Alastair Spink is a Member of the Confederation of Professional Golf Golf Development Team and a PGA of GB&I Member. Here we speak to Alastair about his how he made it into golf to eventually become a PGA Pro, along with how he has become a leader in women’s golf development and participation taking an academic approach to his work in creating the hugely successful Love.golf programme.
Interview Highlights:
01:14 – Early beginnings in golf…
04:38 – Alastair’s first golf coach…
07:58 – How has the way Alastair learnt golf shaped his coaching style…
08:48 – Turning Professional…
12:58 – Working at Hintlesham Hall Golf Club in Ipswich…
16:16 – An increased in development and working as a County Golf Development Officer…
22:24 – Taking an interest in gender disparity in clubs and golf in general, creating an interest in women’s golf development…
23:54 – How did Alastair create a women’s participation-led programme…
27:37 – Barriers to developing women’s participation programmes…
29:06 – How will female participation help the industry in general?
30:32 – Learning from the stories and communities developed at ‘Park Runs’…
33:12 – What changes have you seen in golf across your career?
35:00 – What’s the main mistake golfers make when taking up the sport?
37:05 – What would you tell your 25 year old self?
38:57 – Alastair’s favourite books…
39:34 – What might surprise us about Alastair Spink?
40:21 – Alastair’s dream fourball…
Follow Alastair on Twitter at @Thegolfcoach and find out more about Love.Golf at www.love.golf.
