013: Daniel DeLuca – Handling Adversity on the Course, Learning from College Golf Coaches

Daniel DeLuca (@coach_delucagolf) talks about his experiences as a college golfer, a college coach, and a swing instructor. Daniel played at Eastern Kentucky University where he went on to become an assistant coach. After this, Daniel became an assistant coach at Stephen F. Austin University and then an assistant coach at Army, before getting his first head coaching job at Murray State. Currently, Daniel is a swing instructor at the governor’s club in Nashville, Tennessee.---Follow us:Twitter - @TournamentCodeInstagram - @thetournamentcodeYouTube - The Tournament CodeHosted by: Cooper Collins (@coopercollins99) and Daniel Hamrin (@DanielHamrin)---(02:04) – Daniel’s introduction to golf(11:35) – playing for Pat Stephens(19:54) – success at Eastern Kentucky University as player and coach(26:09) – wisdom learned from college coaches(29:13) – pitfalls for college golfers(32:01) – working at West Point(39:49) – coaching philosophy inspirations(49:52) – importance of having self-belief(53:57) – what Daniel would tell himself as a junior golfer