Chasing Pars Golf Podcast

Craig Thomson
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The Premier Golf Podcast hosted by Craig @ThomsonGolf94 with over 40 professional players coming on to share their story! Pro player interviews, terrible chat & breaking news stories come listen in! Any help of growing this show is appreciated so please Like, Subscribe, Rate & Review on Apple Podcasts & Download on Podbean & Spotify! All help goes a long way!

  1. 2D AGO

    (Ep 211) Hannah Karg

    Joining me in this episode live from competing on Sunshine Ladies Tour in South Africa was talented German LETAS pro Hannah Karg after a solid rookie season on tour finishing 20th on LETAS Order of Merit standings & 4th on Rookie of the Year standings in a season that contained 2 Top 10's 4th at PGA Championship & 3rd at Super Bock Open.  Hannah is from Hamburg in Northern part of Germany and took up the game at the age of 3. Hannah has been part of prestigious Hamburger GC Falkenstein since the age of 14 one of the best courses in Germany and still has lots of fun playing for Hamburger. In 2016 she would win German Girls Championship and in 2017 would win Scottish Girls' Championship in Montrose.  In 2020 Hannah would move to Baylor University in Texas winning a couple of collegiate events there including Trinity Invitational win in 2021. In 2023 would move to Coastal Carolina University to focus on becoming one of the best players and would win 2023 The Southern Invitational. In 2024, Hannah would win German Women's Strokeplay event to become a national champion at both Girls & Ladies levels.  Hannah would turn pro last year in 2025 and would finish 20th overall in the LET Access Series standings as well as 4th on Rookie of the Year standings. A solid start but ultimately looking to go even better this time in 2026. Thanks for your time Hannah and all the best in Morocco for the start of LETAS season in April. Download via Podbean, Apple Podcasts & Spotify also on YouTube.

    1h 9m

  2. 6D AGO

    Caddy Series Ep 10 (210, Jan Meierling)

    After a long time of trying we finally managed to get LPGA Tour major winning caddy and all round good guy Jan Meierling on the show for a chat!  A former pro himself Jan has had great success as a pro caddy and is going into his 6th season alongside 2024 KPMG PGA Championship winner Amy Yang who Jan & Amy have a fantastic relationship together on and off the course which makes one of the best combos on tour!  In 2024 at Sahalee Country Club for KPMG PGA Championship would be one the greatest achievements for Jan as he would help Amy navigate a very tricky golf course into winning a major championship in her 18th season as a pro player! A remarkable achievement! Thanks a lot Jan for taking time to come on I thoroughly enjoyed chatting with you and fingers cross that potentially could see a 3rd win together this year on LPGA Tour!  Download via Podbean, Apple & Spotify, thanks for the continued support!

    1h 19m

  3. MAR 15

    (Ep 209) Katarina Drocarova

    In this episode I was pleased to be joined by Slovakian LET Access Series pro Katarina Drocarova ahead of the season opener in Morocco next month after finishing inside the top 60 on LETAS Order of Merit standings in 2025. Katarina is from the town of Pezinok just outside of the Slovakian capital city Bratislava and is a 4x Slovakian Amateur Strokeplay Champion & 2x Slovakian Matchplay Champion. She would take up the game at the age of 7 with her dad and sister in a competitive sporting family. Katarina would represent Slovakia at 2x Espirito Santo Trophy, 10x between European Girls' & Ladies' Am Team Championship, 2x Young Masters as well as winning 2016 Croatian International Amateur.  Katarina would go to University of Denver for her studies and would have some successes during her time at Denver helping the teams sucess whenever she can and winning some individual awards.  In 2024, Katarina would turn pro and would have 4 Top 20 finishes with 2 7th placed finishes at her home country event in Slovakia & Lavaux in Switzerland. In 2025 by her own admission it was a rollercoaster season with struggling with some technical issues throughout but still managed to finish 9th at Czech Challenge & 3rd at Slovakian Challenge in Brezno! Katarina is looking forward to the Challenge in 2026 on LETAS and I wish her all the best as she pushes towards an LET Tour Card. Download via Podbean, Apple Podcasts & Spotify, thank you!

