The Coach Mo Golf Show

The Coach Mo Golf Show welcomes six-time NCAA Division-III West Region Coach of the Year and a nine-time Northwest Conference Coach of the Year, Coach MJ McCloskey to the show. Coach MJ started the George Fox Women's Golf program from the ground-up in 2006 and led them to their first NCAA DIII National title in 2023 at Mission Inn, in Howie-in-the-Hills, FL in 2023. It was a dramatic, controversial, and eventful Championship that flooded social media and national news with videos and news on the tournament's controversial pin position on #6. In this episode you'll hear all about the championship, the controversy, as well as discussions I have with Coach McCloskey's new book, "How Girls Win." Coach MJ McCloskey Bio: In 2006, McCloskey launched the first George Fox University women’s golf program and since then has led the team to prestige as one of the most dominant in the country bringing home 7 NCAA trophies including winning the 2023 NCAA D-III Women’s Golf National Championship. Her team was only the third NCAA D-III Golf team west of the Mississippi to win the NCAA National Championship To date, the program has won 97 collegiate tournaments and has been recognized in four separate seasons (including this season) as the top-ranked team in the country. Coach MJ has a marketing degree from the Univ. of Oregon and an MBA from the University of Portland. The team has also won 13 straight Northwest Conference titles.. The program also boasts a NCAA Individual National Champion, two NCAA Individual National RunnerUps, two National Players of the Year, three NCAA Freshman Player of the Year honorees, 27 Women Golf Coaches Assn (WGCA) All Americans, 34 WGCA All-Region team members, 10 NWC Player of the Year honorees, 57 All-NW Conference players, and 24 WGCA All-American Scholar winners. Players from her program have qualified for the US Women’s Amateur as well as for the LPGA Portland Classic event. In 2013, McCloskey was promoted to the role of Director of Golf for George Fox, one of the first women to be named to that position in NCAA Division-III and oversees the development of both the men’s and women’s golf teams at the university. For McCloskey, it’s never been about awards but helping young women find their greatness. Her passion is to help student-athletes grow stronger and realize that anything is possible with a positive mindset, strong work ethic, and a passionate desire to learn. McCloskey served 2 terms as D-III Director on the Board of Directors for the Women Golf Coaches Association (WGCA). She is currently serving on the NCAA Division-III Women's Golf Regional Championship Selection Committee and is also part of the WGCA Mentorship program. McCloskey has served on the Tournament Golf Foundation Board (operators of the LPGA Portland Classic) and many years on the First Tee of Portland/Campbell Course Board of Directors. She continues to help out as a volunteer for both organizations. In 2023, she was nominated and placed on the ballot for the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame. McCloskey holds Masters of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Portland and a Bachelor of Arts in Marketing from the University of Oregon. For more information on Coach MJ, please visit www.CoachMJMcCloskey.com @mj_mccloskey @gfuwomensgolf Contact Coach Mo @coachmogolfpro www.coachmogolfpro.com mgesualdi@stjohnsgolf.com The Golf Academy at St. Johns Located at St. Johns Golf & CC in St. Augustine/St. Johns, FL @thegolfacademy_st.johns www.stjohnsgolf.com

Next up on, "The Coach Mo Golf Show," is 2023 LPGA National Teacher of the Year, Cheryl Anderson. Cheryl is a PGA & LPGA certified instructor and is the Director of Instruction at Mike Bender Golf Academy located in Lake Mary, FL. I had the pleasure of meeting and speaking with Cheryl at the 2024 Troon Southeast Teaching Summit at the PGA Show this year as she was one of the presenters showcasing how to teach with training aids. If you are a teacher, player looking to improve, or just a lover of the game of golf, this episode offers a lot to enjoy. To learn more about Cheryl, please see her bio below compliments of Mike Bender Golf Academy (https://www.mikebender.com/cheryl-anderson/) Cheryl Anderson brings a unique combination of teaching and playing skills to the Mike Bender Golf Academy in Lake Mary, FL. She is a two-time LPGA National Teacher of the Year (2006 and 2023). She is currently one of Golf Digest’s 50 Best Teachers in America. GOLF Magazine has recognized her as one of America’s Top 100 Teachers since 2013 and She is also one of the LPGA’s Top 50 Teachers. A native of Connecticut, Cheryl taught in the Metropolitan New York area from 1992-2007. She was recognized by the Metropolitan PGA Section in 2007 as the Teacher of the Year and was one of the first instructors in the world to be certified as a golf coach by the Certified Golf Coaches Association. More recently, Anderson was named the 2020 North Florida PGA Section Teacher of the Year. Cheryl has taught several top 100 juniors in the country including a number one ranked junior girl whom she had taught for nearly a decade. She also coached the Lake Mary Prep Girls Golf team to two state championship victories in Florida including a national record 14-under-par performance in an 18-hole event. In 2004, she earned the Met PGA Section Womens’ Player of the Year award for a record fifth consecutive season. More recently she tied for 17th at the 2021 U.S. Senior Women’s Open at Brooklawn C.C. in Fairfield, CT on rounds of 74- 76-71-72. Her 16 birdies for the week were second to only the championship’s winner Annika Sorenstam. Her play in 2002 was historic as she became the first women to win all three of the Metropolitan PGA women’s events in one season: The Metropolitan Women’s Open, the Met Women’s Stroke Play Championship and the Met Women’s Match Play Championship. She also was runner-up in the LPGA’s National Club Professional Championship in Southern Pines, North Carolina and in the LPGA’s Northeast Section Championship in Manassas, Virginia. Another professional highlight for Anderson was being named The Journal-News Suburban Golfer Magazine’s “Golfer of the Year” in 2001. Her season that year included making the cut at the LPGA Tour’s Betsy King Classic in Pennsylvania (the only teaching professional to make a cut on the LPGA Tour that season) and winning her first Metropolitan Woman’s Open. A graduate of Rutgers University, Anderson competed on the golf team for four years, including two as team captain. Before turning professional in 1992, she qualified for the U.S. Women’s Amateur and U.S. Women’s Public Links Championships. Anderson has authored numerous instruction articles in all of the major golf publications including Golf Digest, Met Golfer Magazine and Golf Digest Woman Magazine. Her first book Teach Yourself Visually Golf was published in 2007. She also has appeared multiple times on Golf Channel’s instruction programs including The Golf Fix and Swing Expedition. Contact Coach Mo @coachmogolfpro www.coachmogolfpro.com mgesualdi@stjohnsgolf.com The Golf Academy at St. Johns Located at St. Johns Golf & CC in St. Augustine/St. Johns, FL @thegolfacademy_st.johns www.stjohnsgolf.com

