In the latest episode of NLU Special Projects, we take our first hard look at the state of public golf, and what is working and what needs to change. KVV talks to people about why tee times just stopped being available in Los Angeles, and what a group of fed up hackers did about it If you enjoyed this episode, consider joining The Nest: No Laying Up’s community of avid golfers. Nest members help us maintain our light commercial interruptions (3 minutes of ads per 90 minutes of content) and receive access to exclusive content, discounts in the pro shop, and an annual member gift. It’s a $90 annual membership, and you can sign up or learn more at nolayingup.com/join Support Our Partners: Rhoback The Stack System Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

JT Poston wins the Shriners - making a four foot putt on the 72nd hold to hold off Doug Ghim by one shot. We talk TPC Summerlin and run down the leaderboard and Neil gives us a history on the Shriners event and one of the longest running sponsorships on tour. Then it's on to the controversy surrounding the 2025 Ryder Cup ticket prices (36:30) and the potential for reheating the controversy over players getting paid to participate in the event. We also hit on some news and notes and close with listener questions. If you enjoyed this episode, consider joining The Nest: No Laying Up’s community of avid golfers. Nest members help us maintain our light commercial interruptions (3 minutes of ads per 90 minutes of content) and receive access to exclusive content, discounts in the pro shop, and an annual member gift. It’s a $90 annual membership, and you can sign up or learn more at nolayingup.com/join Support Our Partners: Titleist Rhoback Pinehurst Resort Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Wyndham Clark makes his NLU podcast debut as he stops by to talk all things team golf after competing in the 2023 Ryder Cup and 2024 Presidents Cup. We also discuss his week at LACC winning the 2023 US Open, playing in the Olympics, and a ton more. If you enjoyed this episode, consider joining The Nest: No Laying Up’s community of avid golfers. Nest members help us maintain our light commercial interruptions (3 minutes of ads per 90 minutes of content) and receive access to exclusive content, discounts in the pro shop, and an annual member gift. It’s a $90 annual membership, and you can sign up or learn more at nolayingup.com/join Support Our Partners: Blade and Bow Titleist fanduel.com/nlu Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We start our Sunday night pod with Matt McCarty's win at the Black Desert Championship after earning a KFT battlefield promotion earlier this year. We also react to the French Open, some recent reporting on the upcoming Showdown and DP World Tour finances, Rory's comments, Digital Jack vs Real Jack - plus listener questions. Show notes: Money in Sport article on DP World Tour finances If you enjoyed this episode, consider joining The Nest: No Laying Up’s community of avid golfers. Nest members help us maintain our light commercial interruptions (3 minutes of ads per 90 minutes of content) and receive access to exclusive content, discounts in the pro shop, and an annual member gift. It’s a $90 annual membership, and you can sign up or learn more at nolayingup.com/join Support Our Partners: Titleist Holderness and Bourne NLU10 for 10% off your next order The Stack System Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you wanna swing the club faster, this episode is for you. The co-founder of The Stack System, Dr. Sasho MacKenzie, joins the show to chat about the program that’s allowed thousands of golfers (including Soly) make meaningful gains in their swing speed. He explains the science behind the system, and how they went about gamifying it for maximum user enjoyment and benefit. Soly will testify… it works! You can save ten percent off your order with code: NoLayingUp If you enjoyed this episode, consider joining The Nest: No Laying Up’s community of avid golfers. Nest members help us maintain our light commercial interruptions (3 minutes of ads per 90 minutes of content) and receive access to exclusive content, discounts in the pro shop, and an annual member gift. It’s a $90 annual membership, and you can sign up or learn more at nolayingup.com/join Support Our Partners: Rhoback fanduel.com/nlu Harry's Razors Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Soly and TC recap the weekend on both sides of the pond with Kevin Yu winning the Sanderson and Tyrrell Hatton's win at the Dunhill. We also get into the week in Scotland off the course with Jay and Yasir teeing it up together, Rob MacIntyre hating on the Road Hole as well as a look at the KFT Championship, the Golf Digest article on Tony Finau and more. On the back half of tonight's pod, Soly sits down with David Duval (56:30) for a chat covering his career, winning the Open Championship, close calls at Augusta, teaming up with Tiger and a ton more. If you enjoyed this episode, consider joining The Nest: No Laying Up’s community of avid golfers. Nest members help us maintain our light commercial interruptions (3 minutes of ads per 90 