"He said, 'What are you doing?' I said, 'Sleeping.' "
Woods underwent surgery on April 15, two days after he finished second in the Masters. It's the third time the knee has been scoped. The U.S. Open gets under way June 12, at a course - Torrey Pines, near San Diego - where he has won a jabillion times.
Haney believes Tiger will try to play in the Memorial, where he also has enjoyed all kinds of success, 2 weeks before that. The only thing Haney knows for sure is, he won't compete again until he believes he's ready.
"We've talked about what his plan would be, if he can't play before the Open," Haney explained. "And what it will be, if he can. He's kind of pointing toward playing. Just so long as he can prepare like he normally prepares. That's all he cares about. The guy works so hard, it's incredible.
"Rehab takes a lot of work. But that's not something that's difficult for him. He'll do above and beyond anything anyone else could possibly do to get ready. He'd like to play [pre-Open], but it's not totally necessary. He's come back after layoffs before and [won]."
Tiger has won 13 majors, second on the all-time list, five behind Jack Nicklaus, the man he's been chasing since he was a kid growing up in Southern California. He has won nine of the last 12 times he's played. To go with two seconds and a fifth. Pre-Masters, there was talk of a calendar grand slam, to go with those four consecutive majors he won in 2000-01. Now that can't happen. Doesn't mean it still can't be another special summer.
