A very rare and special interview featuring; Malcolm Lewis, Silver Medal Leading Amateur The (British) Open at Troon 1982 (St Andrews 1978) and Sam Jarman author of The Three Principles of Outstanding Golf, join us for a discussion around the deep mindset of golf, our egos, our identity, and what It really means to play the game. This is one of my favorite interviews to date, I hope you all enjoy!

Jayne’s expertise is based on over 30 years’ practice and professional coaching in Buddhist meditation and Tai Chi. For almost two decades she has worked with golfers, tennis players and sports-people from many other disciples, helping them understand eastern principles and deep practice techniques for connecting mind and body to perform in the zone. This experience is backed up with 19 years independent research and development of her unique Chi-Performance coaching model, which has been tried, tested and proven to enhance complex movement skills during high-pressure situations by bringing together mind and body, mental game and technique.

A background of a MSc level education within the area of sport and exercise psychology, published research and numerous years of applied experience (most notably working in the USA with various Olympic and Paralympic athletes), has led to Ben becoming part of Professor Steve Peters’ team at Chimp Management Ltd. Ben is a British Psychological Society (BPS) member status psychologist in elite sport and to date has effectively applied the principles of Professor Peters’ mind management model within various Olympic sports, Premiership football, Nissan GT Motor racing, elite international equestrian, and currently on the PGA European tour with 3 professional golfers, one of which is a former world number 1 golfer. Ben specializes in supporting athletes to develop resilience and optimally perform in difficult environments whilst under pressure

After two decades on tour and six European Tour wins, Simon Dyson takes us through his journey from playing on tour to pro teaching. Fitness, course management, psychology and simply getting to know your game better – every single part of the game a player needs to improve. In this episode, we break down everything he learned playing on the tour.

Lynn Marriott is co-founder of VISION54, a breakthrough program and golf school based at Talking Stick Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona. Lynn and Pia (co-founder – you listen to Pia episode – here) are internationally recognized, are the two highest-ranked female instructors in America, and are both regularly featured among Golf Digest’s Top 50 Greatest Teachers. Lynn and Pia have coached players to well over one hundred tour victories on the LPGA Tour, PGA Tour, European Tour, Ladies European Tour, and Japan Tour. They’ve coached nine different major winners and four #1 ranked players in the world.

Pia Nilsson is co-founder of VISION54, a breakthrough program and golf school based at Talking Stick Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona. Along with her co founder - Lynn and Pia are internationally recognized, are the two highest ranked female instructors in America, and are both regularly featured among Golf Digest's Top 50 Greatest Teachers. VISION54's Golf Schools, 54GOLF, have been awarded the "Best Golf School in America" multiple times. VISION54's Coach Programs, 54COACH, have repeatedly received the highest marks by peers of training for teachers / coaches. Lynn and Pia have coached players to well over one hundred tour victories on the LPGA Tour, PGA Tour, European Tour, Ladies European Tour, and Japan Tour. They've coached nine different major winners and four #1 ranked players in the world. They are the authors of four best-selling books, including their newest release Be A Player.

Dr. Joseph Parent is a renowned expert in Performance Psychology and has coached the mental game in golf, business, and life for over 40 years. Dr. Parent has worked with major champions, many other top golf professionals, and amateurs at every level. He has the singular distinction of coaching both a man (Vijay Singh) and a woman (Cristie Kerr) to #1 in the World Golf Ranking. Golf Digest magazine honored Dr. Parent in their list of “Top Mental Game Experts” in the world.

A former Cardinal standout student-athlete and touring golf professional is Stanford’s Knowles Family Director of Men’s Golf. The 2019-20 season marks his 16th on The Farm. Ray qualified for the U.S. Open at Pinehurst in 2005. He has played on the Nationwide Tour and other world tours since 1998, achieving 12 top-10 finishes. Conrad played on the same team as Tiger Woods and Notah Begay during his time at Stanford. Ray is a 1997 graduate of Stanford where he earned a bachelor’s degree in public policy. He was a member of Sigma Chi fraternity and received the 2017 Significant Sig Award from the Sigma Chi national fraternity. In 2011, Ray was inducted into the NCGA Hall of Fame.

