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Active SeasonJohn Rosenstock qualifies for the US Mid-AmOur friend John Rosestock has qualified for the US Mid-Am! Rosey shot 69 at Willow Oaks Country Club to earn the third of four spots into the US Mid-Am field held in September at Kinloch and Independence Golf Clubs in the Richmond region. This is the second time John has qualified for the US Mid-Am but this is even more special with the tournament being held here in Richmond. In this conversation John takes us through his round which included an early double-bogey and a birdie on 18.
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2024-08-0946 min
VSGA‘s Golf in the Commonwealth PodcastGolf In The Commonwealth -- State Open of Virginia previewGuest host Matt Pochily catches up with key figures in advance of the 2024 State Open of Virginia, which runs from Friday, July 19 to Sunday, July 21 at Independence Golf Club.
2024-07-1922 min
Active SeasonMajor Champion Donna Andrews gets hyped for The DonnaMatt is joined by LPGA major winner Donna Andrews to get hyped for The Donna Andrews Invitational this coming weekend (June 30-July 2, 2024) at Boonsboro Country Club in Lynchburg, Virginia. In this episode, Donna talks about growing up at Boonsboro, shares some stories from her time on tour and offers some thoughts on the field and future of The Donna.
2024-06-2824 min
Active SeasonSky Sload talks about The Donna Andrews Invitational at Boonsboro CCMatt catches up with Sky Sload to preview the 2024 Donna Andrews Invitational at Boonsboro Country Club. Sky has played in The Donna since it began in 2019 and come to know Donna personally over the course of her golf career in Virginia. In this episode, Matt and Sky look at the course and areas that can play difficult and talk about keys to playing well and contending at The Donna.
2024-06-2647 minVSGA‘s Golf in the Commonwealth PodcastGolf In The Commonwealth -- 111th VSGA Amateur previewJoin guest host Matt Pochily as he chats with key figures in advance of the 111th VSGA Amateur Championship, which will be held June 24-28 at Belle Haven Country Club in Alexandria.
2024-06-2426 min
VSGA‘s Golf in the Commonwealth PodcastGolf In The Commonwealth -- Women's Open of Virginia previewGuest host Matt Pochily fills in for this episode as he talks to players and key figures leading into the 2nd Women's Open of Virginia at Independence Golf Club.
2024-06-1729 min
Active SeasonCheck In - What I've learned so far & what's aheadMatt's checking in with a recap of the past few weeks including the work we did around the anniversary of the PGA Championship at Belmont, talking about social media content including takeaways from Name Your Number and a look at what's coming up in the next month of golf around Virginia.
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2024-06-1119 min
Active Season75th Anniversary of Virginia's lone major championshipThis week on the show we have the pleasure of talking with Bill Potter of The First Tee - Greater Richmond, the organization that manages and operates Belmont Golf Course in Henrico County. Belmont, then Hermitage Country Club, hosted the 1949 PGA Championship won by Virginia's own Sam Snead and to-date is still the only major championship hosted in the commonwealth. Bill talks about the work the First Tee has done at the property to preserve the A.W. Tillinghast's original design while making it accessible for golfers of all levels on multiple entry points.
2024-05-3023 min
Active SeasonRecap of The Signature at The Federal ClubIn this episode, we're going to recap The Signature, which was at The Federal Club over the weekend. That was Friday, May 17th and Saturday the 18th at The Federal Club in Hanover County, an Arnold Palmer signature design course really in great shape, a little bit softer than it has been traditionally for this event, but in great shape.n For this episode, we're playing the post round interviews in their entirety versus the selected clips that make the post-round videos.
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2024-05-2135 min
Active SeasonPreviewing The Signature at The Federal ClubMatt previews the 2024 Signature at The Federal Club with the help of Federal Club head pro Scott Graber, along with defending champion Joey Jordan and Federal Club member Adam Houck. In the episode, we hear about Joey's excitement to return and defend his title while Scott and Adam talk about course conditions and Adam goes deep into strategy. Matt also runs through some of the field, many players from the top 30 of VSGA player rankings in the event and all of them playing well.
Full disclosure, the interviews are responses to questions asked about...
