Welcome to the May 2025 issue of Golf Fitness Monthly, brought to you by the Golf Fitness Association of America (GFAA). In this publication, we offer valuable insight and expertise from PGA of America Golf Professionals and fitness and performance experts who provide timely golf fitness programming that meets the needs of their diverse clientele and the industry at large. For your reference, all past Golf Fitness Monthly issues and weekly Best Practices are available on the GFAA website (Golf.Fitness).
In this month’s issue:
• Jeehae Lee, the Founder of Sportsbox AI, explains the impact of her innovative 3D motion capture system on the everyday golfer, as well as those on the professional tours.
• Randy Chang, a 2024 Golf Fitness Association of America (GFAA) Industry Leaders Award winner, Golf Range Association of America (GRAA) Elite Growth of the Game Teaching Professional and multi-year PGA Section Special Awards winner, shares his efforts to implement a fitness and performance focus in his golf instruction.
• Bobby Rupcich, the CEO of Superior Fitness Solutions in Villa Park, Illinois, tells us about his business and highlights an important new program he implemented with a popular local golf instructor to marry golf and fitness in one package for their clients.
• Caitlin Flaherty, the Retail Operations Manager at Fiddler’s Elbow Country Club in Bedminster, New Jersey, shares how her golf shop is embracing change in golf apparel.
We thank this group of PGA of America Golf Professionals and golf fitness experts for sharing their time and knowledge to make the Golf Fitness Association of America a respected source of information on the business of golf fitness. We also thank our partners in this endeavor – TPI, PGA Magazine, GRAA, Gray Institute, Fitness Lifestyles and Infraway – for their continued support.
I hope you enjoy this issue.
Rick SummersCEO & Publisher, Golf Fitness Association of America