The term political correctness is used to describe language, policies or measures that are intended to avoid offence or disadvantage to members of particular groups in society. Let's include golfers here. The term has come to refer to avoiding language or behaviour that can be seen as...
Reigning Masters champion Patrick Reed is taking lessons from veteran swing coach David Leadbetter. This news made me slip back down memory lane, of me arriving at his academy in Florida many years ago. I was just starting my career as a coach and had this...
Who would have thought that a player such as Jordan Spieth, who was just about on top of every list a short time ago, has now slipped to 25th in the world. I believe that he has gone 13 consecutive tournaments without a top-10 finish and...
Matt Killen is a putting coach who found himself in the midst of a unique media storm this week as he was seen working earlier in the week with Tiger Woods. Apparently, Woods has been struggling with his putting recently and wanted Killen to have a look...
Just what is a good caddie worth to you? This is a question that poor Mr Matt Kuchar had to make after breaking a four-year victory drought in November by winning in Mexico, while using local caddie David 'El Tucan' Ortiz to carry his clubs, rather than...
Is it just me but seeing players putt with the flagstick in seems so strange? Controversy is rife in golf at the moment and I did warn of the rule changes months ago together with the importance of players making schedules that suit them. The unfortunate Li Haotong...
Lee Westwood was for sure in the mix of consideration for Europe's 2020 Ryder Cup captaincy but, as widely believed, did not push too hard for the position. However, this won't be the case when the matches head to Italy two years later. The problem Westwood had...
Over the last couple of weeks, I've been talking about how our top players try and plan their schedules. Time to perhaps reflect back to the early 90s when Greg Norman stood up and outlined the need for a World Tour. It was a brazen move by...
As golf heads into 2019, it is interesting to envisage how a top male player puts his upcoming schedule together, and what would be his priorities. Obviously, the first tournaments you would want to write down would be the four biggest -- the Masters in April,...
I was thinking what football managers and those who teach golf have in common. The one main point that binds us is that 'results' are essential in keeping us in a favourable light. If one of my students suddenly wins this or that after a lesson, then...