Utah Golf Radio

Utah Section PGA horsebeast Tommy Sharp joins us on the live show on ESPN 700 to break down the Section Championship. Chris Moody and Haley Sturgeon join. We celebrate Cougar Day with Johnny Miller and Tony Finau, and catch up with new Coug Parker Bunn. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union. 

Chris Moody pulls of a historic double by winning the Utah Section PGA Section Championship to go with his Senior Section Championship last week, the first player to do this in the same year. Haley Sturgeon becomes the first woman from Utah to qualify for the PPC. Moody joins the pod. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union. 

Cougar Day, the biannual celebration of BYU Men's Golf, was an amazing gathering of history and greatness, and a perfect send off to the 2025 Cougar squad. Todd Miller, Mike Weir, Tony Finau and Johnny Miller join in. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union. 

Florida transplant Spencer Schindler is establishing himself as a top-tier player in Utah golf, this time with a runaway win in the Davis Park Am. Schindler joins the pod, where we get to know him better and hear about his win. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union. 

We celebrate the Davis Park Am on the live show on ESPN 700 with head pro Zach Johnson. Mike Weir tells us what it's like to be Captain. Chris Moody reflects on his win in the Utah Section PGA Senior Championship. Coach Bruce Brockbank previews the 2025 BYU Cougars. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union. 

Darrin Overson joins the live show on ESPN 700 to reflect on becoming just the second player in Utah golf history to win the State Am, Mid Am and Senior State Am in his career. Utes Coach Garrett Clegg tees up the 2025 season. Bonneville Super Steve Ahlander teaches us how to keep a soggy course in play. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union. 

Darrin Overson wins the Utah Senior State Am with a 3 and 1 victory over Stuart Wallin in the final. With the win Overson joins Utah Golf Hall of Famer Todd Barker as the only two players to win the State Am, the Mid Am and the Senior State Am in their careers. Mark Gardiner wins the Super Senior division; Michael Hacker wins the Legends. Overson and Gardiner join the pod. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union. 

Former State Am and Mid Am champ Darrin Overson and relative golf newcomer Stuart Wallin play their was into the finals of the Senior State Am at Bonneville. Rick Lloyd and Mark Gardiner are the Super Senior finalists, and Rob Bachman and Michael Hacker are the Legends division finalists. Overson joins the pod. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union. 

Former two-time UGA Senior Player of the Year Shane McMillan takes out Shane Flowers in the opening round of match play at the Senior State Am at Bonneville and moves on the the quarter finals. John Owen, Brigham Gibbs and Darrin Overson highlight a busy 32-to-8 day. Number 1 seed Craig Wilson leads the way in the Super Senior division, and the semis are set in the Legends. McMillan joins the pod. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union. 

The Country Club pro Haley Sturgeon brings the Utah Women's Open backstory to the live show on ESPN 700. The great Hal Sutton and our own Patrick Fishburn stop by. And we recap an historic Utah Open. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union. 

Incoming BYU freshman Kihei Akina becomes the youngest winner of the Utah Open with a two-shot victory over Cole Ogden, Brady McKinlay and Spencer Wallace. Akina and Ogden join the pod. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union. 

Incoming BYU freshman Kihei Akina leads the Larry H. Miller Utah Open by one over former State Am champ Cole Ogden after 36 holes. Akina joins the pod. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union. 

The live show on ESPN 700 is at Riverside for the Utah Open, where Simon Kwon tops a packed leaderboard with A LOT of low numbers. Utah PGA leaders Craig Norman and Devin Dehlin help us break it all down. We recap the City Open and Mary Lou Baker Open. We go deep on great things at Riverside with GM Eric Gifford and Superintendent Chad Severtson. And Preston Pratt tees up a terrific fundraiser at Golf The Round. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union. 

Utah Tech junior Samatha Phelan birdies the 54th hole to win the Mary Lou Baker Open by one over pro Ali Mulhall. Phelan joins the pod. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union. 

Former Utes player and State Am champ Martin Leon won his 2nd Salt Lake City Open in a row, this time as a pro, with a nine shot victory over low am Austin Shelley. Leon joins the pod. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union. 

We're live on ESPN 700 at Bonneville for the Salt Lake City Open with head pro Lynsey Myers. We introduce a new segment, "Everybody Loves the Supe!" by talking with Paul Stokes of Victory Ranch about their Audubon Society recognition. Fairways Magazine's Kurt Kragthorpe helps us understand the PGA Tour points system and what it means for Tony and Patrick. We get to know new Utah Women's Open winner Emilee Hoffman. And we've got a new Jed X Jug winner! Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union. 

