The Golf Show with Jeff Kolpack Podcast

Brock Ellingson just completed his first year as the head women's golf coach at Minnesota State Moorhead. It's a process in building a program with Brock wearing many hats in doing it.Mother's Day is just eight days away. Is mom a golfer? Nick Wimer from Austad's joins the show to give a few ideas. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Golf Show with Jeff Kolpack: Amy Olson reflects on her career in golfThe news hit Wednesday morning when Amy Olson announced her retirement from the competitive arena of the LPGA Tour, After 10 years, one of the greatest players in the history of Red River Valley golf said it's time for the next stage in life. Hear about the good times and the struggle to make it on tour, both financial and with the burden of travel.She left her mark, first in youth golf and then North Dakota State, where she was coached by Matt Johnson, who also joins the show. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MN Golf Association and Nate AdamsThe Minnesota Golf Association, a large organization that oversees 93,000 members and more than 400 member golf courses, has a new executive director in Jon Mays. The 34-year-old Mays succeeds a legendary figure in Tom Ryan.Also, North Dakota State senior Nate Adams and his teammates have their sights set on a Summit League title. Afterward, Adams plans on giving professional golf a shot. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An exciting new indoor facility has been going for over two years now. We visit The Clubhouse in south Moorhead, an indoor simulator and lounge that has a charitable component to it with a few events. Matt Gilbertson and Amy Ennen from the facility join the show.Also, North Dakota State sophomore Madi Hicks is putting together an outstanding season heading into the Summit League women's tournament next week. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Two long-standing members of the Fargo-Moorhead golf community join the show in a power-packed hour. Tom Hoge, in his 10th year on the PGA Tour, has been playing some of the best golf of his career making the cut in 10 of the last 11 tournaments. Yet, he missed the Masters, a World Golf Ranking system that even he isn't sure how it's calculated.Suite Shots general manager and partner Mark Johnson came in studio for the entire hour to talk Hoge, all the benefits Suite Shots is seeing in its two years in existence and NDSU golf. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A longtime friend of the show, Fargo Country Club head professional Dave Schultz, gives his insight to the course, his Hole-in-One show and the club’s 125th anniversary. On the course, the North Dakota State men’s team is off to a hot spring start. Head coach Steve Kennedy explains why. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's back, for the 23rd season. The longest running golf show in tri-state area and Canada is off and running with Edgewood head professional Greg McCullough. Plenty to discuss with the golf course openings not far away and the wide array of public golf in the Fargo-Moorhead area. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the final show of the season, Forum columnist Mike McFeely joins the show to review a jewel of a golf course destination trip in Nebraska. The Pine to Palm golf tournament starts Monday at the Detroit Country Club, tournament director Vern Schnathorst gives a preview. It's been another banner summer for Fargo public courses, Edgewood head pro Greg McCullough puts a wrap on the show. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's been another banner year at Oxbow Country Club in south Fargo, Head professional Corey Herlickson joins the show and looks back at a successful renovation. NDSU professor Brad Strand explains how golf played a major part in his recent book: "Optimal Sports Performance: Practice Smarter, Think Faster, Play Better" that is available on Amazon.com. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kris Kroetsch is moving back to Grand Forks. The former UND player who has been a staple of teaching in the Fargo area for the last decade was named the head women's golf coach and is off and running. Robin Slavik is retired from Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota, but he isn't retired from golf adventures. The Cooperstown, N.D., native is a professional volunteer who has worked PGA, LPGA and Champions Tour events. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Amy Olson finished her LPGA season at the U.S. Women's Open last week, but gave making the cut a shot at seven months pregnant. It's been quite a career to date, and her parents have been there every step of the way. Meanwhile, Hawley's Cody Aldinger turned in a rare feat in golf: a hole-in-one and double eagle in the same round. He did it at Hawley Country Club. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jeff was live from Pebble Coach, as he followed Amy Olson in her appearance at the U.S. Women's Open, and the experience for her, her family, and those in the LPGA. Mark Grothe and Dan Labernick also join the show as the El Zagal "9-Holes-In-One" contest is coming up July 30 at El Zagal Golf Course. The event is presented by the El Zagal Shriners. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Not only did North Dakota State golfer Josh Galvin win the Red River Amateur, he blew away the field. Galvin and Moorhead Country Club head pro Chris Howell resurrect the memorable weekend.Next week will be memorable for Amy Olson, who will play in the Women's U.S. Open at Pebble Beach. Fargo Country Club director of instruction Lisa Schwinden, who recruited Amy to NDSU, reflects on the career of one of the area's all-time greatest athletes. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Zebra Open, the tournament at Maple River started by referees and officials, is back for its third year and the event is targeting "Dare 2 Stand Out" as its beneficiary. Veteran officials Rock Messerschmidt and Ryan Gellner and Chris Mapes from "Dare 2 Stand Out" join the show. To find out more about the organization: www.dare2standout.org. It's Red River Amateur weekend, one of the premier events of the summer that will be televised on WDAY Xtra. WDAY operations manager Stacey Anderson details the broadcast. And when Derrick LaPoint from Moorhead took his 6-year-old son Henrik to Kansas City for the Midwest State Invitational, he had no idea what to expect. Henrik won his age division. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Full house for the show today, as we talk sand greens golf in North Dakota. Plus Joel Vettel from Sanford previews the Roger Maris Golf Tournament and some of the activities around the golf tournament. It was a few years ago when the subject of sand greens came up, and making a day of it to play a couple that remain. That's what Dave Holm, Greg McCullough, Larry Murphy and I did earlier this week. We do a round table discussion of our experience. It's Roger Maris tournament time, with the big golf event next Thursday. Joel Vettel from Sanford Health outlines the Maris Week. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Plenty of discussion points this week with Rose Creek head professional Matt Cook, who weighs in on his course, the LIV and PGA tour merger and Coy Papachek's 454-yard hole-in-one. Coy joins the show. Also, Fargo Shanley head boys coach Brock Ellingson outlines his move from high school to taking over the Minnesota State Moorhead women's program. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Behind Director of Golf Chris Geiss, the Dakota Junior Golf Association continues to move junior golf forward in the state of North Dakota including the Junior Newman Invitational June 11 at the Fargo Country Club that will feature the state's top prep golfers. Across the river, Moorhead High's Joe Kortan, a University of North Dakota commit, is one of the top players in Minnesota and he joins the show along with first-year head coach Brady Robertson. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There are no limits to the imagination of head professional Chris Larson at Osgood Golf Course in south Fargo. Check out the latest with Chris and what the nine-hole plus-3 course has to offer. There's a new sheriff in town at Detroit Country Club with the hiring of Tom Dolby as head professional. The lakes course is making a few subtle changes heading into the summer months. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bismarck media personality Scott Woodmansee knows the golf scene in the western half of North Dakota and gives an update on the happenings in that part of the state. Also a look at Mr. and Ms. Golf North Dakota candidates. Close to home, Chris Howell and the Moorhead Country Club will be hosting the popular Red River Amateur again in June, which will be televised by WDAY-TV. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Most people know Tom Lehman as a multiple winner on the PGA Tour including the British Open, but the Alexandria, Minn., native is making an impact with his golf course design projects. Lehman joins the show outlining his latest project, The Lehman 18 at Cragun's Resort in Brainerd, which is part of a 45-hole renovation project. Also, Tom Ryan, the executive director of the Minnesota Golf Association, is retiring this year and takes a look back at his career in golf. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.