Tiger resumes work with swing coach Haney

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Tiger Woods's return to competitive golf has moved a step closer after it emerged that he has resumed work with his swing coach, Hank Haney.
According to reports in the United States, Haney travelled to Orlando, Florida last Sunday to recommence practice sessions with Woods near his Isleworth home.
Haney is one of Woods’ most trusted allies, having helped him win his last six Major championships, and the news that the pair have started working together again will intensify speculation that the world No 1’s return to the game could be imminent.
Woods has not played a tournament since crashing his car outside his home on November 27, an incident which sparked a lurid series of revelations about his extramarital affairs.
The American, who has been undergoing therapy, made a televised statement apologising for his behaviour last month, but refused to set a date for his return.
That prompted suggestions that Woods might not play again this year, but it now likely that his return could come much sooner.
He resumed practising last week and, while he will not take part in this week’s event at Doral, he could return at the Tavistock Cup, a two-day exhibition event at Isleworth which begins on March 22. Failing that, the Arnold Palmer Invitational begins at Bay Hill later that week.
The next Major, the Masters, starts on April 8 at Augusta, one of Woods' favourite venues.
It has also been suggested that Woods is considering whether to sack his caddie, Steve Williams, for speaking about his behaviour on television in his native New Zealand. Few would shed tears for the unpopular Kiwi if that happened.
Williams claimed he was angry at Woods and would have spoken up had he known about his affairs.