minutes of content) and receive access to exclusive content, discounts in the pro shop, and an annual member gift. It’s a $90 annual membership, and you can sign up or learn more at nolayingup.com/join Support Our Partners: Titleist Rhoback Omni Hotels Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Double barreled in-person interviews in today’s episode, as Soly spent the day at the Constellation Furyk and Friends interviewing a bunch of players in the field, First up is Thomas Bjørn on the Ryder Cup, the Ryder Cup, and then some more Ryder Cup. It should be no secret at all after this as to why Europe has the success that they do in this event. And up next is Boo Weekley (35:00) on Champions Tour life, how he got to be such a crazy good ball striker, never figuring out putting, how he adjusted to life on tour, and more. If you enjoyed this episode, consider joining The Nest: No Laying Up’s community of avid golfers. Nest members help us maintain our light commercial interruptions (3 minutes of ads per 90 minutes of content) and receive access to exclusive content, discounts in the pro shop, and an annual member gift. It’s a $90 annual membership, and you can sign up or learn more at nolayingup.com/join Support Our Partners: Rhoback fanduel.com/nlu Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Randy and Cody look at the last couple of LPGA tournaments in Arkansas and Cincinnati, preview the upcoming Asian Swing, Tour Championship and Epson Tour Championship along with a look ahead to the 2025 schedule and some assorted news and notes. If you enjoyed this episode, consider joining The Nest: No Laying Up’s community of avid golfers. Nest members help us maintain our light commercial interruptions (3 minutes of ads per 90 minutes of content) and receive access to exclusive content, discounts in the pro shop, and an annual member gift. It’s a $90 annual membership, and you can sign up or learn more at nolayingup.com/join Support Our Partners: Yeti Titleist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The United States wins the Presidents Cup (again), this time by a margin of 18.5 to 11.5. We go through the Sunday matches, grade each player's week, discuss the event as a whole, take a peek at the Ryder Cup team for Bethpage, and put a cap on a fun week at Royal Montreal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Internationals threatened on Saturday, but the last hour was all US. We recap a wild afternoon highlighted by Si Woo Kim and Patrick Cantlay exchanging blows on the back nine in the dark. We talk about Weir's strategy, tomorrow's singles matches, highlights and lowlights of the day, and a ton more. We're also pumped to talk about our new partnership with The Stack System. Soly has been in the lab hunting speed gains, and the results have been astonishing. Hear all about it in the show, and visit www.thestacksystem.com and use code NLU for 10% off your bundle and starting hitting the ball farther. It's WILD how effective this has been. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Presidents Cup is SO back. The Internationals rally to sweep the Friday Foursomes, and we breakdown the ass whooping that was laid upon the Americans at Royal Montreal. Where does Jim Furyk go from here? Is there a path to victory for the Internationals? We talk about Saturday's matchups, and what we expect to happen the rest of the way, on top of recapping the best moments of the day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It was a clean 5-0 sweep for Team USA to open the 2024 Presidents Cup. We break down the days events, cover some news, and set up tomorrow's pairings. Presented by High Noon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The parings are out for the first day at the Presidents Cup. Join us for Happy Hour - presented by High Noon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The 2024 Presidents Cup begins Thursday at Royal Montreal with the International Team looking to win the event for just the second time ever. We look at the team rosters and potential pairings, the course, the captains, some favorite Presidents Cup memories and listener questions. If you enjoyed this episode, consider joining The Nest: No Laying Up’s community of avid golfers. Nest members help us maintain our light commercial interruptions (3 minutes of ads per 90 minutes of content) and receive access to exclusive content, discounts in the pro shop, and an annual member gift. It’s a $90 annual membership, and you can sign up or learn more at nolayingup.com/join Support Our Partners: Pinehurst Resort fanduel.com/nlu One Bars Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this weekend's recap pod: Soly, TC and Randy break down Billy Horschel's playoff win over Rory at the BMW PGA Championship on the DP World Tour. Plus some thoughts on the LIV Team Championship and TC's trip to LIV Chicago, Lydia Ko's win on the LPGA Tour and some other assorted news and notes. If you enjoyed this episode, consider joining The Nest: No Laying Up’s community of avid golfers. Nest members help us maintain our light commercial interruptions (3 minutes of ads per 90 minutes of