In elite amateur and professional golf, the mental demands of the sport stand as one of its most defining and challenging aspects. Unlike many team and individual sports of shorter duration, golf requires sustained mental fortitude across four to six hours of play, where a single lapse in concentration can derail an entire tournament. The solitary nature of the sport, combined with its precision requirements and the considerable time between shots for doubt to creep in, places psychological demands on players, in addition to the significant time travelling away from their family and fr.
This course will explore the fundamental aspects of mental health in golf, providing readers with practical insights and a deeper understanding of how psychological well-being directly impacts performance on the course. Whether you’re a coach, player, or mental health professional, we will cover many interesting aspects of mental health in golf.
Course Curriculum
Mental Health
: KEY ELEMENTS & RESOURCES TO SUPPORT MENTAL HEALTH & WELLBEING IN GOLF
Conclusion
Meet Your Instructor
Dr Will Wynter-Bee
Will is the Chief Medical and Scientific Officer for EDGA (formerly the European Disabled Golf Association), and the Legends Tour. He qualified with distinction from the International Olympic Committee’s Mental Health in Elite Sport qualification, and mental health in golf is the subject of his PhD, where he works with many of the leading golf organisations.
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Dr Julie Amato
Dr. Julie Amato is a licensed clinical psychologist with a private practice specializing in sport and performance psychology. She has 20 years of experience working with athletes in college and professional sports. Dr. Julie serves as the Director of Mental Wellness and Performance for the LPGA Tour, PGA Tour, and Korn Ferry Tours. She also serves as a consulting sports psychologist for the USGA National Development Program, Princeton University, Lafayette College, and for select professional athletes from the NBA and WNBA.
Dr. Julie majored in psychology at Brown University, where she also played basketball. She obtained her doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology from the University of Virginia.
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Prof Margo Mountjoy
Margo is a sports medicine clinician scientist based in Canada and serves as a professor and Assistant Dean at McMaster University and works with the International Golf Federation medical committee. With a deep passion for improving the mental health, safety, and well-being of athletes at all levels, Margo’s international focus spans scientific research, knowledge translation, policy development, advocacy, and prevention in elite sports. Margo has a particular interest in the health of women athletes, Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S), Safe Sport initiatives, and athlete mental health. Margo works with several prominent international sports organizations, including FIFA (Science), World Rugby (Anti-doping), International Golf (Medicine), World Anti-Doping Agency (Deputy Foundation Board Member), International Testing Agency (Health & Clinical Expert Group), ASOIF (Medical & Scientific Consult Group), and the International Olympic Committee (Games Group, Mental Health Working Group)
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Dr Andrew Murray
Andrew works as Chief Medical and Scientific Officer for the European Tour Group, including DP World Tour, Hotel Planner Tour, Ryder Cup Europe, and the European Tour Performance Institute. He is Chief Scientific Officer for the Ladies European Tour, and a medical and scientific adviser for The R&A, and other leading golf organisations. He has worked at Olympic, Paralympic, and Commonwealth Games, and led medical teams at European and World Athletics Championships as well as AIG Womens’ Open’s, Ryder Cups, Solheim Cups and Open Championships. An honorary professor at Liverpool John Moores, he is faculty on International Olympic Committee sports medicine and physio courses, and has >130 peer reviewed publications, >100 international and national plenary presentations and has provided advisory to governments on sport and health from his base at the University of Edinburgh.
