The Back of the Range
Weekly interviews from prominent amateurs, coaches, and personalities from the game of golf!
We found 10 episodes of The Back of the Range with the tag “usga”.
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Michael Kartrude - Chasing the Dream on the Mackenzie Tour
September 12th, 2018 | 49 mins 59 secs
amateur golf, college golf, european tour, golf, mackenzie tour, pga, pga canada, podcast, usga
Our guest this week is Michael Kartrude from West Palm Beach, Florida. Michael plays professionally on the Mackenzie Tour in Canada and he shared some great stories from his life on the road and also from his time working at The Bear's Club in Jupiter.
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Hannah Fleming - Assistant Curator, British Golf Museum
August 30th, 2018 | 50 mins 42 secs
british open, claret jub, henrik stenson, jordan speith, old tom morris, open championship, r&a, ryder cup, st. andrews, usga
Our guest this week is Hannah Fleming, the assistant curator of The British Golf Museum in St. Andrews, Scotland! Very educational and interesting episode revolving around golf history, interesting artifacts at the museum, and the origination of the Claret Jug. Great episode for anyone interested in golf!
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Steve Scott - Stories from the 1996 US Amateur
August 15th, 2018 | 53 mins 16 secs
amateur golf, golf, podcast, steve scott, tiger woods, usga
It's U.S. Amateur week! This week we visit with Steve Scott, the man that stared down Tiger Woods in the 1996 U.S. Amateur Final at Pumpkin Ridge. Arguably, one of the greatest finals in U.S. Amateur history. We discuss Steve's experience playing collegiately at UF, his two Walker Cup appearances, the match against Tiger, and his new projects: The Outpost Club and Silver Club Golfing Society.
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Bob Murphy - 1965 US Amateur Champion
July 25th, 2018 | 1 hr 5 mins
amateur golf, bob murphy, champions tour, college golf, florida golf, masters, usga, walker cup
Such an honor to have Bob Murphy join us this week! Bob won the 1965 US Amateur and the 1966 NCAA Individual National Championship before embarking on a successful professional career where he won multiple times on the PGA Tour and Champions Tour. World Cup, Walker Cup, Ryder Cup.....Murph did it all. Tons of great stories in this episode!
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Ryan Howison - Winning on the Web.com and Stories from the PGA Tour - Part 2
July 11th, 2018 | 49 mins 24 secs
golf, pga tour, ryan howison, tiger woods, usga
This week, we resume our conversation with Ryan Howison. Ryan played professionally on the Web.com Tour and the PGA Tour. After a stellar 1999 Season on the Web.com Tour, Ryan went back to the PGA Tour in 2000....right in the middle of Tigermania. We spoke about life on the tour, his experience as a re-instated amateur, sponsorship deals, and the Cleveland VAS irons from 1996.
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Austin Cook, PGA Tour Rookie Sensation
July 5th, 2018 | 59 mins 48 secs
amateur golf, austin cook, college golf, european tour, golf, pga, podcast, usga
Austin Cook, PGA rookie and winner of the 2017 RSM Classic, joins us this week at The Back of the Range Golf Podcast! After an amazing career at the University of Arkansas, Austin rose up the ranks on the mini-tours, found great success at Monday Qualifiers, and won in only his 4th event as a full-time member of the PGA Tour. Great stories and candid opinions from one of the top-ranked rookies on Tour!
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Gene Elliott - Top-Ranked Senior Amateur from Iowa
June 27th, 2018 | 57 mins 17 secs
crump cup, eugene elliott, gene elliott, golf, iowa, mike mccoy, usga
Our very special guest this week is Gene Elliott. After winning the George C. Thomas Invitational in Los Angeles recently, Gene is now the #1 Ranked Senior Amateur in the country! Gene shared some great stories from amazing Iowa Hall of Fame career, working with Harmon and Leadbetter, and his 29 USGA appearances!
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Bob Toski - Legendary Golf Instructor
June 20th, 2018 | 1 hr 12 mins
amateur golf, college golf, european tour, golf, pga, podcast, toski, us open, usga
We had the incredible honor to speak with the living legend of golf instruction, Bob Toski, last month. He welcomed us into his home for an afternoon of incredible golf stories. Mr. Toski had a story about Hogan, Snead, Hagen, and Bobby Jones! At 91 years old, he is truly one of the greats!
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Joe Buck - The Voice of the U.S. Open
June 12th, 2018 | 49 mins 4 secs
amateur golf, college golf, european tour, fox sports, golf, joe buck, pga, podcast, us open, usga
It's U.S. Open week and our guest this week is Joe Buck. He will anchor the coverage along with Paul Azinger, Brad Faxon, and the entire FOX Sports crew. Joe spoke about his career and his thoughts on covering the game of golf....especially the U.S. Open. A very fun and candid interview with the voice of the U.S. Open!
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Ryan Howison - Winning on the Web.com and Stories from the PGA Tour - Part 1
June 6th, 2018 | 43 mins 22 secs
amateur golf, college golf, european tour, golf, pga, podcast, ryan howison, usga
This week's guest is Ryan Howison from Jupiter, Florida. After battling shoulder injuries as the starting third baseman for the University of North Carolina Tarheels, he decided to take a shot at professional golf. Ryan competed all over the world and played on the Web.com Tour and PGA Tour during the 90s and early 2000s. He told some amazing stories from his time as a professional.