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David Cook is a speaker, consultant, peak performance coach, author, and film-maker in the field of Sport and Performance Psychology. He served as "Mental Training Coach" for the San Antonio Spurs from 1996 – 2004 that included two World Championships. Golf Digest (2013) named him one of the “Top 10 Mental Game Experts” in the world of golf. He is currently coaching several of the Tour’s top players. He is known as a leading authority in the science of Peak Performance. He has coached performers from the PGA (over 100 players), NBA (two NBA MVP’s, David Robinson and Tim Duncan), NFL, MLB, Olympics, and collegiate national championship ranks. His business clients have included The PGA of America, Exxon Mobil, Sprint, HP/Compaq, USAA, Heinz, Raytheon, Frito Lay, Whole Foods, Conoco/Phillips, and many others.
In 2006 he released his first performance novel, Golf’s Sacred Journey: Seven Days at the Links of Utopia that was featured in the USA Today Life Section in the fall of 2009. This book was made into a movie, Seven Days in Utopia, summer of 2010 with academy award winners Robert Duvall and Melissa Leo and was released in theaters across the country Sept. of 2011. He served as Executive Producer on this project and President and Chairman of the Board of Utopia Films the Production Company. The book sequel, Gof’s Sacred Journey the Sequel: Seven More Days in Utopia was released spring of 2018. His latest book: The Psychology of Tournament Golf: Playing Your Best When it Means the Most was also released recently.
David’s articles have been featured in Golf Magazine, Golf Digest, Golf Illustrated, and Golf Tips. In 1988 David represented the United States at the International Olympic Academy in Olympia, Greece.
David completed his Master’s and Ph.D. in Applied Sport and Performance Psychology from the University of Virginia in 1984.
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