Chasing Pars Golf Podcast

We are back after a brief hiatus to recharge the batteries and I was joined by The New English Women's Amateur Champion Ellise Rymer who joined me from back home after a mental few weeks winning English Women's Amateur, making Final Qulifying for AIG Women's Open, while also making all 3 rounds at English Women's Open before due to go back to University life at University of Cincinatti in September. The pride of Lincolnshire, Ellise like most players would grow up playing most sports primarily Football before giving Golf a try. Ellise would win Scottish Under 16's Championship in Stirling before in 2022 finishing 5th at R&A Girls' Amateur Championship and also playing at World Junior Girls Championship in Canada. Ellise would also represent England at European Girls' Amateur Team Championship in 2023, while in 2025 would see a 3rd at St Rule Trophy in Scotland. 2026 has been a whirlwind for the Lincolnshire star winning Lincolnshire Women's County Championships, making her LPGA Tour debut at Kroger Queen City Championship where she managed to get some advice from none other than Charley Hull and finishing 53rd at English Women's Open in Manchester on LET Access Series. But none of that is in comparison to the week at Moor Park Golf Club where Ellise would run through the field to become the new English Women's Amateur Champion defeating Isabella Kent by 2up to win one of the most prestigious titles for every English player. Some say Ellise might still be in celebration mode for quite some time. If you love drivel also this podcast is for you as at the end we both go on a tangent of British TV iconic quotes, British Memes and of course the legendary Scottish Memes. Iconic! Thanks Ellise for agreeing to come on in your celebration period, had great fun. All the best back in the States pal. Download via Podbean, Apple Podcasts & Spotify.

In this latest episode which was recorded a few weeks back ahead of Czech Ladies Open on Ladies European Tour, I was pleased to be joined by the recently turned talented Czechia pro Natalie Saint Germain who took time to chat. Natalie is from Prague in Czech Republic and would go to University of Houston where she would have some success winning Jim West Challenge in 2025, played in Big 12 Women's Championship and would represent Czechia at both Espirito Santo Trophy last year in Singapore & 3x European Ladies Amateur Team Championship participant for Czechia. Natalie over the years has had good finishes at Czech Challenge (17th in 2023, 13th in 2024 & 14th in 2025) as well as a 9th placed finish at Czech Ladies Open at Royal Beroun on Ladies European Tour It was great to chat with Natalie and nice to meet in person a couple of weeks ago at Czech Ladies Open event. Talented player with a good future ahead! Download via Podbean, Apple & Spotify.

After a tremendous day on the golf course from Peterborough star Thalia Martin who shot a joint course record of (-9) 63 in Round 2 here at Manchester Golf Club, Thalia would join me for a chat after her round as we find out what went right out there today, how much it would mean to potentially win a 2nd LETAS title amongst more. From tour life, to focusing on redoing her nails and food chat, thanks Thalia for the time!

Joining me this afternoon after her round of 68 today on Tournament Day 1 was Italian player Maria Vittoria Corbi as we find out more about her day on the course in her group with Hulda Gestsdottír & Gracie Mayo, about her good form on LETAS, playing with the one and only Paul Scholes in the pro-am this week, Hulencourt experience last week on LET as well as finding out more about Maria as a person as well as the player. We have a good chance about Italy as Maria tries to sell Rome as a travel destination for those who haven't been (like myself), find out about her favourite cuisine (there is no bias there of course) as well as find out if MaVi will be singing the Macarena any time soon? 👀🤔🤣 Thanks Maria for a great chat, really enjoyed talking with you and getting to know you better. Grazie Mille MaVi. Enjoy the episode everyone!

