NEW YORK — Swing coach Hank Haney has been suspended from the SiriusXM PGA Tour Radio channel after saying on his show Wednesday that a Korean would probably win the U.S. Women’s Open and that he couldn’t name six players on the LPGA Tour.
He then said he would go with “Lee,” and that if he didn’t have to mention a first name, “I’d get a bunch of them right.”
Haney, who coached Tiger Woods for six of his majors from 2004 to 2010, apologized on Twitter later Wednesday.
— Hank Haney (@HankHaney) May 29, 2019
A statement from the PGA Tour and SiriusXM said the comments were insensitive and do not represent the views of either party. The statement said Haney has been suspended “at the PGA Tour’s instruction.” Haney said he accepts the suspension and apologized again.
“The PGA TOUR is committed to and proud of the increasingly diverse makeup of our fan base,” the statement read, “not to mention the power and accomplishments of the game’s world-class, global players — both on the PGA TOUR and LPGA, whom we are working with more closely than ever before. SiriusXM proudly covers and supports both women’s and men’s golf and the athletes that make them great.”
SiriusXM said it is reviewing Haney’s status going forward.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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