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Wednesday, July 8, 2009

PGA Tour

This past June I had the opportunity to work my first PGA Tour event in Milwaukee, WI. Formerly known as the GMO (Greater Milwaukee Open), the US Bank Championships have been a Tour stop for many years and just so happened to coincide with the British Open where Tom Watson had his ‘almost’ amazing finish. Many people want to know what the medical staff does at the PGA Tour and here is a quick answer. At each PGA event there are two double wide trailers available for players to have treatment, rehabilitation and therapy before and after a player’s round. Many players use the staff to get stretched out before a round and/or get an adjustment or therapy if needed on a particular issue they might be having. Some is based solely on prevention while others have true injuries that need attention. The staff is comprised of two excellent physical therapists and one chiropractor as each event and they work in concert to what the players needs may be. These ‘moving clinics and gym’ have all state of the art equipment for treatment and therapy. What is probably most unique is that players have such a wide range of athleticism, fitness and body types yet are all the best golfers in the world!

A typical day is from as early as 5:30 am to about 7:00 pm and about half the field (80 players) was treated for various needs and conditions throughout the week. All in all it was a great week (in my home state) and I look forward to working more events in the future with such talented staff and players.

Joel

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