Welcome to the September 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), provides a Golfer’s Guide to a Healthy Back.
• Dan Shelden, the PGA of America Director of Instruction at Ruth Lake Country Club in Hinsdale, Illinois, highlights his efforts to get his junior golfers not only fit for golf, but fit for life.
• Dr. Justin Ham, President of Impact Rehab, P.C. – Performance Physical Therapy and Wellness, and Chief Clinical Officer at Peak Golf Institute, explains “Tennis Elbow,” and how it’s just as common on the golf course as it is on the tennis court.
• Kyle Morris, the founder of The Golf Room in Columbus, Ohio, introduces us to his first-of-its-kind golf performance facility.
• Cara Corr, the Director of Health & Wellness at Colonial Country Club in Fort Myers, Florida, tells us about her excellent golf fitness team, and she shares news of an exciting facility renovation that will enable her to expand their already extensive fitness programming.
• Cathy Amelink, AGM, Director of Retail at Woodmont Country Club in Rockville, Maryland, offers an inside look at their Lifestyle Shop - where Sport meets Sophistication.
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