The Back of the Range
Weekly interviews from prominent amateurs, coaches, and personalities from the game of golf!
Displaying Episode 51 - 60 of 267 in total of The Back of the Range with the tag “amateur golf”.
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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.
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Maxwell Ford - University of North Carolina
December 4th, 2023 | 43 mins 13 secs
amateur golf, college golf, david ford, golf podcast, maxwell ford, ncaa, university of north carolina
My guest on this episode is Maxwell Ford from the University of North Carolina Men's Golf Team. During my conversation with Maxwell, we spoke about his start in the game, the uniquely competitive environment of junior golf, and some of the differences he has encountered playing for the University of Georgia and now playing for UNC.
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Sadie Englemann - Stanford's East Cup Individual Champion
November 14th, 2023 | 42 mins 35 secs
amateur golf, anne walker, college golf, curtis cup, east lake cup, golf podcast, rose zhang, sadie englemann, stanford, western golf association
My guest on this episode is Sadie Englemann from Stanford University. The senior from Austin, Texas just picked up the individual title at the 2023 East Lake Cup at Atlanta Athletic Club. Can she help lead Stanford to another National Championship run next spring?
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Erick Morales - Devil's Elbow Invitational Co-Founder
November 7th, 2023 | 50 mins 54 secs
amateur golf, erick morales, golf podcast, mid-amateur golf, pga tour, puerto rico golf association, puntacana
My guest on this episode is Erick Morales from Puerto Rico. An accomplished mid-amateur that has competed in numerous USGA championships and Puerto Rico Opens on the PGA TOUR...now he turns his attention to creating a new mid-amateur championship in the Dominican Republic....the Devil's Elbow Invitational.
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Ben James - University of Virginia
October 2nd, 2023 | 1 hr 5 mins
amateur golf, ben james, caleb surratt, college golf, salads, usga, virginia, walker cup
My guest on this episode is Ben James from the University of Virginia. Last year, Ben had arguably the best individual performance of the college golf season. Five wins, with one of those in his collegiate golf debut. We spoke about his performance in the U.S. Amateur and his experience as one of the members of the U.S. Walker Cup team that defeated the GB&I squad in St. Andrews.