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The #1 Podcast for junior golfers and parents. This podcast showcases the top junior golfers, parents, teaching professionals and touring pros. We cover everything from fitness to nutrition. Please follow, like, share and leave a review.
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Roe Thompson makes junior golf's competitive, financial and family decisions easier to understand through practical guest conversations.
Roe Thompson treats junior golf as a family undertaking as much as a competition. His guest-led conversations move between tournament operations, player development and the decisions surrounding a young golfer's progress.
After your kid's bad round, Roe Thompson's guest says to save the postmortem for later.
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Short reviews from the PlayNext desk, based on the episodes we processed.
A practical scholarship-search episode for junior golf families, centered on useful platforms and the need to keep looking all year.
Roe Thompson and Sade Weeks keep the conversation practical, focusing on how junior golfers and parents can approach scholarship searching without getting lost in the process.
Clear junior golf fitness advice with practical coaching value.
The segment keeps junior golf practical. Roe Thompson and Shane Henderson focus on the work behind better swings, better prep, and better habits for young players, and Henderson's role as a local high school golf coach and teaching professional keeps the advice close to what…
A practical look at how junior golf tournaments are built around players and families.
Roe Thompson and Brett Ammons keep this episode on the nuts and bolts of junior golf, especially the parts that matter to families as much as to players.
A useful junior-golf talk about prep, patience, and keeping the momentum going.
The Junior Golf Podcast uses Marissa Scaletta's recent winning run as a practical entry point into how junior players stay ready. Roe Thompson keeps the conversation loose and easy to follow, moving from family golf roots at Pinehurst to the habits that matter most: preparing…
Practical junior-golf guidance from a former caddie, with clear advice on course management and staying calm late.
Tanika Mackey offers a former caddie's view of junior golf, and the conversation keeps its attention on advice that parents and young players can actually use.
A grounded junior golf conversation that turns tournament pressure into practical advice.
Roe Thompson speaks with Ashley Shaw, a guest from Arizona, in a junior golf conversation that stays close to the work of competing week after week.
A practical junior-golf talk about cold-weather practice, confidence, and the coach-versus-dad balance.
Mark Bayram's Junior Golf Podcast appearance stays practical. It covers cold-weather practice, the growing role of indoor facilities, and the confidence that comes from trusting the numbers.
A grounded junior-golf conversation with clear takeaways for parents and juniors.
Roe Thompson keeps this one grounded in junior golf basics, following Bennett Scaletta through how he started, how he handles frustration, and what steady progress looks like.
Roe Thompson talks with Chase Whittle on The Junior Golf Podcast about a junior golfer who has only been playing about three and a half years and is already winning events like the Bobby D, the 3A state championship, and the Harold Varner Queen City Junior.
Roe Thompson welcomes Sarah and Chili Coleman from the Junior Golf Playbook.
Ro Thompson welcomes Mark Bayram from Connecticut and starts with cold-weather golf.
Ro Thompson welcomes Chris, the founder of Course on Action, and steers the conversation toward analytics and course management.
Ro Thompson interviews Lincoln Newton on The Junior Golf Podcast about how he got into golf through his grandpa, his brother at High Point University, and his own late start around age 12 or 13 after baseball.
Ro Thompson interviews Dawson Szabo, a 2027 junior golfer, about his path from hitting wiffle balls before he could walk to starting tournament golf at age 5 with the U.S.
Roe Thompson welcomes Bennett Scaletta and starts by asking how Bennett got into junior golf.
Roe Thompson talks with Coach Seiko and Aki Matsumura about the mental side of junior golf.
Ro Thompson interviews Reese Richardson on The Junior Golf Podcast about how she started playing golf in sixth grade during COVID after meeting friends who played.
Joe Johnson, a freshman at Radford University, talks with Ro Thompson on The Junior Golf Podcast about moving from junior golf into college golf and why he chose amateur events over chasing junior rankings.
Gracie Song of North Carolina says her recent Daniel Mag Tournament win came after she fixed a putting problem that cost her strokes on day one.
The Junior Golf Podcast episode with Roe Thompson and Matthew Stoughton centers on how a Top 50 U.S.
Roe Thompson talks with Dylan Park, a 2025 senior who says he is heading to Winthrop University and is currently ranked No.
Roe Thompson sits down with Eric Duffett, founder of Shot Pattern, for a grounded talk about junior golf and making better decisions on the course.
Roe Thompson sits down with Coach Chip Ridley for a relaxed junior-golf conversation.
Roe Thompson welcomes Tanika Mackey to the show.
Roe Thompson welcomes Marissa Scaletta for a junior-golf conversation.
Roe Thompson welcomes Jarrett Lott, also known as Junior Golf Dad, for a relaxed year-end chat.
The episode follows a mental performance coach through the path that brought him into golf.
Roe Thompson welcomes Ashley Shaw from Arizona and talks through her packed summer schedule, including how often she can fit in podcasts without interrupting practice and tournaments.
Roe Thompson welcomes Sade Weeks.
Roe Thompson welcomes Brett Ammons, the Southeast Director of the Hurricane Junior Golf Tour, for a relaxed talk about junior golf.
Roe Thompson welcomes Shane Henderson for a grounded junior-golf conversation.
The Junior Golf Podcast features Roe Thompson talking with Sanaya Carter, a 17-year-old senior at Jacksonville High School who says she has played golf for 10 to 11 years.
Host Roe Thompson interviews Nick Grimaldi, a junior golfer from Georgia who started playing three years ago after switching from baseball.
Roe Thompson interviews Jamin Sanders, a junior golfer from Goose Creek, South Carolina, discussing his recent 4A state title victory and how he got started in golf by living near a course.
Host Roe Thompson interviews Colby Morris from the Payne Stewart Kids Golf Foundation, which introduces beginner golf to children aged 4-9 through partnerships with organizations like YMCAs and churches.