John Scott Rattan: Coaching On Tour

About this episode

John Scott Rattan discusses the intricacies of coaching Tour players and the challenges they face.

Raymond Prior and Chase Cooper kick off 2026 with a wide-ranging conversation with John Scott Rattan, coach at Congressional Country Club and a full-time presence in the world of elite competitive golf. John Scott breaks down what coaching Tour players actually looks like—travel, remote support, building a weekly “blueprint,” and why the goal is to eliminate anything new once the tournament starts. They get into the real separators at that level: how players handle adversity, how coaches ask ...

People in this episode

Hosts: Raymond Prior, Chase Cooper

Guest: John Scott Rattan

Topics covered

• coaching
• elite golf
• tour players
• adversity
• performance
• training

Keywords

• golf coaching
• tour players
• adversity in sports
• performance coaching
• elite golf

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Congressional Country Club

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