Episodes

Monday Sep 25, 2023
Episode 32: Rich Parker
Monday Sep 25, 2023
Monday Sep 25, 2023
Story time! This was a fun one. This episode features Rich Parker who has a decorated golf career as a player and as a coach. He competed in the 1990 US Open and the 2010 US Senior Open and won numerous tournaments throughout New England, including three NH Opens. Since 2005, he has been the coach of the Dartmouth men's golf team. Rich is a great storyteller and shares many great tales of his golfing life. Thanks for listening!
Song is Good Vibe by Ketsa is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Monday Sep 11, 2023
Episode 31: Hailey Katona (VT)
Monday Sep 11, 2023
Monday Sep 11, 2023
This episode wraps up the summer Neighboring State Project where I talk to some of the top golfers in VT and ME. I speak with Hailey Katona who recently captured the Vermont state am title. Hailey grew up in Canada and started playing and competing at a young age. We talk about some of her big wins in Canada, her collegiate career and her golf plans once she graduates.
Hailey was candid about the nerves she felt during the state am and how she manage her nerves. I really appreciated what she shared.
Thanks for listening and I hope you enjoy my conversation with Hailey.
Song is Good Vibe by Ketsa is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Tuesday Aug 29, 2023
Episode 30: Erin Holmes (Maine)
Tuesday Aug 29, 2023
Tuesday Aug 29, 2023
The Neighboring State Project continues. This episode features Erin Holmes who just captured her first Maine state am title.
We talk about her mindset going into the tournament and for the final round when she had a big lead.
I talked with Erin about her early years in golf and her time playing golf at Bucknell.
She talks about what is in her bag and why she went back to her high school putter.
Erin was a lot of fun to talk with and I hope you enjoy the conversation.
Song is Good Vibe by Ketsa is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Wednesday Aug 16, 2023
Episode 29: Caleb Manuel (Maine)
Wednesday Aug 16, 2023
Wednesday Aug 16, 2023
This is another episode in the Neighboring State Project where I talk with top golfers in VT and ME. This episode features Caleb Manuel who will be a senior at the University of Georgia and just won his third straight Maine men's state am title. He started winning tournaments early, capturing a club championship at age 13. We discuss his collegiate career, his plans for golf after college and playing in the US Open last year at Brookline. Thanks for listening and sharing it with your friends.
Song is Good Vibe by Ketsa is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Saturday Aug 12, 2023
Episode 28: Carys returns
Saturday Aug 12, 2023
Saturday Aug 12, 2023
This episode features Carys Fennessy who returns to the show to discuss her recent win capturing the NH women's state am title (by 15 shots!). (I talked to Carys last fall - see Ep. 16). We talk about the state am and she tells us about other tournaments she has played in this summer, her college search process and the new 7 wood in the bag.
Thanks for listening and sharing the show with your friends.
Song is Good Vibe by Ketsa is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Thursday Aug 03, 2023
Episode 27: Jack Pepin
Thursday Aug 03, 2023
Thursday Aug 03, 2023
This episode features Jack Pepin who just won the men's NH state am championship. The state am is a long week of golf. Two days of stroke play to set the 64 person match play field. Jack made it all the way through including a 37 hole final. We talk about when he started playing golf, what he wants to do with golf after college and we dig into his semifinal and final match. Thanks for listening and sharing the show with your friends!
Song is Good Vibe by Ketsa is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Tuesday Jul 18, 2023
Episode 26: Bryson Richards (VT)
Tuesday Jul 18, 2023
Tuesday Jul 18, 2023
(Neighboring State Series Ep. 1) In this episode, we talk with one of the top golfers in Vermont, Bryson Richards, who just won his second Vermont state am title. Most states are holding their state am titles this month and I thought it would be interesting to check in on the action in some of our neighboring states and meet some of their top golfers.
This is Bryson’s second state am title. We talk about the tournament and how we felt throughout it. We also discuss his time on the URI golf team and his golf plans when he leaves college.
Thanks for listening and sharing the show with your friends.
Song is Good Vibe by Ketsa is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Sunday Jul 09, 2023
Episode 25: Jamie Ferullo
Sunday Jul 09, 2023
Sunday Jul 09, 2023
This episode features Jamie Ferullo who is fresh off a big win at the Seacoast Am which always attracts a really good field. We talk about this childhood playing hockey and golf and we dig into the tournament and how he managed his nerves and the course coming down the stretch. Thanks for listening and sharing the show with your friends.
Song is Good Vibe by Ketsa is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

NH's Best
Thanks for visiting. NH is loaded with great golfers. This podcast features some of the current and all time great golfers in the state.The show covers some of their wins, how they approach practice, what's in their bag and I try to pick up some advice we can all use to get better. Most importantly, the podcast is an opportunity to get to know them and their golf story. I also interview other people who are embedded in the NH golf scene (coaches, superintendents, etc).
Thank you to The Oaks, my home course, for sponsoring the podcast in season 3. The picture to the left is the tenth hole at The Oaks.