The Golf Show with Jeff Kolpack Podcast

Roger Maris All-Star week begins Monday and goes through Friday, which is a big reason why the Roger Maris Celebrity Golf Tournament is in its 42nd year. A partnership with Sanford Health five years ago changed the direction of the event that is more about the success of the Maris Cancer Center than drives and putts. Roger Maris Jr. and Joel Vettel of Sanford are back for another year of golf radio commentary.

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It's a transition week of sorts with high school golf coming to a close and the summer amateur and junior season starting in full force. Chris Geiss, the executive director of the Dakota Junior Golf Association, is back for another show of hot junior golf topics, including Mr. and Ms. Golf North Dakota.

Another hot topic: Fargo Oak Grove's third straight Class B state championship, with head coach Dan Martinson outlining the progra...

What started as a five-hole layout in 1926 is turning 100 years old this year. Edgewood Golf Course will celebrate the occasion in July. PGA master professional Lisa Schwinden returns to the studio with other news on the course.

Over in Moorhead, West Fargo High School graduate Ty Zackowski combined his love of a gym and golf into one facility called Birdies Athletic Club, which opened in February.

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Tom Hoge may be the most accomplished PGA Tour player from Fargo South, but 1972 graduate Mike Barge may be the most prominent PGA Professional teacher. He's spent over 40 years at the craft at Hazeltine National in the Twin Cities.

That's also home to the Minnesota Vikings. On June 14, former players like Carl Lee, Daunte Culpepper, Chuck Foreman and Tommy Kramer will be part of the Vikings Legends to the Rescue charity scramble a...

The Moorhead Country Club, in another step up in the direction of the course, has a new general manager, although he's not new to the club. Chris Larson made the jump from Osgood Golf Course in Fargo to the GM position at a golf course where he first started in the bag room at age 13.

North Dakota State, meanwhile, captured the Summit League men's title earlier this week behind a roster consisting mostly of North Dakota and Minneso...

The Summit League men's golf championships begin Monday at Longbow Golf Club in Mesa, Arizona, and North Dakota State is one of the teams expected to battle it out for the title. Ekren Miller, in his first year as the head coach, has seen his team finish in second place and fourth place in the last two tourneys and will take that momentum to Mesa. Senior Rylin Petry was named the Summit's golfer of the week for his fifth-place fini...

Steve Murdock first burst upon the scene as an accomplished young golfer, winning the F-M Junior All-City golf tournament by 17 shots. He went on to a standout career at North Dakota State and reached PGA club pro status at PGA National Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida and head professional at Firethorne Country Club in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Through his contacts, and out of the professional golf game, Murdock has had a un...

Fred Strege is a North Dakota Golf Hall of Fame inductee who is taking Bois de Sioux Golf Club in Wahpeton, North Dakota, to new levels. The president of the club is leading the charge for a new irrigation system among other improvements.

Also, Moorhead Parks and Recreation director Sean Brandenburg joins the show to discuss the city's two 18-hole jewels in Village Green and Meadows.

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Their fathers, Ed Schultz and Dana Mogck, were a broadcasting duo in the early days of Bison football Division II success and now their sons are recreating some microphone magic, at least for one show on Dave's "The Hole-in-One Show" that is on its seventh season.

It's Masters weekend, so plenty of other golf talk on deck, including the process of how Gunnar will become a certified PGA professional.

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Mark Johnson has worn several hats in the Fargo-Moorhead golf community, from public courses in Moorhead and Fargo to the Fargo Country Club and being part of an ownership group of Suite Shots entertainment facility in south Fargo. In the offseason, he added another one: general manager of Oxbow Country Club. It's Masters season and Mark and Jeff hack out their favorites in addition to some Tiger Woods commentary.

Also, nobody open...

Golf and North Dakota State athletics were the two staples in the life of John Mark, who passed away last Sunday at the age of 83. He was a longtime member of the USGA Junior Committee and was largely responsible for the Fargo Country Club landing the 1995 USGA Junior Amateur. Mark was involved with the Bobcat North Dakota Open since the tournament's inception in 1964 and was a master rules official with his USGA involvement.

Longt...

It go time for golf. The Golf Show with Jeff Kolpack begins its 23rd year and we start off with veteran local golf professional Greg McCullough, always a voice of reason for the sport, especially when courses are about to open.

Also, North Dakota State women's player Avery Bartels has had three top-10 finishes this season; we'll talk about the differences from her freshman to sophomore seasons. The golf show can be heard every Satu...

Mark Johnson was part of the first season of the golf show 21 years ago, so it seems appropriate to put a wrap on this season with the CEO and director of golf at Suite Shots. Topics include the Bobcat North Dakota Open and the All-City tournament.

Those are both in August. Starting Monday, an area staple in the Birchmont starts at Bemidji Town & Country Club. Head pro Rick Grand joins the show.

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You may have caught a glimpse of them, usually in the front row of a Ryder Cup event. The American Marshals, a group of Ryder Cup fans from Minnesota, will once again be at the United States vs. Europe battle, and Forum Communications Chief Executive Officer Bill Rouse gives a front row view on being a Marshal.

Also, North Dakota State names a new head men's golf coach in Ekren Miller, who comes to the Bison after 15 years at Bemid...

North Dakota State professor emeritus Brad Strand spent four decades in education, recently retired with a higher education expertise in physical education, teacher preparation and coaching education. He's also an avid golfer and therefore the two have met many times.

The published author of "Optimal Sports Performance: Practice Smarter, Think Faster, Play Better" joins the show on 740 The Fan to give us his latest research in appl...

It was quite the two weekends for North Dakota State golfer Rylin Petry, who won the prestigious Red River Amateur last weekend and is getting married this weekend. Petry is a perfect example of a small-town guy from Fertile-Beltrami High School who has made it at the Division I level.

Minot North HS graduate Kasen Rostad made it through the year playing for his father, who is recovered from a bout with prostate cancer. Here his in...