Tiger Woods names new swing coach Chris Como
Tiger Woods has a new pair of eyes looking at his golf swing. On Saturday, Woods tweeted he had found a new golf coach.
Happy to have Chris Como consulting and working with me on my swing. I’m excited to be back competing.
— Tiger Woods (@TigerWoods) November 22, 2014
The 36-year-old Como is based in Plano, Texas, and was named to Golf Digest's list of "best young teachers" in 2013. This year, Como was named to Golf Magazine's "golf innovators" list.
Como says he prefers to think of the golf swing in biomechanical terms, a subject in which he's nearly finished a Masters degree. He has an interest in debunking long-held theories about the golf swing.
Woods discovered Como through friend and former Stanford roommate Notah Begay III, who was also thought to have been providing some guidance for Woods since firing former coach Sean Foley in August.
"I was introduced to Chris this summer by Notah [Begay], and subsequently we had several good conversations about the golf swing," Woods said in a release provided by agent Mark Steinberg. "I've worked with him about a month since I started practicing. Chris will consult and work with me during the year."
Como has worked with several tour players in the past, including Aaron Baddeley.
Como will be Woods' fourth coach since turning pro in 1996. Woods worked with Butch Harmon from '96 through 2003, at which point Hank Haney took over until May 2010. Foley and Woods parted ways after the PGA Championship, capping an injury-plagued season where Woods failed to post a single top-10 finish on the PGA Tour.
