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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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.
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Chris Haack - University of Georgia Men's Golf Coach
February 19th, 2024 | 1 hr 12 mins
ajga, amateur golf, chris haack, college golf, georgia bulldogs, junior golf, pga tour
The HAACKER stopped by The Back of the Range before heading to Puerto Rico for the opening tournament of the season. And guess what happened....yep, the Dawgs won. Great conversation with one of the best college golf coaches in the game!
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Matt Thurmond - Arizona State Men's Golf Coach
February 8th, 2024 | 1 hr 1 min
amateur golf, arizona state, college golf, david puig, golf podcast, matt thurmond, preston summerhays, sun devils
Fantastic conversation with the Arizona State Men's Golf Coach, Matt Thurmond. We spoke about the culture that he has created in the desert and how he is utilizing social media to revolutionize the recruiting process.
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Ben Adelberg - Host of The Back of the Range
January 29th, 2024 | 48 mins 17 secs
amateur golf, ben adelberg, golf, golf podcast, stewart hagestad, the back of the range, usga
After having 330 guests on The Back of the Range since 2018, I thought I'd see what it felt like to be interviewed at The Back of the Range. Special thanks to Stewart Hagestad for jumping in the chair to host this episode!
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Hunter Hamrick - On the Bag for Nick Dunlap
January 25th, 2024 | 40 mins 22 secs
alabama, amateur golf, american express, golf podcast, masters, nick dunlap, pga tour, pgatouru, usga
My guest on this episode is Hunter Hamrick, former assistant coach for Alabama Men's Golf. When Nick Dunlap received his sponsor exemption in the 2024 American Express, he made the call the Hunter to see if he wanted to caddy for him in Palm Springs. The rest, as they say.....is history. Great conversation with the man on the bag during Dunlap's historic win on the PGA Tour.
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Tyson Shelley - 2023 Pacific Coast Amateur Champion
December 21st, 2023 | 36 mins 53 secs
amateur golf, byu golf, capilano, college golf, golf podcast, ncaa, pacific coast amateur, tyson shelley, utah golf
My guest on this episode is Tyson Shelley from Salt Lake City, Utah. Tyson plays his college golf at BYU and had himself one of the breakout summers of the year. After capturing the title at the Pacific Coast Amateur.....he Monday qualified into his hometown Korn Ferry Tour event in Utah and would eventually tie for 12th place....which got him another KFT start the following week in Omaha, NE. Not a bad way to spend the summer......capturing a win in an Elite Amateur Golf Series tournament and then hanging with the pros for a couple weeks.
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Joe Deraney - 2023 Devil's Elbow Invitational Champion
December 12th, 2023 | 47 mins 18 secs
amateur golf, golf podcast, joe deraney, mid-am golf, mississippi golf, us mid am
My guest on this episode is Joe Deraney from Belden, MS. Joe wrapped up a successful 2023 by winning the Devil's Elbow Invitational in the Dominican Republic last month which earned him a spot in next year's 2024 Corales Championship on the PGA Tour. We spoke about how he sets goals as one of the best mid-ams in the country and how he prepared to compete each year at Pine Valley and Seminole.