Welcome to the October 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:
• Dr. Steven Lorick, the President of the Golf Fitness Association of America (GFAA), discusses the shoulder’s role in overcoming the dreaded slice and provides the first video installment in a GFAA Content Partner Video Series, featuring Dr. Greg Rose and Dave Phillips, PGA, the founders of the Titleist Performance Institute (TPI).
• Heather Angell, the PGA of America Director of Instruction at The Golf Club at Fiddler’s Creek in Naples, Florida, highlights the importance of interviewing students to learn about their health and wellness from the outset.
• James Pond, PGA, the Director of the Professional Golf Management Program at PennWest University in California, Pennsylvania, explains the hidden health benefits of golf.
• Ben Kendrick, a Physical Therapist and Founder of Elevate Golf PT and Performance in Lexington, Kentucky, introduces us to his new physical therapy and golf training business.
• Jeremy Golden, the Director of Fitness at Tehama Golf Club in Carmel, California, and Amanda Ehrlich, a graduate student at Oklahoma State University, share their views on managing fatigue in golf.
• Lisa Goulian Twiste, a Senior Apparel Writer at PGA Magazine, updates us on what’s trending in hoodies as we head into the fall season.
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 and Infraway – for their continued support.
I hope you enjoy this issue.
Rick SummersCEO & Publisher, Golf Fitness Association of America