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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.  

Josele Ballester - Arizona State Men's Golf

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My guest on this episode of TBO is Noah Kent, a rising sophomore for the Iowa Men's Golf team and also the runner-up in this summer's United States Amateur Championship.  I've known Noah for a few years now, I would see him during the Terra Cotta Invitational in Naples, Florida....which is essentially his hometown tournament.  He had a great freshman campaign at Iowa that included five Top 20 finishes.  

Although he did win both his stages of qualifying for this year's U.S. Amateur at Hazeltine, he came in well below the radar.  And after a first round 77 at Hazeltine in the stroke play portion, it didn't look like Noah would be around for long in Minnesota.  That all changed in a hurry after a 64 at Chaska Town Course, the U.S. Am companion site, that vaulted him into the match play portion of the championship. And that was just the beginning.

During this episode, we spoke about his miracle run all the way into the Championship match against eventual winner Josele Ballester.  We also spoke about his fans, that donned yellow Caitlin Clark t-shirts.  Clark shirts rooting for Kent.....Clark Kent....yes, sometimes the headlines really are too good to be true.

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My guest on this episode is Lance Ringler from Golfweek.  The truth is that Lance Ringler has been covering college and amateur golf for nearly a quarter of a century.  He coached colllege golf, he still writes, he knows rankings inside and out, he will forget more about college golf than I will ever know.  Jack of all trades.  That's what I should have used.....College Golf's JAck of all Trades.  Oh well, maybe I'll use that for the next episode with Lance.  We just scratched the surface in this one....we spoke about PGA Tour U, Rankings, College Golf, the TWO tournaments that he runs....the National Golf Invitational and the Hoosier Amateur. 
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This is the final part of the Magnolia Memories series featuring stories from the 2022 Augusta National Women's Amateur.  You'll hear stories from both inside and outside the ropes from players, coaches, caddies, and parents.  All three parts of this series are available NOW in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts.

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This is the second part of the Magnolia Memories series featuring stories from the 2022 Augusta National Women's Amateur.  You'll hear stories from both inside and outside the ropes from players, coaches, caddies, and parents.  All three parts of this series are available NOW in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts.

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This is the first part of the Magnolia Memories series featuring stories from the 2022 Augusta National Women's Amateur.  You'll hear stories from both inside and outside the ropes from players, coaches, caddies, and parents.  All three parts of this series are available NOW in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts.

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My guest on the 250th episode of The Back of the Range is Carol Semple Thompson.  One of the greatest amateurs in the history of golf and an absolute treasure.  Enjoy!

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My guest on this episode is the 2022 Latin America Amateur Champion, Aaron Jarvis.  The UNLV freshman and native of the Cayman Islands makes his Masters debut this week and we spoke about his young career and the exciting opportunity that lies ahead.   https://www.instagram.com/a.jarvis14/Aaron Jarvis - Instagram
https://unlvrebels.com/sports/mens-golf/roster/aaron-jarvis/14668Aaron Jarvis - UNLV Men's Golf

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My guest on this episode is Michael Brennan from Wake Forest University.  Coming off of winning the Genesis Showcase and playing his first PGA Tour event at Riviera, Michael is looking to lead Wake Forest to a National Championship this spring at Grayhawk.  Tremendous information and stories shared by the standout sophomore(!) from Wake.

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Michael Brennan - Wake Forest University

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My guest on this episode is Frankie Capan from Florida Gulf Coast University.  One of the best amateurs in the world and a former USGA Champion, we had plenty to discuss regarding his collegiate career that had him spending time at Alabama before making the move to Fort Myers, Florida.  

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Frankie Capan - Florida Gulf Coast University

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