The Back of the Range
Weekly interviews from prominent amateurs, coaches, and personalities from the game of golf!
We found 10 episodes of The Back of the Range with the tag “amateur golf”.
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THE ROAD TO HOYLAKE - Chandler Phillips and Alex Smalley
August 3rd, 2019 | 59 mins 13 secs
alex smalley, amateur golf, amateurgolf.com, chandler phillips, duke golf, hoylake, julie williams, nathaniel phillips, r&a, royal liverpool, texas a&m golf, the back of the range golf podcast, usga, walker cup
Our second episode takes us down The Road to Hoylake as we catch up with two players that just wrapped up dominant collegiate careers at Texas A&M and Duke University. Chandler Phillips recorded a school record 7 victories during his career at Texas A&M and Alex has set multiple school records at Duke in addition to winning back-to-back Sunnehanna Amateur titles. As always, we catch up with Julie Williams from AmateurGolf.com for some additional insight.
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THE ROAD TO HOYLAKE - Stewart Hagestad and William Mouw
August 1st, 2019 | 41 mins 22 secs
amateur golf, amateurgolf.com, hoylake, julie williams, r&a, royal liverpool, stewart hagestad, the back of the range golf podcast, usga, walker cup, william mouw
Our first episode takes us down The Road to Hoylake as we catch up with a couple guys from California looking to make the U.S. Walker Cup Team. Stewart Hagestad, 2016 U.S. Mid-Am Champion, and the 2019 California State Amateur Champion, William Mouw. We also catch up with Julie Williams from AmateurGolf.com for some additional insight.
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THE ROAD TO HOYLAKE - Preview Episode with Julie Williams from AmateurGolf.com
July 28th, 2019 | 16 mins 11 secs
akshay bhatia, amateur golf, amateurgolf.com, cole hammer, hoylake, julie williams, r&a, royal liverpool, stewart hagestad, the back of the range golf podcast, usga, walker cup
This preview episode introduces this special series to our listeners and welcomes Managing Editor of AmateurGolf.com, Julie Williams, to The Back of the Range Golf Podcast. We discuss the upcoming guests that will make up the U.S. Walker Cup team and discuss the recently named members of the team: Cole Hammer, Akshay Bhatia, and Stewart Hagestad.
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Jim Holtgrieve - Walker Cup Legend and 1981 U.S. Mid-Amateur Champion
July 25th, 2019 | 1 hr 8 secs
amateur golf, arnold palmer, augusta national, fred ridley, hoylake, jim holtgrieve, justin thomas, masters, patrick rodgers, pine valley, royal liverpool, us mid-amateur, usga, walker cup
Our guest this week is the 1981 U.S. Mid-Amateur Champion, jim Holtgrieve. Jim played on three U.S. Walker Cup teams and was the captain of the 2011 and 2013 teams. An incredble conversation about life as an amateur, his thoughts on the amateur game, and fond memories from the Walker Cup. Jim is an incredible player, person, and ambassador for golf.
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Pete Wlodkowski - Founder of AmateurGolf.com
July 10th, 2019 | 47 mins 51 secs
amateur golf, amateurgolf.com, augusta national women's amateur, bandon dunes, golf channel, julie williams, ncaa golf, pebble beach, pete wlodkowski, pinehurst, usga
Our guest this week is the founder of AmateurGolf.com, Pete Wlodkowski. AmateurGolf.com provides the world's most comprehensive golf tournament database, articles about the nation's best amateurs, and tournaments that you can enter to test your game on some of the best courses in the world, like Bandon Dunes. Pete discusses the state of the game and shares some great stories about the game we all love.
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Alexa Hammer - Playing College Golf in St. Andrews
June 26th, 2019 | 35 mins 17 secs
alexa hammer, amateur golf, college golf, kevin hammer, old course, open championship, r&a, st. andrews, usga
Our guest this week is Alexa Hammer from Boynton Beach, Florida. When it came time for Alexa to pick a college to attend....well, she did something a little differently. She left home for THE HOME. THe Home of golf that is....St. Andrews, Scotland. She played for the university's golf team and her home course....was The Old Course. Alexa shared some great stories about golf in St. Andrews vs. the U.S., her decision to go across the pond, how you need to prepare yourself for links golf, and what it is like to call St. Andrews home.
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Mike Finster - 2019 Gasparilla Invitational Champion
June 19th, 2019 | 1 hr 5 mins
amateur golf, bernhard langer, gasparilla, luke donald, mike finster, northwestern golf, pga champions, senior golf, usga, woody austin
Our guest this week is Mike Finster from St. Petersburg, Florida. After playing collegiately at Northwestern, Mike came back home to Florida and regained his amateur status and has qualified for FOUR consecutive U.S. Senior Open Championships. He's a bomber off the tee and a super guy that can tell a story like no other. One of the nicest guys out there!
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Kevin O'Connell - 2018 U.S. Mid-Amateur Champion
May 22nd, 2019 | 1 hr 19 mins
amateur golf, carolinas golf association, fox, kevin kisner, kevin o'connell, masters, paul azinger, tarheels, us open, usga, walker cup
Our guest this week is the 2018 United States Mid-Amateur Champion, Kevin O'Connell. Kevin played collegiately at UNC before giving the mini-tours a try with limited success. After becoming a reinstated amateur, he found success on the amateur side which culminated with the Mid-Am win at Charlotte C.C. last year. Kevin is making a Walker Cup run this year to represent the United States at Royal Liverpool.
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Todd Mitchell - 2008 U.S. Mid-Amateur Finalist
May 16th, 2019 | 51 mins
amateur golf, cdga, college golf, crump cup, john peterson, pine valley, scott harvey, todd mitchell, us four ball, usga, yankees
Our guest this week is Todd Mitchell from Bloomington, Illinois. Todd has found great success on the national amateur level through his participation in marquee events like The Coleman Invitational and The Crump Cup at Pine Valley. The 2008 U.S. Mid-Amateur finalist also likes to pair up with previous guest, Scott Harvey, at the U.S. Four-Ball. Great conversation about amateurism, cold weather golf, and his previous career as a professional baseball player!
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Brandon Wu & Isaiah Salinda - Stanford University's Senior Duo
May 8th, 2019 | 47 mins 50 secs
amateur golf, brandon wu, conrad ray, isaiah salinda, maverick mcnealy, ncaa, pac12 conference, patrick rodgers, stanford, tiger woods, usga, walker cup
Our guests this week are Brandon Wu and Isaiah Salinda from Stanford Men's Golf. These two senior standouts are rounding into form and ready to contend for a National Championship. With Stanford winning the Pac12 team title due in large part to their top 10 finishes, they are poised for make a deep postseason run. We spoke about their chances to make this year's Walker Cup team, life at Stanford, and their close friendship on and off the golf course.