Today's episode we welcome CEO & Founder of Ladies Executive Golf Society (LEGS), Jillian Johnson to the show. LEGS is a women's empowerment businsess that launced in 2018 with the initiative to use golf as a platform to "build business, forge friendships, and connect on a deeper level," (www.ladiesexecutivegolfsociety.com). "We are seeking to change the paradigm not only on the golf course, but in the business world as well. Rather than fitting into tradition, we felt that women were craving a different experience of golf, designed specifically for women. We are on a mission to create a welcoming, inclusive, female-friendly platform for women to grow professionally and personally through the game of golf." (www.ladiesexectutivegolfsociety.com) Jillian is going to tell us all about LEGS, why and how she started it, and the vision of LEGS and how it can be the connection of the future of women in golf to their begining. Emily Atkinson, a member of LEGS Jacksonville, also joins the show to talk about her involvement with LEGS and her upcoming event, LEGS Goes Red with Coach Mo, and how since 2004, the American Heart Association's “Go Red for Women” initiative has addressed the awareness and clinical care gaps of cardiovascular disease. LEGS, American Heart, Playing Through Performance, & Coach Mo at The Golf Academy of St. Johns are teaming up for this event to raise awareness about women's health and women's golf businesses, and have a blast doing it with fun competitions and prizes from Taylormade Golf as well as a raffle full of local goodies from local women's businesses like F45 Bartram Park, Casey Hayes with Golden Effervescence, The Golf Academy at St. Johns, LEGS, and more! To get involved as a local women's business, attend the event, or donate to our American Heart campain, please see the links below: LEGS GOES RED w/ COACH MO registration: https://ladiesexecutivegolfsociety.com/event-5614386 If you are unable to attend, you can still support LEGS Member Emily Atkinson and AHA’s “Go Red for Women” initiative by donating here: https://www2.heart.org/site/TR/GoRedforWomen/GSA-GreaterSoutheastAffiliate?pg=team&fr_id=10473&team_id=837497#loaded LEGS Goes Red w/ Coach Mo: Women’s Golf Launch & Awareness Day Date: Saturday, March 23rd Time: 12:30pm-2:30pm Location: The Golf Academy at St. John’s Attire: Comfortable golf or workout attire – Preferably red! Come learn, support and network with several local women’s and girl’s golf organizations for the benefit of the American Heart Association! Please join us for a women’s golf launch and heart disease awareness event featuring LEGS, Coach Mo, Playing Through Performance, and Welcome2Golf! We're bringing together communities of women and girls to raise awareness about how they can empower and learn from each other's initiatives with the goal of amplifying each cause's impact through the platform of golf. All proceeds will benefit the American Heart Association’s (AHA) “Go Red for Women” Women of Impact Campaign. Cardiovascular disease is the number one killer of women. Since 2004, the AHA’s “Go Red for Women” initiative has addressed the awareness and clinical care gaps of cardiovascular disease. Admission includes a complimentary golf clinic, competitions, raffles, refreshments, educational sessions, and more! Tickets: $30 per person. @ladiesexecutivegolfsociety @legsgolfjax @emilyatkinson10 @playingthroughperformance Contact Coach Mo @coachmogolfpro www.coachmogolfpro.com mgesualdi@stjohnsgolf.com The Golf Academy at St. Johns Located at St. Johns Golf & CC in St. Augustine/St. Johns, FL @thegolfacademy_st.johns www.stjohnsgolf.com

