The Back of the Range
Weekly interviews from prominent amateurs, coaches, and personalities from the game of golf!
About the show
The Back of the Range Golf Podcast, hosted by Ben Adelberg, is a weekly interview-driven podcast focusing on the game of golf. Prominent amateurs and professionals, coaches, and personalities from the game share their stories each and every week. Sometimes, the best stories in golf aren't found on tour. You'll find them at The Back of the Range.
Episodes
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Farah O'Keefe - 2024 Women's Western Amateur Champion
August 11th, 2024 | 46 mins 55 secs
amateur golf, anwa, elite amateur golf series, farah o'keefe, golf podcast, texas golf, western amateur, women's western golf association
My guest on this episode captured the Women's Western Amateur title just outside of Chicago last month at Onwentsia Club. Farah O'Keefe, the reigning Big 12 Player of the Year and Freshman of the Year earned medalist honors after the stroke play portion of the championship and then rolled throught the bracket on her way to victory.
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Davis Ovard - 2024 North and South Men's Amateur Champion
July 15th, 2024 | 49 mins 15 secs
amateur golf, baylor, davis ovard, elite amateur golf series, golf podcast, jackson van paris, mike mcgraw, north and south amateur, pinehurst
My guest on this episode is the new North and South Men's Amateur Champion, Davis Ovard. This might be one of the more fascinating wins in amateur golf this year. Davis is a rising sophomore at Baylor, so naturally we spoke about his freshman season that included a run to the National Championship. We also spoke about his start in the game and how golf has become a "family affair" for the Ovards. But what makes his win so interesting is the opponent he faced in the championship match, Jackson Van Paris. Jackson is a Pinehurst native, as many of you know.....so it seemed that the storybook ending was already written well ahead of time.....except nobody bothered to tell Davis Ovard, which might explain how he came away with a 2&1 win to claim the Putter Boy trophy.
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Ben Warian - 2024 Sunnehanna Amateur Champion
July 3rd, 2024 | 39 mins 51 secs
amateur golf, ben warian, elite amateur golf series, golf podcast, sunnehanna amateur
My guest on this episode of The Back of the Range is Ben Warian from Stillwater, Minnesota. Last month, he captured the 2024 Sunnehanna Amateur title in Johnstown, PA. This was Ben's first appearance at the Sunnehanna, and he sure did made it count. We spoke about his career at the University of Minnesota, what lies ahead for him this summer and what it means to him to compete in his final U.S. Amateur in his home state of Minnesota.
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Catie Craig - 2024 North and South Women's Amateur Champion
July 3rd, 2024 | 41 mins 19 secs
amateur golf, catie craig, golf course architecture, north and south amateur, pinehurst, western kentucky
My guest on this episode of The Back of the Range is the new North and South Women's Amateur Champion, Catie Craig. In this episode, we spoke about Catie's win at Pinehurst.....but also hit upon a lot of great topics ranging from golf course architecture, what makes a good four-ball partner, and a little bit of history from her hometown of Sautee Nacoochee, Georgia. Katie will head into her senior season at Western Kentucky in September where she will look to continue to rewrite the record books for the Hilltoppers.
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Evan Beck - 2024 Coleman Invitational Champion
July 1st, 2024 | 56 mins 18 secs
amateur golf, coleman invitational, college golf, evan beck, george c. thomas, golf podcast, lacc, mid-am golf, u.s. mid-am, wake forest, walker cup
My guest on this episode of The Back of the Range is Evan Beck from Virginia Beach, Virginia. After winning the Coleman Invitational and the George C. Thomas at LACC, he is 2/3 of the way to the Mid-Am Triple Crown...with the Crump Cup at Pine Valley still to come at the end of September. Fair to say, Evan Beck is the best mid-amateur in the county and perhaps the world......not named Stewart Hagestad.
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Anthony Delisanti - 2024 Northeast Amateur Champion
July 1st, 2024 | 49 mins 40 secs
amateur golf, anthony delisanti, elite amateur golf series, golf podcast, northeast amateur, valparaiso, wannamoisett
My guest on this episode of The Back of the Range is the 2024 Northeast Amateur Champion, Anthony Delisanti from Sanborn, NY. Anthony fired a final round 62 to force a playoff with University of Virginia standout, Bryan Lee. After a three hole aggregate playoff and two more sudden death holes, and a short weather delay.......Anthony captured the win after making an 8 foot birdie putt on the par 3 third hole.
