This Tiger Woods ex remains fiercely loyal to him.
Scoregolf.com reported Tuesday that former Woods caddie Sean Foley lashed out at critics of Tiger Woods' generosity while admitting that the increasing lack of communication between the two played a factor in the breakup. Woods now is with Chris Como, who is his swing consultant.
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Writer Dan Jenkins recently wrote a parody column of a fake interview with Tiger that drew strong reaction from Foley.
"They can talk about how he doesn't tip or whatever but it's just more bull----," Foley said. "I've seen him tip caddies at local clubs $400 so I don't know where that comes from. "Seriously, saying he doesn't tip? How come he (Jenkins) doesn't mention Tiger raising $300 million for kids? Tiger is the epitome of the double-edged sword. Anything he does great doesn't get mentioned. Anything he doesn't it's all over the place. Can you even imagine what the fallout would be if it was him and not Mickelson who called out Tom Watson at the Ryder Cup?"
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Woods is making his return to competitive golf at this week's Hero World Challenge at Isleworth Golf & Country Club in Windermer, Fla., after hiring Como on Nov. 22, pgatour.com reported, but it was his ex-caddie that was taking swings at the media, defending Woods' track record in personnel retention.
"If you think about it he really hasn't fired that many people," Foley said. He's been playing the PGA Tour for 20 years. He has the same agent; he's had three caddies and three swing coaches. Look at other players who have been out there for 20 years. Some of them have been through 17 caddies, 14 managers and 30 coaches.
"Look I'm about inclusion, and I'm about love and I'm about lifting people up. All stuff like this does is tear people down. It serves zero purpose. The golf industry in North America is hurting right now so why do more things to tear it down when you could write about positive stuff and lift people up. I'm not saying anyone has to be a cheerleader. But at least be fair, have some respect. I think when he came on the tour the purse was about $70 million and this year it's $297 million. That escalation over 20 years is attributable to one person's influence."
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