Coach Mo sits down with her alma matter, the Furman Women's Golf Coaching Staff, Coach Jeff Hull, PGA, and Mackenzie Raim, aka Coach Mac to discuss all things about this Division I Program. Furman, ranked in or slightly outside the Top-50 in Division I Women's Golf is a small liberal arts school with a reputation of a fantastic women's golf program. Incredible Hall-of-Famers and/or LPGA Players of the Year like Betsy King, Beth Daniel, Dottie Pepper are former Furman Women's Golf grads as well as former Nike Golf Ceo, Cindy Davis. 2020 Annika Award Winner and former #1 college player in the USA, Natalie Srinivasian and now two-time Annika Watch-list player, who just earned her seventh career college victory, finds her name amongst the list of legendary women to come out of Furman. What's even more incredible about Furman, is it's ability to develop really smart, academically strong girls who are average to above average junior golfers into much stronger players throughout the time at Furman. Furman has one of the best golf facilities in the country, located right outside the back gate of campus. It's facilities include Bent and Bermuda grass greens, bunkers, indoor/outdoor facility, SAM Putt Studio, Trackman, Flightscope, Swing Catalyst, and an area to hit into an actual green from 200 yards and in. Furman's Jeff Hull is a former talented player himself for the University of Georgia, and Coach Mac a former three-time collegiate winner for UNLV, make-up the coaching staff. Coach Jeff is a PGA intructor and has a phenomenal sense of coaching the full-swing, while Coach Mac is referred to as the "short-game guru." The team often collaborate with former Furman Women's Golf Alum, Dawn Woodard, who is now a mental performance coach and assists the team on their mental performance. With all of this accessable and right on Furman's beautiful campus, players truly get the whole package as a student-athlete at Furman. Coach Mac and Coach Jeff answer Coach's Mo's questions as well as offer advice to players and parents throughout the recuriting process. This is an episode you surely do not want to miss! @furmanwgolf @mackenzieraim Contact Coach Mo @coachmogolfpro www.coachmogolfpro.com mgesualdi@stjohnsgolf.com The Golf Academy at St. Johns Located at St. Johns Golf & CC in St. Augustine/St. Johns, FL @thegolfacademy_st.johns www.stjohnsgolf.com

Today's episode features an All-Star line-up of Furman Univeristy fifth-year senior, Anna Morgan who just earned her seventh career collegiate victory in the Purdue Puerto Ricp Classic the day before. Joining Anna on today's episode are members of her team, Joe Hallett, recently crowned the 2024 PGA Teacher & Coach of the Year, as well as Anna's long-time mental performance coach, Dawn Woodward. Anna's team has come together for this episode to share their roles, stories, and importance of the team coming together to assist Anna in from her fantastic Furman career, to transitioning to the "big time" on the LPGA Tour following the completion of her collegiate career. Anna, Joe, and Dawn have all previously been guests on the "Coach Mo Golf Show," be sure to catch-up on thier episodes to learn more about each of them! @furmanwgolf @annac_morgan @judgment_matters @dawnwoodard10 Contact Coach Mo @coachmogolfpro www.coachmogolfpro.com mgesualdi@stjohnsgolf.com The Golf Academy at St. Johns Located at St. Johns Golf & CC in St. Augustine/St. Johns, FL @thegolfacademy_st.johns www.stjohnsgolf.com

The "Coach Mo Golf Show" welcomes America's Top-50 Instructor, Erika Larkin to the show. Erika was primarily self-taught for a majority of her junior golf career, earned her way to play college golf at James Madison where she graduated in 2002 with a B.S. in Marketing. Erika began her golf career working for the American Golf Corporation, in management, but along the way she was "roped into some teaching by Steve Loesher, PGA Director of Instruction at one of the properties and loved it," as she states on her bio. Erika became a PGA Class A Member in 2006 while working at International Country Club in Fairfax, Virginia. Four years later she opened the Larkin Golf Learning Community at Stonewall Golf Club in Gainesville, Virginia where two short years later she earned 2012 MAPGA Teacher of the Year and recognized nationally as one of Golf Digest's "Best Young Teachers. Her career took off and she became the first Director of Instruction at The Club at Creighton Farms in Aldie, Virignia where she then wrote her first book, "A True Swing." On today's episoe, Erika shares her how and why she started her book as well as her journey on social media which she now has over 150,000 followers! Another first happened for Erika in May of 2021 when she attended her first PGA Tour event, as a Coach as her player, Larkin Gross (no relation), qualified for the PGA Championship at Kiawah. Erika went onto win 2022 "PGA Professional National Player of the Year" Award! Erika has been hiired as one of Golf Digest's "teaching staff" as a regular contributor and was voted by her peers as one of the "Golf Digest Top50 Teachers in America" (#46) and #1 again in the state of Virginia (2022-23)! Most recently Erika was named Top 100 Teacher by Golf Magazine (2024-25)! "I'm so honored and thrilled to be in the company of so many great coaches and to continue to do what I love everyday at an amazing home base. All of this makes me want to work even harder and see how else I can continue to grow!" -Erika Larkin. Erika will dive into her book, her business, and her blessings on Season 2, Episode of "The Coach Mo Golf Show" @erikalarkingolf www.erikalarkin.com Contact Coach Mo @coachmogolfpro www.coachmogolfpro.com mgesualdi@stjohnsgolf.com The Golf Academy at St. Johns Located at St. Johns Golf & CC in St. Augustine/St. Johns, FL @thegolfacademy_st.johns www.stjohnsgolf.com

