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The Back of the Range episodes

August 11, 2024 Farah O'Keefe - 2024 Women's Western Amateur Champion
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.
Farah O'Keefe - University of Texas Women's Golf

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47 min
July 15, 2024 Davis Ovard - 2024 North and South Men's Amateur Champion
My guest on this episode is the new North and South Men's Amateur Champion, Davis Ovard. This might be one of the more fascinating wins in amateur golf this year. Davis is a rising sophomore at Baylor, so naturally we spoke about his freshman season that included a run to the National Championship. We also spoke about his start in the game and how golf has become a "family affair" for the Ovards. But what makes his win so interesting is the opponent he faced in the championship match, Jackson Van Paris. Jackson is a Pinehurst native, as many of you know.....so it seemed that the storybook ending was already written well ahead of time.....except nobody bothered to tell Davis Ovard, which might explain how he came away with a 2&1 win to claim the Putter Boy trophy.
Davis Ovard - Baylor Men's Golf
Davis Ovard - Instagram

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50 min
July 03, 2024 Ben Warian - 2024 Sunnehanna Amateur Champion
My guest on this episode of The Back of the Range is Ben Warian from Stillwater, Minnesota. Last month, he captured the 2024 Sunnehanna Amateur title in Johnstown, PA. This was Ben's first appearance at the Sunnehanna, and he sure did made it count. We spoke about his career at the University of Minnesota, what lies ahead for him this summer and what it means to him to compete in his final U.S. Amateur in his home state of Minnesota.
Ben Warian - University of Minnesota Men's Golf

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40 min
July 03, 2024 Catie Craig - 2024 North and South Women's Amateur Champion
My guest on this episode of The Back of the Range is the new North and South Women's Amateur Champion, Catie Craig. In this episode, we spoke about Catie's win at Pinehurst.....but also hit upon a lot of great topics ranging from golf course architecture, what makes a good four-ball partner, and a little bit of history from her hometown of Sautee Nacoochee, Georgia. Katie will head into her senior season at Western Kentucky in September where she will look to continue to rewrite the record books for the Hilltoppers.
Catie Craig - Western Kentucky Women's Golf
Catie Craig - Instagram

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42 min
July 01, 2024 Evan Beck - 2024 Coleman Invitational Champion
My guest on this episode of The Back of the Range is Evan Beck from Virginia Beach, Virginia. After winning the Coleman Invitational and the George C. Thomas at LACC, he is 2/3 of the way to the Mid-Am Triple Crown...with the Crump Cup at Pine Valley still to come at the end of September. Fair to say, Evan Beck is the best mid-amateur in the county and perhaps the world......not named Stewart Hagestad.
Evan Beck - Instagram

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57 min
July 01, 2024 Anthony Delisanti - 2024 Northeast Amateur Champion
My guest on this episode of The Back of the Range is the 2024 Northeast Amateur Champion, Anthony Delisanti from Sanborn, NY. Anthony fired a final round 62 to force a playoff with University of Virginia standout, Bryan Lee. After a three hole aggregate playoff and two more sudden death holes, and a short weather delay.......Anthony captured the win after making an 8 foot birdie putt on the par 3 third hole.
Anthony Delisanti - Valparaiso Men's Golf
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50 min
June 11, 2024 Lance Ringler - Golfweek's College Golf Insider
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.

Lance Ringler on Twitter
National Golf Invitational on Instagram
Hoosier Amateur on Instagram

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1 hr 8 min
June 06, 2024 Annabelle Pancake - 2024 Sea Island Women's Amateur Champion
My guest on this episode is Annabelle Pancake from Zionsville, Indiana. She is the 2024 Champion of the Sea Island Women's Amateur, the first tournament of the Women's Elite Amateur Golf Series. After setting records at Clemson, she has remained amateur this summer while deciding her next move in the game of golf. Turn Pro? Make a final push to make the U.S. Curtis Cup team? Only time will tell.....

Annabelle Pancake wins the Sea Island Women's Amateur

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36 min
May 07, 2024 Luke Clanton - Florida State Men's Golf
My guest on this episode is Luke Clanton. The native Floridian just might be the hottest golfer of the spring, picking up three consecutive wins at the Seminole Intercollegiate, the Valspar Collegiate, and at UVA's home tournament....the Lewis Chitengwa Memorial. Luke was one of those mega stars of junior golf that represented the United States at Junior President's Cup. He won the Azalea Am and the North and South....before he entered college. So how did he handle the expectations heading to Tallahassee as a freshman.....well, we got into that. We spoke about the family support that he has received along the way and what he has learned thus far at Florida State.

Luke Clanton - Florida State Seminoles Men's Golf
Luke Clanton - Instagram

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52 min
April 30, 2024 Jacob Modleski - 2024 Jones Cup Invitational Champion
My guest on this episode is Jacob Modleski, who is finishing up an impressive freshman season at Notre Dame. He picked up a win this spring at the Johnnie-O Collegiate at Sea Island, but his big breakout was in January at the Jones Cup Invitational. Winning that tournament has opened all kinds of doors for Jacob, and I'm sure that I will be seeing quite a bit of him this summer at some of the biggest tournaments in amateur golf.

Jacob Modleski - Notre Dame Men's Golf

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41 min

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The Back of the Range Golf Podcast, hosted by Ben Adelberg, is a weekly interview-driven podcast focusing on the game of golf. Prominent amateurs and professionals, coaches, and personalities from the…