Characteristics of spinal injury in professional golfers in South Korea: a nationwide cross-sectional study by Hong Jin Kim, Hyung Rae Lee, Seungyup Lee, Dong-Gune Chang, Jae Hyuk Yang

“…Objectives To determine the golf-related characteristics of spinal injuries among professional golfers in South Korea.Design Cross-sectional survey study.Setting Online survey in South Korea.Participants A total of 439 professional active golfers (226 males and 213 females) in South Korea completed our survey.Methods Data collected included experiences of cervical (C)-spine and thoracic and lumbar (T/L)-spine injuries, demographics and golf-related characteristics among Korean professional golfers. …”
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Key factors promoting professional development in golf: a mixed-studies systematic review by Stephanus Johannes Roos, Ankebé Kruger, Julius Jooste

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Key factors influencing the professional development of golfers in South Africa: a reflexive thematic analysis by Stephanus Johannes Roos, Julius Jooste, Ankebé Kruger

“…Methods The study employed a qualitative descriptive design using semi-structured interviews with a purposeful sample (N = 17) of male and female tour professional golfers ranked within the top 100 on the Sunshine Tour and Professional Golfers Association of South Africa (PGASA) teaching professionals. …”
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The Golfer’s Fore, Fore +, and Advanced Fore + Exercise Program: An Exercise Series and Injury Prevention Program for the Golfer by Zachary M Thomas, Kevin E Wilk

“…Playing golf does not come without risk of injury, with an annual incidence between 15.8% and 40.9% in amateurs and 31% in professional golfers. Most injuries in golf occur due to overuse (82.6%) and only a small percentage occur from a single traumatic event (17.4%). …”
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Acute Effects of Different Warm-Up Protocols on Junior Golfers’ Drive Performance by Chris Goswami, Alan Shepherd, Ben Langdown, Jamie Knight, Andrew Maguire

“…It is recommended that golfers work with Professional Golfers’ Association golf coaches and strength and conditioning coaches to assess all impact factor and ball flight metrics when aiming to integrate improvements to on course performance. …”
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Enhancing golf swing performance through M1-targeted transcranial direct current stimulation: a double-blind, randomized crossover study by Hongbin Xiang, Hwang Woon Moon, Lu Li, Kyung Yoo

“…ObjectiveThis study investigated whether transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) targeting the primary motor cortex (M1) can induce acute enhancements on golf swing performance, particularly in tasks requiring long-driving distance capacity and accuracy control.MethodsEight professional golfers participated in a double-blind, randomized, crossover trial consisting of two conditions: active tDCS (A-tDCS) and sham tDCS (S-tDCS). …”
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