I have to say I have been surprised at just how good Manchester Golf Club is this week for English Women's Open on LET Access. I was pleased to be joined by American pro Katherine Schuster who is 100 percent embracing the challenge of pro life in Europe this season as she is currently 29th on LET Access Series Order of Merit standings after 6 events into her rookie season on tour. Katherine is from Outer Banks area of North Carolina, USA and started the game out at age of 10 after watching Drive, Chip and Putt competition at Augusta National which got her hooked instantly. Katherine has had the pleasure of taking the drive down Magnolia Lane at Augusta 4 times an experience that never gets old. She would go to Clemson University before trying to win tour card at Q School in Morocco. We also find out more about Katherine as a person including that she has attempted to achieve her aviation license! I was also joined be podcast guest and one of the legends in 2016 Olympian, 2x Symetra Tour winner and last year's Santander Golf Tour Avila champion Ale Llaneza in what was a 2nd run after our walk and talk chat yesterday was directly affected with the blowing wind. Ale just comes off of 3 solid rounds on LET last week at Hulencourt Women's Open after playing on an invite and find out her thoughts on this week's course as well as of course Taco chat, Mezcal chat and find out more about her goals for the year mentally and physically. Top tier entertainment as always from Alejandra! Thanks Katherine & Ale for stopping by, was good to chat with you both! Have fun this week!

As I get into the swing of things this week at Manchester Golf Club for English Women's Open on LET Access Series, I was pleased to be joined today by Czech Ladies Challenge winner Hulda Clara Gestsdottír who in her rookie year as a pro already has alongside the win another 2 Top 10 finishes in 6 starts this year on tour with an 8th at Madaef Golfs Open in Morocco and 9th last week at Swedish Strokeplay also had this year for the talented Icelander. Hulda was born in Atlanta, Georgia but moved to Kopavogur in Iceland at the age of 3 where most of her memories lie. Back in 2018, Hulda would go on to represent Iceland at Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires, Argentina which remains one of the best experiences she has had. Hulda would go to University of Denver and has represented Iceland numerous times at European Ladies Amateur Team Championships & also represented her country at Espirito Santo Trophy at Le Golf National in 2022 and also played in 2022 Women's Amateur Championships. We also find out more about what makes Hulda happy, finding about more about Icelandic cuisine and of course how she likes her steak cooked (Massive Questions!) Thank you Hulda for agreeing to chat, I enjoyed chatting with you and all the best in the race to finish inside the Top 7 for a LET card next year.

After their rounds yesterday I was pleased to be joined by both Austrian star Emma Spitz & 2024 Czech Ladies Open champ Marta Martin after Emma shot -7 to finish -8 to put herself into contention again this week after a solid finish last week at Dutch Ladies Open and Marta shooting a -6 to finish -9 and 4 shots back as the past champions group consisting of Jana Melichova (2022), Diksha Dagar (2023) & Marta (2024) are all on -9 ahead of the final round at Beroun. Now Emma is someone that I have wanted to chat to for a long time as think she is a fantastic player. She has been remarkably consistent for the last couple of years. Since losing in a playoff to Alexandra Forsterling at the German Masters in 2024, Emma has has a further 11 Top 10 finishes on LET & 17 Top 20's which include some big events like Saudi International & Aramco Houston while also representing Austria at 2024 Olympic Games at Le Golf National. I have maintained for a while that Spitz will win at some point soon so all the best to Emma in the search for her maiden LET title. Marta since her LET title win at Royal Beroun in 2024 by her own admission has been pretty rough in spells openly admitting to struggling with some injuries, mental fatigue and form troubles. She was open in the episode about how tough it was to not defend her title last year in 25' due to injury and also how missing 6 cuts in a row made her question her future in the sport. Marta is starting to play much better now and fingers crossed she can continue some good form as she looks to get back in the right direction. Thanks Emma & Martin for taking some time after your round to come and chat after a mental battle with the weather. Be sure to have a listen in, couple of great chats.

After another long endurance test for all the players today with temperatures soaring to 37 & 38 degrees. I was pleased to be joined by 2 Czech superstars 2x LET winner Sara Kouskova & 1x LETAS winner Patricie Mackova as they reflected on their time this week at Czech Ladies Open. We find out about their 2nd rounds today with Patricie birdieing 2 of the last 3 holes to finish -5 and Sara struggled a little bit today with a +2 round but still nicely inside the cut line with 1 day left tomorrow. We also find out what the week of the Czech Open means to both Sara & Patricie as well as chatting about how Patricie is finding LET this year after finishing 5th on last year's LET Access Series Order of Merit standings to gain her tour card this year and also find out about what the weight of expectations on the Karlovy Vary star after a stellar 2025 which saw her win Jabra Ladies Open & Tenerife Womens Open back to back while also qualifying for final stage of LPGA Q School. It was an extremely busy week for both Sara & Patricie but extremely grateful to both of them for taking some time to chill out! Thanks Ladies, really appreciate it!

