Pod for the Course

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Pod for the Course Podcast

Pod for the Course is the official podcast of Washington Golf. From discussions with local professionals to conversations with college golf coaches, we peel the curtain back and shed light on the people in the golf community who make golf in Washington so great.

  1. Jake Koppenberg’s journey from collegiate All-American to the top of the Mid-Am game

    28 JUN

    Jake Koppenberg’s journey from collegiate All-American to the top of the Mid-Am game

    Jake Koppenberg played collegiately at Western Washington University, where he twice was named NCAA All-American. After college he played briefly on the mini-tours, trying to earn his way onto the PGA Tour. But he returned to Bellingham, regained his amateur status, got married and started a career in business development and is now a father of two boys.Staying competitive, he has qualified for a dozen national championships, including five U.S. Amateurs, and two U.S. Mid-Amateurs, making it ...

    29 min
  2. Aubrey Faucett – selected as a PGA WORKS Fellow, she is making her way in the golf industry

    21/11/2023

    Aubrey Faucett – selected as a PGA WORKS Fellow, she is making her way in the golf industry

    Living in Port Orchard, Wash. and playing on her high school golf team at South Kitsap High School, Aubrey Faucett wasn’t sure yet what direction her life would take. During her senior year at Liberty University in Virginia, things became a lot clearer when she was one of just 23 students nationwide selected by the PGA of America to serve a Fellowship in their PGA WORKS program. The PGA WORKS Fellowship provides the opportunity for a one-year, paid immersion in a PGA Section’s Foundation...

    15 min

  3. 28/08/2023

    Victoria Fallgren - state champion, player of the year, coach at Gonzaga, apprentice in PGA program

    Since 2013 Victoria has been the assistant coach for the women’s golf team at Gonzaga University in Spokane, Wash. Prior to that she played four years on the Gonzaga team, winning her very first collegiate tournament as a freshman, and becoming the first Gonzaga player to win the individual West Coast Conference championship, which she did as a junior in 2012. Since then she has won the Washington Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship three times (2017, 2018, 2020) and was named the Washingto...

    19 min

  4. 25/08/2023

    Andrew Von Lossow - Former WA Golf Men's and Men's Mid-Amateur Player of the Year

    Andrew Von Lossow is the kind of guy you would want in your Dream Foursome, or at least to have a beverage with at the 19th hole. He made national headlines on a big stage last year, when, as a 34-year-old, he defeated the No. 3-ranked amateur player in the world and pre-championship favorite, Michael Thorbjornsen, in the round of 64 at the U.S. Amateur. Andrew rocked a colorful shirt during the match, an outward symbol of the joy he feels when he plays the game.

    40 min
  5. Catching up with 14-year-old golf phenom Angela Zhang

    17/08/2023

    Catching up with 14-year-old golf phenom Angela Zhang

    Angela Zhang of Bellevue, who won her second consecutive Washington Women’s Amateur title this past June, talks about what it was like competing at the recent U.S. Women’s Open at Pebble Beach. She was the youngest player in the field of the best women golfers on earth, and the 14-year-old phenom shares some wisdom beyond her years (with a few giggles thrown in).

    19 min
  6. Pono Yanagi - WSU Golfer and 2023 Washington Men's Amateur Champion

    17/08/2023

    Pono Yanagi - WSU Golfer and 2023 Washington Men's Amateur Champion

    It’s been a busy summer for Pono Yanagi. In late June, he shot rounds of 72-63-67 to run away from the field in winning the 102nd Washington Men’s Amateur, held at Wine Valley Golf Club in Walla Walla. A couple weeks later he shot 65-65 at Palouse Ridge Golf Club and earned medalist honors in qualifying for the U.S. Amateur. Then, two weeks later competed in the Pacific Coast Amateur at Capilano G&CC in West Vancouver, B.C., being selected for the WA Golf team in that championship’s Morse...

    20 min
  7. Mike Riste – region’s foremost golf historian talks about Scotty Campbell, Seattle’s first public player to reach the national stage

    13/04/2023

    Mike Riste – region’s foremost golf historian talks about Scotty Campbell, Seattle’s first public player to reach the national stage

    Golf historian Mike Riste joins the podcast to explore the history of public golf in Washington and the influence of PNGA Hall-of-Famer Albert "Scotty" Campbell, a golfer from Seattle in the 1930s and 40s. Despite having no formal golf lessons, Campbell was a talented golfer, setting an amateur record for the 1936 Masters tournament and being selected for the 1936 Walker Cup team. The podcast also discusses the role of Jefferson Park Golf Course in promoting public golfers and fostering the d...

    57 min
  8. Mike Riste – region’s foremost golf historian talks about Bon Stein, known as ‘The Overlooked Champion,’ who won four of the first five Washington Men’s Amateurs

    14/03/2023

    Mike Riste – region’s foremost golf historian talks about Bon Stein, known as ‘The Overlooked Champion,’ who won four of the first five Washington Men’s Amateurs

    Mike Riste serves as the historian for the BC Golf Museum, and is the official historian for the PNGA. He assembled the initial research for “Washington Golf: 100 Years of Growing the Game,” the centennial history book of Washington Golf, published in 2022.Mike may claim he is not a writer, but his body of work is substantial. He co-authored the monumental “Championships & Friendships,” the centennial history book of the Pacific Northwest Golf Association (PNGA); and wrote “Just Cal...

    1h 2m
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About

Pod for the Course is the official podcast of Washington Golf. From discussions with local professionals to conversations with college golf coaches, we peel the curtain back and shed light on the people in the golf community who make golf in Washington so great.

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  • Creator
    Washington Golf
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2024
  • Episodes
    41
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © 2024 Pod for the Course
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