Pro Golfer Danielle Kang In Workout Gear Shares MLB Throwback

Professional golfer Danielle Kang is still on top of the world after taking part in opening day ceremonies for her hometown baseball team last year. Kang, 31, shared a video of herself wearing black leggings and a dark red sweatshirt, throwing the opening pitch at a San Francisco Giants game. “MLB Opening Day 🖤 SF born 🧡 my first pitch at @sfgiants is a core memory,” she captioned the post. Here’s what Kang’s training and wellness routine looks like.

1. Love For the Game

Kang had no intention of being a professional golfer growing up, and got into the game because of her brother. Now, she genuinely loves the sport. “My relationship with golf changed three or four years ago,” she told Golf Digest. “I love the game now. I love the process. I love getting better. I love working on shots and pulling them off during a tournament. I love making putts when I have to. I love everything about it.”

2. Taekwondo Training

Kang is an accomplished taekwondo devotee. “It built a foundation in my life,” she told Golf Digest. “I trained for more than 10 years. You learn discipline, respect, self defense, and hard work. The explosiveness of taekwondo is similar to the explosiveness in the golf swing. But I don’t do martial-arts workout classes anymore because I’m scared that I’ll get hooked. It happened with kickboxing. I had to stop cold turkey.”

3. Pilates and Yoga

Kang switches up her workouts, especially when she’s on the road. “I do whatever is at hand,” she told Adidas. “It’s important to get my body moving in different directions because I don't want it to be so stuck in just one sport and doing the same motions and bulking up my body. I like to do aerial, you know, the silks where you climb up and down the ropes? Or I find yoga places or do Pilates. And I've definitely done kickboxing before.”

4. Mental Health Support

Kang wants more athletes to feel comfortable asking for mental health support. “Seeking help for mental health needs to be normalized,” she told Golf Digest. “I’ve had help. I see a sport psychologist and a therapist so that I can talk about what I need to talk about. I lean on my friends a lot, too. However big or small the issue, I know I have to get my mind clear, so I can play. I also know it’s not always going to be clear. I’ve been learning to perform even when things are going on. I use box breathing [inhaling for four counts, holding your breath for four counts, exhaling for four counts and repeat] a lot on the course.”

5. She’s a Philanthropist

Kang is thrilled her platform means she can do charitable work. “Golf is something that I want to get better at every year,” she told Adidas. “It's something that I want to excel at. And my love for the sport hasn't gone away, not even a little bit. The fact that it's given me an opportunity, even outside of golf with organizations helping around the world, has given me an extra lift and extra inspiration in order to do better in golf, so that I can make even more of a difference."

Professional golfer Nelly Korda is showing fans what her training looks like while she’s in Prague. Korda, 25, shared a video of herself wearing a variety of workout gear, lifting heavy weights at the gym under the eye of her trainer. “Snippets of the past two weeks in 🇨🇿 training @vistaresortprague with the best 🤩,” she captioned the post. Korda is a force to be reckoned with on the court and off—here’s how she stays fit and focused.

1. Pre-Round Warm Up Routine

Korda’s pre-round warm up is all about loosening up her muscles well before it’s time to play. It’s more that I’m working on my strike out there. It’s about finding my timing,” she told Golf Monthly. “I typically start about an hour and five minutes before my tee time. I want to make sure my body and muscles are loose. I start off with pitch shots on the range and then I work my way all the way up through my bag.”

2. Sushi and Pizza

Korda loves seafood, and saves pizza for when she’s in the mood to indulge. She especially loves cuisines that have plenty of vegetables and healthy fats. “[My favorite food is] sushi, any Mediterranean food, Greek food,” she told Golf.com. “I don’t really eat pizza too much but that’s probably a cheat food for me that I really like.”

3. Advice For Golfers

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Korda has good advice for recreational golfers wanting to know how to best prepare for a round. “I would say go to the course with a routine,” she told Golf Monthly. “I feel like people get really messed up with trying a bunch of different things. If you’re consistent and you have a routine and you stick to that every day you play, you won’t get better right away, but eventually over time you’re going to get better. You can’t make changes and expect to see a result right away. It’s all about consistency.”

4. Playing With her Sister

Korda grew up playing golf with sister Jessica Korda. “We used to play Future Collegians World Tour events back in the day and she won her division and I won my division,” she told Golf.com. “And that was the first time we won the same event.”

