Great Lakes Golf Podcast: Recent Episodes
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Northern Michigan’s only local golf podcast! Hunter and Peter talk about local courses, events, and give their gambling picks for the week. We'll also keep you posted on Michigan golfers competing on the various PGA Tours. Come talk local golf with us! New episodes released every Tuesday. Please listen and gamble responsibly
Bryson wins at Pinehurst #2- LPGA stop in Michigan- State Finals- Olympic Team- Travelers Championship-
Zurich classic- LPGA- College Golf- LIV- Sun Day Red- Byron Nelson- Grand Traverse Resort
RBC Heritage- Chevron Championship- The Q- Korn Ferry- College Golf- US Open Qualifying- Zurich Classic
Valspar Championship- Texas Children's Houston Open- LPGA- College Golf- ANWA this week- Valero Texas Open- Manistee National- Savannah Trip
Very little golf talk! Lions. World Cup. PNC Championship. Alex Scott finishes the fall series on the PGA LA Tour.
The offseason is here! The MATCH. QBE Shootout. Alex Scott continues to play some solid golf. PNC Championship.
After a short hiatus we are back to regularly scheduled programming. Viktor Hovland is in fact good at golf, Back to Back at the Hero! QBE Shootout in Naples this week. Finally a new PGA TOUR App. World Cup Talk.
Russell Henley back in the Winner's circle! Korn Ferry Tour Q-school is in the books with Willie Mack III getting guaranteed starts. The LPGA Tour season is wrapping up. Top 100 courses list. Preview of the Houston Open.
The Butterfield Bermuda Championship is in the books, Peter hits an outright on Seamus Power! The college golf season for Michigan schools has concluded. Three Michigan guys are vying for Full status on the Korn Ferry Tour The World Wide Technology Championship is here!
Rory wins the CJ Cup in South Carolina What needs to be done about the TV coverage Multiple Michigan guys earn at least conditional status on the Korn Ferry Tour after making it thru the second stage of Q School. The tournament you have all been waiting for, The Butterfield Bermuda Championship is here!
Keegan Bradley back in the winner circle at the Zozo! If a tree falls in the woods and no one hears it, did it really fall? Full recap of the MHSAA girls golf championships from all 4 divisions The girls and boys college teams are on the home stretch of their fall seasons MSU boys have a historic tournament Korn Ferry 2nd stage Q school updates and recaps Time for the CJ Cup in South Carolina
20 year old Tom Kim wins in Las Vegas All college teams have been in action this past week MHSAA girls championship is this weekend US Am Four Ball qualifying is in the books, we have some Michigan players in the field! Time for the Zozo Championship in Japan!
FIRST EVER solo episode and Hunter was podding with a bad back President's Cup, way better than expected? College golf in Michigan is back in full swing Some high school golf action Korn Ferry Q school updates for the Michigan guys Sanderson Farms Championship week!
Did Max Homa win the Fortinet or did Danny Willet lose the Fortinet? GAM Junior Invitational is in the books PJ Maybank plays in the Junior Presidents Cup College golf is off & running We give our thoughts on the Presidents Cup this week Is Bryson OK?
Scottie Scheffler wins the PGA TOUR Player of the Year The college golf season is back in action and the Michigan girls are once again an absolute wagon! Presidents Cup Teams are finalized! The Fortinet Championship gets the PGA TOUR season started We quickly discuss Forest Dunes & Garland Resort
BIG Changes coming to the PGA Tour in 2023, we discuss all of it! We recap the US Amateur where Sam Bennett from Texas A&M took home the hardware The 26th GAM Women's Senior Championship starts early next week at Petoskey- Bay View Country Club, we preview it! Patrick Cantlay wins the BMW Championship We give a very short preview of the TOUR Championship because Peter nor Hunter is very fond of the Net event to finish the season.
Got off course from the very get go of this episode! US Am & Women's US Am talk, Monet Chun from the Michigan Women's Golf team finishes runner-up 101st Men's GAM Championship & 31st Women's GAM Championship Willy Z finally breaks through in a dramatic playoff It's time for the BMW Championship in Delaware!
