Utah Golf Radio

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.  

The 2025 Cougars make history as the first BYU team to win a regional and make the cut at the NCAA championships, but they want more. Cougar players and coaches join the pod, and we celebrate graduating seniors, Zac Jones and Cole Ponich. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union. 

Cristy Kerr wins the LPGA Legends Championship at Copper Rock with a two-shot margin over Moira Dunn-Bohls. Utah Golf Hall of Famer Sue Nyhus was T39. Kerr and Nyhus join the pod. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union.  

We're at Copper Rock for the live show on ESPN 700, for the LPGA Legends with Utah Golf HOF Sue Nyhus and Penny James-Garcia. BYU Coach Bruce Brockbank gives us the deets from the NCAA Finals. High School state champs Paige Anae and Saydie Wagner join in. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union. 

Two-time major champion Cristie Kerr takes a two-shot lead into the final round of the LPGA Legends Copper Rock Championship. Utah Golf Hall of Famer Sue Nyhus is at T49. Nyhus and her caddy, Utah PGA pro Dave DeSantis, join the pod. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union. 

Gina Kim picks up her third Epson Tour win at the Copper Rock Championship with a one-shot victory over Melanie Green and Carla Tejedo Mulet. Kim joins the pod, plus we get to know Yana Wilson. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union. 

We celebrate the Epson Tour Copper Rock Championship on the live show on ESPN 700 with Penny James-Garcia. The Cougs are going to NCAA Nationals, as is the Utes' Braxton Watts. Kendra Dalton has a new job with LIV. Rob Despain joins with a report from the PGA Championship. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union. 

Utah PGA pro Joe Sommerhays wins the Arizona Senior Open in a playoff over PGA Tour veteran Jim Carter. Summerhays joins the pod. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union. 

Rhett Rasmussen puts his name on an all-time all-star winners list with a victory in the Southern California Open, going wire-to-wire for a four-shot win. Rasmussen joins the pod. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union. 

Jordan Hammer picks up his third PPR win of the spring with a one-shot victory at the Gladstan Open over pro Zach Johnson and am Jacob Waterman. Hammer joins the pod. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union. 

We celebrate the Gladstan Open with head pro Tracy Zobel on the live show on ESPN 700. Black Desert Championship Tournament Director John Coolbaugh puts a bow on the inaugural LPGA tournament. We talk with Utes head coach Garrett Clegg and Cougs head coach Bruce Brockbank as they head to regionals. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union. 

Team Utah from the Utah Junior Golf Association defeated Team Nevada in the Jay Don Blake Border War played at Boulder Creek in Nevada. Utes commit Ben Wilson beat Drake Harvey in the marquis singles match. Wilson joins the pod. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union. 

Former Utah Open champ Dusty Fielding wins the Oaks Open by one over UGA Player of the Year Zach Felts. Fielding joins the pod, and lets us in on his struggles with his short game and how he worked his way back. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union. 

Haeran Ryu dominates from her opening 63 to her closing 64 for a wire-to-wire win in the inaugural Black Desert Championship, the first LPGA tournament in Utah in 61 years. We bring you her winner's presser and trophy ceremonies in their entireties. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union.  

Brett Hess came from behind to win the UGA Senior Stroke Play Championship by one over Brigham Gibbs. Mark Gardiner takes the Super Senior division and Michael Hacker the Legends. Hess and Gardiner join the pod, along with three-time champ Craig Wilson pulling back the curtain on his epic finish. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union. 

Haeran Ryu leads at the Black Desert Championship for the third day. Ruoning Yin shoots a sizzly little 62 to pull into 2nd. Jennifer Kupcho makes the first ace in tournament history. Ryu and Yin join the pod. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union. 

The LPGA Tour is back in Utah after 61 years with the Black Desert Championship! Patrick Manning joins the live show on ESPN 700 with what it feels like for it all to be real. UVU's Dane Huddleston on winning the WAC championship. We put a wrap on the UGA Senior Stroke Play Championship. All with help from Mason Unck and Cliff Snyder of Tee Box. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union. 

Haeran Ryu continues to lead the LPGA Black Desert Championship after R2 with a -14 total of 130. UPOT Ali Mulhall bounced back from an R1 75 with a -3 69, but still missed the cut by 3. We talk with Ali about what her first LPGA start means for her, and go deep with her father/coach Chris Mulhall. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union. 

South Korea's Haeran Ryu leads the Black Desert Championship at -9 63 after round 1. Utah's Ali Mulhall is T121 with a 75. Mulhall and Ryu join the pod. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union. 

