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Grow the Grind
by Lucy Wiertel and Jason Wiertel (*retired Alli)
Junior golfer Lucy Wiertel joins her Dad, Jason Wiertel to discuss the grind that is golf with guests from around the junior and professional golf scene. Grow the Grind offers insight and perspective from golf parents, elite junior golfers, collegiate athletes, PGA professionals. LPGA stars, and golf nuts who continue to work at, love, and improve their game day in and day out without burning out. Uncover the process that creates the greatest junior and professional golfers in the world, and Grow the Grind.
Episodes
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David Ford: Episode 29
UNC sensation David Ford joins Grow the Grind from Olympia Fields on the HEELS of the Illini Invitational. This can't miss episode highlights David's development as he continues to chase his PGA aspirations as one of worlds top AM's.
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Caleb Surratt: Episode 28
LIV GOLF is in Chicago! On the heels of the first ever professional golf tournament at Bolingbrook Golf Course, Legion XIII team member Caleb Surratt took some time to sit down with Grow the Grind and talk journey. Lucy Wiertel makes he solo host debut in the 28th installment of GTG! ENJOY
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Luke Clanton: Episode 27
Grow the Grind is back! Luke Clanton gives us an inside look at his sensational PGA debut (season). Lucy Wiertel joins to host alongside Alli and Jason Wiertel in this "once in a while" episode that highlights Clanton's wild ride in the amateur & professional golf world.
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The PGA Tour's Course King with Jeff Smith
(Season 3: Episode 1) No better way for Grow the Grind to kick off Season 3, than with one of the hottest coaches in the golf world right now. Jeff Smith joined hosts Jason & Alli Wiertel after a redeye flight from The Players, and his schedule is packed with Ryder Cups, college All-Americans,...
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Act Like a Founder with Shirley Spork
(Season 2 Finale: Episode 19) Grow the Grind's last installment of Season 2 was recored live from the Cognizant Founders Cup. Shirley Spork is 94-year old golf legend who can still stripe it. One of 2 living LPGA founders who is responsible for the LPGA tour as we know it today. Shirley is a Hall...
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The Behind the Scenes Grind with Mollie Marcoux Samaan & Ricki Lasky
(Season 2: Episode 18) The Commissioner of the LPGA, Mollie Marcoux Samaan and the tours Chief Tournament Business Officer, Ricki Lasky sat down with Grow the Grind to talk about the Behind the Scenes Grind of the LPGA. What a different experience this episode is, as its certainly strays away…
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Living the Dream with Elizabeth Szokol & Cheyenne Knight
(Season 2: Episode 17) Grow the Grind scored big on this one... a 2-for-1 special on LPGA stars. With 38 cuts made, 4 top-10 finishes on tour, a winner on the Symetra Tour, graduate from the University of Virginia where she was a WGCA All-American and an All-ACC player…. Elizabeth Szokol.…
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The Recipe for an LPGA Star with Annie Park
(Season 2: Episode 16) LPGA Star Annie Park joins Grow the Grind, live from the Cognizant Founders Cup at Mountain Ridge Country Club. Annie is the winner of the 2018 ShopRite Classic, a 2019 Solheim Cup member for team USA, winner of the 2013 NCAA individual championship while playing for USC, a...
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Everything Evens Out with US AM CHAMP Jensen Castle
(Season 2: Episode 15) Live from the Cognizant Founders Cup with Jensen Castle a 2-time winner of the Carolina 4-ball Championship, US Open qualifier, University of Kentucky Golf superstar, Curtis Cup team member, runner up in the 2019 Girls Junior PGA Championship, a 2-time member of the WGCA...
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From The Short Game to The Big Time with Amari & Andre Avery
(Season 2: Episode 14) Live from the LPGA Cognizant Founders Cup in West Caldwell New Jersey! Grow the Grind sits down with the star of the Netflix documentary, The Short Game. Cali born and breed out of Riverside California, the junior golf elite and USC bound freshman Amari Avery. Who was the...
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A True Role Model with Ally Ewing
(Season 2: Episode 13) Ladies and Gentlemen, boys and girls…. Turn the volume up and get ready for this one as Grow the Grind welcomes a 2-time winner on the LPGA Tour with 67 cuts made and over 10 top-10 finishes, a member of 2 Solheim Cup teams for the USA, a Curtis Cup team member, a 2-time...