David MacKenzie is a Mental Coach and the founder of Golf State of Mind. He currently works with golfers on the PGA Tour, Web.com Tour, European Tour, Challenge Tour, LPGA and LET, along with many elite juniors and amateur golfers of all levels. Throughout David’s playing career, he learned quickly how attitude, self-belief, focus and mental toughness affect performance in golf. He knew that was the major difference between his average and great rounds. But the question was: “How does one improve these mental skills and achieve “the zone” more often?” While studying at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland, David began in-depth research into sports psychology and how elite performers apply their minds to practice and play. He interviewed hundreds of elite golfers and sports psychologists. He shared what he discovered via his website, “Golf State of Mind” and it quickly resonated with golfers of all levels. Golf State of Mind is now the most popular resource for mental coaching for golf on the web, with over 350 articles published. David has also been published in Golf Digest, Golf WRX and Golf Tips Magazine. David is able to effectively communicate the mental and emotional process that elite players are able to achieve on the course, which helps them succeed. Although there are fundamentals to his approach, all players are different in what they need to focus on during a round and what brings out their best performances. For this reason, the Golf State of Mind is a “player-centric approach” that finds the best process for each individual. David now has over 10 years of experience working as a mental coach for golf. His mental coaching system is taught one on one (in person or remotely), in a group setting, and via his digital mental game training products and books. His system develops mental toughness, improves emotional control and teaches golfers how to stay focused on what’s most important to maximize their chance of success.

Sam Jarman is a PGA golf professional, coach, author and speaker. He played full time golf for ten years as an elite amateur and professionally before beginning his coaching career. He now helps golfers of all levels from club players to Tournament Professionals. He also works with football, cricket and rugby clubs and coaches and players from other sports. He still plays competitive golf at PGA regional level.

Adam has studied everything from motor learning research to brain function. He combines knowledge in many different fields to make a more coherent picture of the golfer. Adam possesses a sound understanding of the technical elements of the swing, yet understands that great golf is much more than just the way you swing the club. Adam currently teaches golfers the importance of developing skill as well as technique, and builds their games as a whole – including strategic and psychological strength. Adam’s theories are cutting edge, utilizing much of the newest research in the field of learning. He presents them in an easy to understand way that will make you revolutionize how you learn the game. Adam has worked at some of the top facilities in the world, including the Leadbetter Academies and the World famous Turnberry Resort. He currently teaches in Santa Barbara, California. Adam Young's Book - The Practice Manual - The Ultimate Guide For Golfers

Gary Wolstenholme is a sporting legend, and the last of a dying breed - the career amateur golfer. He has played in the Walker Cup six times, represented England on no less than 218 occasions, won the Amateur Championship twice, and has been head to head with Tiger Woods...and beaten him. He has won on every continent and played with legends of the game - such as Palmer, Nicklaus and Ballesteros. While many of the amateurs he played with came from wealthy families, Gary did not. They drove to tournaments in expensive new cars and stayed in five-star hotels; he got the bus or walked miles to the venue with hid clubs on his back, staying at the cheapest bed and breakfast. If there was free food available at the clubhouse, Gary would try to have breakfast, lunch and dinner on site so that he wouldn't have to worry about paying for a meal. It has been a dream to feature Gary, ( a personal hero of mine) I hope you enjoy episode 25 with Gary. kia kaha Chris

Professional golfer, truck driver, session musician, abattoir laborer, digger of holes in roads, programmer, IT sales whizz, director of corporate sales, performance coach, hypnotherapist, sales trainer and business consultant – Ross Mackenzie has had an amazing ride. He spent 30 years in the high-pressure world of international corporate sales delivering contracts worth hundreds of millions of dollars and running a billion dollar sales business. His coaching clients include professional sportsmen and women, business leaders, professional musicians and dancers, lawyers, psychologists, dentists, doctors, sales people and entrepreneurs. He shows people how to discover the thinking and implement the strategies that let them thrive and perform at their best no matter what the circumstances - and remain sane and healthy doing it. Ross’s work has been covered in the national press and by Sky Sports.