content) and receive access to exclusive content, discounts in the pro shop, and an annual member gift. It’s a $90 annual membership, and you can sign up or learn more at nolayingup.com/join Support Our Partners: Titleist OneBars Mizuho Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ahead of the 2024 Presidents Cup next week, Soly and KVV take us on another Deep Dive pod as we go back to the origins of the event and relive the first two renditions of the competition in 1994 and 1996. We also profile the epic 2003 tie in South Africa and the equally epic beatdown delivered by the Americans at Liberty National in 2017. If you enjoyed this episode, consider joining The Nest: No Laying Up’s community of avid golfers. Nest members help us maintain our light commercial interruptions (3 minutes of ads per 90 minutes of content) and receive access to exclusive content, discounts in the pro shop, and an annual member gift. It’s a $90 annual membership, and you can sign up or learn more at nolayingup.com/join Support Our Partners: Rhoback OneBars fanduel.com/nlu  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Team USA wins the 2024 Solheim Cup over Europe by a final tally of 15.5 to 12.5. We put a bow on the matches with our final live show of the week as Lauren Coughlin joins the show. We close the pod with another narrative essay from KVV on his week on site with his daughter (1:44:25) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

TM USA leads TM Europe 10-6 through two days at the 2024 Solheim Cup. We break down both sessions and the highlights of the day. Then we announce Sunday singles and play a few games along the way. Joined by special guests Gabby Herzig of The Athletic and our young on-the-ground journalist Keegan Van Valkenburg! Presented by High Noon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What a day around Robert Trent Jones Golf Club. Team USA takes a 6-2 lead after a wild day at the Solheim Cup. We discuss transportation and security before running down both days' sessions. Joined onsite by special guest Meg Adkins of The Fried Egg. Presented by High Noon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the eve of the 2024 Solheim Cup, we take a look at the foursomes pairings for Friday morning, make our final picks, react to what we've seen on the ground so far, and laugh at Neil trying to pronounce stuff. It's been 7 years since the Americans have lifted the Cup, and we dive into what they'll need to do to change that this week. RTJ looks like it's going to be a great venue for this event, and we can't wait to watch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Como joins Soly to recap his recent work with Xander Schauffele during his run to two major titles in 2024. We also talk through his work with Bryson and speed training from his home lab during COVID, his experiences as Tiger's swing coach and a ton more. If you enjoyed this episode, consider joining The Nest: No Laying Up’s community of avid golfers. Nest members help us maintain our light commercial interruptions (3 minutes of ads per 90 minutes of content) and receive access to exclusive content, discounts in the pro shop, and an annual member gift. It’s a $90 annual membership, and you can sign up or learn more at nolayingup.com/join Support Our Partners: Rhoback OneBars fanduel.com/nlu  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Solheim Cup week is here and our preview features Randy, Cody and Tron looking at the course, team rosters, potential parings and a fantasy draft at the end as we try to select the top point scorers this weekend. Be sure to join us Thursday for a Happy Hour show once Friday pairings are announced, plus our Live Shows after the conclusion of play each day. If you enjoyed this episode, consider joining The Nest: No Laying Up’s community of avid golfers. Nest members help us maintain our light commercial interruptions (3 minutes of ads per 90 minutes of content) and receive access to exclusive content, discounts in the pro shop, and an annual member gift. It’s a $90 annual membership, and you can sign up or learn more at nolayingup.com/join Support Our Partners: Yeti Titleist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ten and a half years ago Neil posted a pair of articles on the NLU website naming a PGA Tour All-Pigskin Team, placing current PGA Tour golfers on a fictitious football team. 2014 PGA All-Pigskin Offense 2014 PGA All-Pigskin Defense On this weekend's pod, we're back to update our roster and coaching staff. If you enjoyed this episode, consider joining The Nest: No Laying Up’s community of avid golfers. Nest members help us maintain our light commercial interruptions (3 minutes of ads per 90 minutes of content) and receive access to exclusive content, discounts in the pro shop, and an annual member gift. It’s a $90 annual membership, and you can sign up or learn more at nolayingup.com/join Support Our Partners: Titleist Rhoback One Bars Omni Generation Cup Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Soly and D.J. open up with some thoughts on the Presidents Cup captain's picks before we enter the courtroom of public opinion (17:40) to debate who had the better year between Xander Schauffele, and his two major wins, or the sheer statistical dominance of Scottie Scheffler. If you enjoyed this episode, consider joining The Nest: No Laying Up’s community of avid golfers. Nest members help us maintain our light commercial interruptions (3 minutes of ads per 90 minutes of content) and receive access to exclusive content, discounts in the pro shop, and an annual member gift. It’s a $90 annual membership, and you can sign up or learn more at nolayingup.com/join Support Our Partners: Blade and Bow One Bars Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Scottie Scheffler cruises to a five shot win at the Tour Championship. We go through his ridiculous 2024, attempt to put into perspective, remember the (many) highlights, dig into the numbers, and talk about what 2025 might look for him. We also do our annual revisit of "how to fix the Tour Championship," and why the staggered start just isn't working. We also chat LPGA, Presidents Cup picks, Curtis Cup, listener questions, and a lot more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Randy and Cody break down the Solheim Cup captain's picks that were announced earlier this week for both teams and then visit with Stacy Lewis who'll lead the USA for a second consecutive cup. Note: We recorded our interview with Stacy prior to the announcement of the Captain's picks. If you enjoyed this episode, consider joining The Nest: No Laying Up’s community of avid golfers. Nest members help us maintain our light commercial interruptions (3 minutes of ads per 90 minutes of content) and receive access to exclusive content, discounts in the pro shop, and an annual member gift. It’s a $90 annual membership, and you can sign up or learn more at nolayingup.com/join Support Our Partners: Yeti Titleist Mizuho Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We react as the Creator Classic comes to an end, give our thoughts on the event, and take a look at the East Lake Restoration. We also discuss Jay Monahan's press conference, make some picks for the Tour Championship, and of course, a Beluga Big Board. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A year ago, Hovland won the FedExCup, then got lost in a maze of swing theory. KVV went looking for answers. This week we present his written feature in narrative form as Hovland tries to regain his 2023 form You can read KVV's original piece on our website: Viktor Hovland is Searching for His Old Self If you enjoyed this episode, consider joining The Nest: No Laying Up’s community of avid golfers. Nest members help us maintain our light commercial interruptions (3 minutes of ads per 90 minutes of content) and receive access to exclusive content, discounts in the pro shop, and an annual member gift. It’s a $90 annual membership, and you can sign up or learn more at nolayingup.com/join Support Our Partners: Duer - use this custom NLU link for 15% off One Bars fanduel.com/nlu  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Two Sunday live shows = one crazy weekend. We recap TC and Neil's week out at the BMW Championship, Keegan's huge win, Adam Scott, Ludvig, Castle Pines, and everything else from out west. We also breakdown Cody, Randy, and Jordan's week at the AIG Women's Open at St. Andrews (52:00), hear directly from the champion, Lydia Ko (1:51:00), and talk about everything else that transpired on a dramatic back nine at the Old Course. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nelly Korda (-8) leads the way after 36 holes around The Old Course. Defending Champion Lilia Vu (-5) and Charley Hull (-5) sit tied for second, followed by Ruoning Yin (-4) in solo fourth. Cody, Jordan, and Randy are joined by TC calling in from Denver as the St Andrews crew breaks down their week in St Andrews (Weather, calling golf on the radio, Food, Drink). TC gets us up to date on the BMW Championship and what he and Neil have been up to in Denver. Back LIVE Sunday after play to recap it all. Cheers! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this NLU Deep Dive pod, Soly, DJ and Neil each pick a surprise major winning performance from golf history with Soly also dropping a special extra selection to close us out. If you enjoyed this episode, consider joining The Nest: No Laying Up’s community of avid golfers. Nest members help us maintain our light commercial interruptions (3 minutes of ads per 90 minutes of content) and receive access to exclusive content, discounts in the pro shop, and an annual member gift. It’s a $90 annual membership, and you can sign up or learn more at nolayingup.com/join Support Our Partners: Rhoback fanduel.com/nlu  One Bars Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Big week in golf! Randy and Jordan check in from St. Andrews and the very interesting weather at the AIG Women's Open. We make some picks for the final major championship of the year, as well as chat with Max Greyserman about how he's adjusting for altitude at the BMW Championship at Castle Pines, and hear about Neil's first pro-am experience. