In the summer of 2016, while filming Transformers: The Last Knight in Detroit, the actor found a surprising yet effective way to avoid giving up his passion for golf: he turned it into a high-intensity cardio session.
Twelve-hour shooting days seemed incompatible with a relaxed 18-hole round. But for Wahlberg, discipline and sport have always gone hand in hand. Instead of giving up, he transformed the golf course into his second workout of the day.
His method is anything but conventional. He claims he can complete 18 holes in under an hour and a half. The secret? Booking tee times when the course is nearly empty and playing at a relentless pace. The actor relies on two caddies, each driving a golf cart. He hits his driver, hands off the club, and sprints toward his ball. Once there, he selects the next club, strikes the shot… and runs again. No pauses. No traditional rhythm. Just intensity.
That’s how what many now call “cardio golf” was born: a dynamic twist on the sport that blends precision with physical endurance. Proof that golf can be experienced in as many ways as there are players who love the game.
So next time you see someone running down the fairway, they might be following the Wahlberg method. Or perhaps they’ve just received an urgent phone call reminding them that, like everything in life, golf is also about balance.