TOUR COACH with Tony Ruggiero

Tony and Justin Parsons break down the vast difference from having a lot of knowledge about the golf swing and actually teaching golf. This episode is full of amazing insight and examples on what it takes to coach Tour Players; such as knowing how to filter out information, and moving more towards simple adjustments. They also have great advice for every golfer in improving their own game and for...

Tony Ruggiero and James Oh, share tons of advice to help you improve your game, where to put your focus in practice and what it takes to get better. They also explain the mindset of the best players, and what instruction looks like for helping all levels of players. James Oh is a former PGA Tour player, his track record consists of developing top tour professionals and amateurs for over two decade...

Tony Ruggiero and Rob Houlding discuss the ins and outs of developing Junior Players and coaching Tour Players. They have a shared passion for developing junior golf players - appreciating the significance of the process at that age. This episode is a gold mine of insight in creating and structuring programs, golf instruction overall and training. Since 1970, Rob Holding has been coaching; then in...

Tony Ruggiero has renowned coach, Dana Dahlquist as his guest this week. Dana is a Golf.com top 100 coach and Golf Digest top 50. They discuss their teaching mentality on and off tour, always evolving and how they get the best information for their players. Dana shares his greatest teaching influences through the years and the ideal things to see in a golf swing. This episode is full of amazing in...

Brian Manzella and Tony Ruggiero talk in depth about information. Although accessibility is limitless now, they discuss how important it is to know the difference between which information can make your coaching and game better OR worse. They also discuss being the best teacher is having different approaches, and skeptical of uniformed instruction. Loaded with tons of insight and years of coaching...

One of the greatest teachers of all time, Pete Cowen, is our guest this week. A former Tour champion himself, Peter established his reputation as a first class coach - he's achieved over 250 main PGA Tour victories and 8 majors. This episode is full of great advice on how to coach players back from distraction, Pete's method "The Spiral Staircase", and how he tests and develops new coaching techni...

Tony Ruggiero, Dr Greg Cartin and Mac Barnhardt discuss the biggest reason that Tour Players lose their careers or hit a slump - they change who they are, thinking they'll be able to win by copying how another player saw success. This episode is super interesting and has ton of great perspectives and insight into Tour Player mentality and performance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaph...

Top 100 Teacher, Jim McLean joins Tony this week. Jim has incorporated biomechanics into his golf instruction since the mid 90's, and his own success as a player filling this episode with tons of insight for coaches and players at every level. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Former PGA Tour pro, Colt Knost is Tony's guest this week. This episode is entertaining and insightful - they discuss how distance has changed the Tour, training, recruiting, and the entire approach to golf. They also breakdown what works for the game's greatest players, and how they bring all of it into their coaching. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brady Riggs is our guest this week. He’s been recognized as a Top 100 Teacher for the past 13 years, inducted into the Southern California PGA Teaching Hall of Fame, in 2017. Alongside of coaching Tour Players, he's added Director of Instruction at Hualalai Golf Hale. Tony and Brady talk in depth about his practice strategies - 'Combine-arama', and utilizing stress - as well as the evolution of te...

Rick Lamb is Tony’s guest this week. Rick shares what the past year has looked like for him, adjusting to COVID-19 and how he utilized the pause in the season, and what they’ve been focusing on and what the next three weeks will look like before starting the Tour. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Coming off of a week long Frederica Golf Retreat, Tony sits down with Dr. Greg Cartin, Dr. Scott Lynn, Michelle Winkler, and Debbie Doniger for a roundtable to discuss the environment, the learning experience, coaching effectively and what it takes to see long standing improvement in players. This discussion is jam-packed of great insights from five golf experts - don’t miss this episode. Learn mo...

Drew Steckel is our guest this week, he’s been recognized as one of the Best Young Coaches by Golf Digest - he shares his journey to coaching Tour Players and his keys to being a great coach. Tony and Drew talk in depth about being on tour, what’s the most effective ways of coaching and learning from everyone. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tony sits down with Chuck Cook, one of golf's greatest coaches. Chuck shares candid stories on the start of his career, pointing to how he's remained at the forefront of golf instruction throughout. This episode is jam-packed of great stories and information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tony sits down with Mike Adams and Mark Hackett to discuss what it takes to be a great coach and a great player. Their combined years of instruction offer a wealth of knowledge and stories of: what it’s taken them to achieve their success, understanding what it takes for the making of golf’s greatest players, and how to improve your own game. Another episode you won’t want to miss! Learn more abou...

Tony sits down with Baden Schaff, the CEO of Skillest and a leading PGA Professional, to discuss the future of coaching golf. Tony and Baden discuss: what's changed in the world of golf over the past 20 years, what's crucial for teaching golf presently - especially amidst the pandemic, and what the future of coaching will look like. They also breakdown what it takes to be a great coach, and how te...

This week we have Boyd Summerhays on the Tour Coach Podcast. Boyd speaks with candor about what he wishes he had done as a player, how he manages staying dedicated to coaching his three kids and tour players and what makes a good student and a good coach. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Tony Ruggiero and Dr. Greg Cartin discuss how to be more present in your practice and perform better. Their discussion is full of great advice that'll help you unlock your golf swing. Dr. Cartin received his Masters in Counseling Psychology from Boston University, and has since spent years working with golfers that range from youth programs to Tour Players. He also started GC3 Performan...

This week on Tour Coach, we have the privilege of talking with Jamie Mulligan. He’s been coaching Patrick Cantlay for over 20 years, and is the CEO at Virginia Country Club in Long Beach. He shares incredible insights of what it takes to maintain long lasting relationships with players, the art of teaching & playing golf, and his take on incorporating technology and fundamentals into coaching. Lea...

Tony Ruggiero sits down with Kevin Kirk. They have a candid conversation about the many facets of developing players, and Kevin shares the three things that made him a better coach. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tony Ruggiero is in Las Vegas with good friend, and one of the most interesting individuals he’s ever met - Shane Singsbee. Shane is a professional gambler, that also holds a long lineage of great golf instruction, and has won the Anderson Memorial Four-Ball. Tony and Shane exchange their predictions for Augusta, and stories of golf instruction legends and Shane shares his unexpected path of becom...

Tony Ruggiero has Chris Como on this week’s episode for “Questions with Como”. Chris talks about coaching Bryson DeChambeau, and how they work together, as well the players he stops to watch, career lessons, and what he does first when working with a new tour player. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The legendary Bill Harmon sits down with Tony Ruggiero, to discuss what makes a successful coach, his emotional journey back to Winged Foot and how earlier instruction has changed Golf. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One of the leading coaches in the country, Sean Foley sits down with host Tony Ruggiero to talk about teaching on tour and share some of the shocking realities of pro golf. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tony sits down with some promising amatuer players (including US AM Champ Andy Ogletree) to talk about their transition to playing professionally. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices