Chasing Pars Golf Podcast

(Ep 196) Caddy Series 8 (Jonathan Katzman)

I was pleased to be joined by recent LPGA & LET pro caddy Jonathan Katzman who just recently finished his 5th season out on tour as a pro caddy which he finished on a high with the highly rated Chinese talent Liqi Zeng finishing 2nd at Aramco Series event in Shenzhen after a short stint this year on Ladies European Tour with Anna Foster.
Jonathan got his caddying gig started round about 2020 on the Korn Ferry Tour and had some nice runs but it was the run in with Nataliya Guseva that shaped his caddying career in a successful run helping her win on Epson Tour, finishing 1st on Ladies European Tour Final Qualifying and embarking on a great run together in her rookie LPGA Tour season with 2 2nd's in Portland & Hawaii as well as making CME Tour finals in 2024!
We find out about what is on the agenda next for Jonathan as he looks to fulfil other passions outside of Golf! Thanks for coming on the chat Jonathan, all the best!
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(Ep 195) Andalucia Open de Espana Final Day with Sara Kouskova & Kirsten Rudgeley

In the final day of the final event of 2025 Ladies European Tour schedule which seen the extremely talented Nastasia Nadaud win her maiden title after a terrific season of 7 Top 10's & 15 Top 25 finishes this year for the Chambery ace, It was great to be joined by both Sara Kouskova & Kirsten Rudgeley.
Sara joined me to discuss her breakthrough year on tour with 2 wins coming in back to back weeks at Jabra Ladies Open in Evian & Tenerife Women's Open at a difficult Abama Golf which has culminated in the star from Karlovy Vary finishing inside the top 10 on LET Order of Merit and getting the chance next week to gain her LPGA Tour card in Alabama. LPGA Tour Sara admitted that it isn't the be all and end all for her as she loves the LET family but will give it the best go she can.
Kirsten joined me for a quick chat after her round where she finished at -12 for the tournament finishing in solo 2nd place this week as we find out about what she thinks of Real Guadalhorce, her plans back home in Australia over the festive period before playing some of the events in Australia to come. Kirsten has become a regular threat at this level and I am sure the win will come shorlty.
Thanks Sara & Kirsten for the chat and have fun over the festive season!
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A big thank you to everyone that has participated this week with me on the recordings it means lots, a fantastic week had!

(Ep 194) Andalucia Open de Espana Day 5 with Dorthea Forbrigd

Today was moving day at Andalucia Open de Espana in the 2nd last round of 2025 season and it was great to be catch up with former podcast guest Dorthea Forbrigd after a fabulous round of -6 66 to propel herself just outside of the top 10 in the final event of a consistent season for the talented 2x Norweigan National Golf Champion which before this event sees her 33rd on LET Order of Merit standing with a top 5 finish in South Korea for Aramco Korea Championship & 10 Top 25 finishes. 
We find out what went right out there today for her as well as find out about any potentially off season holiday plans and find out what Dorthea loves most about the festive period.
Thanks for joining me Dorthea it has been great to watch your progression this season! Great playing!
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(Ep 193) Andalucia Day 4 with Trichat Cheenglab & Lauren Holmey

In another brilliant episode today from tournament day 2 of Andalucia Open de Espana I was joined by the 36 hole leader 2023 LET Order of Merit winner Trichat Cheenglab who goes into the weekend with a 7 shot advantage to Fanali in 2nd after a quite sensational round of -8 63 to finish on -15 after 2 rounds which is an unbelievable performance so far while also joining me was podcast guest not too long ago 4x Santander Golf Tour winner Lauren Holmey who came to join in as we find out about their tournament so far and what their thoughts are on the course at Guadalhorce.
Trichat Cheenglab also known by Mine won 2023 Order of Merit & was Rookie of the Year in the same season which she won Big Green Egg Open defeating Nicole Broch Estrup & Lydia Hall by a shot at Hilvershumsche in The Netherlands. Trichat would go on to play on LPGA Tour and would struggle with life in the US  admitting that she lost her swing in the process. Last event in Shenzhen for Aramco China Championship would see Cheenglab finish 2nd which would help get her into the season finale in Malaga where she currently leads by 7 after 36 holes. 
Lauren Holmey a recent guest of the podcast is 4 time winner this year on Santander Golf Tour in Avila, Girona, La Coruna & Sevilla to finish top in the Order of Merit standings which got her an invite into this weeks event at Guadalhorce. Lauren gives me an honest assessment of her game this week ahead of the crucial final stage Q School in Morocco in her bid to get back onto Ladies European Tour.
Thanks very much to Trichat & Lauren for both joining me at the same time. Was great to chat. Download via Podbean, Apple & Spotify!

