What is it actually like to qualify for and compete in the U.S. Mid-Am?

Trey Sanders joins the Chasing Daylight Podcast after earning his way into the USGA championship with a bogey-free 66 in qualifying. Trey takes us inside the entire experience—from arriving at Sand Valley and seeing his name on the USGA range for the first time to competing on championship setups at Sand Valley and The Lido.

We get into the speed and firmness of the golf courses, the mental and physical grind of tournament golf, first-tee nerves, what separates elite amateur players, and why Trey believes more golfers should test their games in competition.

The conversation also turns to one of amateur golf’s biggest debates: former professionals being reinstated as amateurs. Trey, a reinstated amateur himself, explains where he thinks the current system works—and where there may need to be a line.

Plus, we talk Mammoth Dunes, Erin Hills, Sand Valley vs. Bandon Dunes, South Shore at Lake Las Vegas, our NASCAR pit experience, and the latest updates to the Chasing Daylight Podcast Community.

Episode 401 of The Chasing Daylight Podcast.

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Does golf still need the Presidents Cup? We debate its future, Team USA’s alternate-shot struggles, and the commercial breaks that keep interrupting the action as the Chasing Daylight Podcast celebrates episode 400.

Matt, Dan, and Jeremy also dig into Las Vegas golf course conditions. Matt shares why TPC Summerlin impressed him with firm fairways and fast greens, plus his mixed first impressions of Revere’s reopened Lexington course following its turf renovation.

Back on the professional golf side, we discuss Medinah’s redesign and Bryson DeChambeau’s backyard challenge videos. We also cover Matt's near hole-in-one with a 7-wood, a Rose & Fire customer-service update, and the Vegas Golf Network’s final stretch.

Most of all, this episode is about the community that helped us reach 400. We revisit the show’s beginnings, announce giveaway winners during the recording, and share plans for the next chapter of Chasing Daylight—from golfer profiles and course reports to questions for the hosts and future CDP events.

Join the free community on the Chasing Daylight Podcast website, share your latest course report, and tell us what you want to hear next.

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Are Las Vegas golf course conditions keeping up with rising green fees? In Episode 399 of The Chasing Daylight Podcast, Matt, Joe, Jeremy, and Dan share course updates, debate value for local golfers, and explain why player-submitted condition reports matter.

The crew discusses improving greens at Reflection Bay, the surprisingly green look of The Club at Sunrise, updates from Angel Park, and renovation news from Revere’s Lexington course. Coyote Springs gets a closer look, including praise for its greens and concerns about the surrounding areas.

There’s plenty of equipment talk, too: Titleist Pro V1 versus Callaway Chrome Tour X, golf ball cover durability, headcovers that don’t hold up, and an Odyssey White Damascus putter find. Plus, the hosts weigh in on Scottie Scheffler’s schedule, discuss the golf distance debate, cheer on Trey’s Mid-Am trip, and preview the Episode 400 celebration.

Which Las Vegas course has earned your green fee lately? Tell us the course, when you played, and what the conditions were like.

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Las Vegas golf course rankings should include the golfers who actually play here. In episode 398 of the Chasing Daylight Podcast, we break down the latest upgrades to our Vegas course conditions hub and explain how listeners can submit their own course rankings.

We cover free player profiles, more detailed practice facility reports, and a ranking system that awards 70 points for the course and 30 for the extras. You can save your progress, return later, and mark courses you haven’t played.

Then we get into the Wolf Creek debate, fall golf in Las Vegas, and why course conditions deserve more context than a comment-section takedown. Dormancy, irrigation, weather, and maintenance budgets all enter the conversation.

Also on the show: San Diego golf and Torrey Pines pricing, discussion of possible PGA Tour changes, the final VGN major at Coyote Springs, and Matt’s enthusiasm for Callaway’s Mini Spinners.

Played a Vegas course recently? Share what you found. Golfers helping golfers—that’s the point.

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Planning a round of golf in Las Vegas just got a little easier.

In Episode 397 of the Chasing Daylight Podcast, Matt unveils the new Vegas Golf Course Conditions hub on ChasingDaylightPodcast.com — a community-powered resource designed to give Las Vegas locals and traveling golfers current information before they book a tee time.