This episode of the Coach Mo Golf Show features not one, but two special guests! On this episode you'll hear discussions that all players, coaches, and instructors can benefit from as the 2023 PGA Women's Player of the Year, Stephanie Connelly-Eiswerth, and Director of Player Development for Troon, Steve Loesher join the show today to discuss Player and Coaching Development. Stephanie and I attended the 2024 Troon Southeast Education Summit held just before the PGA Show at Mystic Dunes and had an amazing education schedule including 2024 PGA Teacher & Coach of the Year, Joe Hallet, PGA Tour Coach Kevin Kirk & Teacher of the Year, Golf Instructor Influencer, Erika Larkin, 2x LPGA Instructor of the Year, Cherly Anderson and her husband Lorin Anderson, PGA Short-Game Coach David Edel, Olympic Mental Coach, Dr. Paul Schempp, SportsBox 3D AI, Golf, Mind, & Body, Ops 36, and more discussions led by PGA Top 100 Instructor, and Director of Education for Troon, Tim Mahoney. It was a phenomenal two-days of learning and we wanted to share some of our learning experiences and discussions with you. Enjoy! @coachstephgolf @steveloesherpga @troon Contact Coach Mo @coachmogolfpro www.coachmogolfpro.com mgesualdi@stjohnsgolf.com The Golf Academy at St. Johns Located at St. Johns Golf & CC in St. Augustine/St. Johns, FL @thegolfacademy_st.johns www.stjohnsgolf.com

On this episode, Coach Mo and her team discuss their new girls golf development business called, "Playing Through Performance." Dr. Greg Goldberger, of "Movement Driven", Dawn Woodard of "Judgment Matters, " and PTP co-creator, Kacy Johnston, join coach Mo to discuss PTP and their roles in the development process, and how we plan to create new opportunities for girls to develop and form a networking community in the junior and high school girls golf development world. Playing Through Performance is an interconnected girls’ golf community that is welcoming, inclusive, and forward-thinking. At PTP we ensure that everyone has equitable access to the tools and knowledge for young women needed to succeed in college and their careers beyond college. It is our mission to empower girls and young women, offering them a platform to ready themselves for success in competitions, college, and beyond, as they advance into their careers. At PTP, our purpose is to link young girls and women with the necessary resources for advancing their skills and enhancing visibility, achieved through mentorship and coaching locally and virtually. We partner with top professionals and businesses in the industry to offer additional resources, empowering you to achieve success. To learn more, schedule a consultation, or fill out a client intake form, please visit our website: www.playingthroughperformance.com #Ptp #playingthroughperformance #girlsgolf #girlsgolfdevelopment www.playingthroughperformance.com @playingthroughperformance Dr. Greg Goldberger, PT, DPT, OCS, TPI Movement Driven www.movementdriven.com @movementdriven Dawn Woodward, Mental Performance Coach Judgment Matters @judgment_matters Coach Mo Gesualdi, PGA, LPGA, TPI www.coachmogolfpro.com @coachmogolfpro Kacy Cotton Johnston @kacyfarleyjohnston Contact Coach Mo @coachmogolfpro www.coachmogolfpro.com mgesualdi@stjohnsgolf.com The Golf Academy at St. Johns Located at St. Johns Golf & CC in St. Augustine/St. Johns, FL @thegolfacademy_st.johns www.stjohnsgolf.com

