The Golf Parent, episode 29
The Off-Season Playbook: Insights from 2022 Pac-12 Coach of the Year Alan Murray
2025-06-23
In this episode of The Golf Parent , Ryan Addams sits down with one of the most respected coaches in college golf — Alan Murray, Head Coach of the University of Washington Men’s Golf Team. With a coaching resume that includes being named 2022 Pac-12 Coach of the Year, Golfweek’s National Coach of
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How good is your bad? College coaches watch how kids respond to adversity. Praise good recoveries and reactions.
Alan Murray (college coach) · The Golf Parent
Handling bad shots · Confidence and self talk · Choosing a coach
Know what your kid is working on with their coach so you don't say something on tournament day that contradicts it and confuses them.
Alan Murray (college coach) · The Golf Parent
Choosing a coach · Choosing events and prep
Golf is a game of mistakes. Don't let them beat themselves up for the ones that will inevitably happen.
Alan Murray (college coach) · The Golf Parent
Handling bad shots · Making practice fun · Parent role
The kid has to be the engine. Challenge: for the next out of town tournament, have the kid do the planning.
Alan Murray (college coach) · The Golf Parent
Choosing events and prep · Making practice fun · Parent role