Former University of Texas golfer Emilee Hoffman wins the Larry H. Miller Utah Women's Open by three over Haley Sturgeon at The Country Club, the first pro to win in six years. Sunbin Seo is low am. Hoffman joins the pod. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union. 

Former Duke golfer Julian Suri wins the Korn Ferry Tour Utah Championship at the Ogden Golf and Country Club for his first KFT win. Preston Summerhays is low UPOT at T7. Summerhays joins the pod. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union. 

Taylor Montgomery grits out a 68 on Saturday at the Korn Ferry Tour Utah Championship at Ogden Golf and Country Club, good to maintain a share of the lead with Alabama's Robby Shelton. Danny Summerhays is low UPOT at T8. Montgomery joins the pod. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union. 

We celebrate the Mountainland Valley View Open with Pete Stone, Dustin Volk and Zach Willis. Utah Golf HOF Sue Nyhus on her win at the LPGA Pro Championship. We get to know Golf Channel's Emilia Doran and she goes deep on the Korn Ferry Tour's Utah Championship. Ashley Dove of Black Desert on volunteer opportunities at the Bank of Utah Championship. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union. 

Honorary UPOT Taylor Montgomery of Las Vegas leads the Korn Ferry Tour Utah Championship at Ogden Golf and Country Club by two after Round 2. Daniel Summerhays and OGCC member Connor Howe are at T8. Six UPOTs make the weekend. Summerhays joins the pod. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union.   

Canadian Etienne Papineau leads the Korn Ferry Tour Utah Championship at Ogden Golf and Country Club after Round 1 with a 62. Ogden native Connor Howe leads the Utah contingent with a 65 at T6, with Farmington's Cole Ponich a shot back at T10 with a 66. Ogden's Mitchell Schow, who Monday-ed in, and Ponich join the pod. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union. 

David Liechty preps for the start of his college career at Utah Tech with a win at the Talons Cove Am and by qualifying for the US Am at The Country Club. Liechty joins the pod. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union. 

Newly minted Utah Women's State Am champ Arden Louchheim joins the live show on ESPN 700 to put a bow on the championship and go deep on Utah golf with Paul and Jan. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union. 

Arden Louchhiem wins the Utah Women's State Am with a 7 and 6 victory in the finals over Kate Walker. Fairways Magazine's Kurt Kragthorpe joins the pod to break it all down. Louchhiem and Walker join the pod. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union. 

Crimson Cliffs senior Kate Walker and University of Nebraska junior (via Roland Hall HS) Arden Louchheim make the finals of the Utah Women's State Am at Wasatch Mountain State Park, Lake Course. Fairways Magazine's Kurt Kragthorpe helps us break down how they got here. Walker and Louchheim join the pod. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union. 

Big day at the Women's State Am as the field is narrowed from 32 to 8 and the quarterfinals are set. Fairways Magazine's Kurt Kragthorpe joins the pod to help break it all down. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union.   

We preview the Women's State Am at Wasatch Mountain with Fairways Magazine's Kurt Kragthorpe on the live show on ESPN 700. Corner Canyon HS coach Derek Fox joins us from the National High School Golf Invitational. Tournament director Jamie Stokes tees up the Korn Ferry Tour Utah Championship. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union. 

Utah Section PGA horsebeast Mark Owen strikes again with his 3rd Utah Senior Open victory, by four over defending champ Todd Tanner. Owen joins the pod. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union. 

Don Branca and Ron Branca, sons of the legendary Tee Branca, have carved impactful careers of their own and left a meaningful legacy in Utah golf. For this they are honored as the namesakes of the Don & Ron Utah Senior Open by the Utah Section PGA. Don and Ron join the pod. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union.  

Bowen Mauss wins the 127th Utah State Amateur Championship at the Logan Country Club with a 5 and 4 victory over Simon Kwon in the final match. Mauss and Kwon join the Pod. Fairways Magazine's Kurt Kragthorp helps us break it down. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union. 

We're at the Logan Country Club for State Am Saturday on the live show on ESPN 700. UGA ED Easton Folster joins us, along with Utah golf treasure Keith Hansen, LCC owner David Jenkins, and Fairways Magazine's Kurt Kragthorp. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union. 

2023 State Am champ Simon Kwon makes the State Am finals for the third time in four years. He'll play Bowen Mauss in the final Saturday at Logan CC. Fairways Magazine's Kurt Kragthorpe helps break down an incredible day that got us here. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union. 

Fairways Magazine's Kurt Kragthorpe calls this day at the State Am "striking." It sure can feel like a kick in the head as the field is reduced from 32 to 8 in one day. We break it all down and tee up the quarter-finals. Simon Kwon joins the pod. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union. 

