Paulding to leave Scottish Golf for new role with British Athletics
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Scottish Golf today announces the departure of Steve Paulding, Performance
Director, who is to take up a new role with British Athletics.
The 54-year-old, pictured, has
enjoyed a successful seven-year spell with the governing body and leaves
to become British Athletics’ National Performance Institute Director.
Paulding has made
significant changes in the way Scottish Golf supports and develops
aspiring male and female golfers, with teams and individuals enjoying
notable results on the world amateur stage during his tenure.
Paulding, who will leave
his post on November 11, helped guide Scotland to back-to-back European
Men's Amateur Team titles in 2015 and 2016 for the first time in 39
years.
A record eight male Scots
also reached the top 100 in the World Amateur Golf Rankings last year,
with Grant Forrest, Ewen Ferguson and Jack McDonald playing their part
in the record-winning GB and I Walker Cup team in 2015. Paulding has
also seen three Scots
reach The Amateur Final in the last three years, with Bradley Neil
victorious in 2014, and Connor Syme and Craig Ross win the Australia and
South African Amateur titles this year.
Given Scotland also had
two players in the GB and I Girls Junior Vagliano team in 2015 and won
the Boys' Home Internationals last year, Paulding is confident for the
future.
“I’ve enjoyed my time
with Scottish Golf and we’ve achieved some great results that I’m very
proud of,” said Paulding. “Most people are only interested in those
results, but the systems and processes needed to consistently identify
and produce players
who can compete on the world amateur stage has been my focus.
“There are now more PGA
professional coaches working in and supporting the performance system at
all levels and there is now a far more robust tracking and monitoring
system in place for players.
“There have also been significant changes to improve our winter
training, using the UAE and South Africa as training and competition
bases, while we have developed an excellent team of support service
personnel within sportscotland's institute of sport
to further develop the players.
“While there remain
challenges ahead, I’m encouraged by the progress we have made in the
female amateur ranks since we became an amalgamated body a year ago. I’m
also confident that our new partnership with Bounce Sports will
increase the potential for
the current crop of male amateurs and newly-turned turned professionals
to break through.”
National Coach Ian Rae,
Performance Development Manager Stuart Clayton and the former Ladies
European Tour professional Clare Queen, Programme Co-ordinator, will
take responsibility for the Performance programme following Paulding’s
departure next month.
Blane Dodds, Scottish
Golf Chief Executive, said: “I would like to thank Steve for all his
hard work leading the performance team over the past seven years.
“Scottish Golf is in a stronger place thanks to his endeavours and we wish him well in his new challenge with British Athletics.
“In the interim, Steve
leaves a strong and experienced Performance team behind him and I’m
confident Ian, Stuart and Clare will continue their good work before we
make any future decisions.”
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