Brandel Chamblee blasts Woods’ ex-coach Hank Haney

Brandel Chamblee has taken a withering swipe at Tiger Woods’ former coach Hank Haney, insisting he didn’t have the nous required to work with the former world No.1.

Haney spent almost six years working with Woods, taking over from Butch Harmon in 2004.

Under Haney’s supervision, Woods won 31 PGA Tour titles, including six major championships.

However, many observers were critical of the swing rebuild he and Haney embarked upon, insisting that Woods’ move became worse during their period together.

That’s a sentiment Chamblee evidently agrees with.

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Appearing on the latest episode of The Dan On Golf podcast, tour-pro-turned-analyst Chamblee pulled no punches in assessing the job Haney did.

“Hank Haney was telling Tiger Woods how to play golf and Hank Haney had the driver yips,” said Chamblee. “He couldn’t hit a range.

“And this guy is telling Tiger Woods how to change his golf swing from the greatest golf swing in the history of the game.”

Not that Woods escaped criticism from Chamblee for his part in the changes.

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Pointing to the start of his broadcasting career in 2004, Chamblee said: “Tiger Woods had just won four majors in a row, The PLAYERS and the Canadian Open all in a span of a year.

“He was in the middle of making 142 cuts in a row and he was winning by 12 and 15 and eight shots in these major championships – and he changed that golf swing.

“So, I am now sitting down for the first time at a desk as an analyst.

“And the first question I get is, ‘Why would he change that golf swing?’

“It’s the craziest thing in the history of sports what Tiger Woods did. Absolutely, without question, there is nothing that comes close in the history of sport.”