The Back of the Range
Weekly interviews from prominent amateurs, coaches, and personalities from the game of golf!
We found 8 episodes of The Back of the Range with the tag “western amateur”.
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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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2023 Elite Amateur Golf Series Preview Episode with Andy Priest, Exec. Director of Southern Golf Association
June 13th, 2023 | 53 mins 21 secs
amateur golf, college golf, elite amateur golf series, north & south amateur, northeast amateur, pac coast amateur, southern amateur, sunnehanna, the back of the range, trans-miss amateur, usga, western amateur
My guest on this episode is Andy Priest from the Elite Amateur Golf Series. In this episode, we spoke about the new partnership between the Elite Amateur Golf Series and The Back of the Range and what you can expect from an exciting summer of amateur golf!
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Dylan Meyer - 2016 Western Amateur Champion
August 3rd, 2022 | 1 hr 5 mins
amateur golf, college golf, dylan meyer, golf, illinois, pga tour, western amateur, western golf association
My guest on this episode is the 2016 Western Amateur Champion, Dylan Meyer. The former All-American from the University of Illinois spoke about his journey as a professional, but we also looked back on his stellar amateur and collegiate career and what brought him success at Knollwood in 2016. Fantastic conversation with one of the best amateurs to ever come out of the University of Illinois.
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Drew Cohen - The Man on the Bag for Michael Thorbjornsen
July 27th, 2022 | 43 mins 36 secs
bones mckay, caddying, drew cohen, img, michael thorbjornsen, pga tour, stanford, usga, wellesley, western amateur
My guest on this episode is Drew Cohen, the man on the bag for one of the best amateurs in the world....Michael Thorbjornsen.
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Austin Greaser - 2021 U.S. Amateur Finalist
September 29th, 2021 | 53 mins 18 secs
amateur golf, austin greaser, college golf, golf, james piot, tarheels, u.s. amateur, unc, vandalia, western amateur
My guest on this episode was the runner-up at the 2021 U.S. Amateur. Austin Greaser came into the Sunnehanna Amateur in June ranked #139 in the world. Now he is ranked #30. We spoke about his incredible summer, his start in the game in Vandalia, Ohio, and what ultimately led him to play for the Tarheels at UNC.
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2021 Western Amateur Preview - Rick and Charlie Waddell
July 26th, 2021 | 49 mins 10 secs
amateur golf, charlie waddell, evans scholar, glen view, pierceson coody, rick waddell, western amateur, western golf association
My special guests on this episode are Rick and Charlie Waddell. Rick is the tournament chairman of the Western Amateur this year, not only is he a member of Glen View but so is his son Charlie. In fact, Charlie is in the field this week, joining other strong mid-ams such as Hagestad and Rank, after winning the club championship at Glen View. It's a special week for the Waddell family and a special week for Glen View, the site of the very first Western Amateur Championship back in 1899.
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Angus Flanagan - The Golden Gopher from Woking, England
March 10th, 2021 | 1 hr 1 min
amateur golf, angus flanagan, bob ford, genesis, pga tour, seminole, university of minnesota, walker cup, western amateur
My guest on this episode is Angus Flanagan from the University of Minnesota. How does a kid from Woking, England make it to Minnesota and play in TWO PGA Tour events while still an amateur? You'll find out how during this episode!
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Pierceson Coody - 2020 Western Amateur Champion
August 2nd, 2020 | 18 mins 57 secs
amateur golf, cole hammer, college golf, crooked stick, parker coody, pierceson coody, rasmus neergaard-petersen, us amateur, usga, western amateur
Special Bonus Episode on a Sunday! I had a chance to catch up with the 2020 Western Amateur Champion, Pierceson Coody on his ride home from Carmel, Indiana to Plano, Texas. We spoke about his play at the Western and what his thoughts are looking towards the U.S. Amateur at Bandon Dunes.