#UtahGolf phenom and now rising pro Ali Mulhall is ready for the next step as she will peg it in her first LPGA tournament at the Black Desert Championship. We bring you her pre-tournament presser in it's entirety. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union. 

Skyline HS junior Austin Shelley scores his first PPR win at the Fox Hollow Am, besting a loaded field by four. Shelley joins the pod. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union. 

With the innovative Eaglewood Golf Academy and a new covered Trackman range, Eaglewood is making a splash. Teaching pro Brent Shaver joins the live show on ESPN 700 with all the deets. Black Desert Championship tournament director John Coolbaugh on final preparations for the LPGA coming to town. Fairways Magazine's Kurt Kragthorpe on college championship season. And Chris Mulhall tells us all about Utah Prep. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union. 

Two-time major champ Brittany Lincicome joins the live show on ESPN 700 to talk about coming to Utah to play in the Black Desert Championship. Penny James-Garcia brings the story on Women's Golf Month in Washington County. Fairways Magazine's Kurt Kragthorpe reviews Utah college golf. Kareen Larsen helps us recap a great UGA Women's Spring Open. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union. 

Jordan Hammer nabs his second PPR win of the young season at the Glenmoor Am, with John Owen and John Pieper sharing the title for the seniors. Hammer and Pieper join the pod. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union. 

We join with Head Pro Darci Olsen and Superintendent Joey Olsen to celebrate the Glenmoor Am. UGA Championships Director Colin Clawson tells us about his 100% (!) on the USGA rules test. Utah sports broadcasting legend Wesley Ruff reflects on 40 years. Utah PGA Cassie Campos gives us the deets on her experience as an official at the Drive Chip and Putt national finals at Augusta National. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union. 

All three Utah kids who made the Drive Chip and Putt national finals at Augusta National -- Logan Wilde, Nicklaus Miller and Blake Brown -- finished 2nd in their age groups. Each joins the pod with their thoughts on a lifetime experience. And we talk with Nick's grandpa, World Golf Hall of Famer Johnny Miller. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union. 

Eaglewood Academy pro Brent Shaver joins the live show on ESPN 700 as we celebrate the Utah kids in the Drive, Chip and Putt national finals at Augusta National, and remember the 1975 Masters with Utah Golf Hall of Famer Guy Yocom. Hall of Fame member Randy Dodson of Fairways Magazine tees up the College Golf Weekly and recent wins from Utah collagens. We also hear from new Black Desert ambassador Charley Hull as she prepared for the LPGA coming back to Utah after 60 years. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union. 

After a decade away from Utah golf, former BYU Cougar Jordan Hammer wins the Red Hills Am over hard-charging brothers Noah Schone and Lucas Schone. Hammer joins the pod. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union. 

Utah PGA and Red Ledges Head Pro Jon Paupore joins the live show on ESPN 700 as we tee up the Epson Tour and LPGA Legends coming to Copper Rock with tournament director Penny James-Garcia. Glenmoor's Darci Olsen gives the deets on the new Under Armor Junior Tour. We try to figure out with Kurt Burnhisel how come he wins so many Winterchamps. Denise Larson helps us celebrate Westminster's recent win. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union. 

With his first individual NCAA win, Utes horse Brandon Robison completes a remarkable accomplishment in which every one of the Utah starters has won a college tournament in the past 12 months. Robison and Coach Garrett Clegg join the pod with the deets. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union. 

Black Desert Resort Managing Partner Patrick Manning joins the live show on ESPN 700 to update preparations for the LPGA coming in May as Utah PGA and Soldier Hollow pro David Simm cohosts. The Utes Brandon Robison and Garrett Clegg on Brandon's win at Arizona and every Utah starter winning in the past year. Colin Clawson on the big UGA championships signup day. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union.

BYU commit Drake Harvey and Utah Tech sophomore Mia Cesarek win the UGA Winterchamps held at Green Spring and Copper Rock, both with one-point margins in the 36-hole modified Stableford event. Harvey and Cesarek join the pod. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union. 

UGA tournament director Colin Clawson joins the live show on ESPN 700 to kick off the championship season at Winterchamps. Kihei Akins stops by to update his activities with the USGS Junior National Team. Spence Checkets gives us the deets on his adventure as an observer at the Arnold Palmer Invitational. And Copper Rock GM, Utah PGA pro Tory Gatrell, tells us about his cool course. Sponsored by Goldenwest Credit Union.