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PGA Tour pro-Taylor Montgomery wanted to make big changes in his career, with the goal of progressing even further and reaching the level he wanted. Montgomery decided to hire Tiger Woods’ former golf coach Butch Harmon. This great golfer has not been particularly successful lately.
He knew that he had to make certain moves in order for his career to go in the right direction. Harmon was the first choice, and it is certain that this will turn out to be a great decision. In an interview with the media, Taylor expressed optimism about his and Harmon’s relationship.
“Just started working with Butch Harmon the last couple weeks, so hopefully him and I can get it going.”- Montgomery said, as quoted by golfmagic.com!
Taylor Montgomery: I was just struggling
Taylor Montgomery revealed why he decided to hire Woods‘ former coach.
Montgomery knew that Harmon did great things with Tiger Woods, so his expectations are that he will make progress under the bat of this coach. There are many things that Montgomery feels have room for improvement. This young American golfer wants to become the best version of himself and show everyone his qualities.
“I was just struggling and I kept doing the same thing and trying to fix basically the same thing. Never changed, so I’m like, might as well change something and see what happens.
I’ve always been kind of — always done short game stuff, chipping, putting by myself and having my dad look at me every once in a while, but ball striking is the key.
If I’m hitting it good I’m going to be right there most of the time.
Not all the time, but most of the time. That’s one part of my game that I want to really improve.” It will be interesting to watch his progress and determine if he made a good decision.
