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 “elite amateur golf series”.
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Leigh Chien - 2024 Southwestern Women's Amateur Champion
September 15th, 2024 | 23 mins 57 secs
ajga, college golf, elite amateur golf series, golf podcast, leigh chien, southwestern amateur, stanford
My guest on this episode is Leigh Chien, the 2024 Southwestern Women's Amateur Champion. Leigh went bogey-free in her final two rounds to capture the title at Desert Mountain. We spoke about her outstanding junior career and what lies ahead for her as an incoming freshman at Stanford University.
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Drew Goodman - 2024 Trans-Mississippi Amateur Champion
August 11th, 2024 | 1 hr 1 min
amateur golf, andrew goodman, elite amateur golf series, flint hills, golf podcast, oklahoma sooners, pga tour, trans-mississippi golf association
My guest on this epsiode is Drew Goodman, rising senior for the Oklahoma Sooners, and the new Trans-Mississippi Amateur Champion. He climbed back into the tournament with a final round 64, and outlasted William Sides from SMU in a sudden-death playoff. It's been a long time since Drew captured a win, but he has been a model of consistency for the Sooners in his collegiate career. We spoke about the upcoming season, how he prepared himself mentally and physically for each competitive round....and the PGA Tour U implications that lie ahead for him in his senior season.
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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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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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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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Kazuma Kobori - 2023 Western Amateur Champion
August 14th, 2023 | 50 mins 39 secs
amateur golf, elite amateur golf series, golf new zealand, kazuma kobori, pga tour, u.s. amateur, usga, western golf association
In the final match of the Western Amateur, Kazuma Kobori defeated Christiaan Maas to capture the Western Amateur title and the Elite Amateur Cup. Kazuma talks about his start in the game in New Zealand and his incredible run this summer playing in all seven of the tournaments that comprise the Elite Amateur Golf Series.
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Troy Andrew, Executive Director of Pacific Coast Golf Association
July 29th, 2023 | 30 mins 6 secs
amateur golf, capilano, elite amateur golf series, golf podcast, pac coast golf, troy andrew, usga, walker cup
Great conversation with the Executive Director of the Pac Coast Golf Association, Troy Andrew. We spoke about the start of the organization, the history of the championship, and all things golf in the Pacific Northwest!
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Nick Gabrelcik - 2023 Southern Amateur Champion
July 27th, 2023 | 48 mins 11 secs
amateur golf, college golf, elite amateur golf series, footjoy, golf podcast, nick gabrelcik, north florida, pga tour, southern amateur
In this episode, we recap the Southern Amateur with the Executive Director, Andy Priest, and the new champion Nick Gabrelcik. Nick authored the signature round of the championship, picked up the trophy.....and stepped forward as one of the best young American amateurs and could find his way on to the United States Walker Cup team later this summer.