No, his dad had EVERYTHING to do with his tutoring until he was good enough to surpass his dad's knowledge and got Tiger started at the tender age of 4. That's the reason I asked the question.
His first tournament as a pro was the US Bank Open here in Milwaukee and I followed his group with a couple of friends- watched him ace the 14th hole, too. He was too young to rent a car in his own name, so the tournament organizers had to get one for him.
I'm still not sure why he changed coaches- he had a natural fade and Butch Harmon taught him to draw it, with wildly varying levels of success. I thought he was swinging way too hard, too- aside from crashing his Escalade and getting biffed in the lip by his ex, his injuries came from swinging too hard. Most pros don't go WOT and when I used to read Golf Digest, they would say that their average swing was about 80%- it's easy to hit too far for older courses but there's something satisfying about reaching par 5 greens in two although I haven't hit a 600+ yard green, like Dustin Johnson did.
