Stephen Ames: Tiger's Swing "10 Times Better Than It Was Before"

Ten? Wasn't that part of the final score of his match after he once suggested he welcomed a matchup against Tiger? Oh right, 9&8. My bad!

John Down reports that Ames dared to talk Tiger today, but he's changed his tune even with Tiger hitting it all over the planet with the most user-friendly clubs the game has ever allowed. Ames' newfound Tiger-humility reminds me of poor old Harry Whittingham, the geezer Dick Cheney shot by on a hunting trip who later apologized for getting in the VP's way!

Thanks to reader Rob for this.

“He’s going through all those different scenarios from the last year and half and I don’t think he’s settled upstairs right now. I think it’d be tough on anybody to go through what he’s gone through and still be able to play golf.

“It’s quite incredible to be honest if you ask me because I wouldn’t be back out there after what he went through with the media, losing his wife. It’s tough. It’s just going to take him awhile to get back.”

That wretched media! It cost him his wife.

One thing Woods did was switch swing coaches from Hank Haney to Sean Foley, who also just happens to be Ames’ swing coach.

“Swing-wise it looks 10 times better than it was before,” said Ames. “Sean’s done a wonderful job and, as Sean has mentioned before, he’s not clear upstairs right now. I think it’s going to be awhile before he gets there.”