Executive Golf Coaching for Business Success

This is a conversation about Fairway to Boardroom, who offers services aimed at transforming golf from a leisure activity into a business advantage. Founded by Dave Levesque, the company leverages his 30 years of golf experience to help executives use the sport for networking, deal-making, and leadership development. They provide executive coaching, corporate training, and consulting focused on using golf as a tool for business success. Their offerings encompass personalized strategies, workshops, and on-course coaching to enhance skills like communication, negotiation, and relationship-building. The ultimate goal is to empower professionals to strategically use time spent on the golf course to achieve career and business objectives.

Typical conversation; Mark (C-suite Executive): Dave, I need to be honest with you. I see other executives closing deals, building relationships, making real connections on the golf course. But for me? It’s just not happening. I feel like I’m missing something.

Dave (Fairway to Boardroom): Mark, let me ask you something—do you think those executives are getting results because they’re great at golf?

Mark: Well… yeah. I mean, they’re good. They play with confidence. I’m out there worried about my swing, my score... maybe that’s why I’m not getting the same results.

Dave (leaning in, smiling): Here’s the truth, Mark: You don’t need to be great at golf to be great at business golf. The most successful people on the course aren’t the best golfers—they’re the ones who understand what golf really is.

Mark (frowning): And what is that?

Dave: It’s a mirror. The golf course is the one place where you can’t hide who you are. Every shot, every reaction, every decision—it reveals your patience, your confidence, your ability to handle pressure. That’s why golf is so powerful. Out here, you’re an open book. And the key to success isn’t about playing flawless golf; it’s about understanding that those who succeed are the ones who gain trust. When you gain trust, people let you write in their book.

Mark (intrigued, setting down his coffee): Write in their book? What do you mean?

Dave: Think of every person you play with as an unwritten story. You don’t force your way into their story—you earn your way in. And the people who are truly good at business golf? They know exactly how to read the person they’re playing with. They know what to say, when to listen, how to create an experience where the other person wants to let them in. That’s the difference.

Mark: Okay, so… where am I going wrong?

Dave: That’s what we’re going to figure out. First, we analyze your process—how you approach conversations, the way you carry yourself on the course, how you respond to pressure. I’ll identify where the disconnect is. Then, I’ll show you exactly how to shift your approach, how to naturally build trust, and how to make people see you as someone they want to do business with.

Mark (nodding slowly): So it’s not about the swing… it’s about the connection?

Dave: Exactly. A great swing doesn’t close deals. Trust does. Let’s work on that.

Mark (grinning): I like that. When do we start?

Dave (smirking): We already have.