Mastering Golf's Mental Game

Dr. MIKE LARDON received a psychology degree with honors from Stanford University and his medical degree from the University of Texas. He then completed a psychiatric residency and subsequent fellowship in psychopharmacology and psychobiology at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD). During this time he worked with and caddied for his brother, Brad Lardon, in the finals of the PGA Tour Qualifying School. In 1995, Dr. Lardon won the Judd Research Award at UCSD for brain research on athletic peak performance. Dr. Lardon often collaborates with Dr. Eric Heiden, the 1980 five-time Olympic gold medalist and United States Olympic Speedskating Team physician. In addition, Dr. Lardon works with a variety of Olympic, National Football League, Major League Baseball, and PGA Tour athletes. He is currently an associate clinical professor of medicine at UCSD, and his private practice is located in San Diego. Dr. Lardon is frequently interviewed by major sports publications such as Sports Illustrated, ESPN magazine, the New York Times, the Huffington Post, Golf Week, Golf Magazine, and Golf World.