Before Coach Mo was a golf professional and host of the "Coach Mo Golf Show," she was a survivor. In the spring of 2012, Gesualdi received a life-saving liver transplant and a survived a highly lethal fungal infection in her brain called Invasive Aspergillus. Mo's story before life as a golf professional is one you wouldn't imagine, and she's here today to sit down with her Aunt Caryn, her medical health proxy and "life-savior" to share their story together. In 2012, at age 26, Mo's liver was in acute liver failure and in need of a transplant and fast. During a liver biopsy, her liver was “nicked” causing unnoticed internal bleeding taking an already unfavorable situation, and turning months before needing into a desperate few hours. A CODE BLUE was called when Mo collapsed one evening and the doctors fought to stabilize her while she lost her pulse four times in a matter of a few hours. The internal bleeding expedited Mo's need for a liver transplant, and doctors told her family there was only a 24-48 hour window for a live-saving transplant. Time was completely against her, but before the end of the day, her medical team got word there was a possible match and started to prep her for a transplant. Early the next morning, May 3, 2012, Mo was the recipient of a miraculous, life-saving liver transplant. While the transplant was a great success, the worst was actually yet to come. Within a few days of her transplant, her brain began swelling. Mo had extreme headaches and was seeing flashing colored lights, and hearing voices. After an MRI, Mo's medical team discovered that she had contracted a lethal fungal infection in her brain, caused in part to the immunosuppression required after an organ transplant. The only option for survival was a very risky brain operation. Hear Coach Mo and her Aunt Caryn share their stories and experiences before, during, and after her time spent in the hospital surrounding their battle to save Monique's life. To become a registered organ donor, please visit: www.donatelife.com Contact Coach Mo @coachmogolfpro www.coachmogolfpro.com mgesualdi@stjohnsgolf.com The Golf Academy at St. Johns Located at St. Johns Golf & CC in St. Augustine/St. Johns, FL @thegolfacademy_st.johns www.stjohnsgolf.com

Ted Eleftheriou is a member of the Professional Golfers' Association of America and works for the National Golf Foundation (NGF) as Vice President of Player Development and Engagement. He has emerged and is recognized as a leading expert in the areas of player and business development particularly in sports, with an emphasis on golf. He travels the globe conducting informative, engaging, and impactful keynotes, seminars, and workshops on how to grow business and revenue. Since 2019, he's also been busy presenting on many video platforms. His best known topics are on leadership, marketing, and customer engagement. In addition to speaking, he leads NGF’s Welcome2Golf initiative, which focuses on growing adult golfer participation by creating and training leaders in the golf industry. Prior to NGF, some of Ted’s career highlights include: Director of Golf Program Development for the PGA of America; owner of two successful golf academies; opened and managed 41 Nike Golf Learning Centers throughout the United States; and worked in the film industry as a freelance producer. Stalk Ted to learn more about speaking at your next event and/or how he can help you achieve your business and professional goals. @tedeleftheriou @welcome2golf @nationalgolffoundation Contact Coach Mo @coachmogolfpro www.coachmogolfpro.com mgesualdi@stjohnsgolf.com The Golf Academy at St. Johns Located at St. Johns Golf & CC in St. Augustine/St. Johns, FL @thegolfacademy_st.johns www.stjohnsgolf.com

This week we welcome, Santiago Cavanagh, both the head Men's & Women's Golf Coach of Flagler College. Santiago begins his 15th season as the Director of Golf of Flagler and sits down to discuss his incredible fall season with the Women's team who won their last there events, including finishing (-7) as a team in their final event of the 2023 fall season. Santi discusses team dynamics, what creates a positive culture for the men's and women's teams, how coaching men and ladies differs, as well as advice to parents and coaches. Follow Santiago at @santiagocavanaghgolf Follow the Flagler Men's & Women's Golf teams @flagler_college_golf Santiago's Bio from flaglerathletics.com Cavanagh has been selected as the Peach Belt Conference's Coach of the Year seven times - 2010 (men), 2014 (men and women), 2018 (women), 2019 (women), 2021 (women), and 2023 (women). He was the first coach to be named coach of the year in the Peach Belt for both a men's and a women's sport. Under his guidance, five men have earned PING Division II All-America honors while another 10 have earned all-region accolades. The women's program had its first All-American in Stella Jelinek (2023). A total of 42 golfers (26 women and 16 men) have earned All-PBC honors and three golfers, Stephanie Tucker (2014), Pauline Tainton (2019) and Stella Jelinek (2023), were named PBC Player of the Year. He has also coached five PBC Freshmen of the Year. Thirty-four golfers have earned academic All-PBC honors. This past season (2022-23), the Saints women finished in second place while the men were fourth in the PBC Tournament. Stella Jelinek took home PBC Player and Freshman of the Year, which was only the second time that has happened since the league sponsored the sport. She and Jordyn Hodgson earned first team all-conference honors while Sophie Wheeler was selected to the second team. In 2021-22, both men's and women's golf teams finished in second place at the PBC Tournament. Mauro Baez played as an individual at the NCAA Division II South/Southeast Regional. Baez earned first team all-conference honors on the men's side while Sophie Wheeler, Jan Browne, and Fernanda Lacaz were selected to the women's all-conference teams. The women's golf team won their fourth consecutive PBC Tournament title in the spring of 2021. The Saints had five all-conference selections, including Kim Jakobs who earned her fourth award. The 2019-20 season saw Mauro Baez earn PING All-America and all-region honors. Daniela Alonso was selected as the PBC's Freshman of the Year. Baez finished the season ranked No. 16. The golf program had a banner year in 2019. The Saints were the first men's and women's team to have captured league titles in the same season. The women won their third title in a row, and fourth overall. Juan Iturra earned medalist honors for the Saints men. Pauline Tainton (first-team), Miranda Greene (first-team), and Kim Jakobs (second-team) were selected to the all-conference teams. Mauro Baez (first-team) and Iturra (second-team) earned all-conference honors on the men's side. In 2017-18, Cavanagh's women's team captured its third PBC title, and their second in a row. A program record five golfers earned all-conference honors: Lara Ardler (first-team), Natalia Azcue (first-team), Greene (first-team), Jakobs (second-team) and Tainton (second-team). The Saints qualified for the NCAA Division II regional for the ninth consecutive season. The Saints wrapped up the year ranked No. 9 by Golfstat. During the 2016-17, Cavanagh coached the women's team to its secon Contact Coach Mo @coachmogolfpro www.coachmogolfpro.com mgesualdi@stjohnsgolf.com The Golf Academy at St. Johns Located at St. Johns Golf & CC in St. Augustine/St. Johns, FL @thegolfacademy_st.johns www.stjohnsgolf.com

