Golfweek Amateur Tour - The Podcast

This week on the Golfweek Amateur Tour - The Podcast, Tim Newman and Chris Rocha welcome Joe Jaspers to discuss why even the best golfers in Amateur Golf still take lessons. Joe shares the swing changes that have helped him improve this season, why putting continues to be his biggest focus, and how small adjustments can dramatically improve consistency. We also replay our interview with Lance LaCo...

The Golfweek Amateur Tour is about more than competition. It's about community, camaraderie, and making a difference. This week, Tim Newman and Chris Rocha welcome Arizona Tour Director Gabe Garcia and Assistant Director Jordan Isaac to discuss an ambitious nationwide fundraising campaign benefiting the V Foundation for Cancer Research. What began as a successful Arizona initiative is now expandin...

Every golfer has a story, and this episode of the Golfweek Amateur Tour - The Podcast delivers two of the best you'll hear all season. First, Tim Newman and Chris Rocha sit down with Richmond Golfweek Amateur Tour Assistant Tour Director Ralph Perkins. Ralph shares an incredible journey that took him from homelessness as a teenager to serving as a chef for top military leaders at the Pentagon. He...

This episode of the Golfweek Amateur Tour - The Podcast is all about honoring veterans, Amateur Golf, and the players who embody what the Golfweek Amateur Tour is truly about: competition, camaraderie, and showing up week after week because they love the game. Tim Newman and Chris Rocha sit down with two dedicated Golfweek Amateur Tour players and military veterans: Cleveland’s Jaymee Hooshangi an...

In this powerful episode of the Golfweek Amateur Tour - The Podcast, Tim Newman and Chris Rocha take a step beyond the leaderboard to honor Military Appreciation Month and the incredible stories behind the players in the Golfweek Amateur Tour. This isn’t just about the Golfweek Amateur Tour Golf. This is about service, sacrifice, camaraderie, and how the Golfweek Amateur Tour community becomes a s...

This episode of the Golfweek Amateur Tour - The Podcast delivers exactly what makes the Golfweek Amateur Tour so addictive: competition, chaos, and a whole lot of personality. Tim Newman and Chris Rocha kick things off recapping Masters Week, tournament pools, and the reality of trying to balance competitive golf with real life. From there, things shift into what really matters: the growth of Loca...

Welcome back to the Golfweek Amateur Tour - The Podcast, the amateur golf podcast where everyday golfers step into the world of competitive golf events and experience what it’s like to compete like the pros. This week, Chris Rocha takes the lead early before Tim Newman jumps in, and the episode delivers everything that makes the Golfweek Amateur Tour THE premier amateur golf tour in the country. W...

Welcome back to another episode of the Golfweek Amateur Tour Podcast, where amateurs play like pros and every round has a story. This week, we’re diving deep into the heart of Golfweek Amateur Tour competition, from tour growth to unforgettable moments on the course. Tim and Chris sit down with Alabama Tour Director Scott Parker, who’s quietly building one of the most respected local golf tours in...

In this episode of the Golfweek Amateur Tour - The Podcast, hosts Tim Newman and Chris Rocha dive into another great week in the world of the Golfweek Amateur Tour and Senior Amateur Tour Competition. The episode kicks off with a conversation featuring Sean Redmond, who is making big moves in Virginia as the new Senior Amateur Tour Director while continuing to build the Richmond Golfweek Amateur T...

Where Amateurs Play Like Pros! This week on the Golfweek Amateur Tour - The Podcast, we bring you everything that makes the Golfweek Amateur Tour & Senior Amateur Tour special: unforgettable moments, hard-earned victories, and the kind of camaraderie that defines our golf community. We kick things off with Champ Flight standout Ty Taylor from the El Paso Tour, fresh off his third hole-in-one, and...

The Golfweek Amateur Tour Podcast is back with an episode that perfectly captures what Amateur Golf Competition is all about, grit, camaraderie, and golfers who simply refuse to quit when conditions get tough. Hosts Tim Newman and Chris Rocha are joined by Jason Harris and new Milwaukee Tour Director Keith Cowan for a wide-ranging conversation that covers brutal playoff weather, tour growth across...

Grab your rain gear and tighten your grips, this episode of the Golfweek Amateur Tour - The Podcast delivers everything amateur golfers love: competitive golf events, brutal weather stories, Ryder Cup belt chaos, and the camaraderie that makes the Golfweek Amateur Tour one of the strongest golf communities in the country. Co-hosts Tim Newman and Chris Rocha break down the Southern Icebreaker, earl...