Alex Scott from Traverse City wins on the Dakota's Tour! Ashleigh Buhai wins the AIG Women's Open for her first LPGA Tour win! Tom Kim wins his first PGA Tour event at just 20 years old. 2nd youngest winner on the tour since WWII Updates from the 101st GAM Championship & 31st Women's GAM Championship Austin Greaser wins the Western Amateur at Exmoor Country Club in Highland Park Three UofM Women's golfers compete in the US Women's Amateur Finally its time for the FedEx Cup Playoffs!
Tony Finau wins back to back! The Tournament of Champions at Boyne Mountain wraps up along the Michigan Girls Junior Am We have our first ever USGA Championship in Alaska! We talk PGA TOUR Playoffs & bubble watch! Final stop at the Wyndham Championship
Tony Finau comes back to win in Minnesota! The 44th Michigan Girls' Junior State Am is underway We recap the 8th GAM Super Senior Championship & the 6th GAM 14 & Under Match Play Championship The Tournament of Champions is back at BOYNE Mountain The PGA TOUR makes their annual stop in Michigan at the Rocket Mortgage Classic!
What a final round of golf from Cam Smith to win the 150th Open at St Andrews, we do a full recap including what happened at the Barracuda Championship! There was history made at the Michigan Junior Am this year. The LPGA wraps up the second of two Michigan Tournaments this summer and we preview the 3M open! Everyones favorite tournament!
Xander wins again at the Scottish Open! Peter hits on Trey Mullinax at 180/1 at the Barbabsol, two winning weekends in a row! We discuss some amateur golf taking place in Michigan this week including the Junior Am at A-Ga-Ming Golf Resort! It's time for the Open Championship at St Andrews, we preview and give our picks!
JT Poston gets his 2nd career win at the John Deere Nick Krueger from Spring Lake wins the 111th Michigan Amateur Sarah White wins the Michigan PGA Women's Open with a 63 in the final round! PJ Maybank turns in some solid finishes in Illinois & New York! Double the trouble this week on the PGA TOUR with the Barbasol Championship & the Scottish Open taking place!
Xander wins The Travelers after a collapse from Theegala. Speaking of collapses... poor Lexi! Pretty busy week in Michigan golf! 111th Michigan Amateur is underway in Bath while the Michigan PGA Women's Open also kicked off on Monday. Two guys from Michigan compete in Final qualifying for The Open and finally its John Deere Classic week!
Matthew Fitzpatrick wins his first PGA Tour title 9 years after winning the US Am at The Country Club A making a great par on 18 to claim the US Open title! A busy week in the world of Michigan golf as the 106th Women's Michigan Amateur wrapped up with two sisters from Traverse City facing off in the finals, as well as the Michigan Open at Grand Traverse Resort & the LPGA Classic in Grand Rapids! We have more players heading to the LIV tour this week and it is time for the Travelers Championship in Connecticut!
We review Rory's exciting Sunday duel against JT in Canada, The LIV Tour has started and it kind of feels like a Member/Guest. The state championships for Boy's golf in the Lower Peninsula wrapped up this past weekend and the LPGA is Michigan this week for the Meijer LPGA Classic at Blythefield Country Club. Finally, It's US Open week at The Country Club!
LIV Tour update, High school golf postseason action, Billy Horschel gets his 7th PGA Tour win at Jack's place in convincing fashion. Final Qualifying for the US Open is complete with one Michigander making it through. Now we are off to the RBC Canadian Open! Hunter & Peter also review American Dunes & Harbor Shoes Golf Club in SW Michigan after playing this weekend!
James Piot of MSU among those in the field at the first LIV event next week; NCAA Men's Individual Champs Recap; Big North Conference scores from Gaylord, MI; Recapping Burns victory at the Charles Schwab; Preview of Memorial Week at Jack's Place in Dublin, Ohio.
Justin Thomas back in winner's circle at the PGA, poor Mito Michigan Woman compete at the NCAA Championship, MSU Men at Regionals We get weird with DII & DIII national championship scores Korn Ferry Tour is in Peter's back yard this week Time for the Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial. This is the week Beau Hossler wins, per Peter
KH Lee wins the AT&T Byron Nelson for the 2nd consecutive year! The Michigan girls and Leila Raines from Michigan State qualify for the NCAA Championship in Scottsdale. MSU Boys Regional action gets started this week. Petoskey High school boys post their lowest round in 7 years and NOW its time for the PGA Championship at Southern Hills in Tulsa!