2024-05-1617 min
Active Season2015 Fox Puss Winner Thomas Lawton talks about the eventThomas Lawton came to the 2015 Fox Puss just out of his sophomore season at Jacksonville State before before flying home to England for the summer. He'd go on to win the event in a five-hole playoff, eventually work as a professional at Boonsboro and now works as a financial advisor in Lynchburg and is a member at the club. We talk about his 2015 win and overall experience of the event.
2024-05-0213 minActive SeasonConnor Burgess on the Fox Puss at Boonsboro CCTwo-time Fox Puss Champion, Korn Ferry Tour member and reigning State Open of Virginia Champion Connor Burgess joins us to talk about his victories at the Fox Puss, course strategy for Boonsboro and the experience of the event.
2024-05-0113 minActive SeasonJordan Utley talks about a jumpstart to the seasonMatt talks with Jordan Utley after he's returned from The Gasparilla to hear about the experience of the event, recap how preparations went for the tournament and look ahead to The Valentine Invitational at Hermitage Country Club in August. Watch the video of Jordan preparing for The Gasparilla at https://youtu.be/sxxJACdS-lo.
2024-04-2438 minActive SeasonActive Season TrailerHi. I'm Matt. Welcome to the Active Season podcast! The podcast is a companion to our YouTube videos of golf stories and tournaments across Virginia. You're hear exclusive conversations with golfers and industry folks on the channel as well as audio from tournaments we've covered throughout the season. There's always an active season of golf in Virginia and that's what we're here to share.
2024-04-0801 min
SifterNetwork Double FeatureThe Richmond Film Network also includes a Short Film Series that started in November. Lisa Giles, who created the network, explains what the network is and how the series evolved.
The Virginia Video Network is an affiliate of the Richmond Times-Dispatch, but the videos they produce go beyond the newspaper. Creative Services Director Matt Pochily talks about their approach and more.
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2022-12-0726 min
VSGA‘s Golf in the Commonwealth PodcastMeet the Hiker - Lance LemonWe're now a full month after the 100-Hole Hike and sharing our conversation with Lance Lemon. Lance and Matt Pochily have been friends for a few years leading up to the hike and had the chance to playing the first 36 holes or so with each other during the event. While everyone had a different strategy for carrying their bag and making it through the day, Lance alternated from carrying his bag on his should to carrying like a briefcase. In this conversation we talk with Lance about his growth in the game and full-time work as an entrepreneur and...
2021-10-2125 minVSGA‘s Golf in the Commonwealth PodcastState Open of Virginia PreviewThe VSGA's Matt Pochily and Chris Lang visit with five competitors in this week's State Open of Virginia presented by Virginia Lottery to hear about the state of their games, how the course has changed since the event was last held at Independence and what to expect at the event. In this episode, you'll hear from four-time State Open champion Jay Woodson, former Director of Golf at Independence Golf Club Elliott Wilson, 2010 State Open champion Evan Beck, 2019 State Open champion Jack Montague and defending champion Mark Lawrence, Jr. The 2021 State Open of Virginia is presented by Virginia Lottery and...
2021-07-1531 minVSGA‘s Golf in the Commonwealth PodcastBONUS - 108th VSGA Amateur Bracket BreakdownMatt Pochily and Chris Lang of the VSGA breakdown the bracket for the opening round of matches in the 108th VSGA Amateur Championship hosted at the Country Club of Petersburg.
2021-06-3022 min
VSGA‘s Golf in the Commonwealth PodcastBill Keene with a Superintendent's Perspective on CovidFor this week’s episode we have a conversation Matt Pochily had with Bill Keene, the superintendent at Blacksburg Country Club. We first talked with Bill in the spring of 2020 as Covid quarantine was beginning and golf was booming, at the time, Bill was the president of the Virginia Chapter of Golf Course Superintendents Association and we did an Instagram live on some of the precautions superintendents were taking by putting pool noodles in the holes, removing rakes from bunkers and others. This time, we caught up with Bill in the pro shop of Blacksburg Country Club while we we...
2021-06-2409 min
VSGA‘s Golf in the Commonwealth PodcastLanto Griffin on Supporting Golf in VirginiaThis week we're very excited to share the conversation Matt Smiley and Matt Pochily had with Lanto Griffin at the AJGA event that bears his name in Blacksburg. They caught up with Lanto during the first Lanto Junior Championship at Blacksburg Country Club, a club where Lanto had opportunity the play a lot of golf growing up where he is now offering the opportunity for a new generation of juniors to grow their competitive love of the game through the AJGA event. In this conversation, Lanto shares the thrill it is to serve as host for this event and...
