The Golf Parent, episode 53
What Tour Coaches Really Look For in Junior Golfers - Jeff Leishman
2025-12-30
In this episode of The Golf Parent Podcast, tour coach Jeff Leishman shares what truly separates elite junior golfers from everyone else and what parents need to understand if they want real long term development. Drawing on more than two decades on tour, Jeff explains how the modern role of a coac
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Add consequence to practice: if they fail the task, they have to go tell a knock knock joke to strangers on the range. Silly stakes create real pressure.
Jeff Leishman (tour coach) · The Golf Parent
Practice structure · Expectations and pressure · Nerves and pressure
At the junior level, the game inside 30 yards is what keeps rounds together, more than at the pro level.
Jeff Leishman (tour coach) · The Golf Parent
Wedges
Most people take on too much risk. Judge recovery shots by leaving them inside five feet, not by hero shots.
Jeff Leishman (tour coach) · The Golf Parent
Course strategy