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The purpose of this study was to figure out the differences of physical strength, body balance, and body composition between 10 athletes who had worked or were working as regular members of the national golf team and 10 high school athletes registered with the Korea Golf Association. For detailed variables of measurements, with regard to physical strength, we measured forward and backward trunk flexions for flexibility, grip strength (left and right hands) and abdominal muscle strength for muscular strength, push-ups and sit-ups for muscular endurance, and sergeant jump for elastic strength; with regard to body balance, we measured left and right arms, trunk, left and right legs; with regard to body composition, we measured total body water, body fat mass, percentage body fat, percentage abdominal fat and body mass index. To figure out the differences between the two groups, we carried out independent t-tests using the statistics package program SPSS 12.0, with the significance level of 5%. The results were as follows: first, significant differences were found regarding physical strength in backward body bending (p<.001) for flexibility, left hand grip strength (p<.05) and abdominal muscle strength (p<.05) for muscular strength, and push-ups (p<.05) for muscular endurance; second, with regard to body balance, significant differences were found in right arm (p<.05), right leg (p<.05), and left leg (p<.01). Third, with regard to body composition, significant differences were found in body fat mass (p<.05), percentage body fat (p<.05), percentage abdominal fat (p<.05), and body mass index (p<.01).