2021-06-1011 min
VSGA‘s Golf in the Commonwealth PodcastJosh Coates - 2021 VSGA Schedule PreviewThis week we’re talking with one of our VSGA staff members, Director of Championships and Golf Operations, Josh Coates. With the tournament season opening in the next few weeks we wanted to have Josh on to share news on the upcoming events and venues and how the schedule comes together. This conversation is co-hosted by Matt Pochily and Chris Lang. We hope this conversation inspires you to visit VSGA.org and find an event that’s right for you and join us on the course in 2021.
2021-03-1842 min
VSGA‘s Golf in the Commonwealth PodcastAshleigh McLaughlin - Increasing Access to GolfThis week Matt Pochily talks with Ashleigh McLaughlin of Youth on Course. Ashleigh is the Vice President of Marketing and Communications for the national non-profit dedicated to opening doors, supporting dreams and transforming the lives of young people through opportunities on and off the golf course.To-date, there are 24 courses across Virginia participating in Youth on Course and the list is growing as word spreads.
2021-02-0426 min
The Cheats Movement PodcastThe Cheats Movement on WRIR Live ft. RTD's Michael Paul Williams, Noah-O, and DJ MentosThis episode was recorded live at 804RVA in front of a sold-out audience. Cheats and Gigi Broadway talked about the President vs. North Korea, IHOP vs. IHOB, Ye vs. Everyone, Lebron James vs. the legends and more. Our featured interview is with RTD columnist Michael Paul Williams, and our musical guest was Noah-O and DJ Mentos featuring J. Slim. This episode was amazing. And it's our first episode to played on WRIR 97.3. We've finally made it happen. We'd like to than 804RVA, Richmond Grid, Laura Lee's, RVA Dirt, Abigail Spanberger, Whit Caulkins, Matt Pochily, Studio Two Three, Andrew Miller, Lauren...
2018-06-2047 minThe Cheats Movement PodcastThe Cheats Movement on WRIR Live ft. RTD's Michael Paul Williams, Noah-O, and DJ MentosThis episode was recorded live at 804RVA in front of a sold-out audience. Cheats and Gigi Broadway talked about the President vs. North Korea, IHOP vs. IHOB, Ye vs. Everyone, Lebron James vs. the legends and more. Our featured interview is with RTD columnist Michael Paul Williams, and our musical guest was Noah-O and DJ Mentos featuring J. Slim. This episode was amazing. And it's our first episode to played on WRIR 97.3. We've finally made it happen. We'd like to than 804RVA, Richmond Grid, Laura Lee's, RVA Dirt, Abigail Spanberger, Whit Caulkins, Matt Pochily, Studio Two Three, Andrew Miller, Lauren...
2018-06-2047 min
The Cheats Movement PodcastThe Table Ep. 3: "RVA Politics as Usual"In this special edition of The Table (Part 1 of our 2 part series titled: Politics as Usual) Your host Cheats (of The Cheats Movement) sits down with: Libby Germer, Ross Catrow, Micah Bam Bamm White, Adria Scharf, Free Egunfemi, Matthew Freeman, Matt Pochily, Chad Ingold and Black Liquid to discuss the critical issues facing the Richmond region and how these issues are playing out in the race for local leadership. We talk about the candidates running for Mayor and explore how the upcoming election will shape Richmond's future. It's a great discussion. We met at the HQ of one of Richmond's...
2016-10-2153 minThe Cheats Movement PodcastThe Table Ep. 3: "RVA Politics as Usual"In this special edition of The Table (Part 1 of our 2 part series titled: Politics as Usual) Your host Cheats (of The Cheats Movement) sits down with: Libby Germer, Ross Catrow, Micah Bam Bamm White, Adria Scharf, Free Egunfemi, Matthew Freeman, Matt Pochily, Chad Ingold and Black Liquid to discuss the critical issues facing the Richmond region and how these issues are playing out in the race for local leadership. We talk about the candidates running for Mayor and explore how the upcoming election will shape Richmond's future. It's a great discussion. We met at the HQ of one of Richmond's...
2016-10-2153 min