Spirit Golf Podcast

Christiaan Maas, 2024 #SpiritAlum and senior at the University of Texas, led South Africa to its first-ever World Amateur Team Championship while also finishing as the event’s low individual. He joins the show to talk about making history, his dominance in Singapore, and what’s next in his journey as one of amateur golf’s rising stars.

Daniel Bennett, 2024 #SpiritAlum and standout at the University of Texas, joins the show after helping South Africa capture its first-ever World Amateur Team Championship. We talk about representing his country, life as a Longhorn, and what’s next for one of golf’s brightest young talents.

22 Spirit alums are competing in the 2025 Chevron Championship this week. In this episode, we hear from Stacy Lewis, World No. 1 Nelly Korda, Augusta National Women's Amateur champion Carla Bernat Escuder, and Vanessa Borovilos. 

The Spirit caught up with Glenn Weckerlin, Executive Director of the Chevron Championship, to start the week in the Woodlands for the first of five LPGA major championships on the 2025 schedule. Weckerlin discussed the third year (54th overall) of the Chevron Championship at the Nicklaus Course at Carlton Woods, what the Chevron Championship does for local charity and the Houston community, plus w...

In the men's medal, Team USA's Tommy Morrison and David Ford are three shots back of Team Australia after opening 9-under 63, thanks to Morrison's seven birdies and an eagle on the sixth at Whispering Pines Golf Club. .

USA | Nathan Smith | Captain |Team USA Smith was a three-time gold medalist in the 2011 Spirit. He won gold in the individual men’s division (tied with six other players) and he and Kelly Kraft teamed to win the men’s team division at 18-under 270. He also won the international team division (Kraft, Austin Ernst, Emily Tubert) with a 31-under par in the 72-hole, best-ball stroke play championship....

Carla Bernat Escuder | Team Spain Age: 22 Hometown: Castellon, Spain College/University: Kansas State - Senior Lowest Round: 64 World Amateur Golf Ranking: 33   Collegiate/Amateur Highlights: 2023-24 Second Team All-American (WGCA) 2023-24 Third Team All-American (Golfweek) 2023-24 All-Big 12 (Coaches) 2024 Big 12 Golfer of the Month (March) 2022-23 AAC Women’s Golfer of the Year (Coaches) 2022-23...

Australia's Kai Komulainen and Josiah Gilbert are leading the Men's Medal leaderboard after shooting 12-under 60 in the opening round of The Spirit! They talked to SGA post-round.

Caitlyn Macnab | Team South Africa Age: 22 Hometown: Johannesburg, South Africa College/University: University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) - Senior Lowest Round: 63 World Amateur Golf Ranking: 32   Collegiate/Amateur Highlights: #38 in Clippd Scoreboard individual standings (as of Nov. 6) Played in the 2021 Spirit - T32 in Individual Division; T15 in Women’s Team (Kaylah Willliams) and 8th in Overal...

Adela Cernousek | Team France Age: 21 Hometown: Antibes, France College/University: Texas A&M - Senior Lowest Round: 65 at the 2024 U.S Open qualifier World Amateur Golf Ranking: 10   Collegiate/Amateur Bio: #2 in Clippd Scoreboard individual standings (as of Nov. 6) 2025 GOLF Channel and Golfweek Preseason First Team All-American 2024 NCAA Division I national champion, winning by three stroke...

David Ford | Team USA Age: 22 Hometown: Peachtree Corners, Georgia (Rivers Academy HS - Alpharetta, Ga.) College/University: North Carolina - Senior Lowest Round: 62, three times World Amateur Golf Ranking: 6   Collegiate/Amateur Highlights: ranked #1 in PGA TOUR University rankings #2 in Clippd Scoreboard individual standings (as of Nov. 6)  named ACC Men’s Player of the Month in October finished...

Dominic Clemons is a junior at the University of Alabama. He talks about his 2024 victories at the Scottish Men's Open and the Folds of Honor Intercollegiate. He also discusses his amateur golf journey, beginning at Hutchinson Community College, then to Stetson University, and now at Alabama. Clemons also qualified for the 152nd Open Championship, and he talks about his experience at Royal Troon a...

Ashton McCulloch is a senior at Michigan State University and will represent Team Canada at the 2024 Spirit International Amateur Golf Championship. McCulloch joined the SGA and discussed growing up as a sportsman in Canada, joining the Canadian National Team, early wins in amateur golf, competing at the U.S. Open and RBC Canadian Open after winning the 2023 Canadian Amateur, playing at Michigan S...