Hank Haney

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Hank Haney (born August 24, 1955) is an American professional golf instructor best known for coaching Tiger Woods[1] and two time major championship winner Mark O'Meara. A graduate of Tulsa University, Haney owns and operates four teaching facilities in the Dallas, Texas area.

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[edit] Philosophy

"My philosophy as a teacher is to teach my students to become their own best teacher by getting them to understand the flight of the golf ball and how it relates to the swing, with emphasis on swinging the golf club on their own correct swing plane".[2]

Haney works with his students to develop a plan to improve the flight of their golf ball. By giving cause and effect analogies, coupled with personal examples, the student and Haney create a relationship that will produce positive results. In short, the correct swing plane is the foundation of Hank’s philosophy.

[edit] Awards

  • PGA Teacher of the Year (USA) - 1993
  • PGA "Harvey Penick Award for Teaching Excellence" - 1984
  • North Texas PGA Section "Teacher of the Year" - 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993
  • North Texas PGA Section "Horton Smith Award" - 1990
  • North Texas PGA Metro Chapter "Horton Smith Award" - 1991, 1992
  • Gulf Coast PGA Chapter "Teacher of the Year" - 1984
  • Federazione Italiana Golf "Top Teacher" - 1989, 1990
  • NCAA Division I Golf Coach of the Year - 1998
  • Golf Digest Top 25 Teacher, 1984 - 1992
  • Golf Digest Top 10 Teacher, 1993 - 1999
  • Golf Digest Number 4 Teacher, 2000, 2002
  • Golf Digest Number 6 Teacher - 2001
  • Golf Digest Number 5 Teacher - 2003, 2004
  • Golf Magazine Top 100 Teacher, 1984 - 2004
  • Golf World's Top 50 Golf Personalities Worldwide - 2000
  • D Magazine (Dallas) "The Best of Dallas" - "Best Golf Instructor" - 2003[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Van Sickle, Gary (November 7, 2005). Getting his groove back. SI.com. Retrieved on 2008-04-26.

[edit] External links

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