After a day that so a lot of good scoring at Royal Beroun and with unlimited water & electrolytes needed, after the round I was pleased to be joined by recently turned Czechia pro Natalie Saint Germain who in a group with Trichat Cheenglab & Katharina Muehlbauer shot Even par for the day as she plays Czech Ladies Open on an Invitational she admits that she will have to go on the offensive tomorrow as in her own words 'I have got nothing to lose'. I was also delighted to be joined by a very special player & person and that is 2x LET title winner Jana Melichova. Jana's story is heartwarming after winning 2022 Czech Ladies Open, there was a very emotional victory at Dutch Ladies Open in 2024 not too long after the unfortunate passing of her mother and when she was coming down the stretch in Netherlands all Jana could think about on her mind was her mum. We caught up with Jana on how she is finding returning to Golf after a serious back injury over the past couple of years but Jana seems to be nearly at 100, percent fitness. Such a lovely person and it is so great to Jana back on Tour! Thank you to both Natalie & Jana for chatting!

As I settled into life at this week's Czech Ladies Open at Royal Beroun in absolutely blistering heat, I was pleased to be joined busy Swedish pro Corinne Viden for a walk and talk down on the 5th fairway as we find out how she has been coping with the temperatures this week in Czech, how she has found Beroun so far as a course, how she is finding LET this year more about the best things about being back in Sweden and more. Thanks Corinne for allowing me to walk with you for a chat, was nice talking to you! Download via Podbean, Apple & Spotify.

In this latest episode ahead of Czech Ladies Open at Royal Beroun, I was pleased to be joined by 2025 Lavaux Ladies Open winner & Czechia star Patricie Macková after finishing 5th last year on LET Access Series Order of Merit standings to win her Ladies European Tour card for 2026 with a Top 10 already this year at Ford NSW Open at Wollongong. Patricie is from the beautiful city of Prague and would start playing the game at age of 7, quickly becoming one of Czechia's top players and would win 2019 Czech International Junior U18 & U21 Championship and represent Czechia at 3x European Girls' Team Championships (2017, 2018 & 2019). Patricie would go to University of Maryland near D.C. and would become a standout there winning 2022 Yale Invitational NCAA event as well as representing Czechia at 2x Espirito Santo Trophy's in Paris & Abu Dhabi, representing Czech at 2x European Amateur Team Championships at Conwy GC & Hämeenlina and being a part of 2023 Patsy Hankins Trophy team for Team Europe playing alongside Lottie Woad, Helen Briem, Kajsa Arwefjäll, Celina Sattelkau & Meja Örtengren. Since 2018 Patricie has competed in her home events both Czech Ladies Open on LET & Czech Challenge on Access Series and has had 4 Top 15's at Czech Challenge as an amateur. In 2024 she would turn pro and the first year would be a struggle with a best finish of T11th at Rose Ladies Series. 2025 would see a great season for Patricie with 8 Top 10 finishes on LET Access Series including winning Lavaux Ladies Open in Switzerland, that would see the talented Czech star finish 5th overall on the Order of Merit standings and would gain her LET Card for this year. Was a great chat with Patricie, wish her all the best this week on her special week! Download via Podbean, Apple & Spotify

In what I can only describe as a fantastic but slightly chaotic podcast episode it was great to be joined by 2x Symetra Tour winner, Former LPGA Tour player, 2016 Olympian for Mexico & current LET Access Series pro Alejandra Llaneza who phoned in from Madrid after competing in Santander Golf Tour event in preparation for getting her LET Access Series season for 2026 up and running this week in Czechia after finishing last season in the top 25 in the order of Merit standings which included a win at Santander Golf Tour Avila. Ale is from the beautiful city of Mexico City and began the game at 6 years old before winning the first of her 7 Mexican Junior Championships at the age of 11. Ale would go to University of Arizona and would win Rookie of the Year for 2007-08 season before winning on Cactus Tour in 2011 as an amateur then turning pro in 2012. There has been many pro highlights from Llaneza as she comes into her 14th season on tour as a pro with milestones such as winning Silver Medal at 2014 Central American & Caribbean Games in Veracruz, finishing 4th at 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, winning twice on Symetra Tour at 2015 Self Regional Healthcare Foundation Charity Classic & 2019 Garden City Charity Classic, competing on LPGA Tour for 4 years between 2013-17. Also playing in 5 Major Championship events at 3x KMPG PGA Championships, 1x US Women's Open & 1x Evian Championship but nothing I'm sure will compare to the sense of pride of being selected in 2016 to represent Mexico at Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro a truly memorable experience for Ale. Come for the great career journey and stay for the Fruity Taco, dancing to the Macarena & Tequila chat. Not laughed so much in an episode in a long long time Ale was an iconic guest and can't thank her enough! Download via Podbean, Apple Podcasts & Spotify, also on YouTube.

