The Back of the Range
Weekly interviews from prominent amateurs, coaches, and personalities from the game of golf!
Displaying items 211-219 of 219 in total of The Back of the Range with the tag "usga".
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Greg O'Mahony - The Worldwide Chase to the PGA Tour - Part 1
May 2nd, 2018 | 1 hr 12 mins
USGA, amateur golf, college golf, european tour, golf, pga, podcast
The first part of our special two-part, in-depth interview with Greg O'Mahony. Greg O'Mahony was a 3-time NCAA All-American at Nova Southeastern University in Davie, Florida. He's in the Top 10 in career earnings on the Minor League Golf Tour and qualified for his hometown PGA Tour event: The 2011 Honda Classic. Greg shared stories from his worldwide pursuit to make it to the biggest stage of professional golf: The PGA Tour.
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Marc Dull - On The Doorstep to The Masters
April 11th, 2018 | 56 mins 58 secs
Augusta National, USGA, amateur golf, caddy, gasparilla, golf, lakeland, marc dull, podcast, streamsong, the masters
We visit this week with Marc Dull from Lakeland, Florida. Marc was one win away from playing in the 2016 Masters. He was a finalist in the 2015 US Mid AM and is the reigning Florida State Amateur Player of the Year. He was also a semifinalist with his Four-Ball partner Chip Brooke in the 2017 US Four Ball. Marc is absolutely a one-of-a-kind person and player and he shared some great stories.....some of them actually make it into the episode!
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Chip Brooke - Mini-Tours, Bandon Dunes, and the US Four Ball
April 4th, 2018 | 1 hr 21 mins
USGA, amateur golf, bandon dunes, college golf, fsga, golf, stone temple pilots, streamsong
This week’s guest is Chip Brooke from Bartow, Florida and we covered a ton of topics. We spoke about his time playing on the mini-tours in California, we spoke about his time caddying at Bandon Dunes and Streamsong, and we also got around to talking about his days playing in college. He has found success in recent years on the state and national level as a mid-amateur. He is the 2016 Florida State Mid Amateur Champion and also reached the Semifinals with partner Marc Dull at the 2017 US Four Ball at Pinehurst.
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Marisa Messana - Clemson University, Women's Golf
March 28th, 2018 | 49 mins 7 secs
USGA, amateur golf, clemson, college golf, golf, messana, women's golf
Marisa Messana joins us this week at The Back of the Range! As a member of Clemson University's Women's Golf Team, she provides senior leadership through her play on the course and her work in the classroom as well. She is a Three-Time ACC Academic Honor Roll recipient and led her team to their first National Championship in 2017.
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Peter Dachisen - PGA Tour Rules Official
March 21st, 2018 | 1 hr 6 mins
USGA, amateur golf, fsga, gasparilla, golf, pga tour, podcast
Peter Dachisen joins us this week at The Back of the Range Golf Podcast. As a PGA Tour Rules Official, Peter spends his time inside the ropes at PGA Tour events officiating the best players in the world. Peter is also an accomplished amateur having won the Gasparilla Invitational FIVE times and holding the tournament single-round record of 62.
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Ashley Burke - All-American Girl Chasing the Dream to the LPGA
March 14th, 2018 | 49 mins 4 secs
USGA, amateur golf, college golf, golf, lpga, pgatour, podcast, usf
Ashley Burke joins us this week to talk about her journey into professional golf and her goals of reaching the LPGA. She participated in three US Women's Amateur Championships and was an All-Conference selection at the University of South Florida. Ashley was also our "international correspondent" when she was down in Chile for the Latin America Amateur Championship. She has some fun stories to share about college golf and life on the Suncoast Tour.
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Deron Zendt - World Renowned Expert in Chinch Bugs and Manganese
March 7th, 2018 | 41 mins 6 secs
USGA, amateur golf, florida, golf, lebanon country club, podcast, superintendent
A fun and informative interview with Deron Zendt. We discuss his start in the game and his career as a superintendent. From starting at Riviera in Los Angeles, hijinks at the Sullivan Invitational at Lebanon CC, to winning the Superintendent National Championship in Orlando, we cover it all....including chinch bugs and manganese.
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T.J. Shuart - The Life of a Career Amateur
February 28th, 2018 | 1 hr 13 mins
USGA, amateur golf, college golf, fsga, golf, loyola, podcast, shuart
This week's guest is TJ Shuart from Fort Lauderdale, Florida. All that TJ has done is participate in 11 USGA championships and is one of the last men to accomplish the unique feat of qualifying for the US Amateur, US Mid-Amateur, and US Amateur Public Links in the same season. He played collegiately at Loyola University and has some great stories about some matches against current professionals like Ricky Barnes and Ryan Moore. Additionally, he launched his own amateur golf tour here in South Florida and we get into that as well.
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Scott Kennedy - The BBQ King of Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
February 14th, 2018 | 55 mins 53 secs
BBQ, USGA, amateur golf, golf, pinehurst, podcast, smoke, st. andrews
With the Winter Olympics in full swing, we decided we needed a Canadian as a guest this week. This week's guest is Scott Kennedy, originally from Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. Scott played collegiately at Florida Atlantic University before transitioning into the nightclub and restaurant industry. He shared some great stories from his memorable experience playing in the 250th British Amateur at St. Andrews and most recently, his USGA Four-Ball run at Pinehurst. Oh, and he also offered some advice to Sergio Garcia for this year's Champions Dinner at The Masters. Here's a hint: It's not a tofu burger.