Granite State Golfers

Episode 82: Mike Mahan and Jim Cilley

A two-part episode. Part One: Mike Mahan, won his second Seacoast Am title earlier this summer, talks his start in golf, choosing a college that let him keep playing mul

Episode 81: Andrew Surprenant

This episode features one of the top young players in New Hampshire, Andrew Surprenant. A 2024 Merrimack Valley High School grad and member of the SNHU Penmen men's golf

Episode 80: Mady Savary (State Am)

Episode Summary This episode features Mady Savary, the 2026 New Hampshire Women's Amateur Champion. Mady joins Granite State Golfers to discuss her rise through New Ham

Episode 79: Sarah DesRuisseaux

This episode features Sarah DesRuisseaux, the 2026 New Hampshire Women's Mid-Amateur Champion. Sarah joins us to discuss her journey in golf—from competing on her high sc

Episode 78: Myles O'Quinn

Myles O’Quinn joins the podcast after winning the New Hampshire Men’s State Amateur Championship at Cochecho Country Club. We talk about his junior golf years, including

Episode 77: Understanding Slope and Rating

In this episode, we unpack the slope and rating system that is assigned to each course. In part one, I talk with Peter Harrity, one of the owners of Candia Woods and The

Episode 76: The Dry Golfer

This is a little different from our typical episode. It addresses an important—and sometimes difficult—topic: alcohol, addiction, and sobriety. My guests are Ben Alexand

Episode 75: Sam Maurice and Gavin Richardson

This episode features Sam Maurice and Gavin Richardson, who are fresh off a win, capturing the 4 ball tournament at Owl’s Nest earlier this month. We talk about their hig

Episode 74: The New Hampshire Open

This episode focuses on the New Hampshire Open, which takes place this week at Nashua Country Club. First, I talk with NH Golf tournament director Kinsey Hoffman about t

Episode 73: Jay Pollini

In this episode, I talk to Jay Pollini who is currently the head golf instructor at The Oaks. Jay’s father, who spent nearly 40 years as a golf professional, got Jay into

Episode 72: Dave Ousterhout

Hi everyone, I hope you are well. The snow has melted and courses are opening - let's go! This episode features Dave Ousterhout, the superintendent at Concord Country Clu

Episode 71: Albie Powers

Happy New Year and welcome to season 5 of the podcast. We kick things off with Albie Powers. Albie was an accomplished youth golfer, helping Keene High School capture 2 t

Episode 70: AJ MacVie

With snow on the ground and as we head into winter, this episode focuses on the history and soul of the game. I talk with fellow NH resident and golf podcaster, AJ MacVie

Episode 69: Connor Greenleaf

This episode features Connor Greenleaf. Connor won two high school state championships and then won the 2015 State Am while playing on the Boston College golf team. Then,

Episode 68: James Pleat and Tara Watt (on the Mid-Ams)

In this episode, I check back in with James Pleat and Tara Watt to see how their experience was playing in their respective USGA Mid Am tournaments. If you missed my earl

Episode 67: Jake Nutter

This episode features Jake Nutter who won the NH Mid-Am last week at Laconia Country Club. Jake talks about what made the playing conditions tough and he walks us through

Episode 66: James Pleat and Tara Watt (USGA Mid-Am)

This episode features James Pleat and Tara Watt, both of whom have been on the show before. In this episode, I talk with them about their recent success qualifying for th

Episode 65: Julianna Megan

This episode features Julianna Megan who is back for her second time on the show. She is fresh off winning her second women's state am title last week at Derryfield. We d

Episode 64: Tara Watt

This episode features Tara Watt. We talk about her win last week, capturing her fourth NH Women's Mid-Am Championship. Tara shares how meaningful and emotional the win wa

Episode 63: Jojo Hakala

This episode features the return of Josiah Hakala - or Jojo as people call him. At age 18, he just captured the state am on Saturday at Rochester Country Club. I talked t