Tiger Woods decided to head into a different direction as he announced that he will no longer work together with swing coach Sean Foley when he returns to action in December.
Woods announced on his official website that he parted ways with Foley, who has been his swing coach since the 2010 PGA Championship, saying that the long break that he is having is the right time to push for a change of scenery.
"I'd like to thank Sean for his help as my coach and for his friendship," Woods said. "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."
Woods, who recently announced that he will rest for one to two months before returning to training, won nine titles under Foley, but the 38-year-old failed to win his 15th Grand Slam title. The former world No. 1 has not won a Grand Slam title since the 2008 US Open.
Reacting on Woods' decision to find a new swing coach, Foley said that he gladly accepted it, thanking Woods for giving him the opportunity to coach him, which, he said, is the highlight of his coaching career.
"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."
Reports indicated that Woods will consider having a reunion with his first coach Butch Harmon, who coached him until 2003 where he decided to hire Hank Haney before going with Foley in 2010.
However, ESPN reported that such reunion is highly unlikely at this point because Harmon is busy working with several clients, which includes Phil Mickelson.