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Taking Home the Putterboys with Gina Kim & Anna Morgan
(Season 2: Episode 12) The dynamic pairing from the FINAL match of the 2021 North and South Women’s Amateur. Fresh off the speeches and the Awards Ceremony that took place in front of The Duece, the restaurant that overlooks the 18th green on Pinehurst No. 2, and with Putterboy trophies in hand…....
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Getting Mental with The Bucket Hat Champs with Addie Baggarly & Siarra Stout
(Season 2: Episode 11) The 1st Annual Grow the Grind Barefoot Scramble Champs sat down with hosts Alli & Jason Wiertel. Addie Baggarly and Siarra Stout LIVE and in front of the main scoreboard adjacent to the 18th green on Pinehurst No 2. This memorable talk is a must listen as The Champs talked...
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It's a Go Dawgs...Hail State of Mind with Hannah Levi & Abbey Daniel
(Season 2: Episode 10) It’s was a Hail State kind of day as Grow the Grind sat down with 2 top DAWGS! The Mississippi State Maroon pride shines throughout this incredible POD. As 2020 Academic All-American, US Open qualifier, and the stroke play Medalist at this years North and South Amateur......
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The North and South Amateur with Matt Nunez & Kelly Mitchum
(Season 2: Episode 9) It's a beautiful day in Pinehurst..... ALWAYS!......Grow the Grind sat down with Pinehurst tournament director Matt Nunez and Pinehurst lead instructor and former PGA Tour professional Kelly Mitchum during DAY 1 of the 2021 Women's North and South Amateur. Perched in the far...
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Prepping for Pinehurst with Duke Star Meg Furtney
(Season 2: Episode 8) A long overdue release with a special guest and some undeniably solid content. Grow the Grind hosts Alli and Jason Wiertel sat down with Illinois golfer Meg Furtney to talk Carolina golf just before the US Kids Golf World Championships of 2021. Who better to share NC intel…
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The Hebert Legend Continues with Coach Jean-Paul Hebert, live from The Arnold Palmer Cup
(Season 2: Episode 7) Grow the Grind is live from the Arnold Palmer Cup… GO Horns GO!!! The Texas Longhorns Men’s Assistant Coach, a 3-time All-American, the Assistant Coach of the US team at this years Arnold Palmer Cup, and the 2020 Jan Strickland Outstanding Assistant Coach of the year… A true...
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The Pig Sooie Belle (Brooke Matthews) & Mr. Natty (Dylan Menante), live from The Arnold Palmer Cup
(Season 2: Episode 6) Hosts Jason and Alli Wiertel took advantage of some rain to record Episode 6 of Grow the Grind, live from the Arnold Palmer Cup. The special guests are two standout college golf shining stars, who will not disappoint. An Arkansas Razorback, 2021 First team All-SEC selection,...
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The International Coaching Duo of Cantu & Bjerch-Andresen, live from The Arnold Palmer Cup
(Season 2: Episode 5) Short but packed with gold! Hosts Alli and Jason Wiertel sat down with two incredible coaching talents at The Arnold Palmer Cup. Coach Diana Cantu (Tennessee Lady Vols Head Coach) and Coach Mikkel Bjerch-Andresen (Baylor University Assistant Coach) share insights on...
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The Duke Hoosier (Erica Shepherd) & The Gig Em Aggie (Sam Bennett), live from The Arnold Palmer Cup
(Season 2: Episode 3) A pair of big time All-Americans, and Arnold Palmer Cup partners sat down with hosts Alli and Jason Wiertel in Episode 4 of Grow the Grind. The Duke Hoosier and southpaw Erica Shepherd & The Gig 'Em Aggie who is pure Texan Sam Bennett were literally lights out guests! Sam…
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Wake Forest Demon Deacons HC Kim Lewellen, live from The Arnold Palmer Cup
(Season 2: Episode 3) Grow the Grind hosts Alli & Jason Wiertel had the opportunity to sit down with Wake Forest women's HC Kim Lewellen just before she led team USA to a victory over the International squad at last weeks 25th Arnold Palmer Cup. The 2020 Women’s Golf Coaches Association National...
