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  <title>Josele Ballester - 2024 United States Amateur Champion</title>
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  <itunes:episode>354</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Josele Ballester - 2024 United States Amateur Champion</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>My guest on this episode is the newly crowned United States Amateur Champion, Josele Ballester from Castellon de la Plana, Spain.
As you would imagine, Josele has been on quite the media blitz as of late.  Lots of questions about the final match at Hazeltine against Noah Kent and his legion of Iowa fans.  We did speak about the match, but we also dove into his start in the game in Spain, what ultimately made him decide to play college golf at Arizona State, and the other amateur accomplishemnts on his resume that played a huge role in his success at this year's U.S. Amateur.

There is a lot of great information in this episode, I really enjoyed speaking with Josele and I'll see him throughout the college season now that Arizona State has moved to the Big 12 Conference.  </itunes:subtitle>
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&lt;span&gt;My guest on this episode is the newly crowned United States Amateur Champion, Josele Ballester from &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Castellon de la Plana, Spain.&lt;/span&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;As you would imagine, Josele has been on quite the media blitz as of late.  Lots of questions about the final match at Hazeltine against Noah Kent and his legion of Iowa fans.  We did speak about the match, but we also dove into his start in the game in Spain, what ultimately made him decide to play college golf at Arizona State, and the other amateur accomplishemnts on his resume that played a huge role in his success at this year's U.S. Amateur.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;There is a lot of great information in this episode, I really enjoyed speaking with Josele and I'll see him throughout the college season now that Arizona State has moved to the Big 12 Conference.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href="https://thesundevils.com/sports/mens-golf/roster/josele-ballester/16655"&gt;Josele Ballester - Arizona State Men's Golf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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    <![CDATA[<div><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 15px;">My guest on this episode is the newly crowned United States Amateur Champion, Josele Ballester from&nbsp;</span><span style="color: rgb(42, 43, 44); font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 15px;">Castellon de la Plana, Spain.</span></div>

<p><span style="color: rgb(42, 43, 44); font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 15px;">As you would imagine, Josele has been on quite the media blitz as of late. &nbsp;Lots of questions about the final match at Hazeltine against Noah Kent and his legion of Iowa fans. &nbsp;We did speak about the match, but we also dove into his start in the game in Spain, what ultimately made him decide to play college golf at Arizona State, and the other amateur accomplishemnts on his resume that played a huge role in his success at this year&apos;s U.S. Amateur.</span></p>

<p><span style="color: rgb(42, 43, 44); font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 15px;">There is a lot of great information in this episode, I really enjoyed speaking with Josele and I&apos;ll see him throughout the college season now that Arizona State has moved to the Big 12 Conference. &nbsp;</span></p>

<p><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 15px;"><a href="https://thesundevils.com/sports/mens-golf/roster/josele-ballester/16655">Josele Ballester - Arizona State Men&apos;s Golf</a></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><a href="https://www.eliteamateurgolfseries.org/">Elite Amateur Golf Series - Official Website</a><br><br><a href="https://hoo.be/thebackoftherange" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Back of the Range - All Access</a></span></p>

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<p><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Email us: &nbsp; <a href="mailto:ben@thebackoftherange.com">ben@thebackoftherange.com</a><br>Website: <a href="http://www.thebackoftherange.com/">www.thebackoftherange.com</a>&nbsp;</span></p>

<div><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Voice Work by <a href="https://www.mpvoice.com">Mitch Phillips</a>&nbsp;</span></div>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<div><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 15px;">My guest on this episode is the newly crowned United States Amateur Champion, Josele Ballester from&nbsp;</span><span style="color: rgb(42, 43, 44); font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 15px;">Castellon de la Plana, Spain.</span></div>

<p><span style="color: rgb(42, 43, 44); font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 15px;">As you would imagine, Josele has been on quite the media blitz as of late. &nbsp;Lots of questions about the final match at Hazeltine against Noah Kent and his legion of Iowa fans. &nbsp;We did speak about the match, but we also dove into his start in the game in Spain, what ultimately made him decide to play college golf at Arizona State, and the other amateur accomplishemnts on his resume that played a huge role in his success at this year&apos;s U.S. Amateur.</span></p>

<p><span style="color: rgb(42, 43, 44); font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 15px;">There is a lot of great information in this episode, I really enjoyed speaking with Josele and I&apos;ll see him throughout the college season now that Arizona State has moved to the Big 12 Conference. &nbsp;</span></p>

<p><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 15px;"><a href="https://thesundevils.com/sports/mens-golf/roster/josele-ballester/16655">Josele Ballester - Arizona State Men&apos;s Golf</a></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><a href="https://www.eliteamateurgolfseries.org/">Elite Amateur Golf Series - Official Website</a><br><br><a href="https://hoo.be/thebackoftherange" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Back of the Range - All Access</a></span></p>

<p><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><a href="https://imperialsports.com/product-category/the-back-of-the-range/">The Back of the Range Collection at Imperial Sports</a><br>COUPON CODE: BOTR15 for 15% your entire purchase!<br><br><a href="http://www.thebackoftherange.com"><strong>Subscribe to The Back of the Range</strong></a></span></p>

<p><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Subscribe in <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-back-of-the-range/id1324297751">Apple Podcasts</a> and <a href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fopen.spotify.com%2Fshow%2F5emB9oBKJ8yAWc8FSZxb2l%3Fsi%3D3hCBQdWBRQeDQUuUedQOew&h=ATMobR8QOw2r7resaKN_Dyv_e20PuQ4zV8ROlLGXkNc9zaq8ENC8amtyDuOx4r1esSG9YrXtIpqOYhmOmG5mXJwIsWQQukScKkCv4LYrC7fO6B4quA&s=1">SPOTIFY!</a><br>Also Subscribe in <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPN_bdDVAolnKPumG3C9l7A/featured">YouTube</a>, &nbsp; <a href="https://playmusic.app.goo.gl/?ibi=com.google.PlayMusic&isi=691797987&ius=googleplaymusic&apn=com.google.android.music&link=https://play.google.com/music/m/Iziruy5vh3vqsiku2to674gzioa?t%3DThe_Back_of_the_Range%26pcampaignid%3DMKT-na-all-co-pr-mu-pod-16">Google Play</a> , <a href="https://overcast.fm/itunes1324297751/the-back-of-the-range-golf-podcast">Overcast</a>, <a href="http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=161626&refid=stpr">Stitcher</a>&nbsp;</span></p>

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<div><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Voice Work by <a href="https://www.mpvoice.com">Mitch Phillips</a>&nbsp;</span></div>]]>
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