The Back of the Range
Weekly interviews from prominent amateurs, coaches, and personalities from the game of golf!
We found 7 episodes of The Back of the Range with the tag “texas golf”.
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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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John Fields - University of Texas Men's Golf Coach
May 12th, 2022 | 55 mins 46 secs
ben crenshaw, cole hammer, college golf, john fields, jordan spieth, ncaa golf, parker coody, pierceson coody, texas golf, texas longhorns
My guest on this episode is the head coach of the University of Texas Men's Golf Team, John Fields. This episode is full of some great stories with some awesome takeaways for juniors and parents. Along with leading the Longhorns to a National Championship in 2012, Coach Fields has nine NCAA Top-Five finishes to his name, 13 finishes in the Top-10, eight Big 12 Championships, 60 tournament wins, and is a two-time National Coach of the Year.
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Cole Hammer - Making Moves in Miami
December 31st, 2020 | 50 mins 36 secs
amateur golf, cole hammer, golf, south beach international, texas golf, texas longhorns, usga, walker cup
My guest on the final episode of 2020 is Cole Hammer from the University of Texas. In this episode, Cole and I talk about a tumultous year of golf and we dive into the last 10 days of his 2020 golf season that were made up of two distinctive events: The Walker Cup Practice Session at Bay Hill and his dominant performance at the South Beach International in Miami.
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Parker Coody - 2020 Southern Highlands Collegiate Champion
September 2nd, 2020 | 33 mins 13 secs
amateur golf, cole hammer, college golf, golf, masters, ncaa, parker coody, pierceson coody, texas golf, usga
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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THE ROAD TO HOYLAKE - Brandon Wu and Cole Hammer
August 21st, 2019 | 46 mins 49 secs
amateur golf, amateurgolf.com, brandon wu, cole hammer, hoylake, isaiah salinda, julie williams, longhorns, r&a, royal liverpool, stanford golf, texas golf, the back of the range golf podcast, usga, walker cup
Our seventh episode takes us down The Road to Hoylake as we catch up with two of the top-ranked amateurs in the world. Brandon Wu has had an amazing summer. Lead Stanford to the National Championship. Played in the U.S. and British Open Championship. Played in the Pan-Am Games in Peru for the United States. Is Walker Cup next? Cole Hammer already punched his ticket to Hoylake as the #1 Ranked Amateur in the World. Look for Cole to lead the Americans at Royal Liverpool Golf Club. As always, we catch up with Julie Williams from AmateurGolf.com for some additional insight.
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THE ROAD TO HOYLAKE - Pierceson Coody and Isaiah Salinda
August 13th, 2019 | 50 mins 57 secs
amateur golf, amateurgolf.com, brandon wu, cole hammer, hoylake, isaiah salinda, julie williams, longhorns, pierceson coody, r&a, royal liverpool, stanford golf, texas golf, the back of the range golf podcast, usga, walker cup
Our fifth episode takes us down The Road to Hoylake as we catch up Pierceson Coody from Texas and Isaiah Salinda from Stanford. While Pierceson is looking to retun to Texas to make another run at the National Championship, Isaiah ended his collegiate career in style by capturing the National Championship. Both are looking for a strong showing at the U.S. Amateur this week. As always, we catch up with Julie Williams from AmateurGolf.com for some additional insight.
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Kristen GIllman, 2018 U.S. Women's Amateur Champion
February 6th, 2019 | 30 mins 33 secs
alabama golf, brooke henderson, curtis cup, kristen gillman, lexi thompson, lpga, texas golf, usga
Our guest this week is Kristen Gillman, the 2018 U.S. Women's Amateur. She just turned pro and is a rookie on the LPGA Tour, but we chatted about her amateur accomplishments that include....well, just about everything you can imagine. Curtis Cup, World Amateur Team, All-American at Alabama.....oh, and she actually has TWO U.S. Amateur wins. Her first? At the age of 16. She's got some serious game and some great stories!