W
hat David Leadbetter
doesn’t know about the golf
swing isn’t worth knowing.The 65-year-old has written eight
instruction books and built a coaching
empire which includes more than 34
academies in nine countries. His big
break came rebuilding Nick Faldo’s
swing, which produced six Major titles.
Further success followed with Nick
Price, Greg Norman, Ernie Els and
latterly Lydia Ko, taking his tally to 24
Major Championships and more than
100 worldwide wins across the men’s,
ladies and Champions tours. But were
it not for missing a 10-foot birdie putt in
the 1976 European Tour Q School—one
that would have earned Leadbetter
full-time playing privileges – golf might
have been denied one of its greatest
coaches. As it was, his journey started
with a $10 lesson in Zimbabwe 47 years
ago and will reach its peak when he
collects the PGA Teacher of the Year
award for the first time. We sat down
with the man himself to find out the
secrets behind his incredible longevity,
and how you can get the most out of
your golf game.
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