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Brought to you by the Spirit Golf Association, the Spirit Golf Podcast covers the latest topics regarding amateur golf, interviews, and news updates regarding the 2024 Spirit International Amateur Golf Championship.
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22 Spirit alums are competing in the 2025 Chevron Championship this week. In this episode, we hear from Stacy Lewis, World No. 1 Nelly Korda, Augusta National Women's Amateur champion Carla Bernat Escuder, and Vanessa Borovilos.
The Spirit caught up with Glenn Weckerlin, Executive Director of the Chevron Championship, to start the week in the Woodlands for the first of five LPGA major championships on the 2025 schedule. Weckerlin discussed the third year (54th overall) of the Chevron Championship at the Nicklaus Course at Carlton Woods, what the Chevron Championship does for local charity and the Houston community, plus we deep dive into the eight amateurs who are in the field this week at the Chevron Championship.
In the men's medal, Team USA's Tommy Morrison and David Ford are three shots back of Team Australia after opening 9-under 63, thanks to Morrison's seven birdies and an eagle on the sixth at Whispering Pines Golf Club.
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USA | Nathan Smith | Captain |Team USA
Smith was a three-time gold medalist in the 2011 Spirit. He won gold in the individual men’s division (tied with six other players) and he and Kelly Kraft teamed to win the men’s team division at 18-under 270. He also won the international team division (Kraft, Austin Ernst, Emily Tubert) with a 31-under par in the 72-hole, best-ball stroke play championship.…Smith has played in 48 USGA championships and has won four U.S. Mid-Amateur Championships…he has played on three Walker Cup teams - 2009, 2011 and 2013 - and provided the match-winning point for the USA in 2013 at National Golf Links of America in Southampton, New York…In 2025, Smith will captain the U.S. Walker Cup team…he was paired with golf legend Arnold Palmer at the 2004 Masters in Arnold’s last round at Augusta National…he resides in Pittsburgh, Penn.…played golf at Allegheny College where he earned NCAA Division III All-America honors and is a member of the Allegheny College Sports Hall of Fame
“It is an amazing honor to have played in The Spirit and to be asked to serve as captain of Team USA in this incredible event.”
Carla Bernat Escuder | Team Spain
Age: 22
Hometown: Castellon, Spain
College/University: Kansas State - Senior
Lowest Round: 64
World Amateur Golf Ranking: 33
Collegiate/Amateur Highlights:
2023-24 Second Team All-American (WGCA)
2023-24 Third Team All-American (Golfweek)
2023-24 All-Big 12 (Coaches)
2024 Big 12 Golfer of the Month (March)
2022-23 AAC Women’s Golfer of the Year (Coaches)
2022-23 All-AAC (Coaches)
2022-23 Second Team All-American (WGCA)
2022-23 Third Team All-American (Golfweek)
Getting to Know Carla:
Tied for third in program history with two individual wins … Majoring in kinesiology … Favorite golfer is John Rahm … Has one career hole-in-one
“Proud to be representing Spain.” —Carla Bernat Escuder
Cayetana Fernandez Garcia-Poggio | Team Spain
Age: 19
Hometown: Madrid, Spain
College/University: Texas A&M - Sophomore
Lowest Round: -8
World Amateur Golf Ranking: 29
Collegiate/Amateur Highlights:
#24 in Clippd Scoreboard individual standings (as of Nov. 6)
2024 All-SEC Second Team
2024 All- SEC Freshman Team
2024 Golf Channel Preseason Second Team All-American
2023-24 ANNIKA Award Preseason Watch List
2024 Golf Channel Preseason First Team All-American
Finished fourth at the Augusta National Women’s Amateur (2023)
Australia's Kai Komulainen and Josiah Gilbert are leading the Men's Medal leaderboard after shooting 12-under 60 in the opening round of The Spirit! They talked to SGA post-round.
Caitlyn Macnab | Team South Africa
Age: 22
Hometown: Johannesburg, South Africa
College/University: University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) - Senior
Lowest Round: 63
World Amateur Golf Ranking: 32
Collegiate/Amateur Highlights:
#38 in Clippd Scoreboard individual standings (as of Nov. 6)
Played in the 2021 Spirit - T32 in Individual Division; T15 in Women’s Team (Kaylah Willliams) and 8th in Overall Team Division
2022, 2023 & 2024 WGCA All-American
2022, 2023 & 2024 Golfweek All-American
2023-24 All-SEC Second Team
2022, 2023 & 2024 Augsta National Woman's Amateur Participant
2023 & 2024 Arnold Palmer Cup Participant
2024 NCAA Bermuda Run Regional Medalist
2024 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
2023 Mason Rudolph Championship Medalist
2022 Schooner Fall Classic Medalist
2021-22 & 2022-23 All-Big 12
2021-22 Big 12 Freshman of the Year
2021-22 First-Team Academic All-Big 12
2021-22 Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team
Getting to Know Caitlyn:
Has four career holes-in-one …Senior at the University of Mississippi …studying Allied Health Studies …Favorite golfer is Henrik Stenson, the Ice Man
“It is always such a privilege and honor to represent your country, and I am ecstatic to have the opportunity to represent SA again this year at the 2024 Spirit!” — Caitlyn Macnab
Adela Cernousek | Team France
Age: 21
Hometown: Antibes, France
College/University: Texas A&M - Senior
Lowest Round: 65 at the 2024 U.S Open qualifier
World Amateur Golf Ranking: 10
Collegiate/Amateur Bio:
#2 in Clippd Scoreboard individual standings (as of Nov. 6)
2025 GOLF Channel and Golfweek Preseason First Team All-American
2024 NCAA Division I national champion, winning by three strokes
Posted eight top-six finishes and named to numerous All-American teams
Finished fourth among amateurs in the 2024 U.S. Women’s Open
Member of Team International for the 2024 Arnold Palmer Cup
Averaged a program-record 69.94 stroke average last year becoming the first Aggie women’s golfer to shoot below 71 for the season
5th in the 2024 U.S. Women’s Amateur
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