Performance psychology for golf
Fearless Golf is the practice of Dr. Gio Valiante and Ina Kim-Schaad. One has spent decades with major champions. The other is a two-time U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur Champion. Together they teach the mental game.
2×
U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur
Ina Kim-Schaad, 2019 and 2025
50+
Professional wins
His players, as published by Fearless Golf
$4,000
Virtual academy
One 4-hour live session
Dr. Gio Valiante
Bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Florida, a Ph.D. from Emory, and a full professorship at Rollins College. For more than twenty years he has worked the mental game with PGA Tour winners and major champions, including Justin Rose, Jordan Spieth, Nick Faldo, Jack Nicklaus, and Davis Love III.
Read Gio’s story
Ina Kim-Schaad
Ina is Gio’s business partner in Fearless Golf and the practice’s first certified mental skills instructor. She won the U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur in 2019 and again in 2025, the second in a 23-hole final at Monterey Peninsula. She also captains a playing record that runs from Northwestern to five Women’s International Four-Ball titles.
Read Ina’s recordOn the grounds
From Gio’s own photographs: Davis Love III, Justin Rose with the U.S. Open trophy, Jordan Spieth, Camilo Villegas in 2008, Jack Nicklaus at the 2002 Memorial, and a lesson on the range.
Virtual
A one-time, four-hour live session on Zoom with Gio and Ina. $4,000. Saturdays, 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Eastern.
In person
Gio and Ina both teach in-person Fearless Golf Academies. Dates and investment are set with you. There is no public price list.
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The books
Fearless Golf: Conquering the Mental Game is a Golf Digest book, published by Doubleday on May 3, 2005. The jacket credits Dr. Gio Valiante and Mike Stachura. Golf Flow, published by Human Kinetics in 2013, carries a foreword by Sir Nick Faldo.
In their words
“Gio is the first sport psychologist I ever met who was helpful. His concept of Mastery golf reminded me of how I used to play at my best.”
“Dr. Gio has given me tools to improve my game. Not only has he made me a better player, but he’s also helped me enjoy the pursuit of personal development.”
“Gio’s knowledge of the mental side of golf is second to none. When I was playing my best, I was ascribing to the exact principles he teaches.”
“Dr. Gio has given me the mental tools that help me find flow!”
Published on FearlessGolf.com.
