Josh Gregory Interview: What Makes an Elite Tour Player, Short Game Secrets, and College vs. Pro Paths
6/3/202652 min
Josh Gregory has spent decades developing elite golfers, from NCAA champions to PGA TOUR winners. In this episode, Josh joins Smylie to discuss his coaching philosophy, his years leading championship college programs, and what separates players who make it from those who don't.
They revisit stories from coaching Bryson DeChambeau and Patrick Reed, discuss Jackson Koivun's future, and break down the mental traits shared by great players. Josh also walks through real short-game scenarios while analyzing footage of Taylor Moore, Pierceson Coody and JJ Spaun, explaining how lie conditions, bunker shots, grain, bounce and technique affect decision-making...
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Charlie Hulme· Host0:30
How good is it get, SK?
Josh Gregory· Guest0:31
Why not ask Troy?
Speaker 10:32
Today, live from the Pinecrest Inn, it's The Smiley Show. So long, everybody. [laughs] [laughs] This is The Smiley Show.
Smylie Kaufman· Host0:40
All right, guys. Happy to be welcomed in by Josh Gregory. Of course, a performance coach on the PGA Tour, and many people will recognize him, of course, uh, from winning multiple national championships as a collegiate coach, uh, not too long ago, Josh. And, and of course, I know you are, uh, out on the road like you always are coaching your guys on the PGA Tour. And I have to ask you to start, Josh, has anybody seen more golf shots over the last decade on the PGA Tour as a coach than you?
Josh Gregory· Guest1:10
Yeah, yeah. Tell me about it. [laughs] Uh, well, first of all, thanks for having me. I don't, I, I would strongly doubt it. I would say Adam Schreiber's probably right, right, right up there with, with myself. But yeah, over the last, since 2015, coming out here with Pee Reed and, uh, and some of those guys to start with, uh, yeah, I think, I haven't missed an event this year, so this is, uh, however many in a row. And, and