Scrambling with Dylan Otto

This week's episode of Scrambling with Dylan Otto features Univeristy of North Carolina Golfer David Ford.  Focused, determined, and fun is the best way to describe how David Ford likes to go about his business in the game of golf.  David's journey started when he was a young kid as his Dad got both him and his brother into the game of the golf.  Growing in Georgia, he went to a private high schoo...

This week's episode of Scrambling with Dylan Otto features Iowa State Univeristy Assistant Coach Taylor Riggs.  Taylor's journey starts in the state of Kentucky where basketball is a common sport to play, but golf is what stood out the most for him.  Growing up he played in junior events against guys like Justin Thomas which really opened his eyes up and he worked his tail off to get a s...

This week's episode of Scrambling with Dylan Otto features University of Nevada, Las Vegas golfer Yuki Moriyama.  His junior career was something only junior golfers would dream of from playing around the world in junior tournaments to being the 1st Japanese golfer to qualify for the U.S. Junior Am 3 times in a row.  Yuki goes in depth on how his success helped him get a ton of looks by...

This week's episode of Scrambling with Dylan Otto features ASU alum and professional golfer Cameron Sisk.  With this being the first returning guest on Scrambling with Dylan Otto, there was some catching up involved with Sisk's senior year at Arizona State University and the experiences from his point of view.  With his amazing results in his senior year, he placed 14th in the PGATourU Rankings an...

This week's episode of Scrambling with Dylan Otto features Loyola Marymount golfer Riley Lewis.  From snowing days in Idaho to the bright sunshine in Los Angeles, Riley Lewis has came along ways in his golf career.  He grew up playing golf alongside his brother who were always competing against each other.  Riley and his family eventually moved to Arizona where he really developed his game and had...

This week's episode of Scrambling with Dylan Otto features Arizona State University golfer Ashley Menne.  Ashley started her golf journey with the help of her father and brother back when they lived in Singapore.  She grew up always wanting to beat her brother in anything they did and to this day, she loves competing.  The Menne family made their way to Arizona which is where Ashley...

This week's episode of Scrambling with Dylan Otto features USC Golfer Brianna Navarrosa.  Listen in to hear how the California girl grew up playing in the most competitive junior tournaments and the amount of success she had.  A couple major accomplishments were winning the 2019 Canadian Women's Am, playing in the 2019 Junior Solheim Cup, numerous others!  Her success lead her to co...

This week's episode of Scrambling with Dylan Otto features San Diego State University Head Coach Lauren Dobashi.  If you were to tell Coach Dobashi that she'd be a head coach at a D1 program, she'd more than likely tell you "No way!".  That's the beauty of her journey!  From her playing career at UC Davis to getting the head coaching job at San Diego State, she's seen many different sides of colle...

This week's episode of Scrambling with Dylan Otto features Arkansas State University golfer Jack Maxey.  Golf wasn't the first sport that Jack showed interest in.  Being from England, he wanted to get into football or soccer as we call it in the USA.  However, he couldn't start soccer until he got old enough so he got some golf lessons.  At a young age, Maxey started dealing wi...

This week's episode of Scrambling with Dylan Otto features SMU Assistant Coach Brandon Wilkins.  You see a lot of people that are from the state of Texas either move away and come back to Texas or they never leave.  Brandon's golf journey is just that!  He grew up in a small town called Aledo, Texas and was a solid player throughout his junior career shooting low numbers with the occasional high n...

This week's episode of Scrambling with Dylan Otto features Penn State at Harrisburg golfer Josh Africa.  From his first set of golf clubs to doing TikTok dances during COVID, Josh Africa is all about having fun.  Africa always knew he had a love for the game of golf as he tried multiple sports growing up, but he always saw himself going back to golf.  Josh takes us through his years learning the g...

This week's episode of Scrambling with Dylan Otto features Grand Canyon University Assistant Coach Michael Schaloum.  Michael's golf journey started at the age of 2 and some of his family claims it was even younger, but that wasn't the only sport he played growing up.  Tennis was in the picture for Michael in high school and even though he went on the tennis court to compete, it was alwa...

