This article originally appeared in the January issue of NCGA Golf Magazine
By Emily Van Buskirk
In Monterey, where golf is as much a lifestyle as it is a sport, a new kind of performance space is redefining what it means to train, recover and feel your best.
Welcome to The Lab—a golf fitness and recovery facility built not just for elite athletes, but for anyone committed to moving better, feeling stronger, and creating lasting health.
At its core, The Lab is about transformation. Not the quick-fix kind, but the sustainable, confidence-building kind that carries into everyday life—and, as their team proudly puts it, creates generational health for families and communities.
More Than a Gym
The Lab’s vision is rooted in empowerment: helping people feel confident and comfortable in their bodies by building a healthy relationship with fitness. Walk through the doors and you’ll quickly realize this is more than a workout space. It’s a supportive, team-driven environment where parents train alongside competitive athletes, military members, juniors, collegiate players, and professionals—all working toward becoming the best version of themselves.
That inclusive mindset is intentional. Whether you’re chasing peak athletic performance or simply looking to move pain-free and play more golf, The Lab meets you where you are.
Built for Golfers—And Athletes of All Kinds
For golfers, The Lab is a true year-round performance hub. Their golf-specific strength and conditioning programs are designed to increase speed, power, mobility, and durability—key ingredients for both longer drives and longer careers.
The indoor training center features TrackMan and Foresight simulators, along with a dedicated indoor short game area, allowing golfers to train with purpose regardless of weather or season. Programs range from golf performance training and fitness coaching for recreational golfers to structured game-improvement programming that focuses on getting faster, stronger, and more efficient.
Beyond golf, The Lab offers group fitness, small group training, personal training, and sports performance coaching, all grounded in proven methodology and individualized assessment.
Recovery as a Performance Tool
Training is only part of the equation—and The Lab treatsr ecovery with the same level of intention. Members have access to a full suite of recovery tools, including cryotherapy, sauna, red light therapy, compression, and self-massage tools. These modalities aren’t luxuries; they’re integrated tools that support consistency, longevity, and overall well-being.
It’s a philosophy that resonates especially well with golfers, where recovery directly impacts mobility, swing efficiency, and the ability to play pain-free over time.
Expert Coaching You Can Trust
Leading the golf fitness side of The Lab are industry-recognized professionals who bring credibility and experience to every program:
The rest of the coaching staff combines a unique mix of experience and certifications:
Their expertise ensures that every movement, program, and progression is purposeful—connecting fitness directly to on-course performance.
Golf Performance, Redefined
The Lab’s golf-specific facilities are built to remove the guesswork from improvement. Inside the state-of-the-art indoor golf bays, golfers train using Foresight technology, providing science-backed analytics and real-time feedback to identify swing inefficiencies and track measurable progress. An indoor putting and chipping green allows players to sharpen their short game year-round, while simulator rentals offer flexible options for focused practice and play.
The Lab’s comprehensive Golf Performance Program uniquely combines golf fitness, performance coaching, and professional instruction to accelerate results. Through a partnership with Athletic Motion Golf (AMG),golfers gain access to world-class instruction backed by decades of research and elite-level experience. Certified AMG instructor Wills Murray, lead instructor for The Lab’s Monterey partnership, is known for quickly identifying key swing bottlenecks and developing focused, data-driven improvement plans. The result is a modern, integrated approach that helps golfers move better, swing faster, hit it farther—and see real improvement on the scorecard.
Looking Ahead
The Lab continues to expand its offerings with upcoming programs like the Big Sur Marathon Runners Strength Program and enhanced golf game-improvement training. It’s a clear signal that this is a space constantly evolving to serve its community better.
The Lab is proud to work with a diverse range of athletes and organizations, including the CSU-Monterey Bay men’s golf team, Stevenson School boys and girls golf teams and other local high school golfers. Beyond golf, they support performance development for the Hartnell Baseball team, the Monterey Bay Pirates travel baseball program, and more than 20 active members of the U.S. Military—reflecting their commitment to elite training across sports and service.
The Takeaway
For NCGA members and golfers along the Central Coast, The Lab represents a modern approach to fitness, one that values performance, recovery, and community equally. Whether your goal is to hit it farther, walk18 stronger, or simply feel better in your body, The Lab is proving that the best results come when training is personal, recovery is prioritized, and fitness is built to last.
Learn more at thelabmonterey.com or visit the facility at 2024 Del Monte Avenue, Suites B & C.