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E61 - Alison Nicholas, The Solheim Cup Captain

E61 - Alison Nicholas, The Solheim Cup Captain

Update: 2023-09-21
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Alison Nicholas is a British golfer who reached the pinnacle of the sport in a highly successful career as both a player and then later on as the captain of a victorious Solheim Cup winning team in 2011. In a fascinating interview with Graham Daniels, she talks about what it looks like to be a successful leader and coach in elite sport and how her faith has helped her throughout her golfing career.



(0:00 ) Intro

(1:09 ) How Alison got into golf 

(3:00 ) Progressing and joining the ladies European tour 

(4:32 ) The key influencers in Alison's life and golf at the top level

(5:55 ) Coming to Christ through golfers on the European tour

(18:36 ) Stepping up to join the LPGA tour and playing in the states 

(11:01 ) Winning the US open 

(13:30 ) Being ruthless in competition with dignity 

(15:03 ) Captaining The Solheim Cup and tough decisions 

(17:20 ) Captaining for the second time

(20:45 ) Rigorous leadership

(24:42 ) The contrast between leading and playing 

(27:59 ) Winning the Solheim Cup

(29:25 ) Outro
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E61 - Alison Nicholas, The Solheim Cup Captain

E61 - Alison Nicholas, The Solheim Cup Captain

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