Paul Dewland Joins BGGA as
Mental Performance Coach
Paul Dewland, renowned Mental Performance Coach
to PGA Tour and LPGA professionals, joins the
Bishops Gate Golf Academy (BGGA) coaching staff to
assist in the mental training of its student-athletes.
Dewland brings more than 20 years of experience
to BGGA and has an impressive track record
turning around the mental games of many top
professionals and amateurs.
“Paul is a great guy and comes from a great
background,” said BGGA Director of Instruction
Kevin Smeltz. “Paul’s background includes the
junior academy environment as well as working
with a lot of professionals on the PGA Tour and
LPGA. He has experience with elite players and
some of the best players in the world, and he can
transfer and relate that same information to our
students. Paul is a great addition to our team.”
Dewland has clients on all the major professional
golf tours and will use that same knowledge to
help BGGA student-athletes take their games to
the next level. He has also worked with top-level
amateurs including several national amateur
champions, Division I and II college players and
two national golf teams.
To start the new school year, Dewland conducted
mental game assessments with each junior
golfer at BGGA and developed an individual
plan for their mental game. Dewland will work
alongside the BGGA coaching staff to implement
his mental techniques.
Dewland is a Certified Trainer of Neuro-Linguistic
Programming (INLPTA).