This week's episode of Scrambling with Dylan Otto features San Jose State University golfer Kris Stiles.  When Kris Stiles says he has a unique story that you don't hear very often, he means it.  Kris grew up in the Palmdale/Lancaster area and got into the game of golf from his father and uncle as they were playing a Tiger Woods game on their Nintendo Wii.  His father took him to the range and whe...

This week's episode of Scrambling with Dylan Otto features Seattle University golfer Alex Fowke.  Alex goes in depth on how he grew up in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada playing hockey for multiple junior leagues and giving it his all to the sport he loved from a young age.  Golf wasn't a big part of his life until he made the decision to stop playing hockey and go all in on golf 3 years ago! &...

This week's episode of Scrambling with Dylan Otto features USC Assistant Golf Coach Matt Walton.  Matt started his journey in his home country of England where football (soccer) was his main thing.  There was nothing he wanted to be other than a professional footballer, however that changed as he got older and more into golf.  Once it was time to start college he decided to get seri...

This week's episode of Scrambling with Dylan Otto features Howard University Golfer Everett Whiten Jr.  Everett started his golf journey when he was in 8th grade and was hooked from the beginning.  Whiten found success early when he qualified for the 2nd Annual Drive, Chip, and Putt championship which is played at Augusta National.  You might recognize him as the boy in the white Ni...

This week's episode of Scrambling with Dylan Otto features University of Florida golfer Taylor Roberts.  Taylor starts her story with being born and raised in the Sunshine State of Florida, playing golf with the help of her grandparents.  More specifically playing with her grandma and her friends just having a good time getting familiar with the game.  It wasn't until the age of 10...

This week's episode of Scrambling with Dylan Otto features USC Golfer Michaela Morard.  The definition of starting them young is what Michaela Morard is being that she started at the age of 2 years and has taken off since.  Morard takes us through what junior golf was like playing in high level AJGA tournaments and being selected for teams like the Wyndham Cup and Junior Solheim Cup. &nb...

This week's episode of Scrambling with Dylan Otto features Texas Tech University Golfer Ludvig Åberg.  Ludvig dives into what it was like growing up in Sweden and how golf wasn't his main focus at a young age.  While high school golf isn't as big in Sweden, he was able to turn to the Swedish National team which he joined and got to travel all around the world to play in tournaments. &nbs...

This week's episode of Scrambling with Dylan Otto features Professional Golfer and Pepperdine University Alumni Josh McCarthy.  Josh grew up playing multiple sports until he fully decided to play golf and developed a very impressive junior career with wins with multiple organizations like JGANC, JTNC, and AJGA.  McCarthy knew he wanted to play college golf so he had his sights set on a h...

This week's episode of Scrambling with Dylan Otto features Pepperdine University Golfer Joe Highsmith.  Joe is from the Tacoma, Washington area and he didn't start getting serious about the game of golf until the age of 8.  His junior career started when he was 10 years-old which was the age his mother let him start playing in tournaments and since then he hasn't looked back!  Highsmith has had qu...

This week's episode of Scrambling with Dylan Otto features San Diego State golfer Sara Kjellker.  Sara takes us through her years growing up and playing golf in Sweden with her family as well as what it was like playing for the Swedish National Team.  With her impressive resume of tournaments and a close friend that attended SDSU before her, she decided to commit to SDSU as soon as she w...

This week's episode of Scrambling with Dylan Otto features Wake Forest University golfer Scotty Kennon.  Scotty had a really cool upbringing as his father was a caddy at Bandon Dunes and he played a big role in him getting into the game as well as hearing his experiences playing in high level junior/amateur events.  Kennon was an elite player growing up as he was ranked 13th at one point...

This week's episode of Scrambling with Dylan Otto features University of Texas Golfer Parker Coody.  Parker talks about how his father got him and his twin brother, Pierceson, into the game of golf which wasn't the only sport Parker played at a young age.  Coody didn't start getting serious with golf until the 9th grade and he hasn't looked back since!  Throughout his high school and junior golf y...

This week's episode of Scrambling with Dylan Otto features San Diego State commit Tommy Stephenson.  Tommy goes in depth on what kind of golfer he was from a young age to what his junior golf days were like playing in different junior tournaments and the U.S. Junior Am.  Stephenson started his college career playing at Fresno State University where he's had a good amount of success and has recentl...