In this episode joining me on the podcast was a Swedish player in a great run of form to start 2026 season in Lovisa Gunnar. In first 2 completed events on LET Access Series so far this year Lovisa has had a 6th at Madaef Golfs Ladies Open in Morocco & 9th at Allegria Ladies Open in Austria alongside some experience on LET in German Masters at Green Eagle Resorts. Lovisa is from Linköping in Sweden and represents Landeryds Golfklubb which we have seen on LET Access Series schedule in the past also where Moa Folke plays from. Starting the game at 13 years old, Lovisa would win 2019 Irish Girls' U18 Open Strokeplay Championship in her first international event and in 2020 would win Portuguese Intercollegiate Open & Carin Hjalmarsson Junior Open back in Sweden. Lovisa would go to University of Tulsa in Oklahoma and would win 2022 Trinity Forest Invitational & finish runner up at 2024 AAC Women's Golf Championship during her time in Tulsa. She would play a handful of LETAS events as an amateur finishing 12th at PGA Championship Goteborg in 2020, 9th at GolfUppsala Open in 2021 & 26th at PGA Championship Trelleborgs in 2022. In also see Gunnar finish 5th at Ahlsell Trophy. In 2025 would see Lovisa turn pro and would make her pro debut at Santander Golf Tour Avila on LETAS finishing 27th while other standouts were 16th at Vasterås Open & 18th at Lavaux Ladies Open in Switzerland. Lovisa would make it through Q school in Morocco keeping status for 2026 on LET Access Series. Fun chat with the talented Swede. Best of luck for rest of 2026. Download via Podbean, Apple & Spotify, also on YouTube.

In this latest podcast episode I was joined by 2019 English Women's Amateur Strokeplay Champion Rebecca Earl who comes off a solid start to this year with a top 10 at Blair Atholl on Sunshine Ladies Tour in South Africa, T25th at Madaef Golfs Ladies Open in Morocco, T35th at Allegria Ladies Open in Austria both on LET Access Series as well as winning Rose Ladies Series event at Formby Golf Club a terrific achievement! Rebecca is from just outside of Chelmsford outside of London and started the game at the age of 11 where she joined Bishop's Stortford Golf Club but currently represents Princes Golf Club. In 2019, Rebecca would become the English Women's Amateur Strokeplay Champion before going to Wofford College in South Carolina where she would win 3x Individual NCAA DI Collegiate events before finishing off her final year at University of Houston in Texas. Rebecca would also finish runner up at 2023 English Women's Amateur Strokeplay. Rebecca would turn pro in 2023 and would have a T12th at Santander Golf Tour Avila. In 2024 her best finish was 53rd at GET Golfing on LETAS proving just how difficult at times Golf can be at the highest pro levels something Rebecca was very open and honest about to her respect. In 2025 would see a T15th at Madaef Golf's Ladies Open, 48th at Czech Challenge & T13th at the prestigious Rose Ladies Open but would also see a run of 13 missed cuts out of 16 events although a very frustrating period it was important to find out how to deal with such adversity. 2026 has been a much better start for Rebecca and I wish her all the best this year in her push to the Ladies European Tour. Thanks for the chat and being open through some of the hardships. Download via Podbean, Apple & Spotify, also on YouTube.

