Utah Golf Radio

Ryan Brimley comes away with a one-shot victory in the Valley View Am over a strong field on a great golf course. Ryan joins the pod to discuss his win. 

Now professional Brandon Kida wins against a strong field at the local US Open qualifier at Alpine CC. College coaches Todd Miller and Randal McCracken make the cut and move on to the Sectionals with young guys Rhett Rasmussen and Connor Howe. Kida joins the pod to bring us up-to-date on his early days in pro golf and dish on his win. 

Again? Tommy Sharp wins the Rose Park Open with a playoff victory over Zach Johnson in a reprise of their battle for the Utah Section PGA Championship last year. Kyler Dunkle is low am. Tommy joins the pod to talk about his win and how it sets up his year. 

College players dominate the weekend in Utah golf as Mitchell Schow of the University of Utah golf team wins the Bountiful City Am and Jake Godfrey of the Utah Valley University Wolverines wins at the Gleneagle Am. Both join the pod to talk about their wins. 

It was a full week of qualifiers for the State Am and Senior Am. UGA Exec Jake Miller joins the live show on ESPN 700 to bring us up to date on who's in and what's next. 

The fields are set in the 11 State Am qualifiers and the 4 Senior Am qualifiers, which will be played in the next couple weeks. UGA Executive Director Jake Miller walks us through what to expect in one of the biggest state championships in the nation. 

With a volatile final hole, Matt Baird survives with a one-shot win at the Utah Section PGA The Oaks Open in Spanish Fork. Host Pro Ryan Rhees takes the Senior Pro division while State Am champ Kelton Hirsch leads the amateurs. Baird, the Riverside CC pro who developed the Alignment Pro practice aid, joins the pod to describe his backdoor win. 

UGA ED Jake Miller previews the US Open qualifier at Alpine CC, reviews the first State Am qualifier for the UJGA kids and reminds everyone that registration for the rest of the State Am qualifiers closes this week. Sign up NOW everyone!

Greg Bodine is on the loop for Tony Finau and has been there with Tony step-by-step for an incredible first half to 2018. From the Masters to Mexico to a bunch of top-10s, you'll want to hear Greg's take. 

Lone Peak junior Joshua Rooker took the Fox Hollow Am against a strong field for his first win on the Utah golf circuit. He joins the pod to tell us about the win and himself. Patrick Murphy wins the senior division.

UPOTs Tony Finau and Danny Summerhays joined forces for a 6th place finish in the TOUR's only team event, the Zurich Classic in New Orleans. We were there to cheer them on and bring the story to you. Tony and Danny join in with their takes. 

Former Utah Golf Association ED Bill Walker returns to Utah Golf Radio to report on Golf Day in Washington, DC. Bill recounts trends in the golf world, the economic impact of the game, and legislative priorities from leading golf organizations. 

The University of Utah golf team finished the season with a frustrating showing at the Pac-12 Conference Championship. But there's plenty of highlights with strong freshmen, returning starters and the ability to make lots of birdies. Coach Garrett Clegg gives his take. 

The Utah Golf Foundation's Megan Huntsman takes us inside the ropes on the Veterans on Course events scheduled for this season and tees up the UGF fundraising tournament at Willow Creek CC this fall.   

Wow! The BYU Women won their 3rd Conference title in a row with a 10-player playoff victory over Pepperdine. Rose Huang won the individual title by 7 over teammate Kendra Dalton at T2. Coach Carrie Roberts shares her excitement over this great win that sends the Cougars on to regionals.   

The University of Utah golf team placed 8th in a stacked field of 17 at the ASU Thunderbird Invitational at Karsten Golf Course in Tempe. The field included 7 Pac-12 teams and 8 of the Top 50, including #1 Oklahoma State. Freshman Blake Tomlinson led the Utes with his 7th Top 20. Coach Garrett Clegg gives his take on this solid performance. 

Tony Finau's coach Boyd Summerhays joins Utah Golf Radio's live show on ESPN 700 to describe how he and Tony got through four rounds at Augusta to a top-10 finish in The Masters. Tony's is one of the greatest performances while hurt in all of sports history, and Boyd's is one of the greatest coaching jobs ever. You'll want to hear this! 

Utah Golf Association Executive Director Jake Miller joins Utah Golf Radio on ESPN 700 to tee up Utah's own US Mid Am Champ Kelsey Chugg playing in the USGA Celebration of Champions and to review the registration for the State Am and Senior State Am. 

Shawn Edwards of Hubbard Golf Course on Hill Air Force Base and former Utah Open champ Zach Johnson of Davis Park Golf Course teamed up to win the Utah Section PGA's Spring Pro-Pro Four-Ball at Willow Creek. The secured the 2nd seed in the Pro-Pro Match Play in the process. Edwards joins the show to discuss their win. 

We celebrate our 200th episode with highlights from Tony Finau's news conference after his opening round 68 on a bum ankle and a great conversation with Kurt Kragthorpe of the Salt Lake Tribune after he walked all 72 holes with Tony at Augusta. Big thanks to each of you for listening to our first 200! 

UGA Executive Director Jake Miller joins Utah Golf Radio to discuss championships registrations on uga.org, what the Rules of Golf say about injuries and his view of lift, clean and place, or "lift, clean and cheat."

We get the rare and wonderful opportunity to talk Augusta National and Masters history with Frank Christian, the official Augusta National photographer for more than 50 years, from his shop in downtown Augusta. This unparalleled glimpse behind the curtain of one of golf's greatest clubs and greatest events is funny, sweet and humbling with one of the few people in the world who's been there from t...

I share my first trip to Augusta National with you, with the insightful guiding hand of St. George's Brent Wade, a 17-year Masters veteran. If you've never been, or if you're more experienced than Brent, you're sure to learn something new about this cathedral of golf. 

Victoria Romney and Ali Mulhall finish T7 at the national finals of the Drive Chip and Putt Championship at Augusta National. We were there cheering on these latest UPOTs and have the play-by-play for you. Bubba Watson joins the show. 

Utah Golf Association ED Jake Miller goes deep  on registration for UGA Championships and Utah Golf Foundation Vets on Course events both coming up soon. The State Am is early this year so players need to register soon.