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E61 - Alison Nicholas, The Solheim Cup Captain

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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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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
  continue reading

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