    1h 18m

  4. MAR 10

    (Ep 208) Colin Ramsay Returns!

    I was pleased to be joined on the podcast for the second time by Colin Ramsay after the release of his 2nd book A Belter of a Caddy which focuses on the late Edinburgh Jimmy who had a great career on tour caddying for the likes of Paul McGinley & Ian Poulter. The book followed up Colin's first book release A Golfers Bucket List of Scottish Golf Courses.  Colin is a Scottish Golf Course enthusiast who over his time has amassed over half of 550+ Golf courses and still plays in his own time. Colin had a book launch recently for the release of A Belter of a Caddy with a big 130+ people turnout at Musselburgh Golf Club with a very special guest on the night in the one and only Paul McGinley sharing loads of stories of Jimmy from his time on tour!  One of the good guys in life. It's great to see Colin do well and be still so enthusiastic about the game! Thanks mate Download via Podbean, Apple Podcasts & Spotify!

    1h 3m

  5. FEB 23

    (Ep 207) Michaela Vavrova

    In this next episode I was pleased to be joined by one of Slovakia's best players in LET Access Series pro Miska Vavrova after a solid 2025 season which saw 5 Top 10 finishes including 3rd at Allegria Ladies Open in Austria, 4th at Himmerland in Denmark, 5th at Hauts De France, 9th at Islantilla Open in Spain & 9th at Lavaux in Switzerland. It also included a T21st at Czech Ladies Challenge where Michaela was in the final group in contention playing alongside the one and only Sára Kousková and although it wasn't the finish the Slovak star was wanting it was an experience that will live long I the memory especially after Sara winning back to back LET titles at Jabra Ladies Open & Tenerife Womens Open.  Michaela also known as Miska is from the small town of Bojnice in Slovakia and would play the game through her grandparents at an early age. During her junior career Michaela has played multiple times for Slovakian National Team at European Ladies Am Team Championships & played at Le Golf National at 2022 Espirito Santo Trophy. Michaela is a 2x Slovak Player of the Year and 2023 Slovakian National Champion. During her time at University of Nebraska, Miska would enjoy her time there and would win Big Ten Sportsmanship award in 2024. Before Michaela would turn pro in 2024 she would finish T12th at Czech Ladies Challenge in 2022 on LETAS, would gain a start at 2023 Belgian Ladies Open on LET and would finish 2nd at her home country event in 2024 on Access Series. 2025 would see Michaela finish 18th on LET Access Series Order of Merit standings after some solid displays. We also talk about Slovak golf and how she has high hopes for more Slovakian talent to come through to join her & Katarina Drocarova on LETAS tour with some advice to any players looking to take up the game in English & in her native Slovakian. Had lots of fun and laughs in the episode with Miska and I wish her all the best in South Africa for the warm up on Sunshine Ladies Tour before LETAS season kicks off in Morocco in April. Thanks Michaela for a great chat. Download via Podbean, Apple Podcasts & Spotify, also on YouTube!

    1h 20m

  6. FEB 17

    (Ep 206) Isabella Holpfer

    In this episode I was joined by LET Access Series pro Isabella Holpfer after her full debut season last year which came with 4 Top 25 finishes including 3rd at Women's Irish Challenge!  Isabella is from Vienna in Austria and would participate in 3x European Girls' Team Championships & 5x European Ladies' Team Championships for Austria as well as playing 2022 Espirito Santo Trophy at Le Golf National for her country. Isabella would win 2014 Austrian Matchplay at Salzkammergut GC at 13 years old while winning 2015 Irish Ladies Am, 2018 English Women's Am Strokeplay as well as finishing back to back runner up at R&A Girls' Amateur Championship & representing Europe in 2x Junior Vagliano Trophy's both on the winning side! Isabella would also finish 3rd at VP Bank Ladies Open in 2019 on LETAS as an amateur!  Isabella would go to University of Georgia and reminisces about her love for her time in Georgia and practicing at Augusta!  With the LETAS season starting in April, I want to thank Isabella for coming on and wish her all the best for 2026!  Download via Podbean, Apple Podcasts & Spotify, also on YouTube!

