INTRODUCTION
Professional golf demands consistent technique, physical conditioning, dynamic decision-making and a calm resilient mind. Although golf provides physical and mental health benefits to its estimated 108million participants worldwide,1 2 the touring environment presents unique psychological demands for travelling professionals. In 2024, a high-profile player died by suicide, prompting increased reflection on mental health in professional golf and bringing renewed attention to the broader issue of psychological well-being in elite golf.3

Many touring professionals spend 25–40 weeks each year away from home, travelling across time zones and cultures while adapting to the demands of an increasingly global competitive schedule.4–6 Consequently, elite golfers must navigate a combination of occupational, psychosocial and performancerelated stressors, including extensive travel, relentless competition schedules, fluctuating income, sponsorship pressures, media scrutiny and disruption of family and social support networks.4–6 The cumulative impact of these challenges may contribute to loneliness, psychological distress and common mental health disorders.6

This editorial argues that integrating psychiatric expertise within multidisciplinary golf medicine and performance teams represents an important evolution in athlete care, helping to promote wellbeing, reduce stigma and support both health and performance outcomes.