Granite State Golfers

Episode 47: Amy Dickison

This episode features Amy Dickison who just won the women's mid-am at Nashua Country Club. I talk with Amy about her early years in golf, including being the captain of the boy's high school golf team. We also talk about her amateur career and playing in tournaments in CT, MA and NH. In addition to winning the mid-am, she also won the Players Invitational earlier this year at Baker Hill. During the WITB segment, Amy talks about building her own irons.
As always, thanks for listening and sharing the show with your friends.
Thanks to my home course, The Oaks, for sponsoring the podcast.
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Episode 46: Rob Henley returns

This brief episode features the return of Rob Henley who just won the men's state am last week at Concord Country Club. Rob takes us through the long week (9 rounds!) and he talks about the ups and downs of the final 36 hole match. By winning the state am, Rob gets to play in the US Am at Hazeltine next month. When Rob was last on the show (Ep.33), we talked about his love of hot dogs on the course. Rob gives us the low down on the dogs at Concord CC.
Thanks to The Oaks for sponsoring the podcast this season.
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Episode 45: Josiah Hakala

Ep.45 features 17 year old Josiah Hakala who is from New Ipswich, NH. He is playing some tremendous golf this summer. We talk about his big win in Texas last week capturing the PGA Boys High School Golf National Invitational. Josiah also talks about his goal of turning professional and his busy tournament schedule for the rest of the summer which includes playing in the US Junior Amateur at Oakland Hills. 
Thanks to The Oaks for sponsoring the podcast this season. I played there this weekend and the course is in fantastic condition.
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Episode 44: Carys Fennessy

In this brief episode (7 mins), we check back in with Carys who just won the New England Women's Amateur. We talk about that victory, which college she will be attending and playing golf at and what other tournaments she is playing in this summer. If you missed my prior conversations with Carys, check out episodes 16 and 28. This is the third time she has been on the show - the most of any guest. 
Thanks to my home course, The Oaks, for sponsoring the podcast this season. 
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Episode 43: Nick McLaughlin

This episode features Nick McLaughlin who just captured his third Seacoast Am title last weekend. Nick grew up in New Castle and went on to play collegiate golf at the University of Virginia. We talk about some of the people he played with in college (Scottie Scheffler!) and his decision to turn pro and his decision to regain his amateur status. Nick shares great insights into the game and how fickle it can be. We also talk about the last round of the Seacoast Am including the playoff which led to his victory. 
Thanks for listening and sharing the show with your friends. And a special thanks to my home course, The Oaks, for sponsoring the podcast this year. They will be having a grand opening weekend soon for the Pavilion. 
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Episode 42: The Salo Brothers

Damon Salo, the guest from our last episode, returns to the show with his brother, Cam, to talk about their win last week at Owl's Nest capturing the NHGA 36 hole 4ball tournament. We talk about their heater in the morning, firing a 62 and then their slow start to begin their second 18. Damon and Cam walk us through the playoff that led to victory. Thank you for listening and enjoy the show!
Thank you to The Oaks for sponsoring the podcast this season. They will be making an announcement soon to unveil the first full golf entertainment facility in New Hampshire.  
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Episode 41: Damon Salo

This episode features Damon Salo who is fresh off a victory, winning the Players Invitational last weekend at Baker Hill. We talk about the win and we also discuss his stacked high school team (3 championships) and playing the Shattuck. Damon also discusses his collegiate career, his brief stint turning pro and which tournaments he is focused on this year. 
Thank you to The Oaks for sponsoring the podcast this season. Be sure to check out their US Open challenge tournament at The Pavilion powered by TopTracer Range technology. 
Thanks for listening and I hope you enjoy my conversation with Damon.
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Episode 40: Mark Baldwin

This episode features Mark Baldwin who grew up in the Laconia area and had a very successful junior career capturing three consecutive state junior titles. He went on to play at the University of Notre Dame and turned professional after he graduated. He captured his first win as a professional in 2006, winning the NH Open. Since then, he has played on a number of tours around the world and has played in five PGA Tour events (including the 2022 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am). A lot of Mark's professional journey has been captured well by Ryan French at MondayQ.com - be sure to check it out if you are not already following MondayQ. We spend most of the interview talking about Mark's early years in golf, including late hot summer nights shagging balls at Laconia CC.
And thank you to my home course, The Oaks, for sponsoring the podcast this season.
Thanks for listening and I hope you enjoy my conversation with Mark.
Song is Good Vibe by Ketsa is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
 
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