Now on the Tee

On this episode of #NowOnTheTee we are joined by Purdue Alum and current Korn Ferry Tour Rookie, Joe Weiler. We discuss the difficulty of his Industrial Engineering education while playing collegiately at Purdue, as well as his journey to become a professional. Weiler talks about having a couple slow collegiate years prior to making significant headway in his career the last few years on the team. We also discuss his struggles missing 8 cuts in a row and how he relearned his control of the game and how that has benefited him.

For this week's episode we are joined by Charlie Schuyler, someone who has had quite the unique golf background. Schuyler played collegiately at Penn State and is a member on the Indiana Golf Foundation Board of Directors. One of his most impressive accomplishments includes his stop at Augusta National, where he served as an Assistant Pro for four years. Tune in to hear about how this opportunity arose, his encounters during his time within this position, how Augusta National was one of the most educational and inspirational experiences of Charlie's working life, and some interesting facts about the club itself.

This week's podcast highlights two recent Indiana Golf Major Champions, Nick Bienz and Kayla Benge! Bienz is our Indiana Open Winner. In this episode, he discusses where this win ranks on the professional level, the importance of confidence as a professional player, and his other experiences in the past Indiana Opens. Benge joins in to talk about her experience winning the IWGA Amateur and how much this win means to her. She also tells us about her game plan going into the final round and what it was like playing with 5X Champion Julia Potter-Bobb.

This week's episode of #NowOnTheTee brings us some insight from two phenomenal golfers who have been representing #indianagolf well.

Our first guest is Clemson University's Annabelle Pancake, the first American runner-up of the British Women's Amateur in five years! Pancake talks about adapting to the different course conditions, the ability to get creative with her shots, her love for match play, and her plans to go pro after graduation.

Our next guest is our recent #INPGAWomensOpen Champion and the Assistant Golf Pro at The Sagamore Club, Rachel Johnson. Johnson talks about her experience playing on a mini-tour and how that impacted her play at the Open. She also discusses what made her choose to become a PGA Professional and what her future plans will include.

This week's episode of #NowOnTheTee brings us a conversation with IndyCar Driver, Scott McLaughlin and 2023 Indiana Amateur Champion, Connor McNeely.

McLaughlin became a huge golf fan at a young age and speaks on some mental similarities between the two sports, as well as his experience playing in the Arnold Palmer Invitational with 2x Major Champion, Zach Johnson.

McNeely walks us through his performance in the recent State Amateur event and what this win means to him. He also talks with us about his freshman year at Butler and what his goals are going into his sophomore season with the University of Cincinnati.

This week's episode comes to you from the Prairie View Golf Club following the completion of the final round of the IHSAA Boys State Finals. The Guerin Catholic Golden Eagles won their 2nd consecutive state championship. We speak with head coach Mark Mathews and individual champion Leo Wessel.

This week's episode of #NowOnTheTee features Evansville's Kyle Asay. Asay went from being a caddie at Victoria National to caddying on the PGA TOUR. Kyle talks about what makes a good tour caddie and what that life is like.

For this week's episode of #NowOnTheTee we are joined by an original member of the Golf Channel on-air team, former LPGA Executive, and current host of "Connected with Kraig Kann" on Sirius/XM PGA TOUR Radio.

Listen in to hear Kann discuss his experience commentating for the Golf Channel, the potential of a few of the current PGA Tour players, and a dive into hosting the podcast for PGA Tour Radio!

In this episode of #NowOnTheTee we are joined by Indianapolis native and Executive Director of the Sanderson Farms Championship on the PGA Tour, Steve Jent. Jent joins us to discuss how non- elevated events that have been a mainstay on the Tour are affected by the elevated events that are designed for the biggest players in the game. We also talk about the $30M+ Economic Impact of the Sanderson Farms Championship in Jackson Mississippi that gave $1.5M to charity last year.

This episode of #NowOnTheTee brings us to discuss the hottest topic in golf right now; the USGA Rollback proposal. Leading us into this conversation is former Golf Channel Business Reporter, USGA Employee, and Golf Manufacturer Adam Barr! Barr brings an interesting insight based on his experience in all different areas of the industry.