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The Amateur Golf Podcast by AmateurGolf.com
A deep dive into the world of amateur golf through the lens of coaches, players, writers, tournament directors, and anyone else that loves golf.
Episodes
145 episodes
Reading the Land: Jay Blasi on Routing, Renovation & the Future of Golf Course Design
In this episode, golf course architect Jay Blasi shares his journey from childhood to designing some of the most notable courses, including Sequoia Country Club. We explore his design philosophy, full circle moments in his career, and insights ...
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U.S. Women’s Amateur: Storms, Upsets and a Marathon Saturday
Catch up on the U.S. Women’s Amateur as storms halt the Round of 16, top seeds fall and a marathon Saturday awaits at The Honors Course.
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Jay Leng: Western Amateur Champion and Elite Amateur Cup Winner
Stanford golfer Jay Leng joins the AmateurGolf.com Podcast after a career-defining summer that included winning the Western Amateur Championship and capturing the Elite Amateur Golf Series Cup.Leng takes us inside one of the most demandi...
Conrad Ray on Jay Leng’s Western Amateur win, the future of Stanford Golf, and seeing one of Tiger's greatest shots
Stanford men’s golf coach Conrad Ray joins the AmateurGolf.com Podcast to discuss Jay Leng’s Western Amateur victory and breakout summer. Ray explains how improvements in Leng’s putting, strength and confidence helped him capture one of amateur...
Golf for a Greater Purpose: The Hope Strengthens Foundation and How GolfStatus Helps Supporty Charity Golf Events
In the latest AmateurGolf.com Podcast, Hope Strengthens Foundation co-founder and executive director Jake Ferreira shares the organization’s story and explains how GolfStatus has helped make its charity golf...
Inside Cobra Golf R&D: Doug Roberts on OPTM Drivers, 3DP Technology and the Future of Club Innovation
Doug Roberts, Head of Research and Development at Cobra Golf, joins the AmateurGolf.com Podcast for an inside look at the technology, innovation and culture driving one of golf’s most forward-thinking equipment brands.Roberts explains th...
Amateurs at The Open, U.S. Amateur Qualifying, Championship Recaps and Southern Amateur Preview
Ten amateurs are headed to Royal Birkdale for the 154th Open Championship, each hoping to make the cut and contend for the Silver Medal. We highlight the amateur players to watch, including Mason Howell, Stuart Grehan, Lev Grinberg and Jack Buc...
Elite Amateur Golf Series Update: Trans-Mississippi Amateur, Women’s Western Preview and North & South Recap
The Elite Amateur Golf Series heats up with two historic championships on deck. We preview the Trans-Mississippi Amateur at Southern Hills, the Women’s Western Amateur at River Forest, recap the North & South Amateur, and update the latest ...
2026 U.S. Open Preview: Shinnecock Hills, Amateur Storylines & Low-Am Picks
The U.S. Open is back at Shinnecock Hills, and AmateurGolf.com is looking at the championship through the amateur lens.This year’s field features 20 amateurs, including top college stars, USGA champions, junior standouts, internat...
Inside the Elite Amateur Golf Series with Nick Biesecker
In this episode of the AmateurGolf.com Podcast, we’re joined by Nick Biesecker to take an inside look at the Elite Amateur Golf Series and its role in shaping the summer amateur golf landscape. Nick shares his background in compet...
Inside Fujikura with CEO David Schnider | Golf, Leadership & the 2024 U.S. Senior Open
In this exclusive AmateurGolf.com interview, we talk with David Schnider, President and CEO of Fujikura Composites America.David joined Fujikura in 1999 and has helped lead one of golf’s premier shaft brands. He is also a standout player...
Bobby Jones and the Shamrock Connection | St. Patrick’s Day Golf History
In this episode of the AmateurGolf.com Podcast, we dive into the St. Patrick’s Day connection between Bobby Jones, golf history, and Titleist’s special-edition shamrock Pro V1 golf balls. Pete shares why Bobby Jones remains the greatest amateur...