(Ep 192) Andalucia Open de Espana Day 4 with Maha Haddioui & Alessandra Fanali

After a quality day of Golf for Tournament Day 2 of Andalucia Costa Del Sol Open de Espana where 2023 Order of Merit winner Trichat Cheenglab went in as 36 hole leader with a massive 7 shot advantage it was great to be joined by 2 players i've wanted to speak with for a while now in vastly experienced Maha Haddioui & the brilliant Alessandra Fanali who are currently -5 & -8 respectively for the tournament so far.
Maha Haddioui has been a consistent player at this level for a long time having made over 200 starts on LET and this year has season a good year having been in contention at Jabra Ladies Open finishing 3rd at Evian as well as making her Evian Championship debut this year and her 3rd major overall as a pro. We find out about her plans for the off season as well as finding out about possible goals for 2026.
Alessandra Fanali has been brilliant this year with 3 Top 10's & 9 Top 25's this year in 20 starts which include T2nd at Ford NSW Open at Woollongong, 8th in Tenerife and 8th at La Sella Open. A 3 time runner up on tour including in 2022 at Italian Ladies Open it feels like Ale is going to win her maiden title very shortly. We also do a little quiz about Alessandra with her partner & caddy Giulio Castagnara in a really fun chat! 
Thanks Maha & Ale for joining me was great to chat with both of you! Download via Podbean, Apple & Spotify!

(Ep 191) Day 3 Andalucia Open de Espana with Lisa Pettersson & Alex Forsterling

Today in my 3rd day as media for the podcast at Andalucia Costa del Sol Open de Espana on 1st day of tournament I was joined by 2023 Helsingborg Open winner Lisa Pettersson & 4x LET title winner Alexandra Forsterling as they came for a brief chat about their day in the Malaga sun as well as give people an insight into how Real Guadalhorce is playing as well as finding out their plans for the festive season.
Lisa Pettersson would finish -4 today including a 30ft eagle putt in on 4th hole as she was playing alongside Alessandra Fanali & Kelsey Bennett. Lisa admitted that she has not got a lot to play for bar the win after a solid campaign has her inside the top 30 in the LET Order of Merit standings although still the utmost professional she seems relaxed and definitely looking forward to Christmas time.
Today is Alexandra Forsterling's 26th Birthday what better way than to spend it with friends and loved ones in Malaga. Lexi admitted that her pputting got her out of jail at times today although a disappointing finish for the 4x LET champ it's small directions onto the comeback trail after losing a bit of confidence on LPGA Tour last year then dealing with a couple of injuries and not back to her brilliant best yet. It was great to chat with Alex on her birthday as her tour mates got her a nice cake. Happy Birthday Lexi!
Thanks Lisa & Alex for coming to chat after play today! Download via Podbean, Apple & Spotify.
 

(Ep 190) Andalucia Open de Espana Day 2 with Kelsey Bennett

Last week I was joined by French born Dutch star Lauren Holmey before she set off for Malaga for Andalucia Costa Del Sol Open de Espana which was gained on merit for topping the Santander Golf Tour standings winning4 times this season as well as 3 Top 10's & 7 Top 25's on LETAS.
Lauren was born in Sevres, France to French & Dutch parents and resides in Paris. Started playing the game of golf at an early age and would win multiple Dutch National titles at all levels as well as play in the Youth Olympics in 2018 for The Netherlands one of Lauren's favourite experiences.
At amateur level Lauren has had some great success with participating at 2022 Espirito Santo with Mayka Hoogeboom & Anne Sterre den Dunnen at her hometown course Le Golf National as well as playing in 4x European Girls' Team Championships, 2x European Ladies' Team Championships & a 2019 European Nations Cup winner. In 2022 on LET Access Series at Flumserberg Ladies Open Lauren Holmey would win the event as an amateur at -8 by 1 shot to Patricia Isabel Schmidt a brilliant achievement.
In 2022 Lauren would finally turn pro after the win and would have 3 runner up finishes on tour at Hauts de France, Trust Golf Links & Big Green Egg Swedish Matchplay (lost to Schmidt in final) which would gain her card to LET in 2023 where she finished 49th at Lalla Meryem Cup in Morocco in her first ever start but as the season goes on Lauren would openly admit about struggling to come to terms with the relentless nature of tour life but comes with experience. Fast forward to 2025 Lauren would have 3 Top 10 & 7 Top 25 finishes on LET Access Series finishing 15th overall & would win 4x Santander Golf Tour events in Avila, La Coruna, Girona & Sevilla with Vanessa Knecht.
With Final Stage LET Q School just around the corner this week at Real Guadalhorce is ideal preparation for the talented 22 year old. Fun fact Lauren studies Japanese after mistakenly changing the subtitles on the televison.
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(Ep 189) Lauren Holmey

