Spirit Golf Podcast

Christiaan Maas, 2024 #SpiritAlum and senior at the University of Texas, led South Africa to its first-ever World Amateur Team Championship while also finishing as the event’s low individual. He joins the show to talk about making history, his dominance in Singapore, and what’s next in his journey as one of amateur golf’s rising stars.

Daniel Bennett, 2024 #SpiritAlum and standout at the University of Texas, joins the show after helping South Africa capture its first-ever World Amateur Team Championship. We talk about representing his country, life as a Longhorn, and what’s next for one of golf’s brightest young talents.

22 Spirit alums are competing in the 2025 Chevron Championship this week. In this episode, we hear from Stacy Lewis, World No. 1 Nelly Korda, Augusta National Women's Amateur champion Carla Bernat Escuder, and Vanessa Borovilos. 

The Spirit caught up with Glenn Weckerlin, Executive Director of the Chevron Championship, to start the week in the Woodlands for the first of five LPGA major championships on the 2025 schedule. Weckerlin discussed the third year (54th overall) of the Chevron Championship at the Nicklaus Course at Carlton Woods, what the Chevron Championship does for local charity and the Houston community, plus we deep dive into the eight amateurs who are in the field this week at the Chevron Championship.