In this latest episode I was joined by current LET Access Series pro Louisa Carlbom after a solid start to this season with back to back 9th placed finishes & 3rd on Sunshine Ladies Tour which got Louisa into Joburg Ladies Open on LET where she would finish 38th before a 23rd at Allegria Ladies Open on LET Access. Louisa is from Onsala outside of the city of Göteborg and began the game of Golf at the age of 6 at Gräppås Golfklubb and would start to compete in junior events at 13. Louisa would win on Ahlsell Nordic Golf Tour in 2019 as an Amateur before joining San Jose State University where Louisa would be a 3x WGCA All-American Scholar and she would win 20th Landfall Tradition event at Country Club of Landfall in Wilmington, North Carolina. In 2024, Louisa would turn professional and would finish 52nd in her first full start on LET Access Series at Santander Golf Tour Avila, while best finish of the year was 22nd at Slovak Ladies Open. 2025 would see Louisa finish runner up at her home country event in Sweden at Landeryds GK which she admits gave her the confidence and belief for a good season with 3 other Top 10's (4th at Irish), (9th at Lavaux) & (4th at season ending Calatayud) to finish 17th on LET Access Series Order of Merit standings. A player certainly capable of a win on LET Access Series soon. Wish you all the best for this year, thanks Louisa for the chat. Downloads via Podbean, Apple Podcasts & Spotify, also on YouTube.

Ahead of the 2nd event of the LET Access Series season at Allegria Resort in Austria, I was pleased to be joined by LETAS pro Canice Screene as we discuss a lot of good stuff in the episode including a wild story at the end that you need to listen to! Canice was born in Croydon area of London and has represented Republic of Ireland since the age of 13. In her own words she has always seen herself as being fully Irish with both her parents being Irish. Canice would start the game round about the age of 4/5 and would start competing at age of 8. At the age of 13, Canice would win Surrey Rookie Tour & would also win South Regional U18's Championship before going to The States to Boston College and for Boston she would captain the team in the 1st Division for the final couple of years of her time there. Canice described herself as a great captain and enjoyed the responsibility! In 2025, she would turn pro and would start off quite well with 11th at Madaef Golf's Ladies Open and 22nd at Super Bock Ladies Open on LETAS and 32nd on LET at Dutch Ladies Open. At KMPG Women's Irish Open would see Canice finish 37th in her home country event. This year has been a good start having seen a T8th at Madaef Golf's Ladies Open in Morocco & last week coming up just shy of qualifying for US Women's Open at Riviera CC finishing in 5th place. A talented player with a lot of potential and it was a pleasure to speak with Canice with some good laughs had. All the best for 2026. Downloads via Podbean, Apple Podcasts & Spotify, also on YouTube.

In this latest episode I was joined by a rising star in the English game in current LET Access Series pro Rosie Belsham who takes to her 2nd season as a pro in a couple of weeks time when LET Access Series resumes in Austria! We find out about her trip to South Africa with Sunshine Ladies Tour and the highlight being going to see LIV Golf in Johannesburg followed by a Calvin Harris DJ set! Rosie is from Whitley Bay, just outside of Newcastle-upon-Tyne and although she played Hockey to a good level as well as Golf she started the game at the age of 9 alongside her mum. She currently plays out of Maften Hall Golf Club who offer her luxurious practice facilities and support in her journey. Rosie would go to Baylor University in Waco, Texas and would play for England Girls between 2018-2020 & played from 2020-2024 for England. In 2018, Rosie would win a national title at Fairhaven by a staggering 18 shots. Rosie alongside Annabell Fuller, Charlotte Heath, Caley McGinty, Lianna Bailey, Lottie Woad, Emily Toy & Amelia Williamson would win both 2021 & 2022 European Ladies Amateur Team Championship Gold Medals. In 2023, Rosie would represent Great Britain & Ireland at Vagliano Trophy at Royal Dornoch losing 13.5-10.5 but a great experience nonetheless. In 2025 would see Rosie turn professional and would ply her trade on LET Access Series starting off with a 7th at Santander Golf Tour Avila alongside a couple of solid top 30's at Rose Ladies Open & Hauts De France (both T29th). To start this year in Morocco she would finish T13th at Madaef Golf's Ladies Open. Thanks Rosie for chatting, all the best in your quest for a LET card! Be sure to download via Podbean, Apple Podcasts & Spotify, also on YouTube.

