Dr. Tom Dorsel is a licensed clinical psychologist and Professor Emeritus of Psychology at Francis Marion University in Florence, SC. A former President of the South Carolina Psychological Association, he received B.A., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in psychology from the Universities of Notre Dame, Kentucky, and New Mexico, respectively. He also completed post-doctoral training in clinical psychology at the University of California, Davis, Medical Center. A university professor for 34 years, Dr. Dorsel has produced more than 150 publications and convention presentations in the areas of experimental, educational, clinical, health, and sport psychology.
Widely recognized for his contributions to the field of sport psychology, Dr. Dorsel has been a Sport Psychology Consultant and Visiting Professor at the University of Notre Dame where he worked with over a dozen NCAA Division I sports. Of particular note is his work with golfers throughout the past 30 years, which has brought him special recognition from GOLF Magazine as one of golf's leading sport psychologists; and by the International Network of Golf, which awarded him the top prize for instructional writing in 2004. Dr. Tom has been Contributing Editor for GOLF Magazine, Technical Editor for GOLFWEEK, and presently serves as Featured Contributor for Golf Illustrated where his articles have appeared in virtually every issue for the past thirteen years. He has made ten appearances on ESPN's "Inside the PGA Tour" with professional golfers Jim Gallagher, Fred Funk, Bruce Fleisher, Kirk Triplett, Bob Estes, Doug Martin, Michael Christie, Scott McCarron, and Willie Wood. Tom's other media activity has included producing and hosting WHHI-TV's "Hilton Head Golf Weekly," being featured on the USGA’s JuniorLinks website, and recently being a special guest on Peter Kessler’s “Pure Golf” XM Satellite radio program, as well as other golf-talk radio shows from coast to coast. Tom is a member of the Golf Writers Association of America and has played competitive golf with a single-digit handicap for over 50 years.
Information about consultation and speaking engagements, as well as Dr. Dorsel's three books, GOLF: The Mental Game, the PUTTING MACHINE, and THE COMPLETE GOLFER: Physical Skill and Mental Toughness, can be obtained by calling Serious Sports at 843-662-3414 or by visiting their website at www.serious-sports.com.
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