5. Golf Drills

Korda has specific drills she never misses. “On the putting green I do a drill because your eye-line and eyesight change every single day,” she told Golf Monthly. “You may see the ball and your line differently every single day, so doing a line drill is really important as you start your putting. Try it for five minutes to make sure you dial in your alignment. Once you do that, then you work on your distance.”

Nelly Korda, a highly successful golf player, is currently enjoying a trip to Malaysia. She recently shared highlights of her trip on Instagram, where she can be seen on the golf course, at the beach, and relaxing with a coffee. Korda’s posts show her in various workout clothes, offering a glimpse into her lifestyle. Golf remains the primary way she stays in shape, but her approach to fitness goes beyond just the game. Korda focuses on perfecting her technique, grip strength, and impact during practice while incorporating different workouts, like squats and rowing, to stay fit off the course.

1. She Golfs

Golf is the main way Korda stays fit. Better Health states that the sport is very beneficial. “Walking an average course for a round of golf can be between five to seven kilometres. If you walk 18 holes three to five times a week, you’ll get an optimal amount of endurance exercise for your heart. If you pull your clubs or carry them, you’ll burn even more calories each round and benefit even more.”

2. She Focuses On Grip Strength

Korda shared some of the things that she works on when she practices with Golf Monthly. “The first thing you want to check is if you’re gripping it correctly, it makes a huge difference in your swing,” she said. “You could easily be too weak or too strong and it will affect where the face of the club is. So grip is important as well as stance and where your weight is. Once you get those fundamentals all down, it’s so much easier to work on consistency and easier to work on shooting lower numbers.”

3. She Focuses On Impact

Korda also told Golf Monthly that she also focuses on impact when she practices. “I am mainly just working on impact. On the putting green I do a drill because your eye-line and eyesight change every single day. You may see the ball and your line differently every single day, so doing a line drill is really important as you start your putting. Try it for five minutes to make sure you dial in your alignment. Once you do that, then you work on your distance.”

4. She Does Lunge Squats

Korda shared some of her favorite workouts in this Instagram video. One thing she is seen doing is lunge squats with kettlebells. Korda captioned the post, “2 weeks @ home to train. Let’s go!” Squats have a lot of benefits, according to Piedmont. “Squats are a compound, multi-joint movement, which means they exercise several muscle groups. When you perform a squat, you work your calves, quads, hamstrings, glutes, core and part of your back.”

5. She Uses A Rowing Machine

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Korda is also seen on a rowing machine in her Instagram video. The Cleveland Clinic states that this has a lot of health benefits. “Your abdominal muscles, lower back, obliques, glutes and hamstrings all get a workout during a session on a rowing machine. If you follow proper form, your core will be engaged during every single step of the rowing process. Strengthening those muscles is also key to maintaining stability and building speed.”

Nearly 75 years old, the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) has hosted the best players in the business. And here you'll learn how they stay so fit. Nelly Korda does Bulgarian split squats. Georgia Hall does at-home workouts with foam rollers and resistance bands. Minjee Lee mentally sticks to the fundamentals. HEre's how they and many more make it work.

1. Nelly Korda

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Nelly Korda makes sure to do workouts that will benefit her on the golf course. One thing she likes to do is Bulgarian split squats. Korda shared this video of herself doing them, and some other exercises, on Instagram. In the video, she is also seen holding dumbbells. Korda captioned the video, “2 weeks @ home to train. Let’s go!”

2. Jin Young Ko

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Jin Young Ko shared her approach to training with Golf.com. “For me, I think the more difficult process is when I’m preparing for events and when I’m training. And it’s also more fun at the time when I’m actually training because I think it’s fun to feel the improvement that you make after hard work. So that’s what’s really a driving force for me.”

3. Inbee Park

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Inbee Park tells ESPN that she wants to be a role model for fellow South Koreans. "Obviously, we are very proud to represent South Korea on the world level. If I'm able to put a Korean name on such an historical trophy -- putting my name into the history of golf -- I mean, all of Korea is watching me, and they are very proud of me. Not many people get this kind of opportunity, and I'm the lucky one."

4. Georgia Hall

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Georgia Hall shared her at-home workouts with BBC Sport. “I've got resistance bands, mats, foam rollers so I do a bit of that. But as my one form of outdoor exercise I probably go for a 30, 40 minute run which is something I never used to do, never. I'm forcing myself to run which is really good for me and for my willpower because I never used to be that good at it. I'm really trying to put the effort in each day over five or six kilometres."

