The Back of the Range
Weekly interviews from prominent amateurs, coaches, and personalities from the game of golf!
Displaying items 11-20 of 30 in total of The Back of the Range with the tag "masters".
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Nathan Smith - He's Won Some Things
October 28th, 2020 | 1 hr 15 mins
USGA, amateur golf, masters, mid-amateur, nathan smith, sean knapp, stewart hagestad, walker cup
My guest on this episode is Nathan Smith from Pittsburgh, PA. He's the youngest U.S. Mid-Amateur Champion in history. He's also won the most US Mid-Amateurs in history with FOUR. He's played in three Walker Cups....and his final match as a player in 2013, that final win....was the clincher for the Americans at National Golf Links. He's won the West Penn Amateur four consecutive times, he's won the PA Amateur, the Sunnehanna.... you get the picture!
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Winging It at the U.S. Open - John Augenstein, 2019 U.S. Amateur Finalist
September 15th, 2020 | 18 mins 5 secs
US Open, USGA, john augenstein, masters, ncaa, tiger woods, u.s. open, vanderbilt, walker cup, winged foot
Special Bonus Episode! Had the chance to catch up with 2019 U.S. Amateur Finalist, John Augenstein. John played a practice round on Tuesday with Tiger and JT.....so his day was CLEARLY better than all of ours. Great insights into Winged Foot and he sounds very confident heading into Thursday's opening round!
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Buddy Alexander - 1986 U.S. Amateur Champion
September 9th, 2020 | 1 hr 1 min
Jack Nicklaus, US Amateur, buddy alexander, camilo villegas, college golf, gators, masters, nick gilliam, uf, walker cup
My guest on this episode is Buddy Alexander. Alexander won the 1986 U.S. Amateur Championship and served as the men’s golf coach at the University of Florida for 27 seasons. He won the 1991 Florida State Amateur and has competed in over 40 United State Golf Association championships. Tons of great stories about the Walker Cup, the Masters, and his "commandments" that he instilled in his players. Great listen with lots of great information!
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Parker Coody - 2020 Southern Highlands Collegiate Champion
September 2nd, 2020 | 33 mins 13 secs
USGA, amateur golf, cole hammer, college golf, golf, masters, ncaa, parker coody, pierceson coody, texas golf
My guest on this epsiode is Parker Coody, part of that young nucleus on the Texas Longhorns golf team that includes his twin brother Pierceson, Travis Vick, Will Thomson, and Cole Hammer. The final tournament of the collegiate season, before it was interrupted by the coronavirus pandemic, was the Southern Highlands Collegiate in Las Vegas. USC won the team title, but Parker Coody came from seven shots back, caught Yuxin Lin of USC on the 18th hole to force a playoff which he ultimately won. The prize was an exemption in the PGA Tour's Shriners Hospitals for Children Open at TPC Summerlin in Las Vegas.
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John Augenstein - Vanderbilt's Star Returns
May 27th, 2020 | 36 mins 54 secs
Golf Channel, US Open, USGA, amateur golf, amateurgolf.com, andy ogletree, john augenstein, masters, ncaa, pinehurst, u.s. amateur, vanderbilt, walker cup
My guest on this episode is John Augenstein. After finishing runner-up to Andy Ogletree in last year's U.S. Amateur at Pinehurst, he was named to the 2019 United States Walker Cup team that was ultimately victorious against the GB&I squad at Royal Liverpool. My conversation with John was recorded in early April when we knew even less than we did now. We spoke about his practice rounds at Augusta National in preparation for the Masters, the vibe in the U.S. team room the night before the final day at the Walker Cup, and how he has balanced academics with athletics at Vanderbilt.
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Gary Williams - Host of Golf Channel's Morning Drive
April 3rd, 2020 | 1 hr 59 mins
1up with gary williams, Golf Channel, Jack Nicklaus, TV, USGA, arnold palmer, ben crenshaw, gary williams, golf, masters, pga tour, tiger woods
Our guest on this episode is Gary Williams! Gary is the host of Morning Drive on the Golf Channel and is also re-launching his own podcast, 1UP with Gary Williams, so make sure you subscribe below to catch his latest episodes. We spoke about the cancellation of The Players from a behind-the-scenes perspective. We also talked about Arnold, Jack, Tiger....and his childhood hero, Ben Crenshaw. Hopefully, the first of many times Gary stops by The Back of the Range!
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THE ROAD TO AUGUSTA - Lukas Michel, U.S. Mid-Amateur Champion
April 1st, 2020 | 47 mins 19 secs
Augusta National, USGA, australia, colorado golf club, golf, lukas michel, masters, melbourne, sand hills, st. andrews, winged foot
The Road to Augusta series continues with the 2019 U.S. Mid Amateur Champion, Lukas Michel. We spoke about his journey from Australia to become the first foreign-born champion of the U.S. Mid-Amateur and his time studying at the University of St. Andrews. Great lessons in this episode about a kid that followed his dreams and now gets to play the Masters!
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Colt Knost - It's All Gravy From Here
March 17th, 2020 | 1 hr 10 mins
US Amateur, USGA, cbs sports, colt knost, drew stoltz, masters, pga tour, sirius xm, subpar, taylor zarzour, tiger woods, walker cup, whisper rock
Our guest this week is Colt Knost. With everything going on in the world right now, I thought Colt would be the perfect guest to escape from the realities of COVID19. So turn off the news and enjoy some stories from Big Gravy!
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THE ROAD TO AUGUSTA - Abel Gallegos, Latin America Amateur Champion
March 11th, 2020 | 28 mins 47 secs
USGA, abel gallegos, amateur golf, angel cabrera, argentina, augusta, las mulitas, masters, mayakoba, paco aleman, r&a
The Road to Augusta series kicks off with the last amateur to receive an invitation to the Masters: the 2020 Latin American Amateur Champion, Abel Gallegos from Argentina. The 17-year old shot a flawless 67 on the final day to capture the title at Mayakoba. Special thanks to Paco Aleman for helping out as an interpreter in this episode!
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John "Spider" Miller - 1996 & 1998 U.S. Mid-Amateur Champion
October 23rd, 2019 | 41 mins 30 secs
Jack Nicklaus, USGA, arnold palmer, fuzzy zoeller, indiana university, jimmy dunne, masters, paul casey, seminole, spider miller, walker cup
Our guest this week is Spider Miller from Bloomington, Indiana. How does a beer man from Indiana end up winning two U.S. Mid-Amateurs and captaining the U.S. Walker Cup team? You'll find out in this special episode here at The Back of the Range!