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A podcast brought to you from the Northern Ohio Golf Association that focuses on all things Northeast Ohio golf and NOGA related.
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For the 25th episode of "The General Area", Justin sat down with PGA tour pro, The Ohio State University graduate and Akron native Ryan Armour. Justin and Ryan talked about Ryan's journey to the PGA Tour, winning the 2017 Sanderson Farms Championship and taking on Tiger Woods in the U.S. Junior final.
For episode 24 of "The General Area", Justin talked with Fore the Ladies Founder Abby Liebenthal.Justin and Abby talked about her start in golf, founding her own company, working for the USGA and what she has learned along her journey.
For Episode 23 of 'The General Area', Justin sat down and talked with Ohio State men's golf coach Jay Moseley. Moseley talked about his path to Ohio State, his career in golf and how he got started in the coaching realm.Plus, coach Moseley talks about meeting Ohio State alumni Jack Nicklaus for the first time and answers some rapid questions at the end.
It has been over a month since episode 21 of 'The General Area' but the break is over and we are back! For this brand new episode, Justin was joined by Ed Ruper, Director of the US Amatuer Tour Cleveland area.Ed and Justin talked all things golf, the US Am Tour, how to register and what to expect if you plan to play in it.
For the 21st episode of "The General Area", a podcast brought to you by the Northern Ohio Golf Association, Justin was joined by AmateurGolf.com's Pete Wlodkowski. Justin and Pete had an awesome chat about all things amateur golf, the inception of his website, his passion for amateur golf and what he has learned along the way. Be sure to check it out.
For the 20th episode of "The General Area", Justin sat down and talked with St Ignatius High School head coach PJ Myers. Coach Myers and the Wildcats are coming off their second straight Division I State Championship team title in dominating fashion. We talked about defending a state title, how they run their program and many more things!
The Thanksgiving weekend has now passed which means we are back with episode 19 of "The General Area".For this episode, Justin was joined by Northern Ohio PGA Section Executive Director David Griffith. Griffith has been the Executive Director for the NOPGA since January of 2020 and has been with the NOPGA for 23 years. Justin and David talked about his start in golf, his time on the Kent State University golf team, his path to the NOPGA and more in this interview.
For Episode 18 of "The General Area", Justin and Mackenzie were joined by USGA Regional Affairs Director Jake Miller.They had a great conversation with Jake about his journey to the USGA, including being the Executive Director for the Utah Golf Association for four and a half years and being a former USGA P.J. Boatwright Intern with the Tennessee Golf Association. Jake also talked about his first season with the USGA and the difference between working for the USGA and an AGA.
For episode 17 of "The General Area", Justin sat down and talked with Zach Nicoludis, a Central Region Agronomist for the USGA. Zach has been in love with golf since high school and has worked at some amazing courses in his career. They talked about that, him working at different USGA championships and much more.
It's Halloween and Justin and Mackenzie are back for a season recap. With no guest this week, we talked about the overall NOGA season, our favorite tournaments, and a quick discussion on Halloween. Then, PJ Boatwright intern Seamus Hough joins Justin and Mackenzie for a holidays draft. Head over to the Northern Ohio twitter (NorthernOhioGA) and vote on who had the best draft.
For the 15th episode of "The General Area", Justin talked with former Cleveland Plain Dealer sportswriter Tim Rogers. Tim has been a fixture in the Northeast Ohio golf scene for more than 30 years and has the stories to prove it. Justin and Tim talked about his start in sports, his career and some of the best events and athletes he has covered. Plus, the Northeast Ohio golf scene in general.
For the 14th episode of "The General Area", Justin and Mackenzie were fortunate enough to talk to PGA Tour member and Akron native Justin Lower. Justin is fresh off his first top 5 finish on tour at the Fortinet Championship in Napa Valley after completing his rookie season in 2021-22. They talked about his two Ohio Open wins, his collegiate career at Malone University, his rookie season and more.
For the baker's dozen episode of "The General Area", Justin talked to Copley high school and Akron alumni Ryan Gutowski. Along with episode 12 guest Andrew Bailey, Ryan just participated in the 41st U.S. Mid Amateur in Erin Hills, Wisconsin. This was Gutowski's second consecutive appearance at the Mid-Am. Justin and Ryan talked about Ryan's pro and amateur career, along with the 41st Mid-Am specifically and how he performed, plus his future in amateur events.
For the 12th episode of "The General Area", Justin sat down with Mid-Amateur qualifier and Cleveland native Andrew Bailey.Bailey just participated in the 41st U.S. Mid-Amateur in Erin Hills, Wisconsin. Bailey talked about his experience at the Mid-Am, when he decided to start playing in USGA championships and answered some quick hitting questions at the end.
We are back for another episode of "The General Area" and this time it is a full Tour Championship edition. In the first part of the episode, Justin and Mackenzie recap an electric final day of the Championship and the playoff that occurred. After that, Justin interviewed the Open Division winner Ian Hardesty, Senior Division winner Robert Schustrich and Senior Division Player of the Year Mark Borlin on site at Firestone Country Club.
On the tenth episode of "The General Area", Justin and Mackenzie sat down with Kent State head men's golf coach Jon Mills. Coach Mills has accomplished more in the world of golf than most people, finishing in the top ten at Nationals while at Kent State, playing on the PGA Tour and taking over the reigns of a powerhouse division one golf program at Kent State. We talked about all that and more on this episode
For the ninth episode of "The General Area", Justin and Mackenzie give their dream foursomes to play golf with and tell why.They were also joined by Kent State head women's golf coach Casey VanDamme. Coach VanDamme talked about his path to Kent State, why he chose a career in coaching and the lofty expectations that follow the Golden Flash program.
Justin and Mackenzie are back for the eighth episode of "The General Area". This time, they talked with Walsh head men and women's golf coach Christina Paone. Coach Paone talked about her coaching career, what she has learned, recruiting and much more. Mackenzie and Justin also talked about recent USGA qualfiers, NOGA golfers at USGA championships and something that has never happened in the history of the organization.
For episode seven of "The General Area", Justin and Mackenzie continued with the coaches corner series and spoke with Ashland Women's Golf head coach Bill Pollack. They talked about women's golf, coach Pollack's history, Ashland golf and had an interesting conversation about the intricacies and the misnomers when it comes to recruiting. Make sure to check this one out.
For episode six of "The General Area", Justin and Mackenzie were joined by Jenny King, the head coach of the Akron women's golf team. Coach King has built the program from the ground up and has been at Akron for close to 16 years now. Coach King is also on the board of directors at NOGA as of last year.They talked about local collegiate golf, women's golf, growing the game of women's golf and her time at Kentucky and now Akron.
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