Author Bios
Physical Therapist Management of the Golfer
Jason Stodelle, MSPT, ATC, OCS
Jason Stodelle, MSPT, ATC, OCS received a bachelor’s degree in Health Sciences from the University of Miami in Coral Gables, FL in 1999. He then attended physical therapy school at Washington University in St. Louis, MO, where he received a Master of Science in Physical Therapy in 2001. Upon graduating from physical therapy school, he worked in private practice in the Seattle area (2002-2006), then in Southern California (2006-2008). He then completed a post-professional residency in manual physical therapy and completed the criteria to become an Orthopaedic Clinical Specialist (OCS) in 2008. He is also a certified athletic trainer (ATC). Beginning in 2009, Jason joined the PGA Tour’s sports medicine team as a contracted physical therapist. Year 2023 marks his 15th season as a physical therapist with the PGA Tour. His responsibilities with the PGA Tour include traveling as a physical therapist to work with professional golfers at golf tournaments domestically and around the world. Since 2009, he has covered almost 300 tournaments on the PGA Tour, including the major championships and Presidents Cups, and has treated well over 1000 professional golfers at those events. He has had the honor of working as a physical therapist for International Golf Federation at the men’s and women’s golf events at the last two Summer Olympic Games – Rio de Janeiro in 2016 and Tokyo in 2021. In addition to his work with the PGA Tour, he also treats professional and amateur golfers privately at various golf clubs around Southern California. When he is not on the road, he enjoys working as an orthopedic lab assistant at a local physical therapy school. Jason has also lectured regularly about golf injuries at various academic institutions.