Utah Golf Daily

Fore Lakes super TA Barker was just elected vice president of the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America, and will be president next year. He joins Paul, Jan and Utah PGA horse Henry White on the live show to tell us all about it. Easton Folster outlines the recently announced UGA championship season. And we review the Winter Classic with Henry. 

Kihei Akina was the lone player standing in a survival test at the Copper Rock Am, scoring a 7-shot win over Jax McMurdie. Akina joins the pod. 

Tommy Sharp starts the new year just like he finished last year, with a Beehive Tour win, this time at the Winter Classic. Sharp joins the pod. 

Paul is at the Las Vegas Country Club for the LIV Tour and Jan is at Copper Rock for the Copper Rock Am, a PPR tourney on the Southern Swing, with head pro John Horton. Coach Garrett Clegg previews the Utes' spring season. Greg Bodine and Bryson DeChambeau join the show, and Clay Simpson of Sky Caddie tells us about their great new tech. 

BYU junior Zac Jones repeats at the University of Arizona tournament in Tucson, and we introduce Next Level Golf, a cool new indoor sim facility in Cottonwood Heights, on the live show on ESPN 700. 

Ali Mulhall decided to be more aggressive on the par-5s and it led to a comeback win in the Coral Canyon Women's Am, by 3 over defending champ Sunbin Seo and her BYU teammate Adeline Anderson. Mulhall joins the pod. 

USU frosh Ashton McArthur wins the Sand Hollow Am by 3 over Bowen Mauss and Zach Felts, while Matt Lyons scored a come-from-behind victory in the Sand Hollow Sr Am by one over first round leader Ron Davis. McArthur and Lyons join the pod. 

We're at fabled Torrey Pines with Tony, Zac and Patrick on the live show, with Jan at Coral Canyon. Patrick's agent, Rob Despain, Coral head pro Marco Lioni, UJGA's Jeff Thurman and the great Kurt Kragthorpe also join in as we celebrate a historic week in Utah golf. 

Utah Tech's Tyler Jones wins the Hurricane City Am at Sky Mountain on the strength of a competitive course record and personal best round of 62. Jane Olsen wins the women's division, Mark Gardiner takes the seniors, and it's Dale Christensen in the super seniors. Jones joins the pod. 

Utah Golf Hall of Fame member Mike Malaska joins the live show with his thoughts about being named a Golf Digest Legend of Golf Instruction. Cooper Jones on his win at the St. George Am. Mike Dadlani introduces No Dirt Golf, and First Tee coach and Utah PGA pro Brent Shaver tees up the new First Tee teen program, Ace Makers. 

BYU freshman Cooper Jones wins the St. George Am by two shots over brother and teammate Zac Jones and Bowen Mauss, with a -16 130 on the par 73 St. George Golf Club. Mike Jorgensen takes the senior division. Coop joins the pod. 

Max Togisala joins the live show with the deets on his historic start in the Coral Canyon Am. Coming to you from Pure Golf in Springville with Utah PGA pro Dane Morman and his crew. Patrick Fishburn's agent Rob Despain announces his new podcast following Fish's live on the PGA Tour. Glenmoor's Darci Olsen on her PGA of America Game Changers Award, and First Tee coach Jay Watters on winter classes for your kids. 

UGA Player of the Year Boston Bracken survives cold and windy conditions for a two shot win at the Coral Canyon Am over buddies Bowen Mauss and Tanner Telford. Seated player Max Togisala was T16 in the First Flight. Bracken joins the pod. 

Utah PGA pro Brent Shaver joins Jan and Paul on the live show to talk a little winter prep and his personal history at East Lake. BYU's Zac Jones goes deep on his terrific winter approach, and Brent, Paul and Jan commit to the Golf Forever fitness program with public accountability. Kihei Akina on his decision to play at BYU, UGA's Easton Folster with an update to GHIN score posting, and Clay Simpson of Sky Caddie on the best GPS devices. 

Utah golf journalism giants Randy Dodson, Kurt Kragthorpe and Wesley Ruff join Paul and Jan on the live show on ESPN 700 to review and relish the top ten stories of 2023. 

Get the golf stuff you know you want, and maybe a gift or two as well, as PGA Tour Superstore sheriff Quano Moore and Utah Section PGA pro Tony McQuivey join the live show on ESPN 700 for our annual holiday shopping extraviganza. Utah PGA Assistant Pro of the Year Dustin Pimm stops by. Utah Golf Association Executive Director Easton Folster chimes in with Winterchamps news. And golf speed nerd Dr. Tyler Standifird of UVU breaks down the ball rollback. 

We celebrate 100 years of golf in Provo with Timpanogos Head Pro Brett Watson on the live show on ESPN 700. We get to know Utah Section PGA Teacher of the Year Jake Blair, and ask for your help to save Utah golf treasure Thanksgiving Point from having a highway built through it with Tele Wightman.

5x Utah PGA Player of the Year Haley Sturgeon joins the live show on ESPN 700 from the Salt Lake Golf Lounge to help us celebrate the Utah Section PGA award winners for 2023.  Professional of the Year Jeff John of Logan River joins in. Alex Kahn tells us about updates and changes at the SL Golf Lounge. 

We celebrate the Utah Golf Association award winners on the live show on ESPN 700 with UGA board member Marc Hardy. Gold Club winner Utah Section PGA ED Devin Dehlin, Men's Player of the Year Boston Bracken and Women's Player of the Year Kelsey Chugg join the party. 

We celebrate Glendale's 50th Anniversary with head pro and neighborhood kid Dave Carter on the live show on ESPN 700, and Ryan Reisberg joins in to tell us all about is first World Long Drive championship.