5. Brooke Henderson

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Brooke Henderson shared her approach to training in an interview with The News Press. "You kind of have to pay attention to that and remember you're in a tournament, you need to wake up early, and you need to go through your regular routines," Henderson said. "Just because when you're on the road week after week you really get into the routine. You stock your bag the night before and you are in a hotel room that's only so big, so you kind of know where everything is, where at home everything is spread out.”

6. Sophia Popov

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In the same interview with The News Press, Sophia Popov revealed that she loves to cook. "I put a lot of emphasis on my healthy diet, which is really, really important to me, because if I don't eat as clean as I do then I get very tired at times and fatigued," she said. "So I think that's been very important for me, to be conscious of where I'm staying every week so that I can actually cook and prepare my own meals.”

7. Lexi Thompson

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Lexi Thompson opened up about her decision to retire from golf on Instagram. “Since I was 12 years old, my life as a golfer has been a whirlwind of constant attention, scrutiny and pressure. The cameras are always on, capturing every swing and every moment on and off the golf course. Social media never sleeps, with comments and criticisms flooding in from around the world. It can be exhausting to maintain a smile on the outside while grappling with struggles on the inside."

8. Danielle Kang

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Danielle Kang shared what is in her golf bag in an interview with Golf Digest. In it, she also talked about her diet. “I work with nutritionists to create my on-course eating plan,” Kang said. “Hard-boiled eggs for protein, dried sweet potatoes for carbs and rice cakes with cashew butter for fats.”

9. Minjee Lee

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Minjee Lee talked about her approach to playing golf in an interview with Australian Golf Digest. “I’ve always been process-driven and believe a lot of tournaments are won in the off-weeks, preparing. So, I’ve always felt confident in those big moments because I know that nobody has outworked me. I just stick to my fundamentals and let the rest take care of itself.”

10. Beatriz Recari

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Beatriz Recari opened up about making changes to her diet to Golf.com. “I don’t get as tired, first of all,” she said. “That’s for me the biggest change that I noticed, because I inevitably compare with the last few tournaments that I played last year. And then in terms of strength, I am stronger. I know that because I lift more. I feel better. I do more. But the main difference for me is the ability to go to a tournament Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, then feel good for Thursday, Friday, and the weekend,” she continued. “Many times, I would play well and score well on Thursday, Friday, and then just throw it in the bin during the weekend because I was counting down the holes to be done.”

11. Jennifer Kapucho

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In an interview with Golf Digest last year, Jennifer Kapucho talked about improving her golf skills. “I was in a bit of a panic last year, actually,” Kupcho said. “I was struggling hitting the ball, so I had a little bit of a panic, calling my swing coach, working with the Ping rep, trying to figure out what was going wrong with my swing and hitting the ball, and I would say I'm a little bit more relaxed this year. Feel like I have my feet under me and ready to go.”

12. Lydia Ko

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Lydia Ko is a big fan of drinking protein shakes. She told Golf Digest, “I am a one-protein-shake-a-day person, though if I could have as many as Bryson DeChambeau and play that good, maybe that's the option. I think what he did at the U.S. Open was pretty incredible and what he's done after the quarantine. Maybe that's a trend; I don't know.”

13. Marina Alex

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Marina Alex shared what she has in her golf bag in an interview with Australian Golf Digest. She says that she makes sure to bring healthy snacks with her. “I learned the hard way not to eat anything sugary on the course. I used to eat bananas – great for you but with all that natural sugar, I’d crash a few holes after eating one. Now, its fats and protein: jerky, nuts and protein-shake mix.”

14. Mel Reid

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Mel Reid opened up about the importance of mental wellbeing to Lessons Of Badassery. “The mind is the most complex part of our body, and we don’t have a manual to work it, so it’s [about] trying to figure it out. But I do also think that if you have a golf swing that is very repeatable, that can help [your golf career] hugely. If you haven’t got good technique but a great mind, it’s only going to take you so far. It’s a definite combination of both, but the mental side is probably slightly more important. Mental wellbeing is something everyone needs to take extremely good care of – not just athletes.”

15. Angel Yin

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Angel Yin came up short in the Women’s British Open last year. However, she didn’t let the loss get to her. “I think I’ve just come a long way,” Yin said in an interview. “I’m just really happy with who I am, where I am, and what I’m doing right now. Just a lot to appreciate. If I can talk about how much I appreciate life right now, I’ll get emotional — (but) not over this.”

