Beyond the Clubhouse

Ep 261: US Senior Amateur w/Mike McCoy & Matt Sughrue

Beyond the Clubhouse

Show Notes

Mike McCoy talks with Garrett Johnston about the photo of him in August at the US Amateur that went viral with a cigar and visor. McCoy jokes that people have said they wish he was their father-in-law, and he says he's also been called the "Most Interesting Man in the World." McCoy is also defending champion and shares what he's looking forward to about host course Baltimore Country Club, East Course.

Matt Sughrue is playing his eleventh U.S. Senior Amateur and he shares the mindset that has helped him succeed not only in this championship but at this golf course, which he's played 35 times. Sughrue lives in Arlington, Virginia only 50 miles away.

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