Mathias Grönberg: From Eisenhower Trophy Glory to Life on Tour
4-time DP World Tour Champion Mathias Grönberg reflects on winning the Eisenhower Trophy as an amateur, then spending 14+ years on the DP World Tour and seven on the PGA Tour—including four pro wins and a career that took him to 56+ countries.
From First Tee to Varsity: Building Junior Golfers with Andrew Sherman
Junior golf is booming—and so is the pressure. In this episode of the AmateurGolf.com Podcast presented by Cobra, Kyle sits down with Andrew Sherman, the Varsity Golf Coach at Templeton High School (Templeton, California), ...
Record Rounds, Global Champs, and the Cobra Amateur Blueprint (Trivia)
Kyle and McKenzie break down a wild early-season week in amateur golf, led by Auburn star Jackson Koybun’s video-game scoring at the Amerari Invitational—62-62-67 (-25), a new NCAA 36-hole scoring record (previously held by Tiger ...
Hogan Watchlist Buzz, a South African Legacy Win, and Golf-Course Trivia (feat. Augusta to Pine Valley)
College golf’s “Heisman moment” is here: we break down the 35-player Ben Hogan Award Watch List, what it signals about the season, and why the award’s history basically predicts future tour stars. Then we go global—Judd Sundelson’s...
Augusta Invites, DP World Tour Amateurs, and Cobra’s 3D-Printed Future
Welcome to the AmateurGolf.com Podcast Presented by Cobra—your weekly hit of competitive-amateur golf, told with equal parts authority and personality. In this episode, Kyle and McKenzie break down the latest amateur storylines on the DP World ...
EMERGENCY PODCAST: The NCAA Champ Michael La Sasso Jumps—What It Means
Day 1 at the PGA Show and we’re hitting the ground running. We talk about everything we tested from Cobra Golf’s full 2026 lineup—what stood out, what surprised us, and what we’re already excited to get back in our hands. Then we pivot to the h...
Why Cobra 3D Printing Works: Lattice Tech, Tungsten Weighting, and Combo-Set Magic
We go deep with Cobra’s Jose Miraflor on the engineering behind Cobra’s 3D-printed irons—from Tour-inspired shapes that play far more forgiving, to how internal lattice structures remove ~50 grams so Cobra can reposition mass with tungsten for ...
Stanford Scoring, Cobra Innovation, and January “Major” Am Golf
From the leaders at the Silicon Valley Amateur to Cobra’s newest drivers and 3D-printed irons, we’re covering what matters right now in competitive golf. We also recap standout January events—Amelie Salzman’s record-breaking week at the Sally a...
Amateur Golf Week in Review (Jan 6): Remembering Emanuele, New Year’s Invitational Drama, Jones Cup + Stanford Preview
Kyle and McKenzie break down the biggest amateur golf stories heading into 2026: remembering Emanuele Galeppini, a wild six-man playoff at the 100th New Year’s Invitational, and what to watch at the Jones Cup Invitational. They also preview Ama...
Electric Caddies, Real Golf: The Future of Walking Rounds
Golf was built to be walked—and in this episode, we dig into why walking isn’t just “old-school,” it’s the best way to experience the game.Rob Rigg (Founder, The Walking Golfer / Walking Golfer Society) joins Mark Stewart (Co-Foun...
Building a High School Golf Powerhouse with Foresight Tech — Tim Lovell & Lakeview Academy
Tim Lovell has spent his life around competitive amateur golf, from growing up on his grandfather’s nine-hole course in Georgia to a “year of golf” as an exchange student in New Zealand and a memorable AmateurGolf.com Ireland trip. Now he’s giv...
Records Fall at St. Andrews, Stanford Shines, and Q-School Kicks Off
This week on The AmateurGolf.com Brief, host Mackenzie breaks down the biggest stories in amateur golf — from the start of the 2025 PGA Tour Q-School and what it means for aspiring pros, to a record-breaking week at the St. Andrews Lin...
Inside Northern California Golf with Pete Wlodkowski: The Roots of AmateurGolf.com
Host McKenzie Steenson sits down with Pete Wlodkowski, founder of AmateurGolf.com, to explore the origins of the site and the thriving amateur golf community of Northern California. From the early days of hand-lettered leaderboard...