16. Hannah Green

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Hannah Green opened up about playing golf in an interview. “I really enjoy the golf course. I feel like even though it's short it's rewarding for those who hit the ball well. I feel like this year I've been pretty consistent with my play, so I'm just hoping that the putter warms up a little bit. And then, yeah, going back home to Australia, that always gives me good, gets me in a good mindset as well. I guess a lot of the girls have been posting about Proud Mary Cafe, an Australian style cafe, so I've been eating there already. Just a little bit of taste of home.”

17. Brittany Altomare

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Brittany Altomare shared how she prepares for a golf tournament with The Health Journals. “To get started, I go over the holes in my mind,” she says. “I put together a plan of attack by taking into consideration factors such as wind and weather conditions. I also study the pin sheet and my yardage book.”

18. Stacy Lewis

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Stacy Lewis loves to run. She told Runner’s World, “My family ran growing up. My dad was a runner. It's something we've always done. My sister and I swam and part of swimming was we did a lot of dry-land work, a lot of running. Any time there were races around town, or the Thanksgiving ones, we always did those. We used to live in Anderson, South Carolina, and they had the Lake Hartwell Dam Run, that's one I remember.”

19. Carlota Ciganda

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Carlota Ciganda wants to inspire girls to play golf. She talked about this after winning the Solheim Cup to National Club Golfer. “I hope it is big, I hope a lot of girls and women have watched the Solheim Cup and hopefully the golf in Spain can grow. Hopefully we can have more girls playing and some of them can play in future Solheim Cups. Hopefully I can inspire them to be professionals one day, that would be really nice.”

20. Anna Nordqvist

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After winning the 2021 Women’s Open, Anna Nordqvist opened up about her struggles with mental health. “It was hard because I kept pushing but it was hard because it was like your feet kept slipping and I didn’t have that extra gear I was always used to. When things got tough, I could always push it through mentally, but I just never had anything and I just felt really weak. So to be able to build myself back up again and have the support of people around me [felt great].”

Cheyenne Woods is living it up in New Mexico with Notah Begay III and his Notah Begay III Foundation – in her workout gear. In a new social media post the golfer shows off her amazing body in a two-piece workout set while teasing an announcement. “Can’t wait for you all to see what we have coming with @golfpass, stay tuned!” she wrote in the Instagram caption. How does she approach diet, fitness, and self-care? Here is everything you need to know about her lifestyle habits.

1. Tiger Woods is Her Uncle

“Once I made it there [the LPGA Tour] I struggled to feel comfortable and believe in my ability. You sometimes think you have to play a different game or change as a person. What got you there is actually what’s going to keep you there. The Tiger Woods thing was tough for me, I didn’t think it would be hard but it was. I struggled with trusting my own ability but I’m through the other end of it now. I know who I am as a player and a person. I do believe I haven’t reached my potential,” she confessed to The Guardian. She maintains her uncle is “supportive” but people have trolled her because of her relative. “Growing up with the last name of Woods I knew what to expect. I understood the headlines catch attention a little more. I thought if I just pretended it didn’t bother me, it wouldn’t – but I learned that I truly did have to address it. I had to see for myself that I am a person, a golfer outside of being Tiger’s niece, before anybody else can see that as well. I know why I am doing this, I know who I am. I had to disregard what people wrote or said. I’m doing this for me,” she continued. “I have had those moments of wishing I was Jane Doe. But listen, it has helped me; I have been able to have conversations with Tiger, have doors and opportunities open to become a better player and person. At one point I wanted to prove everybody wrong. Now I see the positives.”

2. Strength Training

Cheyenne hits the gym for strength training sessions. “Happy&Healthy✨,” she captioned a gym selfie.

3. Hiking

She also enjoys getting outdoors and taking hikes. Here she is hiking in Arizona wearing a Nike sports bra and leggings. “Az in December,” she captioned the post.

4. Dancing, Track, Volleyball

Athleticism started for Cheyenne when she was young. “I started playing and taking lessons when I was five or six, which was very young. But I played a lot of sports growing up so golf wasn’t my entire life. I danced competitively, I ran track and I played volleyball. My parents wanted me to be pretty rounded and left me to decide which sport to concentrate on,” she told Kingdom.

5. Golf

Golf is Cheyenne’s main sport. A comprehensive review published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine found that golf's health benefits are extensive, including mind, body, and even lifespan. Benefits include improved longevity, decreased risk of developing heart disease or suffering a stroke, good mental health, and improved strength and balance.