The Back of the Range

Kiara Romero - 2025 McCormack Medal Winner

September 11th, 2025  |  18 mins 32 secs

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Our guest on this episode of The Back of the Range is Kiara Romero from Oregon Women's Golf. She continues to collect accolades in the world of amateur golf and is currently the #1 ranked amateur in the world and the 2025 McCormack Medal Winner.

Megha Ganne - 2025 U.S. Women's Amateur Champion

August 21st, 2025  |  33 mins 37 secs

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Our guest on this episode of The Back of the Range is the new U.S. Women's Amateur Champion, Megha Ganne.
It is always a fun conversation when I get a chance to visit with Megha. It almost always goes in a multitude of directions. Sometimes it is serious, sometimes it is not. But in between the laughs and the inside jokes, she was able to share some insight on her career at Stanford.....navigating the NIL Space, and what lies ahead when she eventually makes the jump to professional golf.

Tyler Watts - 2025 Sunnehanna Amateur Champion

August 8th, 2025  |  34 mins 4 secs

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Our guest on this episode of The Back of the Range is junior phenom, Tyler Watts from Huntsville, Alabama. The winner of the 2023 Jones Cup Junior Invitational has been trending upwards since his runner-up finish in 2024 at the U.S. Junior and this summer captured one of the most prestigious title in amateur golf, the Sunnehanna Amateur title.

Will King - 2025 Kansas State Amateur Champion

August 2nd, 2025  |  39 mins 19 secs

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My guest on this episode is Will King from the University of Kansas Men's Golf Team. Will just picked up a huge win at the Kansas State Amateur, adding his name to a prestigious list of champions and building even more momentum heading into the fall season with the Jayhawks. We talked about life on the KU golf team, what it means to represent that storied program, and the tight-knit culture they’ve built in Lawrence. And with the U.S. Amateur looming at Olympic Club, Will gave us some insight into how he’s preparing for one of the biggest events in amateur golf.

Jay Sigel - Remembering a Legend of Amateur Golf

April 20th, 2025  |  54 mins 16 secs

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In this episode, we remember one of the true legends of amateur golf, Jay Sigel. Jay lost his battle with cancer on April 19th, 2025. This is a re-airing of the episode that he did with me back in 2019.

Cameron Tankersley - Ole Miss Men's Golf

January 29th, 2025  |  24 mins 34 secs

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My guest on this episode is Cameron Tankersley from Ole Miss Men's Golf. He just picked up his first amateur win at the 2024 Patriot All-America and will look to help lead the #1 ranked Rebels to the National Championship in May. Great conversation with one of the most consistent collegiate golfers in the country.

Scott Harvey - Founder of the East West Matches

October 26th, 2024  |  21 mins 45 secs

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Great conversation with the founder of the East West Matches, Scott Harvey. We previewed the upcoming matches at Maridoe Golf Club as the series is currently tied 1-1.

Anna Davis - 2024 Illini Women's Invitational Champion

October 23rd, 2024  |  20 mins 4 secs

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Great conversation with Anna Davis after her win at the Illini Women's Invitational. We spoke about her experience on the U.S. Curtis Cup team this summer and also what lies ahead for her this spring at Auburn.

Hannah Darling - 2024 ANNIKA Intercollegiate Champion

September 19th, 2024  |  20 mins 46 secs

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Great conversation with Hannah Darling, the 2024 ANNIKA Intercollegiate Champion. We spoke about her win and also leading her GB&I team to a Curtis Cup victory at Sunningdale.

Josele Ballester - 2024 United States Amateur Champion

September 4th, 2024  |  54 mins 12 secs

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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.