Golf fitness has come a long way since Tiger Woods brought it out of the shadows at the turn of the century. It has grown from a niche aspect of golf performance to a mainstream component, and along with that growth has come the rise of the sport-specific trainer. Where you once could count golf-fitness coaches by the dozens, their numbers have swelled into the thousands.

It makes perfect sense. Golf is perhaps the only sport people play more as they get older, and the need for training that keeps the swing sharp and the body injury free is in greater demand than ever. The National Golf Foundation says a record 45 million people in the U.S. participated in the sport in some way in 2023.

With all of this in mind, Golf Digest continues to recognize the very best in golf fitness. It started with our first list of the 50 Best Golf-Fitness Professionals in America in 2017. The honor has since evolved to identify the top trainers “in the trenches,” those who actually work with and excel at making amateur golfers better and healthier. For the 2025-’26 list, Golf Digest’s Fitness Advisory Panel received hundreds of nominations of quality trainers from golfers like you and poured through their applications to select the best. There were too many to cap the list at 50, so Golf Digest decided to drop the number and simply call it The Best Fitness Trainers in America. There are 69, and these trainers hail from nearly every region of the country and represent a vast diversity of educational backgrounds and training philosophies. Here are the honorees. —Ron Kaspriske

Pacific Fitness & Health,Encinitas, Calif. / pacificfitnesshealth.comEVALUATION: $200 HOURLY: $200

Matt Arentz

Arentz Rx GolfNapa, Calif. / arentzrxgolf.comEVALUATION: $175 HOURLY: $140

Brian Bradley

Egoscue, Inc.San Diego / egoscue.comEVALUATION: $0 HOURLY: $75-$1,000

Milo Bryant

Milo-Limitless FitnessDel Mar, Calif. / milostrong.comEVALUATION: $1,100 HOURLY: $300

Sean Cochran

Sean Cochran Sports PerformanceSan Diego / seancochran.comEVALUATION: $295 HOURLY: $195

Andrea Doddato

Brentwood C.C.Los Angeles / shapeandsport.comEVALUATION: $250 HOURLY: $175

Shawn Farmer-Sese

Golfletica Sports and RehabRedmond, Wash. / golfletica.comEVALUATION: $275 HOURLY: $150

Jennifer Fleischer

Leap FitnessSan Francisco / fleischertourfit.comEVALUATION: $350 HOURLY: $225

Lance Gill

Titleist Performance InstituteOceanside, Calif. / lgperformance.comEVALUATION: $400 (monthly) HOURLY: $400 (monthly)

Mike Hansen

Hansen Fitness for GolfIrvine, Calif. / hansenfitnessforgolf.comEVALUATION: $150-$350 HOURLY: $150

Zach Johnson

Seattle Golf FitnessMercer Island, Wash. / seattlegolffitness.comEVALUATION: $150 HOURLY: $150

Scott Light

The Golf GymPortland, Ore. / thegolfgympdx.comEVALUATION: $150 HOURLY: $120

Ken Mengel

KM Golf PerformanceSeal Beach, Calif. / kmgolfperformance.comEVALUATION: $225 HOURLY: $175

Sheldon Roberts

Golf FitLos Angeles / golffit.comEVALUATION: $150 HOURLY: $130-$150

Mark Smith

The Sports Club at Mission Hills C.C.Rancho Mirage, Calif. / docsmith.orgEVALUATION: $495-$795 HOURLY: $150

Dee Tidwell

Colorado Golf Fitness ClubDenver / coloradogolffitnessclub.comEVALUATION: $250 HOURLY: $150

Southwest Robert Arata

Empower Golf PerformanceHenderson, Nev. / golfempower.comEVALUATION: $450 HOURLY: $200

Mindi Boysen

The Club at Fit for Golf! Fit for Life!Scottsdale / fitforgolfusa.comEVALUATION: $350 HOURLY: $190

Brian Chandler

Elevate Sports Performance & HealthcareLas Vegas / elevatesph.comEVALUATION: $200-$500 HOURLY: $200

Chip Coleman

Motus PerformanceTucson / motusperformane.comEVALUATION: $400 HOURLY: $270

Damon Goddard

Goddard Sports Performance & NutritionDallas / goddardspn.comEVALUATION: $250 HOURLY: $250

Zach Gulley

Superstition Mountain G. & C.C.Gold Canyon, Ariz. / golfers-fitness.comEVALUATION: $150 HOURLY: $100

Manny Hernando

Dallas Sports Performance & FitnessDallas / dallassportspf.comEVALUATION: $250 HOURLY: $135

Clint Howard

Tulsa Fitness SystemsTulsa / tulsafitnesssystems.comEVALUATION: $300 HOURLY: $125

Pam Owens

Royal Oaks C.C.Houston / pamowensfitness.comEVALUATION: $350 HOURLY: $150

Jarrett Phillips

TrainPMT SouthlakeTexas / trainpmt.comEVALUATION: $200 HOURLY: $150

Dan Swinscoe

Train2Win Rehab and PerformanceScottsdale / t2wclinic.comEVALUATION: $275 HOURLY: $150

Spencer Tatum

Tatum Human Performance (THP)Scottsdale / thp.fitEVALUATION: $399 HOURLY: $299

Michael Wood

Michael Wood PerformanceFort Worth / mwp.golfEVALUATION: $200 HOURLY: $120

Midwest Scott Barthlama

Gleacher Golf CenterEvanston, Ill. / wildcatgolfacademyjuniors.comEVALUATION: $200 HOURLY: $150

Lindsay Becker

Buckeye Performance GolfDublin, Ohio / buckeyeperformancegolf.comEVALUATION: $300 HOURLY: $125

