The Amateur Golf Podcast by AmateurGolf.com

The U.S. Open is back at Shinnecock Hills, and AmateurGolf.com is looking at the championship through the amateur lens. This year’s field features 20 amateurs, including top college stars, USGA champions, junior standouts, international players, and several who earned their spots through U.S. Open final qualifying. We run through the names to know, the biggest amateur storylines, and what makes this group especially interesting heading into one of the toughest tests in golf. Amateur Golf Li...

4-time DP World Tour Champion Mathias Grönberg reflects on winning the Eisenhower Trophy as an amateur, then spending 14+ years on the DP World Tour and seven on the PGA Tour—including four pro wins and a career that took him to 56+ countries. Amateur Golf Links: AmateurGolf.com Subscribe Instagram Twitter Facebook YouTube

Kyle and McKenzie break down a wild early-season week in amateur golf, led by Auburn star Jackson Koybun’s video-game scoring at the Amerari Invitational—62-62-67 (-25), a new NCAA 36-hole scoring record (previously held by Tiger Woods), and an Auburn team total that tied the NCAA record at 77-under. From there, they go worldwide: Jake Buchanan goes wire-to-wire at the Africa Amateur to earn major opportunities, while Billy Dowling and Jazzy Roberts light up the Australian Amateur with...

Welcome to the AmateurGolf.com Podcast Presented by Cobra—your weekly hit of competitive-amateur golf, told with equal parts authority and personality. In this episode, Kyle and McKenzie break down the latest amateur storylines on the DP World Tour, react to early invites for the Augusta National Women’s Amateur, and share takeaways from the PGA Show—highlighting Cobra’s 3D-printed irons and women’s-focused ÖPTIM line. Plus: a USGA handicap-by-state trivia segment that gets weird fast. ...

We go deep with Cobra’s Jose Miraflor on the engineering behind Cobra’s 3D-printed irons—from Tour-inspired shapes that play far more forgiving, to how internal lattice structures remove ~50 grams so Cobra can reposition mass with tungsten for launch and stability. We also cover pricing, where to get fit, and why these three models are built to mix and match without losing feel across the set. Amateur Golf Links: AmateurGolf.com Subscribe Instagram Twitter Facebook YouTube

Kyle and McKenzie break down the biggest amateur golf stories heading into 2026: remembering Emanuele Galeppini, a wild six-man playoff at the 100th New Year’s Invitational, and what to watch at the Jones Cup Invitational. They also preview AmateurGolf.com’s Silicon Valley Amateur at Stanford (Kyle will be on site next week), give a first-round update from the Australian Master of the Amateurs, dig into NIL valuations in golf, and wrap with some quick college-golf trivia. Plus: a shoutout to ...

Tim Lovell has spent his life around competitive amateur golf, from growing up on his grandfather’s nine-hole course in Georgia to a “year of golf” as an exchange student in New Zealand and a memorable AmateurGolf.com Ireland trip. Now he’s giving back in a big way—helping coach Lakeview Academy’s high school team and spearheading one of the most advanced tech-driven programs in the state. In this episode, Tim and Pete dig into how Lakeview built a true golf studio on campus with Foresight ...

Host McKenzie Steenson sits down with Pete Wlodkowski, founder of AmateurGolf.com, to explore the origins of the site and the thriving amateur golf community of Northern California. From the early days of hand-lettered leaderboards to the digital transformation that reshaped tournament golf, Pete shares how a local idea became a national platform. Hear stories about iconic events like the San Francisco City Championship, insights into the NCGA’s competitive scene, and the creation of the Two-...

The Crump Cup at Pine Valley is back — and we’re pulling back the curtain on amateur golf’s most mysterious and exclusive tournament. From the course’s legendary hazards like Hell’s Half Acre and the Devil’s bunker, to the invite-only field of elite mid-ams, to first-hand stories from AmateurGolf.com’s own Pete and Kyle playing Pine Valley for the first time, this 10-minute episode dives into the history, the format, the legends, and the drama to come. Tune in for everything you need to know ...

In this special edition of the AmateurGolf.com Podcast, we pull back the curtain on one of golf’s most mysterious and exclusive clubs: Cypress Point. Just ahead of the 2025 Walker Cup on September 6–7, we explore the course’s dramatic origins, the lost plans of Seth Raynor, Marion Hollins’ bold vision, and Alister MacKenzie’s masterpiece carved into sand, forest, and sea. From its quiet exit from the PGA Tour in 1991 to its fiercely protected culture of privacy, Cypress Point has remained h...

The quarterfinals are set at the 2025 U.S. Women’s Amateur, and the talent on display is a preview of golf’s next generation. In this special emergency episode, we break down each of the final eight players — their backgrounds, playing styles, and why they could be lifting the Robert Cox Trophy by week’s end. From international standouts to rising NCAA stars, this is your inside look at the future of the women’s game. Amateur Golf Links: AmateurGolf.com Subscribe Instagram Twitter Facebook ...

After four rounds of grueling medal play at Skokie Country Club, the stage is set for one of amateur golf’s most storied traditions—the Sweet 16 match play at the 123rd Western Amateur. This year’s field is a true showcase of global talent, with co-medalists Ethan Fang and Zackary Swanwick leading the charge, joined by teenage phenom Tyler Watts, seasoned mid-am Stewart Hagestad, and a host of elite collegiate standouts all chasing the George R. Thorne Trophy. In this episode, Chris from Amat...