Utah Golf Radio

Utah Section PGA pro Jon Paupore joins the live show on ESPN 700 for a Utah Championship preview, with an assist from Randy Dodson of Fairways Media. Jeff Thurman on big stuff lately at the UJGA. Captain Jake says get your State Am registrations in now because the qualifiers are filling up. Jed X Jug is rolling again with Alex from Salt Lake Golf Lounge. 

Long-time presence on the Utah amateur circuit Mike Jorgensen adds to his impressive win total with a home course spank-down at the Cove View Senior Amateur. Jorgensen joins the pod. 

Senior player Tommy Johnson took down a stacked field of college and young players to win the Sonny Braun Art City Amateur at fabled and beautiful Hobble Creek with a two-shot margin over BYU's Cole Ponich. Johnson joins the pod. 

Since his return home after the NCAA season shut down, Georgia Tech stud Connor Howe of Ogden has been playing some great golf with a couple of wins and high finishes in Utah amateur tournaments. Howe joins the pod. 

We celebrate Fathers Day at the PGA TOUR Superstore in Sandy with Utah Section PGA pro Ryan Holt on the live show on ESPN 700. Utah Golf Hall of Fame inductee Scott Whittaker recounts a stellar career. Utah Junior State Am champs Grace Summerhays and Tyson Shelley review their wins. Randy Hadfield explains UGA board service. 

Get inside and deep in a practice session with a top-tier player and a top-tier coach when BJ Staten and Jon Paupore of the Jim McLean Golf School work on shot shaping and flight control. Spoiler: There's a lot of Trackman. 

University of Utah junior Blake Tomlinson makes an ace on the par-4 8th hole at Bonneville in route to victory in the Salt Lake City Amateur, becoming just the third player to win both the City Am and the City Open. Tomlinson joins the pod. 

Utah Section PGA pros Lynn Landgren and Ronnie Newren celebrate the Salt Lake City Am on the live show on ESPN 700. BYU Coach Bruce Brockbank breaks down PGA TOUR U. We catch up with 2019 UGA Co-Players of the Year, Zach Jones and Preston Summerhays. Kelsey Chugg and Abii Johnson talk Women's State Am and Alex Romcevich on the Jed X Jug. 

Dixie State's Brock Nielson shoots a final round 64 to take the Bloomington Am. Randy Hicken and Ava Vasi tie for the senior division. Nielson joins the pod. 

Utah State stud Andy Hess shoots 57 at the Logan Country Club, tying the course record. Hess joins the pod with a shot-by-shot description of his historic round. 

Tyson Shelley wins the Utah Section PGA Junior Series Glenmoor Major while Sean Lam and Boston Bracken secure State Am spots. Shelley joins the pod. 

Lila Galeai of Lehi High School wins the 5A state championship and Berlin Long of Lone Peak High School wins the 6A in a really terrific, if slightly unlikely, individual tournament put on by the Utah Section PGA. Annie Fisher, Galeai and Long join the pod. 

Utah Section PGA pro Tele Wightman joins the live radio show on ESPN 700 to help celebrate the Thanksgiving Point Am. Berlin Long wins the 6A state HS championship. Jay Don Blake talks about his storied career and induction into the Utah Sports Hall of Fame. USGA Executive Committee's Mike Bailey dives into remaking the 2020 championship schedule. 

High school standout Jack Sargent takes the Pepsi Am at Logan River. Zach Jones, Luke Crapo and Brock Neilson tie for the Valley View Am. Kyler Dunkle and Blake Tomlinson team up for a spankdown at the Riverton WY Pro-Scratch that became a Utah-fest. Sargent and Dunkle join the pod. 

Doh! I missed that Mitchell Schow tied for the win at the Glen Eagle Am. (Ep 506) Schow and Steve Croft both threw down tasty little 64s to win by 5 over a really good field. Schow joins the pod to talk about his T1 and the likelihood of coming back to play another year at the U. 

We're celebrating the Valley View Am with head pro and Utah Section PGA president Dustin Volk on the live show on ESPN 700. Peter Kuest on his pro debut. Mitchell Schow on maybe staying amateur for a while. Simon Kwon on his win at the Jay Don Blake. UGA's Abii Johnson on upcoming women's championships. 

Host pro Jordan van Orman takes the Sanpete County Open at Palisades, Dan Horner squeaks in with the win at the Bountiful City Am, Steve Croft runs away with the Glen Eagle Am, and Simon Kwan comes from behind to take the UJGA Jay Don Blake. Van Orman and Horner join the pod. 

Jordan Van Orman of Palisades State Park helps us celebrate the Sanpete County Open. UPOT Patrick Fishburn on getting back to competitive golf at the Scottsdale Open. Mike Holm wins the Hobble Creek Senior Am and Braxton Watts takes the UJGA Spring Opener. UGA's Jake Miller announces State Am qualifiers. 

Integrity takes the win at the Golden Spike Am as teen Jarom Jorgensen caught and called a penalty on himself after play was concluded that led to a DQ, lost proshop winnings and missed PPR points. Jorgensen joins the pod. 

An odd three-way tie at the top is the story from this odd year's Golden Spike Am at Eagle Mountain in Brigham City, and Greg Gust breaks through with an impressive win in the Carbon Senior Am. Gust joins the pod.   

PGA TOUR Executive and Salt Lake City native Tyler Dennis and Symetra Tour player Kendra Dalton join the live show on ESPN 700 to dive into all that's involved in restarting and playing on the tours. Youth on Course is running again, and Jed X Jug entries are open until June 6.  

What does 64 mean? It's fun, for sure, and really good, but there's more to it than just a low round. We dig into former PGA TOUR player and Utah Open champion BJ Staten's recent 64 in his first round after a winter and virus layoff. 

Guy Child handled the tricky greens at Bountiful Ridge for a -3 68 and a three-shot win at the Bountiful Ridge Senior Am. Child joins the pod.   

The Beehive Tour is back as Red Ledges pro Aaron Purviance wins the Oaks Open with a one-shot victory over Pete Stone. Scott Brandt takes the senior division and Zach Jones is low am.  

Utah Section PGA stud Tommy Sharp joins Paul and Jan on the live show on ESPN 700 as we chat up golf's comeback. The Utah pros peg it today at the Oaks Open. Tyson Shelley shines in the UJGA Preview. The UGA announces a new championship schedule. We catch up with Golf Digest legend and Utah native Guy Yocom. The Salt Lake Golf Lounge and the Jed X Jug are back! And we mourn the loss of Utah Golf H...