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Randy, Cody and Jordan take their turn at our Deep Dive podcast format with a look at the history of the Women's Open Championship with particular focus on the previous two occasions where The Old Course has hosted the tournament. If you enjoyed this episode, consider joining The Nest: No Laying Up’s community of avid golfers. Nest members help us maintain our light commercial interruptions (3 minutes of ads per 90 minutes of content) and receive access to exclusive content, discounts in the pro shop, and an annual member gift. It’s a $90 annual membership, and you can sign up or learn more at nolayingup.com/join Support Our Partners: Yeti Titleist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A wild Sunday with the PGA Tour, LIV, and the US Am all finishing at the same time, and Lauren Coughlin winning AGAIN on the LPGA Tour. We get a call in from Lauren celebrating at the Dunvegan, and react to Hideki making the FedEx St. Jude more interesting than it needed to be, Rahm and Koepka dueling at the Greenbrier, the top 50 cutoff on the PGA Tour, and everything else from the week in golf. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Randy, Cody and Jordan are back with another LPGA focused pod on the heels of Lydia Ko's win at the Olympics to secure her place on the Hall of Fame. We recap Ko's incredible career, look ahead to the next few weeks on tour including the Solheim and Curtis Cups. Plus, Jordan catches up with Rianne Malixi who followed up her win at the US Girls' Junior by winning the US Women's Am last week at Southern Hills (1:19:00) If you enjoyed this episode, consider joining The Nest: No Laying Up’s community of avid golfers. Nest members help us maintain our light commercial interruptions (3 minutes of ads per 90 minutes of content) and receive access to exclusive content, discounts in the pro shop, and an annual member gift. It’s a $90 annual membership, and you can sign up or learn more at nolayingup.com/join Support Our Partners: Yeti Titleist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Happy Hour is here! We chat about the news of the week, including Kuchar's conclusion at the Wyndham, who is on the bubble at the FedEx St. Jude Championship, some trivia, TPC Southwind, LIV at the Greenbrier, the US AM at Hazeltine, some news of the week, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

He's back! Max Homa stops by for a look back at his 2024 season to date, highlighted by the top 5 finish at the 2024 Masters. We also talk through his process and journey toward a stronger mental approach to the game, some Presidents Cup and Ryder Cup discussions and more. If you enjoyed this episode, consider joining The Nest: No Laying Up’s community of avid golfers. Nest members help us maintain our light commercial interruptions (3 minutes of ads per 90 minutes of content) and receive access to exclusive content, discounts in the pro shop, and an annual member gift. It’s a $90 annual membership, and you can sign up or learn more at nolayingup.com/join Thank you to Duer Jeans (go to shopduer.com/nlu for 20% off) and Omni Golf. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on the recap pod: Aaron Rai wins in Greensboro after a wild finish to the PGA Tour's final regular season event of the 2024 season and an all-timer from Matt Kuchar, meanwhile in Paris, Lydia Ko claims a gold medal and locks up her hall of fame credentials at the Olympics. We offer some thoughts on Olympic golf looking ahead to 2028, cover a great finish to the US Women's Am, recap DJ's trip to Sand Valley, and give some personal golf updates as well. If you enjoyed this episode, consider joining The Nest: No Laying Up’s community of avid golfers. Nest members help us maintain our light commercial interruptions (3 minutes of ads per 90 minutes of content) and receive access to exclusive content, discounts in the pro shop, and an annual member gift. It’s a $90 annual membership, and you can sign up or learn more at nolayingup.com/join Thank you to Titleist and the new GT Driver Lineup, BMW and Blade and Bow. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Despite a lot of changes in the professional golf ecosystem, money continues to pour into the sport at the highest level. Why is that? What do brands get out of sponsoring events (big and small), and players (famous or not). We dive into what makes golf an appealing audience despite declining ratings, the decision to sponsor an individual player, using a title sponsorship as a vehicle for other business interests, the increased value around major championships, the unrivaled appeal of the Masters, and a lot more. If you enjoyed this episode, consider joining The Nest: No Laying Up’s community of avid golfers. Nest members help us maintain our light commercial interruptions (3 minutes of ads per 90 minutes of content) and receive access to exclusive content, discounts in the pro shop, and an annual member gift. It’s a $90 annual membership, and you can sign up or learn more at nolayingup.com/join Thank you to Titleist and the new GT Driver Lineup, ONE Protein Bars, and Rhoback. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Scottie Scheffler claimed Gold, Tommy Fleetwood Silver, and Hideki Matsuyama Bronze at the 2024 Men's Olympic Golf competition held at Le Golf National. We discuss the week's highs and lows, Rahm and others' collapses, Olympic fashion, some news and notes, other events around the world of golf, and more. Thank you to High Noon, Titleist and the new GT Driver Lineup, and Pinehurst Resort. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Justin Thomas returns for his annual visit to the podcast to discuss the bonus golf he played in Scotland and Ireland, reaction to his week at Royal Troon, bouncing back from his 2023 struggles, what the US team has learned at the Ryder Cup, his involvement with Keegan Bradley getting selected as the next captain, how he wants to see the golf wars resolved, and a ton more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our Young Hitter Lauren Coughlin wins the 2024 CPKC Women's Open!!! We recap Lauren's maiden LPGA title and after many close calls, how she finally broke through in her two-shot victory - and Lauren gives us a behind-the-scenes look at how it all went down. We also recap Jhonattan Vegas' victory at the 3M Open, Jon Rahm and LIV UK, sneak an Olympics preview in, talk TC's Scotland trip, and cover some other big golf stories coming out of the week. Support our partners: Rhoback One Bar Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cody and Randy are back ahead of this week's LPGA Canadian Open with a recap of the last few weeks in women's pro golf, plus a look ahead to the upcoming Women's Open Championship and some Solheim Cup discussion as well. Then in part two, we welcome NLU Young Hitter Lauren Coughlin (43:00) coming off her second top-five major finish in 2024. We recap her 4th place finish at the Evian, having her husband John as a caddie, preparing for a potential first Solheim Cup appearance and more. If you enjoyed this episode, consider joining The Nest: No Laying Up’s community of avid golfers. Nest members help us maintain our light commercial interruptions (3 minutes of ads per 90 minutes of content) and receive access to exclusive content, discounts in the pro shop, and an annual member gift. It’s a $90 annual membership, and you can sign up or learn more at nolayingup.com/join Support our Partners: Yeti Titleist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Soly catches with with Dr. Nico Darras of Golf Blueprint to talk through his rapid progression from beginning to play the game in his early 20s to working as a performance coach with some of the best players in the world. We also cover his academic background and how he's worked with partner Dr. Kevin Moore to create a program that applies their research to create unique and specialized practice plans for their clients. If you enjoyed this episode, consider joining The Nest: No Laying Up’s community of avid golfers. Nest members help us maintain our light commercial interruptions (3 minutes of ads per 90 minutes of content) and receive access to exclusive content, discounts in the pro shop, and an annual member gift. It’s a $90 annual membership, and you can sign up or learn more at nolayingup.com/join Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Xander Schauffele is Champion Golfer of the Year, holding off Justin Rose and Billy Horschel at Royal Troon. We discuss the year Xander has had as he now sits with two Major Championships, run down the leaderboard, cover some segments, clean up a mess or two from the week, and more. Cheers! If you enjoyed this episode, consider joining The Nest: No Laying Up’s community of avid golfers. Nest members help us maintain our light commercial interruptions (3 minutes of ads per 90 minutes of content) and receive access to exclusive content, discounts in the pro shop, and an annual member gift. It’s a $90 annual membership, and you can sign up or learn more at nolayingup.com/join Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Billy Horschel leads the 152nd Open Championship by 1 with 18 holes to play. We run down the leaderboard, discuss a day of weather, play lingering/loitering, and make our final round picks as we gear up for the final round of the year's last men's Major Championship. Cheers! If you enjoyed this episode, consider joining The Nest: No Laying Up’s community of avid golfers. Nest members help us maintain our light commercial interruptions (3 minutes of ads per 90 minutes of content) and receive access to exclusive content, discounts in the pro shop, and an annual member gift. It’s a $90 annual membership, and you can sign up or learn more at nolayingup.com/join Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shane Lowry (-7) leads the 152nd Open Championship through 36 holes at Royal Troon. Daniel Brown and Justin Rose sit two back of Lowry, with former major champions Scottie Scheffler, Jason Day, and Xander Schauffele chasing. We run down the rest of the leaderboard to include some notable missed cuts and have KVV call in to discuss his day around the Postage Stamp. Cheers! If you enjoyed this episode, consider joining The Nest: No Laying Up’s community of avid golfers. Nest members help us maintain our light commercial