HeyJaredThe DROP Podcast
Golfing in the Garden State, like you’ve never heard it. Hosted by Mike Puorro, this podcast dives deep into New Jersey’s golf scene with 2 episodes every week.
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Katie Li: Garden State Roots, Duke Golf & What’s Next (opens the original)
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Katie Li has taken her game from Basking Ridge to some of the biggest stages in women’s golf. The Ridge High School graduate and 2024 New Jersey Women’s Amateur champion is now a senior at Duke, where she has earned All-ACC honors twice and competed in two U.S. Women’s Opens. Mike talks with Katie about growing up Golfing in the Garden State, the path that took her from New Jersey to Duke, what she has learned competing at one of the country’s premier Division I programs and how playing against
Which Overlooked New Jersey Golf Courses Belong in the Top 10 Conversation? (opens the original)
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Some New Jersey golf courses may be missing from the Top 10 conversation simply because too few golfers have actually played them. Mike takes the public side and Chris the private, with each making the case for one overlooked course and explaining why it deserves more attention, what part of the layout reaches true Top 10 quality and which established courses it could realistically challenge. Then the debate shifts to fall golf, as Mike and Chris each choose the Garden State course they believe
Rory & Michael Asselta: From the Garden State to Golf’s National Stage (opens the original)
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Rory & Michael Asselta sit down with Mike at Ramsey Golf & Country Club, their home club, with each brother already testing his game well beyond the Garden State. Rory enters his junior year of high school ranked No. 10 in the Rolex AJGA Rankings, verbally committed to Auburn, a 2026 RLX Ralph Lauren Junior Classic champion at Bethpage Black and selected to represent the United States in the Junior Presidents Cup. Michael begins his freshman year at Loyola University Maryland after winning his s
Medford Lakes Country Club Is Just Flat-Out Fun (opens the original)
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Medford Lakes Country Club in Medford Lakes, New Jersey, is the kind of private golf club that reminds you how much fun golf is supposed to be. The club’s original nine was designed by Alexander H. Findlay and opened for play in 1930 before Harold C. Purdy designed the additional holes when Medford Lakes expanded to 18. Mike found the course in excellent condition despite significant rain leading into the visit, with the greens rolling well and the entire property presenting extremely well. The
6 New Jersey Golf Courses I Still Want to Play in 2026 (opens the original)
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With fall golf beginning and the 2026 season winding down, Chris turns the tables on Mike and makes him rank the New Jersey golf courses he still wants to play most before the year ends. Mike has to choose three public and three private courses, rank both lists from No. 3 to No. 1 and explain what puts each one ahead of the courses that missed the cut. The guys also debate which opportunities are actually realistic before the season ends, whether the golf course or complete club experience matte
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