Dottie Pepper is an accomplished champion as a junior, collegiate, & professional golf player. Dottie earned a full-ride to Furman University, where she won individually 5x, was a 3x All-American, and twice recognized as Furman Female Athlete of the Year. Dottie led the Furman Paladins to four NCAA National Championship appearances, and Dottie individually finished inside the Top-5 three of her four years, including a 2nd place finish in 1985. Following her amateur career, Dottie, had an amazing professional career with 17 wins and 2 majors, and six Solheim Cup appearances. Dottie, sometimes referred to as "Hot Pepper" was a dominant force for the US Solheim Cup team with a career 5-1 Singles record. Upon an early retirement due to injury, Dottie transitioned into the broadcasting world working as a a broadcaster for networks such as ESPN, The Golf Channel, and now CBS. Dottie is now also an author, releasing her book, "Letters to a Future Champion," a unique and personal compilation of letters to and from Dottie and her late coach, Mr. Pulver. Episode Content: Dottie and Mo discuss Dottie's memories and stories for her experiences in her professional career as a player and becoming the first walking commentator at the Masters in 2020. Dottie and Mo also talk through topics relevant for younger generations including personal accountability, work ethic, and if you reach #1, what do you do once you reach that pinnacle? @dottie_pepper www.dottiepepper.net Contact Coach Mo @coachmogolfpro www.coachmogolfpro.com mgesualdi@stjohnsgolf.com The Golf Academy at St. Johns Located at St. Johns Golf & CC in St. Augustine/St. Johns, FL @thegolfacademy_st.johns www.stjohnsgolf.com

Dawn returns to "The Coach Mo Golf Show" to take a deep dive into the Judgment Index and how players can utilize the assessment combined with her coaching to better understand and optimize the human within them. The better you understand the "why" of what you do and who you are, as well as those around you, you can create strategies to improve your preparation, your communication, and your decisions to help you improve both on and off the course. Dawn Woodard, Furman Women's Golf Alum, and expert Performance Consultant of, “Judgment Matters” utilizes the Judgment Index assessment to help some of the top ACC, SEC, small powerhouse colleges as well as several professional athletes, including the former #1 Junior in the world, Mina Harigae, better understand themselves, their tendencies, and how their thinking ultimately affects their behavior and performance on and off the golf course. Dawn works with athletes, parents, business professionals to maximize a player’s decision-making and performance. Athletes and professionals are able to learn the WHY behind why they make the decision they do, gain perspective on how the athlete views themselves, and the what, who, why influences their decision making, and how they see the world. Once Dawn is able to identify how this help/hinders a player’s performance, she can then create an affective and highly personalized performance strategy for the player, coach, and entire family to improve their performance. Dawn is a phenomenal athlete herself, a Furman Women’s Golf Alum, 8x SC Women’s Am Champion, & 3x Carolinas Player of the Year. Dawn has competed in 39 USGA events, including 18 consecutive USGA Mid Ams, 3x USGA Mid-Am Medalist, 3x USGA Mid-Am Quarterfinalist. dawnwoodard@me.com www.judgmentmatters.org @dawnwoodard10 Contact Coach Mo @coachmogolfpro www.coachmogolfpro.com mgesualdi@stjohnsgolf.com The Golf Academy at St. Johns Located at St. Johns Golf & CC in St. Augustine/St. Johns, FL @thegolfacademy_st.johns www.stjohnsgolf.com

Auston Kim, just played her first full season on Epson Golf Tour and finished with an epic finale to the season. Auston won the Tour Championship with rounds of 71-64-65-65 and a blazing hot (-7) 29 to kick off her final round to set-up her first professional win! Tune in to hear Auston share her stories of the event as well as the preparation it took to get there. Auston had an impressive career as a college player for Vanderbilt with two individual wins to her name including the Auburn Regional, and 15 top-10 finishes. While in college, Auston qualified for 3 US Women's Opens and was selected to play in the prestigious Augusta National Women's Amateur (ANWA) two times. @austonkim Contact Coach Mo @coachmogolfpro www.coachmogolfpro.com mgesualdi@stjohnsgolf.com The Golf Academy at St. Johns Located at St. Johns Golf & CC in St. Augustine/St. Johns, FL @thegolfacademy_st.johns www.stjohnsgolf.com

