Full Haney Book Excerpt Now Posted

It's a good read and I'm looking forward to the rest of The Big Miss.

This will probably not be Tiger's favorite part:

Tiger formed close connections with some ex-SEALs. One was someone whom Tiger would eventually hire as his family and personal bodyguard. The guy had accompanied Tiger on the Torrey Pines visit, and he seemed to be a kind of liaison who was smoothing Tiger's path toward the military.

While the guy was working for Tiger, with duties that included giving Tiger and Elin lessons in self-defense, he'd sometimes stay at the house in Isleworth. In fact, my first meeting with him took place when I got to Isleworth past midnight after a late flight from Dallas. I didn't have a key to Tiger's house, but Tiger would leave the door unlocked whenever I came in late. This time, I opened it quietly, only to find the guy peering at me through the darkness with one of those scary Navy SEALs looks. I assumed he wasn't expecting me, so I just said, "Hi, I'm Hank." He was staying in the bedroom I normally used, so after an awkward introduction he helped me choose another one.

I talked to the guy only a couple more times, and never in depth. He didn't volunteer much, and I didn't probe. Tiger's caddie, Steve Williams, had been around him more, and Steve told me he didn't like his influence on Tiger. Steve thought the self-defense stuff and the other workouts Tiger was doing could get him hurt. And Steve thought the guy was weird. Steve said the guy told him that Earl was speaking to him and giving him instructions on how to help Tiger. Steve said he played dumb and asked, "You mean Earl, Tiger's father, who died last year?" Steve said the guy simply answered, "Yeah."