Sean Foley (golf instructor)

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rdf:langString Sean Foley (born 1974 in Burlington, Ontario) is a Canadian golf instructor, who has coached Sean O'Hair, Hunter Mahan, Stephen Ames, and Parker McLachlin, as well as other PGA Tour professionals. He has coached Justin Rose since the end of 2009. Foley also coaches Canadian PGA Tour player Chris Baryla. Foley began a partnership with Tiger Woods during the summer of 2010. Foley also became Noh Seung-yul's instructor in 2012, and Lee Westwood began working with Foley in the summer of 2013. Foley has been the head coach for the Canadian Junior Golf Association since 2003, and teaches at Core Golf Junior Academy at Orange County National, Winter Garden, Florida. Foley graduated with an Arts degree from Tennessee State University, where he played on the varsity golf team. Foley did not aim for a professional golf playing career, but had set a goal in his mid-teens of becoming an instructor to top players, after watching David Leadbetter work with Nick Faldo on the range at the RBC Canadian Open at Glen Abbey Golf Course in the early 1990s. Foley left the Clublink Academy at Glen Abbey in Oakville, Ontario, and moved to Orlando, Florida in August 2006. Foley and O'Hair split in May 2011, with Foley citing O'Hair's need for a fresh start and a desire to change the direction of his instruction. Foley is represented by agent Chris Armstrong of the Wasserman Media Group. Foley is a member of the faculty of Revolution Golf, a company that markets golf instruction videos and related content.