Send us a text The new year is here, and it’s time for amateur golfers to stop giving strokes away. In this episode of Golfweek Amateur Tour - The Podcast, Tim Newman and Chris Rocha kick off 2026 with a deep dive into the most misunderstood USGA rules, smart competitive golf strategy, and a Vegas tour update that every serious amateur golfer should hear. We start with Roger breaking down the USGA...

Send us a text The heart of the Golfweek Amateur Tour isn’t just scorecards and trophies, it’s people, places, and purpose. This week on Golfweek Amateur Tour – The Podcast, hosts Tim Newman and Chris Rocha kick things off with real talk: holiday stories, missed birthdays, health updates, and a reminder that the Golfweek Amateur Tour Community always comes first. Then it’s on to business, good bus...

Send us a text This week on the Golfweek Amateur Tour - The Podcast, Tim Newman and Chris Rocha bring together three stories that perfectly capture what makes Amateur Golf, Competitive Golf Events, and the entire Golfweek Amateur Tourcommunity so addictive. From innovative instruction to new leadership to a cross-state showdown, this episode shows exactly why the Tour continues to thrive nationwid...

Send us a text Golfweek Amateur Tour rolls into the new year with momentum, fresh storylines, and two Directors Cup champions who brought the heat all weekend. In this episode, Tim Newman and Chris Rocha walk through the biggest updates across Golfweek Amateur Tour, including the first major tour merger of the year, new golf tournaments on the schedule, and an inside look at how champions actually...

Send us a text This week on the Golfweek Amateur Tour – The Podcast, Tim Newman and Chris Rocha close out the season with a celebration of everything that makes Amateur Golf Competition so special: grit, camaraderie, friendly trash talk, and the incredible people who keep the Golfweek Amateur Tour moving forward. To wrap the year, Tim and Chris welcome two Directors’ Cup champions whose stories ca...

Send us a text In this episode of Golfweek Amateur Tour – The Podcast, hosts Tim Newman and Chris Rocha celebrate the champions, stories, and camaraderie that make this tour, Where Amateurs Play Like Pros! Fresh off the National Championships, we sit down with winners from both the Golfweek Amateur Tour and the Senior Amateur Tour to relive their biggest moments. From Jeff Wong’s short-game master...

Send us a text The Ryder Cup sting is still fresh, but it’s also the perfect reminder that preparation and focus separate winners from the field. In this episode, Tim Newman and Chris Rocha reflect on what went wrong in match play and how amateur golferscan apply those same lessons to their own game as Nationals week approaches. Special guest Drew Flavell from the Jacksonville Tour joins the conve...

Send us a text The Golfweek Amateur Tour National Championship is less than 30 days away! In this episode, Tim Newman and Chris Rocha share the essential details you need to know before heading to Hilton Head. We cover: Registration and waitlist management – why payment matters now Pre-tournament skins game at Palmetto Dunes Hills Course ($60 exact cash) Course rotations, including B-Flight split...

Send us a text The stage at TPC Scottsdale was set, and the East Coast came to play. In this episode, Tim Newman and Chris Rocha break down the thrilling action where East Coast players captured four of the five flight titles, including a pair of playoff finishes that kept fans on edge. Chris shares first-hand stories from Arizona, including Championship Flight winner Wally Nelson’s back-to-back 6...

Send us a text Dedication and camaraderie continue to define the Golfweek Amateur Tour, and this week’s episode brings those values front and center. Tim Newman and Chris Rocha spotlight July Player of the Month, Dan Hubbard, whose commitment to the Louisiana North Tour goes far beyond his own game. Driving 4–7 hours from Texas to compete, Dan not only plays but also pours into the community, know...

Send us a text With just 67 days until the National Championship, the competition is heating up, and so are the stories! In this episode, Tim Newman and Chris Rocha bring you a powerful mix of record-breaking golf, inspiring fundraising, and the camaraderie that makes the Golfweek Amateur Tour truly special. We start in Arizona, where Gabe and his team are on the verge of hitting $10,000 raised fo...

Send us a text What does it really take to go really low in Amateur Golf Competition? In this episode of Golfweek Amateur Tour – The Podcast, hosts Tim Newman and Chris Rocha sit down with Lance LaCombe, fresh off firing a bogey-free 63 at the Slammer & Squire course at World Golf Village, one of the lowest rounds ever recorded on the Golfweek Amateur Tour. Lance takes us deep inside the champions...

Send us a text This week, we celebrate grit, growth, and the golfers who make the Golfweek Amateur Tour feel like home. Meet Traci Taylor, the first female Member of the Month to be featured on the podcast. After a fractured hip ended her marathon career, Traci turned to golf and never looked back. Now a fierce competitor with over 120 rounds under her belt, she’s proof that perseverance, passion,...