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Lance Ringler - Golfweek's College Golf Insider
June 11th, 2024 | 1 hr 7 mins
amateur golf, college golf, golf podcast, golfweek, lance ringler, national golf invitational, pga tour
My guest on this episode is Lance Ringler from Golfweek. The truth is that Lance Ringler has been covering college and amateur golf for nearly a quarter of a century. He coached colllege golf, he still writes, he knows rankings inside and out, he will forget more about college golf than I will ever know. Jack of all trades. That's what I should have used.....College Golf's JAck of all Trades. Oh well, maybe I'll use that for the next episode with Lance. We just scratched the surface in this one....we spoke about PGA Tour U, Rankings, College Golf, the TWO tournaments that he runs....the National Golf Invitational and the Hoosier Amateu
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Annabelle Pancake - 2024 Sea Island Women's Amateur Champion
June 6th, 2024 | 35 mins 14 secs
amateur golf, annabelle pancake, clemson golf, college golf, curtis cup, elite amateur golf series, lpga tour, sea island women's amateur
My guest on this episode is Annabelle Pancake from Zionsville, Indiana. She is the 2024 Champion of the Sea Island Women's Amateur, the first tournament of the Women's Elite Amateur Golf Series. After setting records at Clemson, she has remained amateur this summer while deciding her next move in the game of golf. Turn Pro? Make a final push to make the U.S. Curtis Cup team? Only time will tell.....
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Luke Clanton - Florida State Men's Golf
May 7th, 2024 | 51 mins 40 secs
amateur golf, college golf, florida state, golf podcast, luke clanton, trey jones
My guest on this episode is Luke Clanton. The native Floridian just might be the hottest golfer of the spring, picking up three consecutive wins at the Seminole Intercollegiate, the Valspar Collegiate, and at UVA's home tournament....the Lewis Chitengwa Memorial. Luke was one of those mega stars of junior golf that represented the United States at Junior President's Cup. He won the Azalea Am and the North and South....before he entered college. So how did he handle the expectations heading to Tallahassee as a freshman.....well, we got into that. We spoke about the family support that he has received along the way and what he has learned thus far at Florida State.
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Jacob Modleski - 2024 Jones Cup Invitational Champion
April 30th, 2024 | 40 mins 8 secs
amateur golf, college golf, golf podcast, jacob modleski, jones cup invitational, notre dame golf, pga tour
My guest on this episode is Jacob Modleski, who is finishing up an impressive freshman season at Notre Dame. He picked up a win this spring at the Johnnie-O Collegiate at Sea Island, but his big breakout was in January at the Jones Cup Invitational. Winning that tournament has opened all kinds of doors for Jacob, and I'm sure that I will be seeing quite a bit of him this summer at some of the biggest tournaments in amateur golf.
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Carter Pitcairn - The Kid who Caddied The Masters
April 29th, 2024 | 41 mins 5 secs
amateur golf, carter pitcairn, neal shipley, the masters, tiger woods
My guest on this episode is Carter Pitcairn, who had the unique opportunity to caddie for Neal Shipley in the 2024 Masters. We spoke about his experience as a rookie caddie at Augusta National, what made his partnership with Neal so successful, and yes.....we spoke about the final round pairing with Tiger Woods.
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Neal Shipley - Low Amateur of the 2024 Masters
April 17th, 2024 | 40 mins 42 secs
amateur golf, augusta national, masters, neal shipley, ohio state, tiger woods, usga
My guest on this episode is Neal Shipley, the Low Amateur at the 2024 Masters.
This episode is all about the Masters, his experience playing with Tiger, the infamous side glance in Butler Cabin, and was there a note from Tiger? There wasn't....but if there was....what would it have said? Hmmm.... -
Amanda Sambach - University of Virginia Women's Golf
April 2nd, 2024 | 31 mins 28 secs
acc champion, amanda sambach, amateur golf, augusta national women's amateur, college golf, curtis cup, usga, virginia golf
My guest on this episode is Amanda Sambach from the University of Virginia. The reigning ACC Champion is making another trip to Augusta this week to compete against the best amateurs in the world at the Augusta National Women's Amateur.
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Megan Schofill - 2023 U.S. Women's Amateur Champion
April 1st, 2024 | 54 mins 5 secs
amateur golf, auburn, augusta national women's amateur, curtis cup, megan schofill, usga
Megan Schofill, the 2023 United States Women's Amateur Champion, stops by The Back of the Range on the way to competing in her fourth Augusta National Women's Amateur.
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Bryant Odom - Kennesaw State Men's Golf Coach
March 14th, 2024 | 1 hr 5 mins
amateur golf, bryant odom, chris haack, college golf, georgia, golfstat, great waters, kennesaw state men's golf, reynolds lake oconee, wesley forester
Looking ahead to the 2024 Linger Longer Invitational, I am joined by the Director of Golf at Lake Oconee, Wesley Forester and the head coach of the Kennesaw State Men's Golf Team, Bryant Odom. Great discussions leading into one of the biggest collegiate tournaments of the spring season!
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Charles Fitzsimmons - 2024 Gasparilla Invitational Champion
February 29th, 2024 | 1 hr 1 min
amateur golf, charles fitzsimmons, gasparilla invitational, golf podcast, mid-amateur golf, usga
Charles Fitzsimmons survived a two-hole playoff and emerged as the 2024 Gasparilla Invitational Champion at Palma Ceia Golf and Country Club in Tampa, Florida.