The famous 19th hole…the one that everyone makes, right? Even if you shoot poorly in the previous 18, the 19th hole is one that not many people miss. Loading up on the wrong foods will not only prevent you from recovering properly, but it could ultimately affect your waistline and health. Even though you are […]

By: Karen Palacios-Jansen Becoming an Olympian is a long and difficult process, one not for the faint of heart or the unskilled. An Olympian like a professional golfer, has to be determined, focused, committed, and tough, both physically and mentally. For many of the participants of the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Winter Games, golf is a […]

Tiger Woods is driving the change in the perception of golf to that of an athletic sport and will be known as the player that influenced an evolutionary change in how the game is learned and played forever more. By: Jeff Berlinicke with Steve Gomen For centuries the game of golf has been considered a […]

Equipment you will need: • Ankle Bands • Looped Resistance Band • Stability Ball • Yoga Brick • Bosu Ball • Medicine Ball • Pilates Ring (optional) As you begin this workout, it is important to understand exactly what core stabilization is (see inset), and to re-emphasize the necessity to keep your center (core) engaged […]

Training for Balance, Training for Golf By: Steve Gomen with David Herman During this off season, GFM met up with Trevor Immelman and his golf performance coach, David Herman, for a few questions about Trevor achieving his boyhood dream of winning the 2008 Masters. We also got an exclusive inside look at a workout routine […]

By: Ramsay McMasters with Karen Palacios-Jansen A wrist injury can be devastating for a professional golfer. Phil Mickelson had to withdraw from several tournaments this past year because of a lingering left wrist injury he sustained playing a practice round at Oakmont CC, the site of the 2007 US Open. The left-hander failed to contend […]

Did you know that playing golf could help you live longer? It’s true. In a study conducted by the Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports showed that people that play golf enjoy an increase in life expectancy. According to the study, the death rate for golfers is 40 percent lower than for non-golfers […]

How A Professional Golfer and Her Trainer Found Two Sports A Mix To Success By: Mark Wahlton When we heard that LPGA 2006 Rookie of the Year, Seon-Hwa Lee, had incorporated kickboxing into her fitness regimen, we sent the GMF field team to Red Tail Golf Club-Seon-Hwa’s home course, located in Sorrento, Fl-to see how […]

Lisa Ferfuson, CMT As an avid golfer, I well understand the emotional pain of a bad golfing day, 17 points over par, losing 6 balls to the water, hitting trees instead of the fairway, or playing in the sand traps! Oh, those growling days, when nothing seems to go right, but the ball! As a […]

By: Karen Palacios-Jansen and Enrique Palacios MD, F.A.C.R Many golfers do not pay attention to the function of their rotator cuff and its critical role in the golf swing until they’ve had an injury to that area. Golfer can develop tendonitis, bursitis, and tears in the rotator cuff due to the repetitive motion of the […]