Max Homa wins the rain soaked Wells Fargo at TPC Potomac. Michigan & MSU Girls off to a hot start at their respective Regionals. MSU finds out where they are heading for Regionals. Willie Mack III back in the Winner's Circle at TPC Sawgrass for the 2nd consecutive year. Also more from around the tours now it's time for the AT&T Byron Nelson! Keep an eye on Beau Hossler per Peter, this is his week!E
MSU & Michigan boys compete at French Lick for the the Big Ten Championship, while Regionals for the woman are set. Jon Rahm does what he is supposed to do in a weak field by winning for the first time since last summer. Now its time for the Wells Fargo at a new location, TPC Potomac. We have taken the Tony Finau Sandwich money and put it on Cam Davis to win 90/1
Stop us if you have heard this but Xander Schauffele has won something other than a normal stroke play event on the PGA Tour, along aside Patrick Cantlay. Michigan & MSU girls finish 1 & 2 at the Big Ten Championships and high school boys are back in action! Now it's off to the Mexico Open where the field is so weak there are rumors that Peter is on the alternates list.
Thanks to his competitors completely falling apart, Jordan Spieth was able to claim his first win of the season. 7 days late some may say. Now it's off to one of Peter's favorite events of the year, The Zurich Classic in New Orleans! Also, PGA Professional championship update, and THE Robert Garrigus if off to the LIV tour. He'll be missed!
Scottie Scheffler is your 2022 Masters Champion! Making it 4 wins in his last 6 starts, Tiger tees it up for the first time since the 2020 Masters. The Michigan Girls finish the season victorious in Indiana! Now it's time to head to Hilton Head for the RBC Heritage
Busy Show... Quick recap of the National Championship game. JJ Spaun gets his first win at the Valero Texas Open. Tons of local players making their mark on the national stage and its Masters Week. Get into the Odds board & much more. Tiger Woods playing?? Keep an eye out for Luke List too per Peter
Scottie Scheffler wins the Dell Match Play to become the #1 player in the world while Chad Ramey receives a 2 year exemption after winning the Corales Puntacana Championship. Onto the Valero Texas Open and is Tiger Woods playing in the Masters??
Sam Burns repeats at the Valspar Championship. The Michigan girl's team continues to play well and it's off to Texas for two more stops before Augusta!
Turns out Cam Smith is pretty good at golf while Ashley Lau continues her dominance for the Michigan Wolverines. It's time for the Valspar Championship as we wrap up the final stop of the Florida Swing!
Fellow Michigander Ryan Brehm in the winner's circle for the first time. Scottie Scheffler continues to win. Michigan boys & girls victorious at their respective tournaments and it's time for the richest 4 days in golf at The Players Championship
Sepp Straka gets his first PGA TOUR win at The Honda Classic, Miguel Angel Jimenez makes two Holes-in-ones enroute to a victory in Tucson. College golf is #back and PJ Maybank is back in the winner circle! Now time for the Arnold Palmer Invite as the Florida swing continues!
Joaquín Niemann goes wire to wire to win the Genesis. The Saudi Blood Money League is on the hot seat. College golf is officially back and a preview of the Honda Classic!
Scottie Scheffler finally breaks through in the Desert, a majority of the tours back in action and the Tour heads to Riviera!
Tom Hoge victorious at Pebble, Peter takes his shots at the Saudis and we discuss the fan favorite, WM Phoenix Open
Luke List victorious at Torrey, a look at the other tours & a look at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am
Hudson Swafford takes home The American Express, A look around the tours, & back to the Mainland for Torrey Pines!
Hideki victorious at the Sony, full look across the tours as the Champions, Korn Ferry and LPGA Tours get kicked off, and a look at The American Express
Sentry Tournament of Champions, Mini tour payout issues, Sony Open Preview and much, much more!
Upper Peninsula golf trip talks, Sentry Tournament of Championship preview, the Player Impact Program is a total farce and much more!
Christmas gifts, Carry vs Push Cart vs Electric Push Cart vs Riding, PNC Championship, 2021 Year in Review and More!
