Green Room podcast: Special golf edition with long-time pro, epic story teller Tom Gillis
Matt Charboneau and Tony Paul talk with long-time professional golfer/current Champions Tour player Tom Gillis of Lake Orion about his career in golf, including two second-place finishes on the PGA Tour — behind No. 1 players in the world Rory McIlroy and Jordan Spieth.
Here are some of the highlights from Episode 29 of the Green Room:
►3:45: Michigan golf background
►6:10: Caddying at Indianwood
►11:00: Shooting under par at Oxford Hills
►13:40: Thirteen career holes-in-one
►16:20: Turning pro in 1996
►21:30: Shooting 90 at the 1999 British Open at Carnoustie
►25:00: Hiring a private detective to catch Lions quarterback Scott Mitchell
►31:10: First big check at Waterloo Open Golf Classic in 1992
►37:30: Earning first PGA Tour card in 2003
►42:10: Making the most of $432,000
►46:30: Lean years from 2006-08
►51:00: Second place behind Rory McIlroy at the 2012 Honda Classic
►56:30: Second place behind Jordan Spieth at the 2015 John Deere Classic
►63:00: "Blessed" to play professional golf