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Haney: Woods getting closer to coming back

"SAN DIEGO (AP) — Swing coach Hank Haney spoke to a full house at the PGA Merchandise Show last week, and with the topic centered around instruction, he delivered one tidbit that might have surprised some of the teaching pros."

""In the 5 1/2 years that I've worked with Tiger, we've used video probably four times," Haney said. "That might surprise a lot of people." He paused and offered a wry smile.

"Then again, he's on TV all the time, especially with some of the highlights," Haney said. "He'll call me up and say, 'Did you see that swing on 16?' But he knows what his mistakes look like. Once he sees a swing on video, he won't be surprised."

Haney has spent most of January at Isleworth with Woods, and while he couldn't say when the world's No. 1 player would return to competition from his knee surgery, it sounds as though Woods is getting close.

"He's not ready right now," Haney said. "But he's more ready this week than he was last week. He hasn't had any setbacks. He wants to play Augusta, and he's going to need to get in some events.""

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