Butch Harmon
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"Claude "Butch" Harmon, Jr." is an American golf instructor and former professional player. He is the son of 1948 Masters Tournament champion Claude Harmon/Claude Harmon, Sr. and has been in the golf industry since 1965.

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I have a tremendous amount of confidence in myself, ... People come to me to get better, and I have a proven track record of helping them do that.

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I had heard of Tiger, but I had never seen him play, ... Like everyone else, I was immediately blown away by the raw talent.

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Of all the guys I teach, he's probably the greatest overachiever. Look at what he accomplished before he came on tour and how he's progressed. He's an extremely hard worker and being a great putter is a great equalizer. Plus, he knows how to compete. He has the intangibles you can't teach. And he loves being on the tour.

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We really didn't have to fix anything in Tiger's swing. We just had to shape some shots, curve the ball a bit differently for some of the holes out there.

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I don't think any of us ever thought we'd be getting the attention we do now, ... You look at my dad, he was maybe the greatest teacher ever, and he never got this notoriety. It just shows you how much golf has taken off and the game has changed.

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My top students all swing differently, ... Adam Scott swings like Tiger Woods, and everybody thought I created a swing for Adam that is like Tiger's. That's not the case. When Adam came to me at age 19, that's how he swung. We've just refined it since.

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When you're teaching an average golfer, you can experiment a lot more, ... If that doesn't work, try this. You can't do that with a tour pro.

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[Butch Harmon, who has worked with top players from Greg Norman to Woods, says one of the most common mistakes recreational golfers make is to practice without purpose.] They tend to go to the range, warm up with some irons and then whale away with the driver, ... There is no plan to what they are doing.

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