Still, he counts competing at Canterbury as one of his greatest thrills in golf. It was a tremendous thrill for me just being there, and the pros made me feel like I belonged. Gary Player was hitting practice balls next to me, and he showed me the exercises he was doing to strengthen his back. He knew I was a doctor and wanted to know why these exercises were helping him. The good doctor has been prescribing doses of sound nutritional and health advice at his Total Health Care Center and Sports Medicine Clinic in Lansing for the past two and a half decades.
Nutrition is one of the keys to becoming healthy.
I've had a full-time nutritionist on staff since I opened my clinic. The other key is exercise. For golfers, that means stretching to improve flexibility, working out with lighter weights and aerobic exercise.