Table 2.

Mechanism of injuries in golf

Type of contact	Examples
No identifiable single event	Pain in the left shoulder when swinging worsening over 4 weeks
Non-contact trauma (single event)	Golfer sustains a strain in the intercostal muscles while making a swing
Direct contact with an object	Golfer’s hand hits a tree on backswing/downswing
Direct contact with the ground	Golfer stumbles and falls, inverting ankle.
Indirect contact with an object	Golfer hits a tree root with club and has acute wrist pain
Indirect contact with the ground	Golfer takes an intended divot and has acute wrist pain