USGA Golf Journal

Less than 48 hours before the final round of the 75th U.S. Women’s Open, as Amy Olson contended for her first professional victory, her father-in-law died unexpectedly. Dave Giancola and Mike Trostel caught up with Olson on her emotional runner-up finish at Champions Golf Club and what it was like growing up as a golfer in North Dakota, a state she still calls home.

Originally aired in January 2021

Dave Giancola and Mike Trostel talk with 2010 U.S. Women’s Open champion Paula Creamer about how gymnast Kerri Strug and Arnold Palmer helped inspire her to victory at Oakmont and what she’s been up to during quarantine.

Originally aired in May 2020

Dave Giancola and Mike Trostel talk with broadcaster Dan Hicks about the return of USGA championships to NBC, calling a U.S. Open at Winged Foot (his home club) and looking ahead to a December U.S. Women’s Open.

Originally aired in December 2020

Dave Giancola and Mike Trostel talk with former NFL running back Danny Woodhead about his transition from the gridiron to the golf course and where qualifying for the 2021 U.S. Amateur Four Ball Championship ranks on his list of athletic achievements.

Originally aired in November 2020

Dave Giancola and Mike Trostel talk with two-time U.S. Open champion Lee Trevino about his humble beginnings and how the U.S. Open forever changed the course of his life.

Originally aired in September 2020

Dave Giancola and Mike Trostel catch up with 2019 U.S. Amateur champion Andy Ogletree on his run to the Havemeyer Trophy at Pinehurst and growing up in small town Mississippi.

Originally aired in August 2020

Dave Giancola and Mike Trostel sit down with Renee Powell, the head golf professional at Clearview Golf Club and second black golfer to play on the LPGA Tour. She talks about the legacy of Clearview, the only golf course that was designed, built, owned and operated by African Americans, and what she is doing to make golf more accessible and inclusive.

Originally aired in July 2020

Dave Giancola and Mike Trostel catch up with golf course architect Gil Hanse on his restoration of Winged Foot Golf Club's West Course, which hosted the 2020 U.S. Open, and what it was like to design the Olympic Golf Course in Rio.

Originally aired in June 2020