1:30 QBE Shootout Recap; 11:45 PNC Championship, Tiger Woods; 36:15 Local Look, GAM Awards, Big Money Championship; 41:50 Gifts for Golfers in 2021
9:00 Viktor at the Hero 24:30 QBE Shootout 56:00 Jay Jurecic, from Math Teacher in the UP to the Champions Tour Q school
(1:00) New PGA Tour Fall Schedule (16:00) GAM 2021 Awards (19:00) Jason Kokrak wins the Houston Open (35:20) RSM Classic Preview and Picks
1:00 Michigan vs. MSU; Herbert wins Butterfield Bermuda Championship 20:20 Collegiate Golf UofM, MSU, CMU, and more 26:30 Mayakoba Preview and Picks
(1:00) Zozo Championship Recap (20:40) Collegiate Golf (32:00) Butterfield Bermuda Championship
Description: (1:30) Hunter wins the Strongman Bonanza, brags about it (6:30) Sungjae Im wins the Shriner's (14:50) Matthew Wolff (17:40) Adam Schenk (20:44) Winners and Losers (23:00) The CJ Cup - brand new venue (39:45) Harold Varner (43:35) Victor Hovland (50:40) Petoskey and Cheboygan High School Girls advance to MHSAA State Finals (48:00) Jazz Flute, Highlights
Description: (01:00) Hunter's Hilton Head Trip Review (15:10) Sanderson Farms Championship and Preview and Picks for Shriner's Children's Hospital Open (40:30) Danny Willett wins the Dunhill Links, Local Golf Updates
Peter & Hunter review the 2020 Ryder Cup at Whistling Straits as well as gave picks for the Sanderson down in Jackson, MS
(01:00) Recapping Max Homa's victory at the Fortinet Championship (28:40) Pairings & Players at Whistling Straits (56:00) Local Golf, including Jimmy Dewling and Dan Ellis winning the GAM Four-Ball Championship
Player of the Year Award goes to Cantlay, Fortinet Championship Preview and Picks, Horschel Wins the BMW PGA, Best Course We Played for the First Time This Year, Course We Most Want to Play Next Year, Local Look
Hunter and Peter catch you up on all the big stories from over the weekend, including the Solheim Cup, PGA Tour Championship, and KFT Finals, plus initial reactions to Stricker's Captains Picks for the Ryder Cup and a look at a couple of local events including James Piot and the MSU Spartans back in on the golf course.
Description: (00:00) Local Look (23:00) BMW Championship Recap (56:30) Preview and Picks for the Tour Championship and Fed Ex Cup
Champions Tour @ Warwick Hills; GAM Senior Women's Open Championship at Birchwood Golf and Country Club; Maybank Wins Again; Finau Finally Breaks Through; Preview and Picks for the BMW Championship at Caves Valley in Baltimore, MD; Dakotas Tour
(00:00) MSU Spartan and Canton native James Piot wins the US Amateur (23:00) Willie Mack APGA Player of the Year (25:30) Ryder Cup Captain's Picks (50:00) Preview & Picks for The Northern Trust @ Liberty National (1:07:43) Northern Michigan Open @ Cheboygan Golf and Country Club
(00:00) Table of Contents (01:00) Local Golf (16:00) Recaps of the Barracuda Championship (28:45) Recap of the WGC Fed Ex St. Jude Invitational (42:00) Preview and Picks for the Wyndhamp Championship
(00:00) The Michigan PGA Tournament of Champions @ Boyne Mountain Resort (05:25) US Junior Amateur Championship (9:45) Winners and Losers from the 3M Open (18:00) Picks and Preview of the Olympics Golf in Tokyo, Japan (43:15) Broadcast Details (48:45) Member Guest Season
(3:30) Open Championship Recap (40:50) Dow Great Lakes Bay @ Midland CC (43:00) US Junior Update (48:30) 3M Open Preview and Picks (1:15:05) Random Ryder Cup Thoughts, Odds (1:21:10) Olympics Golf Pre-Preview, Early Odds
(00:00) Breaking Up With Golf is Hard To Do (15:45) Local Golf Update; Girls Michigan Junior Amateur Recap (24:00) Recap of the John Deere Classic (30:50) Preview and Picks for The Open Championship at Royal St. George's
