The Mid Mid-Ams Podcast

Jon was lucky enough to make trips south on consecutive winter weekends. Chris asks all the right questions about the weather, courses, WITB (What's In The Bag), pro shops, merch, resorts, and more. Trips were to the Dallas, Texas area and the greater Tampa, Florida area.
 
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If you've played in a Golf Association of Michigan (GAM) event in the last 24 years, you likely know who Ken Hartmann is. Jon and Chris got to hear the other side of GAM and USGA tournament golf as it pertains to setup, rules, complaints, and everything in between. Ken tells some entertaining stories from years past, and provides some details regarding his golf background. There were a lot of laughs to go around. Congratulations to Ken for being named the 2026 recipient of the Michigan PGA Distinguished Service Award! The award honors outstanding individuals who display leadership and humanitarian qualities, including integrity, sportsmanship, and enthusiasm for the game of golf.
 
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Jon and Chris each bring a list of their three favorite tournament golf courses. They discuss why each course made the list, with both having played tournament golf on each course on the lists. The time flew by recording this one!
 

Andrew Smith is the President of the Michigan Publinx Golf Association. He joins the Mid Mid-Ams on a cold winter day to talk about his recent tournament play in Arizona, growing up in England, college golf in North Carolina, and his competitive golf since then. He also talks about his time with Michigan Publinx as a player, Board member, and now President. Chris and Jon had a blast with this one, and there were laughs throughout. Enjoy!

Jon and Chris review their 2025 golf seasons, touching on number of rounds, new courses played, tournaments played, best rounds/shots of the year, worst rounds, and everything in between. They end the episode by laying down some goals for the 2026 golf season. Accountability to come!

Tony Bilich has won three Veteran Golfers Association titles in the last five years (he didn't play the other two). He grew up in the UP and played at Portage Lake Golf Course. He currently lives near Madison, WI. He tells us about growing up in the UP, playing college golf at Northern Michigan University, going to Afghanistan with the military, and his competitive golf since then. Tony is a great story teller.

Jon and Chris discuss their golf activity during a Michigan winter. Topics include trips to warmer climates, new equipment, equipment changes, simulator golf, swing instruction / changes, and hitting the gym. The snow may be flying, but golf activity hasn't slowed down too much for us. We had a great time recording this one!

Chaz Worrilow is our guest this week. He entertains us with stories from his childhood and early adult life in California, moving to Michigan, and everything in between. The audio quality isn't great, but I promise the stories are worth it! I had heard most of them through the years, but Chris had heard none of them. There is a reason he is our first interview. Entertainment value is high. Thanks for listening!

Chris interviews Jon about his 2025 club championship, as well as seasons past. Jon breaks down this year's championship, and shares some stories from the recent and long since past. Chris delves into questions regarding mindset, bag set up, preparation, and tournament play.
 
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Jon and Chris discuss why they decided to start a podcast. Discussions include early golf memories, the competitive golf journey for each, and other miscellaneous golf chatter.