Bill Glegoroff

Golf and Fitness AcademyChicago / golfandfitness.academyEVALUATION: $395 HOURLY: $175

Neal Hausch

Golf Fitness PlusAkron, Ohio / golffitnessplus.netEVALUATION: $200 HOURLY: $100

Tim Neumann

Par 5 PerformanceCleveland / par5performance.comEVALUATION: $150 HOURLY: $70

Chad Odaffer

Altered PhysiqueZionsville, Ind. / performancegolfonline.godaddysites.comEVALUATION: $150 HOURLY: $75-$100

Jeff Pelizzaro

18Strong at Empire Fitness AcademySt. Louis / 18strong.comEVALUATION: $300 HOURLY: $125

Cory Puyear

P.U.R.E. GolfNorthfield, Ill. / pure-golf.netEVALUATION: $375 HOURLY: $150

Jordan Rudolph

Unity FitnessLa Crosse, Wisc. / unityfitnesspro.comEVALUATION: $200 HOURLY: $150

Mitchell Sadowsky

Aretas PerformanceMilwaukee / aretasphysicaltherapy.comEVALUATION: $150 HOURLY: $125

Northeast Tyler Campbell

Golf Performance CenterRidgefield, Conn. / thegolfperformancecenter.comEVALUATION: $499-$1,499 HOURLY: $175

Kevin Duffy

Rotational Power StrengthActon, Mass. / trainrps.comEVALUATION: $165 HOURLY: $165

Andrew Dulak

Dulak PT and GolfPittsburgh / dulakphysicaltherapyandgolf.comEVALUATION: $250 HOURLY: $140-$200

Paul Gozbekian

Fitness Performance SystemsNeedham, Mass. / fps.fitEVALUATION: $399 HOURLY: $175

Dave Maloney

My Golf ConditioningEast Greenwich, R.I. / mygolfconditioning.comEVALUATION: $250 HOURLY: $85

Jason Meisch

PEAK Golf Fitness,Rockville, Md. / peakgolffitness.comEVALUATION: $250-$600 HOURLY: $200

Daniel Nicinski

MobilityRXBoston / mobilityprescription.comEVALUATION: $250 HOURLY: $165

APEX Fit PerformanceOcoee, Fla. / apexfit.comEVALUATION: $300 HOURLY: $150

Jonathan Avalos

Athletic Golf FitnessCharlotte / athleticgolfitness.comEVALUATION: $200 HOURLY: $125

Shawn Balow

Tampa (Fla.) StrengthTampa / tampastrength.comEVALUATION: $250 HOURLY: $125

Alex Bennett

PGA Tour’s Performance CenterPonte Vedra Beach / tourperformancecenter.comEVALUATION: $350 HOURLY: $200

Ryan Blackburn

Orlando Golf PerformanceOcoee, Fla. / orlandogolfperformance.comEVALUATION: $0 HOURLY: $70-$90

John D’Amico

Golf Fitness EdgeEstero, Fla. / golffitnessedge.comEVALUATION: $300 HOURLY: $100

David Donatucci

Arise Center for Athletic DevelopmentJupiter, Fla. / myarisefl.comEVALUATION: $75-$500 HOURLY: $195

Chris Finn

P4S Golf,Morrisville, N.C. / par4success.comEVALUATION: $500 HOURLY: $300

Dan Hellman

H3 by Dan HellmanFort Lauderdale, Fla. / h3bydan.comEVALUATION: $500 HOURLY: $500

Tom Hemmings

Sea Island Golf Performance CenterSt. Simons Island, Ga. / seaisland.comEVALUATION: $225 HOURLY: $225

Dave Herman

Dave Herman PerformanceWinter Garden, Fla. / davehermanperformance.comEVALUATION: $150 HOURLY: $100

Darin Hovis

Par 4 FitnessNaples, Fla. / par4fitness.comEVALUATION: $295 HOURLY: $150

Ken Macdonald

Lifetime PerformancePalm Beach Gardens, Fla. / lifetimeperformancepbg.comEVALUATION: $200 HOURLY: $150

David Maloney

Golf Conditioning & PerformanceTysons Corner, Va. / golfcp.comEVALUATION: $600 HOURLY: $200

Michael McDonnell

Coach Mike MacMount Pleasant, S.C. / coachmikemac.comEVALUATION: $175 HOURLY: $175

Lenny Mello

Pillar Health & Sport PerformanceLouisville / pillarsport.comEVALUATION: $295 HOURLY: $100

Randy Myers

Sea Island Golf Performance CenterSt. Simons Island, Ga. / seaisland.comEVALUATION: $175 HOURLY: $425 (90 minutes)

Karen Palacios-Jansen

Cardio Golf Groove StudioMooresville, N.C. / cardiogolf.comEVALUATION: $225 HOURLY: $125

Thor Parrish

Thunder Performance Fit and Junior Golf AcademyNaples, Fla. / thunderperformance.fitEVALUATION: $125 HOURLY: $90

Carolina Romero

Boca Delray Golf FitnessBoca Raton, Fla. / bocadelraygolffitness.comEVALUATION: $250 HOURLY: $150

Ben Shear

Ben Shear GolfJupiter, Fla. / bensheargolf.comEVALUATION: $1,195-$1,995 HOURLY: $495 (90 min.)

Scott Shepard

Advent Health Golf PFXLake Mary, Fla. / golfpfx.comEVALUATION: $250 HOURLY: $125

Dan Shipman

Full Torque FitnessLargo, Fla. / fulltorquefitness.comEVALUATION: $199 HOURLY: $200

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