Closet Mid-Am

Jackie Rogowicz shares her journey in golf, from her early days influenced by her father's passion for the sport to her collegiate experience at Penn State. She discusses the evolution of junior golf, the challenges of balancing a full-time career with competitive play, and her decision to pursue amateur golf rather than a professional career. Jackie reflects on her experiences at the Donna Andrews Invitational, including her victory in 2021, and emphasizes the importance of course strategy and community in the sport.

In this conversation, Emilia Migliaccio Doran shares her experiences as a broadcaster and golfer, reflecting on her recent participation in the US Open and her upcoming involvement in the Donna Andrews Invitational. She discusses the challenges and excitement of covering major golf events, her transition from aspiring professional golfer to broadcaster, and the importance of preparation and support in her career. Emilia also highlights her meeting with Donna Andrews and her anticipation for the upcoming tournament, emphasizing the significance of legacy in women's golf.

This conversation explores the experiences of young golfers Logan Reilly, Ben James and Michael Brennan transitioning from amateur to professional play, focusing on their recent competitions, travel experiences, and the importance of fitness and time management in their training. The discussion also highlights their reflections on significant tournaments like the Scott Robertson and offers advice for aspiring young golfers.

In this conversation, Justin shares his journey in golf, from introducing his son to the game to his own experiences growing up playing various sports. He discusses the importance of enjoying the game without pressure, the competitive nature of golf, and his transition to college golf. The conversation also highlights the significance of the Scott Robertson Memorial Tournament, its history, and its role in nurturing young talent in the sport. In this conversation, Justin Young discusses the vision for the Scott Robertson Tournament, the significance of Roanoke Country Club as a premier venue, his personal journey in competitive golf, and the origins and development of The Goat tournament. He emphasizes the importance of community, competition, and continuous improvement in the sport.We receive promotional support from Bald Head Blues, upgrade your closet at BaldHeadBlues.com and use promo code ACTIVESEASON20 for 20% your order.

Our friend John Rosestock has qualified for the US Mid-Am! Rosey shot 69 at Willow Oaks Country Club to earn the third of four spots into the US Mid-Am field held in September at Kinloch and Independence Golf Clubs in the Richmond region. This is the second time John has qualified for the US Mid-Am but this is even more special with the tournament being held here in Richmond. In this conversation John takes us through his round which included an early double-bogey and a birdie on 18. Cover art photo from VSGA.

Matt is joined by LPGA major winner Donna Andrews to get hyped for The Donna Andrews Invitational this coming weekend (June 30-July 2, 2024) at Boonsboro Country Club in Lynchburg, Virginia. In this episode, Donna talks about growing up at Boonsboro, shares some stories from her time on tour and offers some thoughts on the field and future of The Donna.

Matt catches up with Sky Sload to preview the 2024 Donna Andrews Invitational at Boonsboro Country Club. Sky has played in The Donna since it began in 2019 and come to know Donna personally over the course of her golf career in Virginia. In this episode, Matt and Sky look at the course and areas that can play difficult and talk about keys to playing well and contending at The Donna.

Matt's checking in with a recap of the past few weeks including the work we did around the anniversary of the PGA Championship at Belmont, talking about social media content including takeaways from Name Your Number and a look at what's coming up in the next month of golf around Virginia. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and visit and subscribe to the Active Season channel on YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/@ActiveSeasonGolf.

This week on the show we have the pleasure of talking with Bill Potter of The First Tee - Greater Richmond, the organization that manages and operates Belmont Golf Course in Henrico County. Belmont, then Hermitage Country Club, hosted the 1949 PGA Championship won by Virginia's own Sam Snead and to-date is still the only major championship hosted in the commonwealth. Bill talks about the work the First Tee has done at the property to preserve the A.W. Tillinghast's original design while making it accessible for golfers of all levels on multiple entry points.

In this episode, we're going to recap The Signature, which was at The Federal Club over the weekend. That was Friday, May 17th and Saturday the 18th at The Federal Club in Hanover County, an Arnold Palmer signature design course really in great shape, a little bit softer than it has been traditionally for this event, but in great shape.n For this episode, we're playing the post round interviews in their entirety versus the selected clips that make the post-round videos. Visit the Active Season YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/@ActiveSeasonGolf to watch the videos referenced throughout this episode.

Matt previews the 2024 Signature at The Federal Club with the help of Federal Club head pro Scott Graber, along with defending champion Joey Jordan and Federal Club member Adam Houck. In the episode, we hear about Joey's excitement to return and defend his title while Scott and Adam talk about course conditions and Adam goes deep into strategy. Matt also runs through some of the field, many players from the top 30 of VSGA player rankings in the event and all of them playing well. Full disclosure, the interviews are responses to questions asked about the event previously and not necessarily specifically about the 2024 event but we felt the audio all made sense and helped give a look at this year's event.

Thomas Lawton came to the 2015 Fox Puss just out of his sophomore season at Jacksonville State before before flying home to England for the summer. He'd go on to win the event in a five-hole playoff, eventually work as a professional at Boonsboro and now works as a financial advisor in Lynchburg and is a member at the club. We talk about his 2015 win and overall experience of the event.

Two-time Fox Puss Champion, Korn Ferry Tour member and reigning State Open of Virginia Champion Connor Burgess joins us to talk about his victories at the Fox Puss, course strategy for Boonsboro and the experience of the event.

Matt talks with Jordan Utley after he's returned from The Gasparilla to hear about the experience of the event, recap how preparations went for the tournament and look ahead to The Valentine Invitational at Hermitage Country Club in August. Watch the video of Jordan preparing for The Gasparilla at https://youtu.be/sxxJACdS-lo.

Hi. I'm Matt. Welcome to the Active Season podcast! The podcast is a companion to our YouTube videos of golf stories and tournaments across Virginia. You're hear exclusive conversations with golfers and industry folks on the channel as well as audio from tournaments we've covered throughout the season. There's always an active season of golf in Virginia and that's what we're here to share.

I had the opportunity to play Golden Horseshoe's Gold course with the guys from Anything But Par. They're a VSGA social club from the Norfolk/Virginia Beach area who are absolutely great guys and in love with the game. I tried to adopt a different mindset heading into the round and lay that out on the trip down and then sort through my feelings on the round on the way back home.

Hi. I'm Matt. And welcome to my podcast called Closet Mid-Am. I'm fascinated by the life of mid-am golfers, especially those golfers who play great and still balance a full-time job, family, hobbies and more. And I wonder if in their work lives their co-workers really appreciate how good and committed to the game these guys and girls really are. I've been there. I've worked in jobs where people had no idea I was a golfer and at the same time, I wonder who we as golfers are working alongside that we have no idea what else they're committed to or interested in. I'm hoping to explore some of that in this show by talking with golfers in Virginia and beyond about their games, their lives and their work. Subscribe wherever you get for podcasts and look for new episodes every Monday.