The opening round of match play in the Utah Golf Association State Am saw few upsets while bringing Dan Horner and Martin Leon together in the Round of 32 in a rare match between former champions. The Shelley brothers, the Mauss brothers and the Schone brothers all move on. Noah Schone joins the pod. Fairways Magazine's Kurt Kragthorpe helps us make sense of a busy day. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union. 

Former Utah Tech standout Noah Schone wins medalist honors at the 127th Utah State Am being held at Logan Country Club. We review the stroke play portion of the tournament and take a look at key matches in the Round of 64. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union. 

We celebrate the new Tee Box in Riverton with Carly and Kelton Hirsch on the live show on ESPN 700. We preview the State Am, including our annual Ten Who Can Win with Tommy Sharp and Kurt Kraigthorpe. Kurt also tells us about families who have played in the State Am, and we learn about renovations to the Logan CC with GM Tom Davidson. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union. 

The Utah State Am is heading back to the Logan Country Club for the first time in 30 years when Jason Wight won there in 1995. We talk with Wight, who is hitting the first tee shot of the tournament, as well as pre-tourny favorites Tyson Shelley, Jackson Shelley, David Liechty and Darrin Overson. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union. 

Bank of Utah will be the new title sponsor of the PGA Tour event held at Black Desert Resort in October, strengthening the Tour's ties in Utah. Brandon Hansen of Bank of Utah, Kelly Jensen of the PGA Tour, and tournament director John Coolbaugh join the pod. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union. 

Current State Am champ Cole Ponich won the Provo Open in his first pro start, holding off great play from 2022 champ Blake Tomlinson and former PGA Tour player Daniel Summerhays in the process. Ponich and Tomlinson join the pod. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union. 

Timpanogos Head Pro Brett Watson joins the live show on ESPN 700 to celebrate the Provo Open with two-time champ Tommy Johnson. Bucked Up CEO Ryan Gardner spills on his extreme #UtahGolf day with Bryson DeChambeau. Brothers Joe and Bruce Summerhays on their third win the Utah PGA Four-ball. UJGA Jeff Thurman announces the Junior Americas Cup teams. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union.

Utah PGA pros Chris Johnson and Pam Cannaday of Sun Hills join the live show on ESPN 700 to talk the Kelly Class Foundation and the Kelly Classic. We put a bow on the UGA Junior State Am, and catch up on Overlake Golf Club with GM Michael Holmes. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union. 

Austin Shelley wins the UGA Utah Junior State Am and Navy Hubbs wins the UGA Utah Girls Junior State Am at Glenmoor Golf Club. Shelley, runner-up Jaxon Erickson, Hubbs, and runner-up Remi Rawlings join the pod. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union. 

We celebrate the UGA Junior State Am on the live show on ESPN 700 with Easton Folster and Darci Olsen. Utah Golf Hall of Famer Guy Yocom gives his take on Johnny Miller's 63 at Oakmont. We catch up with Danny Summerhays - he's healthy, playing golf again, and coaching Patrick Fishburn - and remember his 2016 US Open. Joe Summerhays on his win at the Utah PGA Match Play. Sponsored by Golderwest Credit Union.  

Joe Summerhays wins the Utah PGA Match Play Championship, joining his father, Hall of Famer Bruce, and beating all the young guys. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union. 

Utah natives Preston Summerhays and Grace Summerhays have completed their college careers at Arizona State and are ready to embark on what are sure to be incredible careers. We talk with Preston and Grace about their paths thus far and their plans for the future. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union. 

Mid-Am Andrew Barton won his second Art City Am, 18 years after the first, with a three-shot margin over high schooler Austin Shelley. Barton joins the pod. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union. 

Hobble Creek Head Pro Craig Norman joins the live show on ESPN 700 to tee up the Art City Am. We talk with champs from the UGA Mid Am, the UJGA State Junior Am and the Salt Lake City Am. And Reed Nielsen shoots a course record 61 at Entrada. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union. 

Steele DeWald leads a weather-delayed UGA Mid Am championship at Entrada. Play resumes Friday morning, with the third round to follow. DeWald joins the pod. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union. 

Former Westminster player Mason Ward wins the Salt Lake City Amateur by one over BYU's Peter Kim and Jackson Mauss. Ward joins the pod. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union. 

Bonneville head pro Lynsey Myers joins the live show on ESPN 700 to help us celebrate the Salt Lake City Am. We put a bow on BYU's historic run at the NCAAs. And we pop a cork for the new Tee Box in Riverton with Carly and Kelton Hirsch. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union.