(00:00) Hunter’s in a bad mood (6:00) We both stink at golf, Short Course Reviews Birchwood Country Club & The Arthur Hills @ Boyne Highlands (23:00) Coca Cola Championship at Boyne Highlands (30:00) Girls Junior State Amateur Championship and upcoming Michigan championships (33:15) Recap of the Rocket Mortgage Classic (43:00) Preview and Picks for John Deere Classic, early picks for the Open Championship (feel free to drown the deere whilst listening to this one; those who know, know)
(00:00) The Nordic Tug (5:50) Hunter finishes DFL in Member/Member, putts lefty (13:00) MHSAA Boys Golf Awards (19:00) Travelers Championship and the Playoff that wouldn't end (30:15) Nelly Korda (33:00) Rocket Mortgage Preview and Picks
(0:00) Hunter’s Indiana Golf Trip (18:00) Local Golf, Michigan Open, Meijer LPGA Classic at Blythefield (30:00) US Open Recap (1:00:00) Traveler’s Championship Preview and Picks
(0:00) Quick Congaree Reaction (4:30) Recap of the MHSAA State Finals (15:00) Michigan Open Update (20:00) Preview of the Meijer LPGA Classic at Blythefield Country Club in Grand Rapids; (27:40) Full Recap of the Palmetto Championship @ Congaree Golf Club (35:20) Preview and Picks for the US Open at Torrey Pines
(0:00) Local Players in the US Open Sectional Qualifying (24:00) Memorial Recap (42:20) US Women's Open (49:30) Preview and Picks for the Palmetto Champs @ Congaree (1:07:50) Pre-Preview for the US Open at Torrey Pines
(0:00) Much-Needed Update on Hunter’s Putting; (7:45) Hunter sits down with Tim Pearce, PGA Professional at Birmingham Country Club, fresh off his PGA Championship appearance at Kiawah Island Resort; (32:25) Update on MHSAA Boy’s Regionals, Michigan Guys on the Tours; (39:00) Jason Kokrak takes down Jordan Spieth at Colonial; (50:20) Preview and Picks for The Memorial Tournament at Muirfield Village
(0:00) Phil wins @ 300/1; (6:00) Michigan Golf Update; (26:00) Full PGA Championship Recap; (52:00) Preview and Picks for Charles Schwab @ Colonial; (1:05:00) Korn Ferry Preview & Picks, Glen Club Course Review Follow our Facebook page! https://www.facebook.com/Great-Lakes-Golf-Podcast-102933295324779
Local Golf & Hunter’s Terrible Putting (00:00); Michigan Golfers on the Tours (8:37); Course Review, Lawsonia Golf Links (12:33); NCAA & Barstool Sports (29:25); AT&T Byron Nelson Recap (34:29); PGA Championship Preview (40:35)
(00:00) Michigan Golf Update, Congrats to PJ Maybank and Alex Scott; (8:30) Whistling Straits Course Review; (49:00) Wells Fargo Recap; (53:45) Byron Nelson Preview
(00:00) Local Golf, Playing with Young Kids; (7:30) Valspar Championship Recap, Congrats to Sam Burns; (15:50) Preview & Picks for Wells Fargo @ Quail Hollow; (50:00) O/U Career Earnings, Cameron Tringale Edition; (53:00) Michigan Golfers
Local Golf @ White Pines East (Chicago) & Petoskey Bay View (0:00 - 14:00); Zurich Recap, O/U Career Earnings (14:00); Zurich Bad Beat (24:00); Valspar Championship Preview & Picks (28:00); Notes and Corrections (1:00:00)
Recap of the RBC Heritage, Course Reviews for Arcadia Bluffs and Hidden River Golf and Casting Club, Preview and Picks for the Zurich Classic
Jordan Spieth gets his groove back, Peter and Hunter preview the greatest week in golf @ The Masters, is Arcadia Bluffs a Links course, LPGA's first major in the books, Baylor Wins a Natty
Two tournaments in the books, we recap our winners and losers. Preview of the Valero Texas Open, Spieth Week! Early picks for The Masters, just a week away. A look at Wisconsin Golf, including Whistling Straits and The Links at Lawsonia. Lessgo! #golf
Spring Golf is here! Hunter played a local course this week, he tells us about the conditions and about his three eagles. Peter is hoarse from yelling at the refs in the UofM v LSU game but does his best to recap the Honda Classic and Hunter’s new betting strategy that led to another winning ticket on Matt Jones. Double the golf this week! WGC Dell Match Play and Corales Punta Cana preview and picks.