The Back of the Range
Weekly interviews from prominent amateurs, coaches, and personalities from the game of golf!
We found 4 episodes of The Back of the Range with the tag “north and south amateur”.
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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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Catie Craig - 2024 North and South Women's Amateur Champion
July 3rd, 2024 | 41 mins 19 secs
amateur golf, catie craig, golf course architecture, north and south amateur, pinehurst, western kentucky
My guest on this episode of The Back of the Range is the new North and South Women's Amateur Champion, Catie Craig. In this episode, we spoke about Catie's win at Pinehurst.....but also hit upon a lot of great topics ranging from golf course architecture, what makes a good four-ball partner, and a little bit of history from her hometown of Sautee Nacoochee, Georgia. Katie will head into her senior season at Western Kentucky in September where she will look to continue to rewrite the record books for the Hilltoppers.
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Nick Dunlap - 2023 North and South Amateur Champion
July 7th, 2023 | 57 mins 19 secs
alabama golf, amateur golf, elite amateur golf series, golf podcast, jackson van paris, karl vilips, nick dunlap, north and south amateur, pinehurst
Nick Dunlap goes back-to-back and captures the North and South Amateur. Before speaking with Nick, I was able to catch up with Matt Nunez, Pinehurst Tournament Director on what goes into hosting a championship at Pinehurst. Special week in North Carolina.....Nick shares what led to his amazing victory and his drive to capture the Elite Amateur Cup this summer.
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Elite Amateur Golf Series - Interview with Andy Priest, Exec. Director of Southern Golf Association
December 8th, 2021 | 32 mins 23 secs
amateur golf, elite amateur golf series, north and south amateur, northeast amateur, pacific coast amateur, southern golf association, sunnehanna amateur, trans-miss amateur, usga, western golf association
My guest on this episode is Andy Priest, the executive director of the Southern Golf Association. We spoke about the newly announced Elite Amateur Golf Series. The seven championships that make up the series have a distinguished history hosting the top talent and competitive play in amateur golf. These championships are the Sunnehanna Amateur, Northeast Amateur, North & South Amateur, Trans-Mississippi Amateur, Southern Amateur, Pacific Coast Amateur and Western Amateur.