Season 2 of the Coach Mo Golf Show is back and kicks off with special guest, Jensen Castle! Jensen is currently a Grad Student at the University of Kentucky Majoring in Marketing & Management. Jensen originally hails from South Carolina and is most well-known for winning the 2021 USGA US Women's Amateur Championship at Westchester Country Club with the underdog story of the decade. In this episode Jensen will discuss her rise from just an "average junior golfer" as she refers to herself, to barely getting recruited, to becoming one of the best female amateurs and college players in the country. On this episode you'll hear Jensen give advice to players, parents, as well as funny stories she shares from her playing career, LPGA Q School, and hosting her own podcast, "Tee to Green" with Jensen Castle and Megan Furtney. Season 2 is underway, and Jensen's episode is one you won't want to miss! @jensen_castle @kentuckwgolf @teetogreenpodcast @coachmogolfpro @thegolfacademy_st.johns @clippdgolf Contact Coach Mo @coachmogolfpro www.coachmogolfpro.com mgesualdi@stjohnsgolf.com The Golf Academy at St. Johns Located at St. Johns Golf & CC in St. Augustine/St. Johns, FL @thegolfacademy_st.johns www.stjohnsgolf.com

Coach Ryan Potter, Associate Head Coach of the Wake Forest Women's Golf team sits down to discuss winning the 2023 D1 Women's National Championship, stories with his team, coaching, Clippd stat tracking and more! Coach Ryan Potter Bio via Wake Forest Women's Golf Page located at https://godeacs.com/sports/womens-golf/roster/coaches/ryan-potter/1028 "Ryan Potter has spent six seasons on the coaching staff of the Wake Forest women's golf program, joining the program in January, 2017. After serving as an assistant coach in 2017-18, he was promoted to associate head coach in the summer of 2018. In his sixth season with the Demon Deacons, Potter worked with 2023 WGCA National Coach of the Year Kim Lewellen to lead Wake Forest to the first national title in women's golf program history. En Route to becoming the 2023 champs, the Deacs also won a program-record five regular-season titles and had a program-record five All-ACC selections. Potter also coached four All-Americans and three Arnold Palmer Cup selections on the 2022-23 squad, along with the program's first-ever back-to-back ACC Player of the Year in Rachel Kuehn. For the first time in his career, Potter earned WGCA National Assistant Coach of the year honors in May 2022. During the 2021-22 season, Potter coached alongside ACC Coach of the Year Kim Lewellen to lead the Deacs’ to their second ACC title in four years and make an appearance at the NCAA Championships for the fourth year in a row. Including the ACC title, Wake Forest won a program-record five team titles this season and remained in the top-five of the Mizuno WGCA Coaches Poll for the entirety of the spring season. Potter coached ACC Player of the Year Rachel Kuehn and ACC Freshman of the Year Carolina Chacarra, both of which earned WGCA All-America accolades for the 2021-22 season. Wake Forest also had a program-record four players earn All-ACC recognition at the conclusion of the 2022 spring season During the 2021 spring season, Potter helped coach three All-ACC selections and two All-Americans on the programs way to their third appearance in four years at the NCAA Championships in Scottsdale, Arizona. Under the guidance of coach Potter, 2021 All-Americans Rachel Kuehn and Lauren Walsh have dropped full strokes off their season averages since arriving on campus in 2019. Senior Vanessa Knecht has dropped three strokes off her average since arriving on campus in 2018. Over his first four seasons on the Wake Forest staff, Potter also helped the Deacons win the 2019 ACC Championship, win 13 individual titles, nine team titles and reach the championship match of the 2019 NCAA Championship. He has coached five All-Americans, including 2018 NCAA Champion and 2019 Augusta National Women's Amateur Champion Jennifer Kupcho and 2019 ACC Individual Champion Emilia Migliaccio. Potter came to Wake Forest from Charlotte where he was the first assistant coach in program history as the 49ers prepared to begin competing in women's golf in 2017-18. He helped sign six players to National Letters of Intent to form the program's first recruiting class. For two seasons, 2014-15 and 2015-16, Potter was an assistant women's golf coach at UNLV, helping the Running Rebels to a pair of Top 25 national rankings. During his time in Las Vegas, UNLV posted four team and five individual victories, including the 2016 Mountain West Conference title, and made its first NCAA Championship appearance in seven years. Prior to moving to the women's side of the game, Potter was an assistant men's golf coac Contact Coach Mo @coachmogolfpro www.coachmogolfpro.com mgesualdi@stjohnsgolf.com The Golf Academy at St. Johns Located at St. Johns Golf & CC in St. Augustine/St. Johns, FL @thegolfacademy_st.johns www.stjohnsgolf.com

