Alex Noren is one of Sweden’s greatest-ever golfers thanks to several wins on the European Tour and being part of the 2018 Ryder Cup-winning European team.
Who is Alex Norén coach Matt Belsham?
Belsham has coached Noren for nearly five years and has essentially been the catalyst for the Swede’s change of form. Having had wrist surgery and then suffering from a rib injury straight after, Noren had to rebuild his whole swing, but thanks to Belsham, the Swede was able to recover and would start a dominant 2016.
Speaking about his coach, Noren said: “I can ask him: ‘How does Rory hit this shot?’, and he can tell me. That’s the biggest thing, if I speak/bring a player up he knows a lot about what they do.” This teaching method has suited Noren very well.
Although Belsham is the mastermind behind the revival of Noren, he still gives the Swede plenty of credit. Matt Wallace, another Belsham client says that the coach always talks about the Swede’s work ethic and that he always says to Wallace; “There isn’t a harder worker than Alex.