Last week I was joined by French born Dutch star Lauren Holmey before she set off for Malaga for Andalucia Costa Del Sol Open de Espana which was gained on merit for topping the Santander Golf Tour standings winning4 times this season as well as 3 Top 10's & 7 Top 25's on LETAS.
Lauren was born in Sevres, France to French & Dutch parents and resides in Paris. Started playing the game of golf at an early age and would win multiple Dutch National titles at all levels as well as play in the Youth Olympics in 2018 for The Netherlands one of Lauren's favourite experiences.
At amateur level Lauren has had some great success with participating at 2022 Espirito Santo with Mayka Hoogeboom & Anne Sterre den Dunnen at her hometown course Le Golf National as well as playing in 4x European Girls' Team Championships, 2x European Ladies' Team Championships & a 2019 European Nations Cup winner. In 2022 on LET Access Series at Flumserberg Ladies Open Lauren Holmey would win the event as an amateur at -8 by 1 shot to Patricia Isabel Schmidt a brilliant achievement.
In 2022 Lauren would finally turn pro after the win and would have 3 runner up finishes on tour at Hauts de France, Trust Golf Links & Big Green Egg Swedish Matchplay (lost to Schmidt in final) which would gain her card to LET in 2023 where she finished 49th at Lalla Meryem Cup in Morocco in her first ever start but as the season goes on Lauren would openly admit about struggling to come to terms with the relentless nature of tour life but comes with experience. Fast forward to 2025 Lauren would have 3 Top 10 & 7 Top 25 finishes on LET Access Series finishing 15th overall & would win 4x Santander Golf Tour events in Avila, La Coruna, Girona & Sevilla with Vanessa Knecht.
With Final Stage LET Q School just around the corner this week at Real Guadalhorce is ideal preparation for the talented 22 year old. Fun fact Lauren studies Japanese after mistakenly changing the subtitles on the televison.
Thanks Lauren for being great. Download via Podbean, Spotify & Apple Podcasts.

(Ep 188) Andalucia Open de Espana Day 1 with Anna Huang & Diksha Dagar

Hello from beautiful Malaga for this week's Ladies European Tour season finale at Andalucia Costa del Sol Open de Espana at Real Guadalhorce Club de Golf as the top 64 players in the rankings along with 11 invitees are here to battle it out in sunny Spain.
Today it was a pleasure to be joined live in person by teenage sensation and a 2x winner this year in Anna Huang with 2 wins at La Sella Open and Lacoste Ladies Open de France in back to back weeks to break the records at 16 years of age and 2x LET winner Diksha Dagar as we discuss this week in Malaga, 2025 season from both ladies as well as finding out more about 2 fantastic players. 
It was brilliant to speak with Diksha as we talked about her recent gold medal at the Deaf Olympics a superb achievement for someone special that navigates through life really well after being fully deaf from a young age. Representative for Indian Team at 2024 Olympic Games in Paris Diksha is truly passionate about representing India at any level. I admire her courage for chatting with us today as I know it can't always be easy. 
Find out more about Anna & Diksha as the episode goes on with some good stuff in there. Thank you ladies!
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(Ep 187) Thalia Martin

I was joined by 2x title winner in 2025 Thalia Martin who joined to discuss her good form this year which has seen the talented English player win ABSA Ladies Invitational on Sunshine Ladies Tour & Madaef Golfs Ladies Open on LET Access Series in April while also on the LET she would manage to have a career best 4th placed finish at Hills Open in Sweden.
Thalia was born in Banda Aceh in Indonesia before moving to England at an early age and is attached to Peterborough Milton Golf Club. Thalia would start playing the game at 12 years old with her father. At Myerscough College would see success with 2x BUCS Championships (2019 BUCS Northern Tournament & 2020 BUCS Exeter Invitational) and also won the Northamptonshire Ladies County Championship. Thalia would also finish T10th at R&A Women's Amateur Championship. 
Turning pro in 2021 Thalia would grind away on LET Access Series starting off great with T5th at Golf Flanders LETAS Trophy & T3rd at Roma Alps LETAS Open as well as an invitation to ISPS Handa World Invitational at Galgorm Castle. In 2022 Thalia would make 16 starts on Ladies European Tour making 10 cuts in the process including 14th at NSW Open in Australia & 22nd at Aramco Series London individually. 2023 would see 7 Top 25 finishes but unfortunately the sad passing of her father had an effect on her year as Thalia bravely opens up about the aftermath of a horrendous event. 2024 would be a struggle on LET but the shining light of that season was a 7th at Lacoste Ladies Open DE France. 
2025 has been the making of this talented player winning for the first time in her pro career in an emotional victory in South Africa followed by win on the LETAS at Madaef Golfs Open at -2 defeating Charlotte Heath for the title. Mixing both LET & LETAS starts this year has been a great learning experience which was culminate in a 4th at Hills Open in Sweden. Thalia would finish this season 88th on LET Order of Merit standings missing out on Andalucia Open de Espana by 7 places. 
I want to thank Thalia for the courage to speak so openly about some of the struggles I know it wasn't easy! I wish you all the best in your recovery from injury for 2026.
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