Greenside - Official Podcast of the Iowa Golf Association Iowa Golf Association

Golf Professional at Terrace Hills Golf Course in Altoona, Zach Steffen, joins the podcast to talk about his life in the golf business – including a start on the PGA Tour at the John Deere Classic. Steffen, who grew up in Des Moines, remembers playing evening rounds with his dad as his game matured as a junior golfer.

Alex McCarty, Tournament Director of the Principal Charity Classic, joins the podcast to talk about the event, set for May 29 - June 2. Alex started his career in 2014 as the Tournament Manager with the Principal Charity Classic. Throughout the last seven years he has managed elite professional golf tournaments including the BMW Championship and U.S. Senior Open. He is a native Iowan and a graduate of Simpson College.

Katelynn Hogenson, IGA COO, visits the podcast to chat about her experience as a Rules Official at the 2024 Augusta National Women's Amateur, which included some priceless memories on the grounds of and around Augusta National Golf Club. Simply surreal...

Clive's Jordan Weber joins the podcast to discuss his recent success on a worldwide professional golf tour, the NEXT Golf Tour. Enough success to earn him a spot in a handful of Challenge Tour starts and one on the DP World Tour events in Europe - what a deal!?

Tyler Johnson, of Mason City, joins the podcast to chat about his latest venture that he can't keep in stock – Toddler Golf Bags. Johnson, the 2019 IGA Match Play Champion, and his Charlie Golf Co. has taken on a life of their own. Sit back and listen to how it all started.

Spencer Groessl and Jeff Webb join the podcast to the speak about the Evans Scholars Foundation and their caddie program that is in place at a few IGA member clubs around the state and those that are starting one this year! It's exciting times ahead for sure with this program in the state of Iowa. As background, the Western Golf Association promotes the use of youth caddies and supports the Evans Scholars Foundation's efforts to award full tuition and housing college scholarships, now at the University of Iowa, to high-achieving caddies with limited financial means.