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The Crown Jewel of Warren, Ohio with Gianna & Patrick Clemente
(Season 2: Episode 2) The junior golf scene across the US has never shined brighter. With potential stars grinding on ranges and practice areas in every nook and putting green across the landscape, the talent continues to explode everywhere & anywhere. Warren, Ohio is no exception! If you are...
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The Clemson Ones with Ivy Shepherd & Jacob Bridgeman
(Season 2: Episode 1) Grow the Grind is BACK!!! It has been quite a year since the final episode of Season 1, and your hosts Alli & Jason Wiertel couldn't be more thrilled to tee it up with 2 of the nation's top collegiate golfers. In their first 2 seasons with the Tigers, Ivy Shepherd and Jacob...
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Valpo's Top "Tier" Family with John, Aiden, & Kennedy Gutierrez
(Season 1: Episode 6) The class of Valparaiso, Indiana joined hosts Jason and Alli Wiertel to talk family golf, the USGA Junior AM, their short game practice focus, and what its like to be recruited by monster D1 golf programs at the ripe age of 13! John, Kennedy, Aiden Gutierrez (and of course…
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IF DA HAT FITS... WEAR IT! with Justin Wyeth
(Season 1: Episode 5) Justin Wyeth joined hosts Alli & Jason Wiertel at legendary Rich Harvest Farms (Sugar Grove, IL) to discuss his approach to coaching at all levels, competition in both the junior and collegiate ranks, and his secret to balancing the many roles he has taken on in the game of...
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The ☘️Fighting Irish☘️ Grind is REAL with ND #1 Lauren Beaudreau
(Season 1: Episode 4) Just off the campus of the University of Notre Dame sits Warren Golf Course, the home of the men's and women's Fighting Irish golf squads. The course hosted the 2019 USGA Senior Open, and its also boasts the Robert and Marilyn Rolfs Family All-Season Varsity Golf Facility, a...
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From The Masters with Arnie & Jack to Proud #GirlGolfDad, with Warren & Abbey Schutte
(Season 1: Episode 3) South African born PGA professional Warren Schutte joined Jason & Alli Wiertel to share his astounding golf journey and expert perspective on Episode 3 of Grow the Grind. The former UNLV Running Rebel was an NCAA Individual National Champion, Masters participant (with Mr....
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Live from US Kids Golf HQ with John Kim
(Season 1: Episode 2) Big time stuff here as the Grow the Grind Podcast goes LIVE from US Kids Golf Headquarters! Hosts Alli & Jason Wiertel touch base with John Kim, US Kids Senior Director of Marketing and Communication to discuss his perspective on successful player/parent caddie relationships...
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Augusta National Bound, The Grind Is Worth It with Reese & Nick Wallace
(Season 1: Episode 1) The inaugural Grow the Grind podcast was recorded under the bubble at Mistwood Golf Dome in Bolingbrook, IL. 11 year old Junior golfer Reese Wallace and her Daddy Caddie Nick joined Alli & Jason Wiertel to discuss the ROAD TO AUGUSTA NATIONAL, Golf Channels upcoming featured...
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Grow the Grind Podcast: Synopsis
(Season 1: Synopsis) Hello golf world!!! Here is a brief rundown of what to expect from the Grow the Grind Podcast. 11 year old junior golfer Alli Wiertel and her Daddy Caddie, Jason Wiertel discuss the grind that is golf with guests from around the junior and professional golf scene. Grow the...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Junior golfer Lucy Wiertel joins her Dad, Jason Wiertel to discuss the grind that is golf with guests from around the junior and professional golf scene. Grow the Grind offers insight and perspective from golf parents, elite junior golfers, collegiate athletes, PGA professionals. LPGA stars, and golf nuts who continue to work at, love, and improve their game day in and day out without burning out. Uncover the process that creates the greatest junior and professional golfers in the world, and Grow the Grind.
HOSTED BY
Lucy Wiertel and Jason Wiertel (*retired Alli)
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Junior golfer Lucy Wiertel joins her Dad, Jason Wiertel to discuss the grind that is golf with guests from around the junior and professional golf scene. Grow the Grind offers insight and perspective from golf parents, elite junior golfers, collegiate athletes, PGA professionals. LPGA stars, and...
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Grow the Grind is created and hosted by Lucy Wiertel and Jason Wiertel (*retired Alli).
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