Aidan Moran is Full Professor of Cognitive Psychology and Director of the Psychology Research Laboratory in University College Dublin, Ireland. A Fulbright Scholar and Fellow of the Association for Psychological Science, his research investigates mental/motor imagery, attention and the cognitive processes underlying expertise in skilled performance. He has published extensively on these topics in high-impact journals in psychology, neuroscience, medicine and sport science. An author of 21 books (e.g., Manging Your Own Learning at University (3rd ed; UCD Press, 2018) and former psychologist to the Irish Olympic Squad, he has advised many of Ireland’s leading professional athletes/teams (e.g., triple Major winning golfer Pádraig Harrington; also Irish rugby team).

Josh Kaufman: The author of three bestselling books: The Personal MBA: Master the Art of Business The First 20 Hours: How to Learn Anything… Fast! How to Fight a Hydra: Face Your Fears, Pursue Your Ambitions, and Become the Hero You Are Destined to Be Josh’s research focuses on business, entrepreneurship, skill acquisition, productivity, creativity, applied psychology, and practical wisdom. His unique, multidisciplinary approach to business mastery and rapid skill acquisition has helped millions of readers around the world learn essential concepts and skills on their own terms. Josh has been featured as the #1 bestselling author in Business & Money, as ranked by Amazon.com, and his books have sold over half a million copies worldwide. Josh’s research has been featured by The New York Times, The BBC, The Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic, Fortune, Forbes, Time, BusinessWeek, Wired, Fast Company, Financial Times, HarvardBusiness.org, The World Economic Forum, Inside Higher Ed, Lifehacker, MarketWatch, The Independent, Bloomberg TV, PBS Next Avenue, CCTV, and CNN’s Sanjay Gupta MD. Josh has been a featured speaker at The Aspen Ideas Festival, Stanford University, World Domination Summit, Pioneer Nation, Microconf, BaconBiz, Google, and IBM. JoshKaufman.net was named one of the “Top 100 Websites for Entrepreneurs” by Forbes in 2013.

In this episode, I share all of my notes and lessons I learned whilst caddying at the "dreaded" European Tour Q-School over in Spain. Q-School is one hell of an experience! And if you can do it as a caddy, then even better. In this episode - I break down exactly how to be a caddy on the European Tour, and much, much more. Hope you enjoy,

Scott Gregory: Professional Golfer on the Challenge Tour. Attached to Corhampton Golf Club, coached by Simon Andrews and managed by Octagon. Scott has played in The US Open, The Masters and The Open Championship. He was the winner of The British Amateur Championship and has also represented GB & I in the Walker Cup. I wanted to interview Scott because I admired his work ethic. Hope you enjoy and be inspired like I was. Chris

"Players will tend to rely on certain skill sets more than others. Making sure you are hitting into areas of your game where you are the strongest at is vital. Nearer the whole is not necessarily better. Knowing your average proximity to the hole with each club and with specific distances will enable you to plan the way you play the game more effectively." Nicky Lumb. Dr Nicky Lumb specializes in golf practice, skill development, and performance enhancement. She helps golfers of all abilities including elite amateurs and tour professionals to fulfill their potential on the golf course whilst they are competing. Nicky is also an international speaker and recently presented some of her Ph.D. research into golf practice and performance at the World Scientific Congress of Golf in Canada. In some of her research, she was able to help professional golfers become 400% more accurate after only 10 practice sessions. Nicky has a Ph.D. in Optimising Practice for Peak Performance, as well as an MSc in Sports Coaching where she specialized in Elite Performance. Nicky is also a PGA Professional, has reached TPI Level 3 status as a Golf Professional and Junior Coach, and is one of only a handful of coaches worldwide that is able to use the Every Ball Counts Assessment which is endorsed by the PGA Tour. This is the world’s first science data-driven assessment and enables players to identify where they stand in the 19 key skills attributed to scoring by the PGA Tour Shot Link statistics.

The theme of this talk: Reading a putt is often best done intuitively and seen from the far side of the hole for determining the amount of break combined with the speed of the putt. So the same is true for life and is, in fact, an approach applicable for every situation in life. From playing in the Open Championship, Walker Cups and working with the best in business all around the world. Enjoy :)

Jonathan "Jigger" Thomson - How To Get On The European Tour An insight of what it takes to get on the European Tour featuring Jonathan "Jigger" Thompson. Enjoy,