In this episode I was pleased to be joined by 9x French National Champion & 2020 European Ladies Amateur Championship runner up Chloé Salort after starting off her preparations for 2026 in South Africa on Sunshine Ladies Tour with that managing to gain a start on Ladies European Tour at Joburg Ladies Open. Chloé started the game at 9 years old and was also a very good swimmer before taking up Golf full time. A 9x French National Champion at all levels & representing France in 10 consecutive years Chloé would also win European Nations Cup in 2017 as well as finishing runner up at 2020 European Ladies Amateur Championship in Slovakia. Chloé would go down the States route for education and would enroll at Kent State University and would also have a 26th place finish at Lacoste Ladies Open de France as an amateur. She would turn professional in 2023. Last year on LET Access Series, Chloé would have 9 Top 25 finishes on tour and goes into this season with a good sense of optimism. Thanks to Chloé for coming on to chat, all the best for 2026. Be sure to download via Podbean, Apple Podcasts & Spotify, also on YouTube.

First of all thanks for the continued support as I took a month off to recuperate due to as you may know many personal battles with Mental Health. I was pleased to be joined by The 120th R&A Women's Amateur Champion, 5x European Ladies' Amateur Team Championship participant & 2x Espirito Santo Trophy participant for Germany Chiara Horder who goes into her first year as a Professional on LET Access Series after a great amateur career after gaining status on tour after finishing 77th at Final Stage LET Q School in Morocco, managing to qualify for final stage after a 13th at pre qualifying at Palm Golf Ourika. Chiara is from the City of München and still resides there just outside of the main city centre with lots to do including of course Allianz Arena not too far away the home of former champions of Europe FC Bayern München. Chiara would win 2019 German Matchplay Championship and would represent Germany at 2019 World Junior Girls' Championship in Canada. She would make the transition into university life in 2021 at Texas Tech University before going to Mississippi State University in 2023. Chiara's amateur career hs been littered with success competing 2 times for Germany at Espirito Santo Trophy in Abu Dhabi & Singapore, 5x European Ladies' Amateur Team Championships for Germany including winning in 2024 alongside Helen Briem & Celina Sattelkau at Real Sociedad Hípica Española Club de Campo and of course the biggest achievement of them all defeating Annabell Pancake 7&6 in the final of 2023 R&A World Amateur Championship to become World Amateur Champ at Princes which included a now infamous reaction after Chipping in off the green right after he caddy fellow player Charlotte Back called the shot before hand (check it out on Chiara"s IG). With a venture into pro life with some preparation on Sunshine Ladies Tour in South Africa & 56th in the first event at Madaef Ladies Open on LETAS, there will lots to experience for sure for the talented German player. Thank you Chiara for your time, you done great, all the best for 2026. Be sure to download via Podbean, Apple & Spotify, also on YouTube.

It was a pleasure to be joined in this episode by 8x LPGA Tour winner including 2x Major Championships, 6x Solheim Cupper for USA & 2024 Solheim Cup Assistant Captain Brittany Lincicome as she took time to speak from Florida from a busy schedule as we discuss Solheim Cup, her fantastic career and more. Brittany nicknamed 'Bam Bam' is from Saint Petersburg in Florida but resides in Gulfport right next to the water and would take up the game at 9 and has been known for her length off the tee for a long time. She made her professional debut in 2005. In 2006 she would win World Matchplay Championship, 2007 would win Ginn Open, 2011 would see 2 victories at Shoprite LPGA Classic & Canadian Open and in back to back years in 2017 & 2018 would see Brittany win Bahamas Classic. Nothing is in comparison though to winning Kraft Nabisco in 2009 & ANA Inspiration in 2015 both known now as Chevron Championship 1 of the 5 Major titles in Women's Golf! Brittany talks about the impact of winning 2 Major titles and getting the privilege to jump into Poppy's Pond twice! Brittany would also be only the 5th female player to play a PGA Tour event at 2018 Barbasol. Brittany has participated in 21 matches across 6 Solheim Cups for USA and managed 7 Wins, 12 Losses & 2 Halves winning the biennial trophy 4 out 6 times and would also be part of Stacy Lewis' assistance at 2024 Solheim Cup at Robert Trent Jones where USA were victorious! Overall, Brittany has made over 400 LPGA starts, making 315 cuts while winning 8 times & 66 Top 10's in her established career. It was a great chat and I was her all the best in her semi retirement and going forward with opportunities outside of playing! Be sure to download via Podbean, Apple & Spotify, thanks everyone!