By: Karen Palacios-Jansen World No. 1 player Tiger Woods, who will be paired with No. 2 Phil Mickelson and No. 3 Adam Scott in the first two rounds of the US Open at Torrey Pines, according to an Associated Press report, will attempt to win his 14th major championship. But after undergoing arthroscopic surgery on […]

By: Karen Palacios-Jansen Suzann Pettersen returns to Interlachen Country Club in Edina, Minnesota the site of this year’s Women’s U.S. Open, to try to capture the second major championship of her career and establish herself as one of the best women players in the world. This is the same course where six years ago, she […]

By: Bill McInerney I’m going to once again remind Golf Fitness Magazine readers that human beings in general are goal-oriented, goal-driven creatures. Every single day of our lives we move from one goal to the next, even though the goal may not have been written out or planned. Some of our goals are simple, like […]

Nicklaus, Hogan, Palmer, Woods How many of you actually sat down on January 1st and made a list of New Year’s resolutions, or things that you really wanted to accomplish this coming year? Probably a large percentage of you … if not this year, you have at some point attempted to do so in your […]

What Game Can We Play? By: Bridget Logan, Author of “The Golfer’s Game Book” We were on the tee box last week waiting for our 4th to show up. As usual, a discussion of ‘the game’ for the day was in full swing. C.O.D., Point Quota, and Wolf were eliminated because we play them quite […]

Build A Better Golf Swing Series By: Karen Palacios-Jansen A poor set-up forces you to make compensations in your swing, so it is important to find the correct set-up for your swing, and learn to repeat it. Most high-handicappers—and even some low-handicappers and professionals—make common mistakes in their set-ups, which cause them to hit bad […]

The 2009 TravisStock Cup The rosters read like a dream golf fantasy team with names like Stuart Appleby, Tiger Woods, Ernie Els and Sergio Garcia. It’s the best versus the best. It’s the Tavistock Cup, a PGA-sanctioned, bragging rights tournament for the residents and members of Isleworth Golf & Country Club and Lake Nona Golf […]

Imagine not being able to eat a normal diet of chicken, milk, cheese or even bread. Now imagine being a parent of a small child that can’t eat these foods, because the essential amino acids found in these foods can be toxic and cause neurological problems and permanent brain damage to their child. Amino acids […]

By: Dr. Robert K. Winters We all know the famous cliché that states: “You drive for show and putt for dough”. But the truth of the matter is this: great players know that if they make putts, they will be in the hunt to play their best round and to win championships. If they putt […]

A Mental Primer for Junior Golfers By: Dr. Robert K. Winters What makes a good junior player? Is it the talent in which he or she swings the club? Is it based on their past successes in junior competitions? Or could it be that great junior players create an attitude for success that allows them […]