interruptions (3 minutes of ads per 90 minutes of content) and receive access to exclusive content, discounts in the pro shop, and an annual member gift. It’s a $90 annual membership, and you can sign up or learn more at nolayingup.com/join Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dan Brown (-6) is your solo leader through 18 holes at Royal Troon, followed by Shane Lowry (-5) and Justin Thomas (-3). We talked through the day that was for Shane, JT, Scottie, and Spieth and not for Ludvig, Rory, Tiger, and Tommy. TC attempts to apologize for Tommy Lad before we bring KVV in from the bullpen to talk Bryson. We close out the show with a couple of segments, discuss viewing options, and more. If you enjoyed this episode, consider joining The Nest: No Laying Up’s community of avid golfers. Nest members help us maintain our light commercial interruptions (3 minutes of ads per 90 minutes of content) and receive access to exclusive content, discounts in the pro shop, and an annual member gift. It’s a $90 annual membership, and you can sign up or learn more at nolayingup.com/join Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We are one night away from the opening round of the 152nd Open at Royal Troon. KVV calls in from Scotland to join us for the Open edition of Happy Hour. We run down some news and notes, talk weather and Royal Troon, play some trivia, and make our final picks. If you enjoyed this episode, consider joining The Nest: No Laying Up’s community of avid golfers. Nest members help us maintain our light commercial interruptions (3 minutes of ads per 90 minutes of content) and receive access to exclusive content, discounts in the pro shop, and an annual member gift. It’s a $90 annual membership, and you can sign up or learn more at nolayingup.com/join Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The final countdown is on for the final major of the 2024 golf season as the 152nd Open Championship begins Thursday at Royal Troon on Scotland’s west coast. We open the pod with some reflections on the oldest major in the game, a draft of our favorite storylines headed into this week’s tournament, a look at the odds sheet, our picks to win and not win, and share some of our favorite moments from previous Opens. If you enjoyed this episode, consider joining The Nest: No Laying Up’s community of avid golfers. Nest members help us maintain our light commercial interruptions (3 minutes of ads per 90 minutes of content) and receive access to exclusive content, discounts in the pro shop, and an annual member gift. It’s a $90 annual membership, and you can sign up or learn more at nolayingup.com/join   Support our partners: Titleist Duer Mizuho Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A year after falling a shot short of winning his home open, Robert MacIntyre wins the Scottish Open after a fortuitous break on the sixteenth hole and clutch putting to win by a shot over Adam Scott. We also talk through Ludvig's week, Rory's return and everything else from The Renaissance Club.   Then it's onto our review of the Evian where Ayaka Furue wins while our NLU Young Hitter Lauren Coughlin finished fourth. We also talk Keegan Bradley as the 2025 USA Ryder Cup Captain, LIV's finish in Spain, Bryson's war of words with his former coach, some thoughts on Olympic golf and more.   If you enjoyed this episode, consider joining The Nest: No Laying Up’s community of avid golfers. Nest members help us maintain our light commercial interruptions (3 minutes of ads per 90 minutes of content) and receive access to exclusive content, discounts in the pro shop, and an annual member gift. It’s a $90 annual membership, and you can sign up or learn more at nolayingup.com/join   Support our partners: Titleist fanduel.com/nlu  Pinehurst Resort Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As Royal Troon prepares to host the 2024 Open Championship, Soly and KVV bring another deep dive pod as we examine the last three Opens hosted at Troon: Henrik Stenson's epic duel with Phil Mickelson in 2016, Todd Hamilton's unlikely triumph in 2004 and Justin Leonard's win in 1997. If you enjoyed this episode, consider joining The Nest: No Laying Up’s community of avid golfers. Nest members help us maintain our light commercial interruptions (3 minutes of ads per 90 minutes of content) and receive access to exclusive content, discounts in the pro shop, and an annual member gift. It’s a $90 annual membership, and you can sign up or learn more at nolayingup.com/join Support our partners: Rhoback fanduel.com/nlu  Mizuho Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