Golfers can report greens, fairways, tee boxes, bunkers, pace of play, what they paid, cart restrictions, maintenance issues, overseeding, and more. Recent reports automatically move to the top so golfers can quickly see what a course is actually playing like right now.

Then Matt unloads on one of golf's biggest problems: slow play. After brutal experiences at Rhodes Ranch and Boulder Creek, the guys debate ready golf, better marshaling, consequences for slow groups, and whether premium tee times should come with pace-of-play expectations.

The conversation also gets into rising Las Vegas golf prices, possible cart and water fees, LIV Golf's Chapter 11 news, the Walker Cup, the Irish Open, future Walker Cup venues, and more.

Plus, a shoutout to Harry Hall after another strong finish in Europe and an update on Chasing Daylight video episodes expanding beyond YouTube

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The Callaway and Good Good fallout continues — and this week things get even more interesting.

On Episode 396 of the Chasing Daylight Podcast, Matt, Joe, Jeremy, and Dan dig into the latest developments surrounding Callaway and Good Good, including reported personnel changes, the reaction across golf social media, and whether the online outrage actually reflects what everyday golfers think. Matt also gives his perspective while making one thing very clear: he works for Callaway, but his opinions on the podcast are his own.

Then there are the LIV Golf rumors. The guys react to speculation about financial trouble, bankruptcy, and the idea of players potentially being compensated with equity in a future version of LIV.

Also on the show: Scottie Scheffler's win at East Lake and the Player of the Year debate, the latest Presidents Cup captain's picks, questionable MyGolfSpy wedge rankings, escalating Las Vegas golf prices, the current condition of Coyote Springs, and a look at the YouTube Golf Tournament episode filmed at Rams Hill.

And, as usual, the live chat takes the show in a few directions nobody planned.

TOPICS DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE:
- Callaway and Good Good fallout continues
- Personnel changes following the Good Good controversy
- Is social media exaggerating the Callaway backlash?
- LIV Golf bankruptcy and player-equity rumors
- MyGolfSpy's 2026 wedge rankings
- Scottie Scheffler wins at East Lake
- Player of the Year debate
- Coyote Springs course-condition report
- Shadow Creek and Wynn golf pricing
- Presidents Cup picks and Team USA apparel

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On Episode 395 of The Chasing Daylight Podcast, we dive into the massive reaction surrounding the Good Good x Callaway driver ad, why the campaign missed the mark, and whether the backlash has gone way beyond the original mistake. We also get into the sponsor fallout, the reaction across golf social media, and what the entire situation says about golf’s growing internet culture.

Then we turn to the other huge story: Is LIV Golf nearing the end as we know it? With questions surrounding the league’s future, Bryson DeChambeau’s comments, and the possibility of major LIV names eventually returning to the PGA Tour, there’s plenty to unpack. The LIV discussion begins around 57 minutes into the show.

Topics include:

• The Good Good x Callaway ad controversy
• Why the ad missed the mark
• Callaway’s role and the social-media backlash
• Sponsor fallout surrounding Good Good
• Has outrage culture officially reached golf?
• The PGA Tour’s proposed 2028 playoff and match-play format
• Why match play could make the Tour Championship much more entertaining
• Las Vegas National and current Vegas golf-course conditions
• Harold Varner III and the sixsome controversy
• The Country Club Hitchhiker and creative golf content
• Is LIV Golf finally nearing the end?
• Could Bryson DeChambeau, Jon Rahm, Joaquin Niemann and others return to the PGA Tour?
• Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler’s differing views on LIV players returning
• Wyndham Clark, Rory McIlroy and the Player of the Year conversation
• Bryson DeChambeau rules talk and the Internet Invitational
• Episode 400 golf bag giveaway updates

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Welcome to Episode 394 of The Chasing Daylight Podcast!

This week, Matt, Joe, Dan, and Jeremy dive into the latest golf news, local Las Vegas course conditions, and the grueling fall overseeding schedules.

The guys debate the absurd new trend of expensive "collector" golf balls, question the declining quality of premium headcovers, and discuss Scottie Scheffler's massive FedEx Cup win alongside rumors of Jon Rahm returning to the PGA Tour.

Plus, find out how you can enter our Callaway golf bag giveaway happening on Episode 400, and hear about Matt's call for passionate writers to feature on the newly updated CDP website!

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