Hear all about Megan's rise from an Irish junior golfer, to coming to the states on a D1 Women's Golf Scholarship to play at Missouri State. After graduating, Megan stayed in the states and earned her LPGA Class A Membership while interning under the guidance of Golf Digest Top 50 instructor, Tim Mahoney. Megan is currently the Director of Instruction at Golf Skills Coaching, located at Orange County National (Winter Garden FL), and the First Tee of Central Florida. Megan has developed her own unique and effective teaching methods with the focus being goal based for every individual and has become a well-recognized and popular golf instructor on social media platforms like Instragram and TikTok gaining a lot of followers for her daily tips to provides. We're going to hear all about Megan's journey and discuss hot junior golf topics like should kids specialize, social media, girls golf, and more! To learn more about Megan, visit her social media pages and website at www.meganjohnstongolf.com, @meganjohnstongolf. Contact Coach Mo @coachmogolfpro www.coachmogolfpro.com mgesualdi@stjohnsgolf.com The Golf Academy at St. Johns Located at St. Johns Golf & CC in St. Augustine/St. Johns, FL @thegolfacademy_st.johns www.stjohnsgolf.com

Brett is a Long Beach State alum, and spent 12 years playing on the PGA Tour and mini tours before he found his passion in helping some of his fellow tour players with their own golf games. A phone call from his former coach and mentor, Jamie Mulligan, now a Tour Coach for Patrick Cantlay, and the Korda Sisters, asked if he wanted to come teach at Virginia Country Club. That phone call created a smooth transition from playing to teaching in which he's now made a name for himself, with his player, Lilia Vu, coming from behind to capture her first LPGA Tour Major at the Chevron Championship last week. Hear stories from Brett, advice to players and instructors, coaching tour players, and just some great conversations with Brett on episode 27 of the Coach Mo Golf Show. @leftysgolftips @vcc1909 Contact Coach Mo @coachmogolfpro www.coachmogolfpro.com mgesualdi@stjohnsgolf.com The Golf Academy at St. Johns Located at St. Johns Golf & CC in St. Augustine/St. Johns, FL @thegolfacademy_st.johns www.stjohnsgolf.com

Back9Coaching, Co-Founder, Chas Narramore, joins The Coach Mo Golf Show for Episode 27 to discuss everything Junior Golf. Chas hails from Kingston, NC, a graduate from Roane County High School, where he was a four year letterman on the high school golf team. Chas went on to attend Middle Tennessee State University and was the first player from MTSU to play in NCAA Regionals as an individual player and helped lead his team to a Sunbelt Conference Championship. After graduation, he played professional golf from 2009-2018 on mini tours, PGA Latin America Tour and the Korn Ferry Tour. After 2018, Chas got into coaching college golf on the women's side at MTSU for a semester and then transferred to the University of Tennessee for where he was a Coach on the Women's side for three and a half years. Chas is now the co-owner of Back9Coaching with University of Alabama 2012 NCAA Team Champion, Brooke Pancake. Brooke and Chas work together to help kids achieve their dreams and goals of playing college golf. Chas does a lot of the on-course player development for the company helping juniors with scoring, shooting lower scores, and getting recruited. He's married to his wife, Whitney, and they have a son, Cooper, and a daughter, Mia. www.back9coaching.com @coachnarramore32 @back9coaching Contact Coach Mo @coachmogolfpro www.coachmogolfpro.com mgesualdi@stjohnsgolf.com The Golf Academy at St. Johns Located at St. Johns Golf & CC in St. Augustine/St. Johns, FL @thegolfacademy_st.johns www.stjohnsgolf.com

"Clippd is a new technology that allows golfers and golf instructors to input, connect and elevate performance data into a single platform. See all your players. Know exactly where you can make a difference. Organize your players into dashboards showing skills levels, form and trends. Get an instant view of what they are doing and how they are progressing. Actionable insights for lessons, practice and training. "What To Work On" offers a personalized, data-driven priority list for each player. Clippd’s menu of practice drills helps them to train purposefully." (www.clippd.com) On today's episode, David Ford, Head of Clippd's Coach & Player Partnerships joins me to discuss the new technology, how it benefits players, coaches, and instructors alike. David explains Clippd's unique SQ (Shot Quality) metric, ability to factor in weather & course conditions into statistics, as well as easily compute and communicate "What to Work On" for each player in areas of "Off the Tee", "Approach", "Around the Green", & "Putting." Learn all about Clippd and how you can utilize it for your students, your players, your team, or yourself. www.clippd.com @clippdgolf Contact Coach Mo @coachmogolfpro www.coachmogolfpro.com mgesualdi@stjohnsgolf.com The Golf Academy at St. Johns Located at St. Johns Golf & CC in St. Augustine/St. Johns, FL @thegolfacademy_st.johns www.stjohnsgolf.com