Golf term
Player Development Plan
A player development plan (PDP) is a structured coaching document that sequences a golfer’s improvement priorities based on measured strokes gained deficits, assigns specific drills for each priority, and schedules data re-measurement checkpoints to confirm progress.
Unlike a single lesson plan, a player development plan covers an extended period — typically a season or a quarter — and tracks whether each coaching priority is producing measurable improvement. The plan is updated at each re-measurement checkpoint: if a category leak closes, the next priority advances.
Strokes gained data is what makes a PDP data-driven rather than opinion-driven: the category with the highest strokes lost per round becomes Priority 1, regardless of what the player or coach might expect. Read building player development plans with data for the full method.
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