PGA Tour’s Memorial Tournament in Ohio on Friday, had no sympathy for Haney, whose remarks were branded “racist and sexist” by US golf star Michelle Wie.
“He deserved it,” Woods said. “Just can’t look at life like that. And he obviously said what he meant, and he got what he deserved.”
Haney sparked an uproar when asked on his SiriusXM radio show this week to predict a likely winner of the US Women’s Open, which is underway in Charleston, South Carolina.
“I’m gonna predict a Korean,” he said, adding: “I couldn’t name you like six players on the LPGA tour.
“Nah, maybe I could — well, I’d go with Lee, if I didn’t have to name a first name, I’d get a bunch of them right.”
Wie immediately called out Haney on Twitter, and plenty of other big names in the women’s game followed, including Hall of Famers Annika Sorenstam and Karrie Webb.
On Thursday, the PGA Tour and SiriusXM issued a statement saying Haney had been suspended from the tour radio channel “at the PGA Tour’s instruction” while SiriusXM was further “reviewing his status”.
Haney said in the statement that he accepts his suspension and apologised again.
Haney coached Woods through six of his 15 major championships, from 2004 to 2010.
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Oh Tiger Tiger Tiger. U are definitely not one to cast stones. The alleged comments he made pale in comparison to how tiger has behaved and used women in the past.
@Anthony: I didn’t see any casting of stones? He was asked a question and answered it. Also the comments were not alleged. He said them on the radio. Have a listen.
Tiger changed golf, and, like him or not, is one of the greatest sportsmen in history. Helped of course by the fact that his career coincided with the explosion of sport of TV and social media.
He also had consensual sex with a shed load of women in his private life, while married. You don’t have to agree with that, but then again, it’s none of your business.
Don’t you be casting stones now.
Women’s lib has gone crazy, just look at the Sunday Game, ruined with all the women on it!!
Just out of curiosity is what he said true ?
And the old Free Speech .
And its not compulsory to like womens sport .
An auld reprimand would probably be enough .
Suspended. Apologised. Move on.
Tiger is likely still pissed with Haney over his book “The Big Miss” where he gives detailed insight into his time with Tiger. Its an excellent read.
Did Tiger get what he deserved ?
I think not. Horrible man and hopefully it all comes back to bite him
Tiger gives me the Willies. Horrible self obsessed and smug. I hope he doesn’t win the lotto