“ If you don’t feel 100 percent right mentally, that’s an injury too ,” is what Rory McIlroy said recently. Yet for many PGA Tour golfers, who regularly take breaks to recover from physical setbacks, mental health still tends to take a backseat. Even with the Tour’s recent push to improve well-being resources, players often shy away from confronting their struggles, which is in stark contrast with the woman players of golf. That difference and reluctance of male players came into focus in a recent conversation with sports psychologist Dr. Julie Amato.

Amato, speaking on The Mixed Bag podcast, shared how she has connected with nearly 90 LPGA players so far. That is like 20 to 25 each year. She pretty much knows all of them, dining with them and their husbands frequently. “ These

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