USGA Golf Journal

During an event at the USGA Golf Museum & Library, three USGA champions – Yuka Saso, So Yeon Ryu and Kristen Gillman – talked about their place in golf history and the impact of their victories in a wide-ranging interview with Dave Giancola and Mike Trostel.

Originally aired in November 2021

Fresh off his second U.S. Mid-Amateur victory in five years, Stewart Hagestad talks to Dave Giancola and Mike Trostel about winning another USGA title while balancing life as a graduate student at USC. There also was a moment during his championship run that made Hagestad appreciate how golf separates itself from other sports in terms of sportsmanship and integrity.

Originally aired in October 2021

It is apparent to anyone who follows amateur golf that there is much more to Emilia Migliaccio than just her on-course accomplishments. Dave Giancola and Mike Trostel talk with the 22-year-old North Carolinian who graduated from Wake Forest, interned for Golf Channel, helped the USA win the Curtis Cup and started a master’s degree program – all in the summer of 2021!

Originally aired in September 2021

After a lifetime in the game and having just won his second USGA title, Jim Furyk has a lot to say. Dave Giancola and Mike Trostel talk with the 51-year-old Furyk about his most recent victory, his local connection to the 2021 U.S. Amateur site (Oakmont Country Club) and his homegrown swing.

Originally aired in August 2021

Mike Trostel talks with Akshay Bhatia about playing in his first major championship (the 2021 U.S. Open), his relationship with fellow lefty and 6-time major champion Phil Mickelson and what life has been like since he turned pro at age 17.

Originally aired in July 2021

Dave Giancola and Mike Trostel talk with Christina Kim, one of golf’s most compelling personalities. Though she has been competing at the highest levels of the game for nearly two decades, she has reinvented herself over the last year, and survived a 36-hole qualifier to play in the 2021 U.S. Women's Open.

Originally aired in June 2021

Dave Giancola and Michael Trostel talk with the always entertaining Rocco Mediate, the western Pennsylvania native who took Tiger Woods to a memorable 19-hole playoff in the 2008 U.S. Open at Torrey Pines.

Originally aired in May 2021

Dave Giancola and Mike Trostel talk with two-time USA Walker Cup captain about his excitement for the 2021 Match at Seminole and the important role that golf played in his relationship with his father, Bing.

Originally aired in April 2021

Dave Giancola and Mike Trostel speak with WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert about her love of golf, dedication to service and new role as a member of the USGA Executive Committee.

Originally aired in March 2021

Dave Giancola and Mike Trostel talk to six-time LPGA Tour winner Jessica Korda about shooting a 60 in competition and what it’s like being part of a family of accomplished athletes.

Originally aired in February 2021