Golfer Josh navigates the high-stakes pressure of the 2026 U.S. Mid-Amateur qualifier in this intense episode.
13 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT
The Appetizer
Golfer Josh R. shares his journey preparing for the North Carolina Mid-Amateur qualifier, including a lesson and equipment choice.
5 Aug 2026
The Bender
Josh is live from Ireland where he documents his 6 rounds in 6 days, and what they mean for the fast-approaching U.S. Mid-Amateur qualifier.
Music credits:
Intro music- Night Falls - Everet Almond
23 Jul 2026
The Climb
We catch up to present day, with the first half of 2026 providing major updates to Josh's pursuit of qualifying for the U.S. Mid-Amateur.
Music credits:
Intro music: Night Falls - Everet Almond
With You - Everet Almond
Foggy - Nat Keefe
Journey to the Past - Carmen María and Edu Espinal
Broken Promise - Jimena Contreras
City of the Wolf - The Mini Vandals
17 Jul 2026
The Fee of Entry
Josh's U.S. Mid-Amateur chase goes through the wild and unpredictable year of 2025.
Music credits:
Intro music: Night Falls - Everet Almond
Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly - The Grey Room, Density & Time
City of the Wolf - The Mini Vandals
Broken Promise - Jimena Contreras
Journey to the Past - Carmen María and Edu Espinal
Foggy - Nat Keefe
With You - Everet Almond
10 Jul 2026
The Reality Check
The road to the 2024 U.S. Mid-Amateur qualifier was nothing like Josh could've ever predicted.
Music credits:
Intro music- Night Falls - Everet Almond
Foggy - Nat Keefe
Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly - The Grey Room, Density & Time
With You - Everet Almond
Journey to the Past - Carmen María and Edu Espinal
City of the Wolf - The Mini Vandals
A Distant Call - Dan "Lebo" Lebowitz, Tone Seeker
Wandering - Nat Keefe
The Fifth Quadrant - Dan
Taverna Mystica - Chris Haugen
2 Jul 2026
The Reset
The 2023 U.S. Mid-Amateur qualifier meets Josh's real life obstacles. And a project is born.
Music credits:
Intro music: Night Falls - Everet Almond
Twilight Train - Dan Lebowitz
Meridian - National Sweetheart
Highway Nocturne - National Sweetheart
Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly - The Grey Room / Density & Time
Foggy - Nat Keefe
Taverna Mystica - Chris Haugen
Journey to the Past - Carmen María and Edu Espinal
La Rosa Encantada - Chris Haugen
25 Jun 2026
The Glimpse
Josh tells the story of the 2021 U.S. Mid-Amateur. A glimpse, an end, and a beginning.
Music credits:
Intro music: Night Falls - Everet Almond
Meridian - National Sweetheart
Highway Nocturne - National Sweetheart
Twilight Train - Dan Lebowitz
A Distant Call - Dan Lebowitz, Tone Seeker
Foggy - Nat Keefe
Journey to the Past - Carmen María and Edu Espinal
Standoff - Density & Time
Land of a Loss - Dan Lebowitz, Tone Seeker
Floating Home - Brian Bolger
18 Jun 2026
Beginning (Again)
Josh tells the story of the 2016 & 2017 U.S. Mid-Amateurs, and what they mean for the rest of the journey.
16 Jun 2026
Introducing Project Mid-Am
In 2017, Josh Nichols made it to the finals of the U.S. Mid-Amateur. Nearly 10 years later, now with a life full of responsibilities and obstacles, Josh tells the story of the years since then, and begins his journey to making it back to and winning the U.S. Mid-Amateur.
Music credits:
Intro song by Evert Almond.
Inside a recent episode
The Qualifier
Published 28 Aug 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] After about 20 minutes, I feel like I've got a pretty good handle of the speed and the break. So I go over to the chipping green. Another thing I learned from the state mid-am qualifier was to give myself time to cover all of my bases in the pre-round warmup. Even if it's just a few minutes feeling the ground under my wedge and seeing what the ball does when it lands, I need to get to the chipping green. Which might seem obvious, but warming up short game is definitely something I'm going to commit to doing from now on. So then I see Trey and I go get the push cart from him. What is up? How's it going? […]
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