    1h 11m

  7. FEB 10

    Caddy Series Ep 9 (Ep 205, Giulio Castagnara)

    The time finally arrived on the show where I was joined by Ladies European Tour Caddy, TPG Golf Coach, Ex Pro player & The King of Italy, the one and only Giulio Castagnara who those familiar with the show will also remember him as the current partner and caddy of Alessandra Fanali. We struck up a good friendship after the final event of the year when out at Andalucia Costa Del Sol Open de Espana in Malaga. Legend! Giulio is from Pordenone just outside of Udine in North Eastern Italy and would go to Texas Christian University becoming a major player there at TCU contributing to multiple Academic All American first team picks as well as Scholar of the Year. In 2019 Giulio would turn professional and ply his trade on Alps Tour and played some tournaments on Challenge Tour for 4 years before by his own admission losing his love for the game during this time on the Golf Course will Golf evolving from strength to strength. Since stopping in 2022 Giulio would get his PGA Coaching licenses and would loop on the bag for a few events with Alessandra before going full time on the bag for Ale in 2024 with brilliant results on LET since then with numerous close shaves on tour in terms of being in contention and multiple Top 20 finishes for the Fanali/Castagnara combination with 4 Top 10 finishes on tour last year in 2025 including 2nd placed finish at Ford NSW Open in Woollongong.  In mid 2025 Giulio would make a big announcement joining the team at TPG Golf to be a qualified Golf Coach with lessons online or getting the chance to go to the States recently to do in person coaching. Giulio is a true gentleman and a very funny guy with Fanali & Castagnara being one of my favourite duos on tour now! Can't thank them both enough for their generosity! All the best this week guys and for 2026! Downloads via Podbean, Apple Podcasts & Spotify while the recorded video will be on YouTube if that is your preferred version!

    1h 20m

  8. FEB 5

    (Ep 204) Alex Huang (Decade Ambassador & Golf Coach)

    In this latest episode I was joined by Professional Golf Coach Alex Huang who joined me from freezing called Ohio to chat through his journey into coaching for players such as Caley McGinty, Fatima Fernandez Cano & Carolina Lopez-Chacarra giving out his methods and ethos of getting players where they want to be! Alex is from Ohio and would enjoy Golf as a hobby such as money matches with his buddies but would make his hand for 18 years playing Poker learning some of the techniques that also work while in the golf space. Around about 2023 it would be where he would meet owner of the brand Decade in Scott Fawcett while building up a strong friendship evolving around the love for the game of Golf. Alex would join Scott and get his chance at coaching with the College teams in Ohio then onto working with some of the LPGA & LET pro's.  Alex would also strike a friendship with English LPGA/LET pro Caley McGinty where he would caddy for her at LPGA Q School in helping her become one of the only people to gain LPGA Tour status from back at First Stage a fantastic achievement for Caley. We talk about what it is like on tour when he has occasionally caddied for some talented players.  I want to thank Alex for taking time out of his busy schedule to come on to chat with me. Enjoyed it and learned a lot more about the art of coaching! Be sure to download via Podbean,  Apple Podcasts & Spotify while the video will also be out on YouTube if you prefer that option! Thanks

    1h 14m
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The Premier Golf Podcast hosted by Craig @ThomsonGolf94 with over 40 professional players coming on to share their story! Pro player interviews, terrible chat & breaking news stories come listen in! Any help of growing this show is appreciated so please Like, Subscribe, Rate & Review on Apple Podcasts & Download on Podbean & Spotify! All help goes a long way!

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