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U.S. Mid-Amateur Champion Brandon Holtz talks his victory at Troon Country Club, having lifetime badges to the Masters

Subpar

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4.81.3K Ratings

🗓️ 7 October 2025

⏱️ 54 minutes

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On this week's episode of GOLF's Subpar, Colt Knost and Drew Stoltz are joined by 2025 U.S. Mid-Amateur Champion Brandon Holtz for an exclusive interview. The former Illinois State University basketball player talks his transition from Division 1 hoops to professional golf, being familiar with Augusta National thanks to his dad's lifetime Masters badges and when he realized Kevin Streelman was caddying for his opponent in the Mid-Am championship match.

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0:00.0

All right, welcome back to another episode of Golf Subpar with Colt Nost and Drew Stultz.

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you get up to 10% fan cash back on your wagers, win or lose. Did I mention they are giving

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0:35.7

fanatics universe. Go check it out yourself. Download the app today. Winning hits different here. Must be 21 years or older. Gambling problem call 1-800-Gambler. Connecticut call 888-78-7-7-77. Massachusetts call 800. 327-50-50. New York call 8778-8-Hope-N-Y. Maryland visit MDGamblinghelp.org. Not available in all states. Terms apply. See Fanatic Sportsbook app. All right, Sleez, let's get going. We actually had a busy week in the world of golf. Some awesome winners out there. We're going to start with Stephen Fisk, who won at the Sanderson Farms Championship, beating Garrett Higo by two shots.

1:12.6

Played incredible coming down the stretch.

1:18.8

But a guy that was 135th in the FedEx Cup now moves to 65th, two-year exemption, PJ Championship.

1:21.1

The players, a lot comes with it.

1:24.7

But a pretty impressive performance by him, and this is what these fall events are all about.

1:29.3

Yeah, I mean, you know, coming off the Ryder Cup, a lot of the big names aren't there.

1:31.2

Rasmus showed up down there.

1:31.6

T3.

1:32.3

God bless him.

1:32.8

Nice playing. By the way, going to Japan this week, too. So he's logging some miles. I mean, the golf world is just not getting a lot of attention right now. But on the flip side of that, like the stories that are actually taking place in terms of how they change people's lives and careers are like, you know, bigger than anything we got in signature events. Like, if Scotty wins his sixth event or seventh event of the year, like, what does it really change? He don't need the money. He doesn't do anything for him. We already know he's the best player in the world. He's already going to be on tour until he wants to stop playing golf. These are like, guys, 135, grinded to get there, rookie year. It's like keep a job at this point. Now the fact that he wins, two-year exemption, all the stuff can take a breath of fresh air for the first time. Also, like you mentioned, the way he closed that out, like burning four, the last six with everything on the line. I don't know what he needed to finish to just get inside the top 100,

2:51.0

but to go ahead and picked off that first win, like those are, those are, these things matter a lot. And they're not going to get the attention, football's back, but still some really cool stories. Got his attention. And it changed his career path, no doubt. Also, a little shout out to Taylor Montgomery, who finished tied for sixth. Had just 94 putts in four days. Taylor, my friend, how about we hit a few greens out there? You're rolling the rock pretty nice. It's a fairway. Maybe a fair way or two. We went through his driving stats, actually just Tee to Green stats earlier on radio. and it's like, I mean, he's 1.50 plus tons of stuff. And then every putting category, one, two, one, three, four, one, if he could just find something in the fair way. It's honestly, though, remarkable that he could finish that high, given where he's hitting it off the tea. It's crazy. Off the tea this week wasn't even the problem. It was the Greens and Regulation. I mean, there were 67 guys that made the cut. He was 67th in Greens and Regulation.

3:09.7

I texted him Saturday night.

3:10.7

I was like,

3:10.9

Hey, dude, 18 Greens, 25, 30 feet. You're going to shoot something crazy low. You're the best putter on the planet. These greens are some of the best on the PGA tour. Obviously, some weeks you just don't have it with the Iron Game, but it's incredible to finish dead last in Greens and Regulation and finish top six.

3:28.0

Content. tour. Obviously, some weeks you just don't have it with the iron game, but it's incredible to finish

3:25.1

dead last in greens and regulations and finish top six. Contend, more or less. Yeah, 18 greens, 20, 25 feet. Why don't you ever tell me to do that? Yeah, you don't put it like you can use that. Could use that little piece of it. I don't have to. I'm hitting it 25 feet. It's true. Every hole. But yeah, Big week.

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