The Mid Mid-Ams Podcast

As former Mid Mid-Ams guest Bill Zylstra said, "Chester should be winning...." Well, winning is just what Chester (Chet) VandenBerg did at the GAM Mid Amateur up at The Highlands at Harbor Springs! Jon and Chris were excited to get Chet on the podcast right after his big win. He talks about the trip, the tournament, celebrating with his family, and the rest of his career leading up to it. Congratulations to Chet on his win!

Jon and Chris recap the second and final day of the Golf Association of Michigan Mid Amateur tournament. Thanks to the GAM and Boyne for putting on such a great tournament.

Jon and Chris wrap up the first day of action at the Golf Association of Michigan Mid Amateur on the Ross Memorial Course. They go through their respective rounds, discuss changes to the course since they last played it, run down the top of the leaderboard, and look forward to tomorrow at the Hills Course. 

Anthony Sorentino has been one of the most consistently elite amateur golfers in Michigan for the last 20 years. He was also a contestant on the original Golf Channel Big Break, which rebooted for another season next week after a many year hiatus. Anthony tells Chris and Jon about getting on the show and what it was like to compete in this unknown-at-the-time experience. He follows that discussion up with an in-depth look at his golfing career, which has been impressive. He has three GAM Mid-Amateur wins, in which Jon, Chris, and Anthony will be competing next week.  *Note, in the episode, a start date of August 25 is mentioned for the new season of The Big Break. This season has been canceled.

Jon and Chris are joined by Michigan Golf Hall of Famer Bill Zylstra. Bill is a Michigan golf legend, and his stories are equally legendary. He was one of the best Senior Amateurs in the world for a number of years. The Mid Mid-Ams had a great time listening to Bill's stories from his golfing life. At 75 years old, he's still competing and playing a lot of golf, which is aspirational.    Mid Mid-Ams scheduling note: it is vacation season, so there will not be a podcast released on August 12, and possibly not August 26. There will be two released the first week of September, as Chris and Jon will be participating in the Golf Association of Michigan Mid Amateur, and podcasting on site.