The Gather Global Podcast aims to deliver genuine insight and offer you new perspectives on the golf industry, and this episode with Clare Queen and David Kearney goes above and beyond on both fronts. Clare is Head of Performance at Scottish Golf, and David is Performance Director at Irish Ladies Golfing Union. The conversation kicks off with an insight from David about the effect of the global pandemic on golf, which goes far beyond the typical commentary about golf 'enjoying a boom'. As well as discussing the impact of the pandemic on performance programmes - your host Colin Bell, Clare and David visit the culture of national associations, why parents might be holding back elite youngsters, and the benefits of maximising your personal strengths - a principle that is just as applicable to life as to golf. Timestamps 2:56 How COVID-19 is forcing a (well needed?) re-think about how the top amateur golfers are supported by national associations. 10:36 How a shift in culture, from top down, within a national golf association can contribute towards increased opportunities for former elite female players to remain working in the sport. 21:06 Why do golf magazines not have women on the front covers? 22:26 “The golf club membership situation drives me bonkers!” – hear what a hugely respected industry golf professional thinks about the culture still evident in some clubs and why it would stop him from joining a club. 28:06 Learn about a HUGE rarely-discussed problem in golf. Why a high percentage of young players and their parents do not really understand golf and the significant impact this has on how young golfers develop. 36:34 The benefits of doubling down on your strengths and not beating yourself up in your ‘examination of the self’. 41:21 A very generous offering of help from David to anyone currently struggling in the industry. Jazzaddict's Intro by Cosimo Fogg (201) is licensed under a Creative Commons License.Grave Matters by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100215Artist: http://incompetech.com/Sound effect: licensed under Creative Commons from Medartmus See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.