Hank Haney – who previously worked alongside the great Tiger Woods during his coaching career – believes winning on the PGA Tour is not the achievement it once was

Hank Haney worked with Tiger Woods

Tiger Woods’ former coach Hank Haney has found himself facing criticism on social media, after claiming it is ‘easier than ever’ to win a tournament on the PGA Tour.

Haney – who has worked alongside some of the Tour’s biggest names, including Woods – made the claim on Sunday evening, after Australian star Cam Davis recorded his second victory on the American-based circuit, clinching the title at the Rocket Mortgage Classic.

Davis prevailed in a dramatic final round at Detroit Golf Club, shooting a hard-fought two-under-par on Sunday to see off the likes of Aaron Rai and Akshay Bhatia, as well as his fellow countryman Min Woo Lee.

Haney however appears to be less than impressed with the achievement, after questioning the strength of PGA Tour tournaments to what they have been previously. “Not one member of the Corrupt Golf Media has written an article or talked about how it’s easier than ever to win on the PGA Tour,” he tweeted.

“Which is one of the many reasons why they are charter members of the CGM.” It appears not everybody on social media was in agreement with Haney, with a number of golf fans responding to the former coach of a 15-time major champion to have their say.

“Is it easier? The PGAT[our] is still the most difficult tour to get on to, the competition is fierce,” one fan responded, before another went on to tweet: “Easier compared to what? Signature events are harder for top players to win compared to events over the past 50 years since so many top players are in the same event.

Scottie Scheffler has dominated the PGA Tour (

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“Talent used to spread out more making it easier to win.” Before a third went on to comment: “Hank you of all people know that golf is hard to win at any level.” One man who has dominated the Tour so far this campaign is world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, who has won an incredible six titles so far this season, including the Masters at Augusta National in April.

His most recent win came at last month’s Travelers Championship, as Scheffler saw off his good friend Tom Kim in a playoff at TPC River Highlands. This victory cemented the American as one of golf’s modern greats for many, joining a small list of players who have won six times on the PGA Tour in one season.

Remarkably, Scheffler completed the feat before the beginning of July, and still has plenty of opportunities to add to his ever-growing CV throughout the campaign. The record for the most wins in a single PGA Tour season is held by Woods and Vijay Singh, who achieved the feat in 2000 and 2004 respectively.

Scheffler’s recent dominance has seen him draw comparisons to the great Woods, but the world No. 1 himself has been quick to play down the compliment. “Anytime you can be compared to Tiger I think is really special,” Scheffler said after winning The Players in March. “But, I mean, the guy stands alone I think in our game. He really does.”