{"id":223843,"date":"2019-12-18T14:46:11","date_gmt":"2019-12-18T19:46:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/hank-haney-sues-pga-tour-claims-it-had-him-fired-over-beef-w-tiger-woods"},"modified":"2019-12-18T14:46:22","modified_gmt":"2019-12-18T19:46:22","slug":"hank-haney-sues-pga-tour-claims-it-had-him-fired-over-beef-w-tiger-woods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/hank-haney-sues-pga-tour-claims-it-had-him-fired-over-beef-w-tiger-woods","title":{"rendered":"Hank Haney Sues PGA Tour, Claims It Had Him Fired Over Beef W\/ Tiger Woods"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"post-134611\">\n<header class=\"entry-header\">        \t\t<!-- .entry-meta --><br \/>\n        \t<\/header>\n<p><!-- .entry-header --><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\" readability=\"29.8888311688\">\n\t\t<!-- adman_adcode_beginning --><\/p>\n<div readability=\"70.7443087174\">\n<section id=\"cb-6c23ff1a86e6d94293c59e77f3de23c6\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n              <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-fluid img-aspect-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/etrafficlane.com\/newline\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Hank-Haney-Sues-PGA-Tour-Claims-It-Had-Him-Fired-Over-Beef-W-Tiger-Woods.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Breaking News<\/p>\n<p>                                  <span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Getty Composite<\/span>\n                  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-0597b805776432cd3d32163e76db1803\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink \" readability=\"30.9396984925\">\n<p>Legendary swing coach<strong> <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/hank-haney\/\"><strong>Hank Haney<\/strong><\/a> says a past beef with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/tiger-woods\/\"><strong>Tiger Woods<\/strong><\/a> is why he was fired from his popular radio show \u2026 claiming the PGA Tour got him canned to settle the score \u2014 and now, he\u2019s suing.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-e0015ae41be15d932fd9b26a5b473cba\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink \" readability=\"31\">\n<p>Haney got axed as host of \u201cHank Haney Golf Radio\u201d on Sirius XM just a few months ago \u2026 and the reason appeared to be for comments he made about the LPGA.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-39d337e89f3f3c6b1a7bb17c3ce4868d\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink \" readability=\"29.7590361446\">\n<p>Remember, the 64-year-old made flippant remarks about female Korean golfers on-air \u2026 and he was ripped for them, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/michelle-wie\/\"><strong>Michelle Wie<\/strong><\/a> calling them \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2019\/05\/29\/michelle-wie-blasts-hank-haney-over-racist-sexist-comments\/\"><strong>racist and sexist<\/strong><\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-cbe1ba44f0f2b26793d66bcebd045eec\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink \" readability=\"35.3612334802\">\n<p>But, in a new lawsuit obtained by <strong>TMZ Sports<\/strong>, Haney claims his firing had NOTHING to do with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2019\/06\/03\/hank-haney-doubles-down-on-offensive-lpga-comments\/\"><strong>his comments<\/strong><\/a> \u2026 saying the PGA Tour used the backlash over them as an opportunity to get back at him for his past criticism of Tiger.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-08e8d2557b0d03b04e8b85bff9408aae\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink \" readability=\"31\">\n<p>Haney \u2014 who famously coached Woods from 2004 to 2010 \u2014 has blasted the golf legend over the years \u2026 and he says the PGA Tour has harbored a \u201cvendetta\u201d against him because of it.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-b19bbb4a68b3be98b0c48e2d61e71d08\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-youtube-video-block canvas-youtube-video-block-permalink \"\/>\n<section id=\"cb-84c712bc263a10dddc16dfec0776b571\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink \" readability=\"33\">\n<p>Haney says Sirius XM officials did NOT levy punishment for his comments until the PGA Tour got involved, saying the org \u201cinstructed\u201d and pressured Sirius XM officials to can him.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-1cdd5f8e37af991e4ab91b9418715e95\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink \" readability=\"35\">\n<p>Haney adds the firing caused him to lose important business with Callaway, saying if he had been able to keep his radio gig, the famous golf company would have continued working with him.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-6a224cc364f7c48f2dc7ae385fafc0ce\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink \" readability=\"31\">\n<p>As a result, Haney says the PGA Tour cost him \u201cmillions.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-4e15d49c0045fb288bd272a7c683e009\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink \" readability=\"31\">\n<p>Haney says this isn\u2019t the first time the league has tried to \u201cdisrupt and interfere\u201d with his business \u2026 claiming it tried to block his \u201cThe Big Miss\u201d book sales back in 2012.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-bc5bf424fe531b6e3af02fd035c47deb\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink \" readability=\"31\">\n<p>Haney also accuses the PGA Tour of playing a huge role in the cancellation of his popular \u2018Haney Project\u2019 show on the Golf Channel.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-7926bb4a3629000960e74eb1fb3792fb\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-block-is-last \" readability=\"31\">\n<p>Haney is now suing the league for an unidentified amount \u2026 seeking compensatory and punitive damages.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2019\/12\/18\/hank-haney-tiger-woods-pga-tour-sirius-lawsuit\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- adman_adcode_after --><\/p>\n<p class=\"dpsp-share-text\">Sharing is caring!<\/p>\n<p class=\"gasd_author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/etrafficlane.com\/newline\/about-me\" rel=\"author\" title=\"Profile for Dalelorenzo Johnson\">Profile for Dalelorenzo Johnson<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-content --><\/p>\n<footer class=\"entry-footer\"><span class=\"cat-links\">Posted in <a href=\"https:\/\/etrafficlane.com\/newline\/category\/categorized\/news\" 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