About this episode

Brent Dale interviews Tony Meyer about the key elements that contribute to reaching the highest level in golf.

In this episode of the Your Golf Performance Podcast, I sit down with Tony Meyer, one of Australian golf's most experienced high-performance leaders and coaches. Tony's journey has taken him from a PGA traineeship at Bowral Golf Club and an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship to coaching some of Australia's leading emerging golfers, serving as a State and National Coach, leading Golf Australia's high-performance strategy, managing Australia's golf team at the Paris Olympic Games, and now working as Head of Performance and Player Strategy for Ripper GC in the LIV Golf League. We dive into what truly separates the best players from the rest, the common traits of golfers who make it to the highest level, the role parents and coaches play in junior development, and what Tony has learned from decades spent inside elite sporting environments. Tony also shares his insights on developing world-class coaches, building successful high-performance programs, working alongside some of the biggest names in Australian golf, establishing the Cameron Smith Scholarship, and what life is really like behind the scenes with Ripper GC. This is a fascinating conversation about coaching…

People in this episode

Host: Brent Dale

Guest: Tony Meyer

Topics covered

• high performance
• golf coaching
• talent development
• junior development
• leadership
• elite performance

Keywords

• golf performance
• coaching
• high-performance strategy
• junior golfers
• elite athletes
• Cameron Smith Scholarship
• Ripper GC
• Australian golf

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Golf Australia, Ripper GC, LIV Golf League

Places: Bowral Golf Club, Australia

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