Lisa Ann Hörst (pronounced "Hirst") was born on August 25th in the small town Waverly, Pennsylvania. As a young child she became quite sick, and a failed kidney was removed. After beating this life-threatening illness, her parents instilled the belief that all other challenges in my life would be small in comparison.

A few years later, Lisa took on the challenge of golf with her three brothers, and eventually won a spot on the boys' golf team in high school (which she co-captained in her senior year). During those formative years, Lisa decided to never pass up a challenge or opportunity to try something new. So, while keeping her focus on golf, she also explored other sports like skiing, tennis, weight lifting, running and eventually rock climbing. Lisa believes sports offer the ultimate metaphors for life!

Lisa attended Penn State University on a golf scholarship and won numerous amateur tournaments. Lisa had a great interest in the subject of sports performance so she eventually majored in kinesiology (the study of human movement) and took a series of courses on biomechanics, physiology, sports psychology and nutrition. These classes helped Lisa to discover many "secrets" to golf performance that are unknown to the mass of golfers. After graduation, she decided that becoming a teaching professional would better suit Lisa’s passion for a diverse lifestyle and allow her to teach golf strategies to others, dabble in sports modeling, and explore entrepreneurial opportunities.

Lisa Ann Hörst has been an LPGA teaching pro for over fifteen years, and she wrote her first book, Golf Training: The Secrets to Effective Practice and a Lower Score and published it on March 1, 2004.

Lisa’s focus has centered on teaching golf and her two sons (Cameron was born in 2000 and Jonathan in 2002). She still finds time to write magazine articles, make public appearances and do charity work, take on the occasional sports modeling job, and go on rock climbing and camping trips with her family.

Lisa’s book Golf Training is available from Amazon.com or LisaAnnHorst.com