Brian was the lead psychologist to the England golf team for 16 years (1997-2013) delivering high performance strategies with European and World Championship winning teams and individuals at men’s, youth and junior level. During this time he helped develop the mental skills of the best young emerging English golfers including the likes of Danny Willett, Chris Wood, Ross Fisher, Tommy Fleetwood, Andrew ‘Beef’ Johnston, Paul Waring and Eddie Pepperell. He was most recently Lead Psychologist to the Hong Kong Golf Association for three years.
Brian has worked with many players in professional golf on the various European, Asian and USA tours. He was also the performance psychologist to the English Women’s Golf Association (1998-2001 & 2006-10), and has worked with a number of LET players. Brian is the author of the audio ‘In the Zone: Simple Mental Skills to Improve Your Golf’ and five books, including the best-seller ‘Mental Toughness for Golf: The Minds of Winners’. He has been a regular presenter around the UK in private golf clubs, and has presented at PGA National Conferences in the UK and across Europe. As well as hosting four successful UK golf psychology conferences since 2002, Brian regularly runs Masterclasses in Golf Psychology for psychologists and golf coaches. He has presented internationally in Australia, China, South Korea, Austria, Germany, Holland, Denmark, Italy, Hong Kong, India, Latvia and the USA. He has also worked as a golf development consultant for the Confederation of Professional Golf (formerly the PGAs of Europe) on the R&A ‘Working For Golf’ worldwide programme.
Brian has a wealth of experience in other sports, having worked with championship winning individuals and teams in professional cricket, 12 medallists in Olympic and Commonwealth Games boxing, and podium winners in single seat motor racing/sportscars including LeMans, Formula 3, GP2 & Formula 1. Whilst golf consultancy takes up most of his time, Brian is still actively working in many other sports.
Brian gained his PhD in sport psychology from the University of Southampton in 1998; and has trained and/or mentored over 50 sport psychology practitioners over the last 25 years. He is also trained in hypnosis and bereavement counselling. In 2010 he was awarded a Fellowship by the British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences (now CASES) in recognition of ‘esteemed personal achievement, skills, knowledge and service to BASES and the sport and exercise science community’.
Brian is very approachable and personable, and is popular with coaches and players as he builds strong collaborative relationships. He gets the majority of his requests for support through personal referrals and recommendations. He is father to three adult daughters and his interests are sport and travel. Brian spends his spare time with family and friends and supports a range of church based charities.