DJ and Soly open up tonight's pod with a look at the birdie-fest that was the John Deere where Davis Thompson won at 28 under par while Hayden Springer delivered the latest 59 on the PGA Tour in Thursday's first round. Then it's on to some fun hypothetical questions (38:30) including the best ten players in the world regardless of tour status, our current favorite course on earth, the biggest difference between our views of some of the courses on the world top 100 lists and a lot more. Link to Marques Brownlee video discussed on PGA Tour Technology If you enjoyed this episode, consider joining The Nest: No Laying Up’s community of avid golfers. Nest members help us maintain our light commercial interruptions (3 minutes of ads per 90 minutes of content) and receive access to exclusive content, discounts in the pro shop, and an annual member gift. It’s a $90 annual membership, and you can sign up or learn more at nolayingup.com/join Support our partners: Titleist Rhoback Blade and Bow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Soly and DJ are joined by Tron calling in from vacation to relive our recent trip to Scotland where we played Royal Troon, The Old Course in both reverse and traditional routings, several of the other offerings in St. Andrews and a number of other courses as well. If you enjoyed this episode, consider joining The Nest: No Laying Up’s community of avid golfers. Nest members help us maintain our light commercial interruptions (3 minutes of ads per 90 minutes of content) and receive access to exclusive content, discounts in the pro shop, and an annual member gift. It’s a $90 annual membership, and you can sign up or learn more at nolayingup.com/join NLU Pro Shop Special: Use code HEAT for 20% off any polo if you buy two hats. Add all products to your cart before using the code (offer ends 7/7/24) Support our partners: Rhoback fanduel.com/nlu  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cam Davis is your champion in Detroit as the Aussie wins his second Rocket Mortgage Classic after Akshay Bhatia three putts on the 72nd hole. We recap all the action from Detroit including another close call for Cam Young plus Seth Waugh's resignation from the PGA of America, Chambers Bay in reported discussions to host a LIV event, golf's moment during the debate, some updates on our own golf games, and a ton more. If you enjoyed this episode, consider joining The Nest: No Laying Up’s community of avid golfers. Nest members help us maintain our light commercial interruptions (3 minutes of ads per 90 minutes of content) and receive access to exclusive content, discounts in the pro shop, and an annual member gift. It’s a $90 annual membership, and you can sign up or learn more at nolayingup.com/join NLU Pro Shop Special: Use code HEAT for 20% off any polo if you buy two hats. Add all products to your cart before using the code (offer ends 7/7/24) Support our Partners: Titleist - find the golf ball that best fits your game and schedule your fitting today Rhoback - code NLU for 20% off your first order Pinehurst Resort Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the second installment of “NLU Special Projects,” Kevin Van Valkenburg takes us through a universal nightmare for any golfer: having a case of the shanks. He gets insights from pros like Tiger, Rory McIlroy, and Scottie Scheffler, as well as amateurs, coaches, and even a hypnotist, all in an effort to unravel one of golf’s most universally dreaded experiences. For more narrative pieces like this, you can also visit us at NoLayingUp.com If you enjoyed this episode, consider joining The Nest: No Laying Up’s community of avid golfers. Nest members help us maintain our light commercial interruptions (3 minutes of ads per 90 minutes of content) and receive access to exclusive content, discounts in the pro shop, and an annual member gift. It’s a $90 annual membership, and you can sign up or learn more at nolayingup.com/join Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Protesters could not stop Scottie from winning his fifth straight signature event, as he outlasted Tom Kim at the Travelers. We chat about the exciting final round, Amy Yang's triumph at the KPMG Women's PGA at Sahalee, LIV Nashville, low scores on tour, Akshay Bhatia, some listener questions, and a lot more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nelly Korda shoots a shocking second round 81 to miss the cut at Sahalee at the KPMG Women's PGA. We check in live on Friday evening to chat about the tournament at the halfway point, place our auction bets on the eventual winner, get some #CoverageTakes in, discuss what we've liked about Sahalee to this point, and a ton more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A signature event and a women's major this week, as the PGA Tour heads to TPC River Highlands for the Travelers, and the women head west to Sahalee for the KPMG Women's PGA Championship. We try to get over our U.S. Open hangover, catch up on some of the #discourse around Rory and Bryson since Sunday, talk about our picks for the weeks at both events, check in with Nelly, and more. Will Zalatoris also joins (48:45) to chat about his status, his experience with major championship heartbreak, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Big Randy and Cody have you covered for this look at the KPMG Women's PGA Championship at Sahalee Country Club. We start with a quick recap of the last few events on tour, a look at all the contenders and those vying for their second or third major title, as well as some thoughts on the tree-lined course and a ton more. If you enjoyed this episode, consider joining The Nest: No Laying Up’s community of avid golfers. Nest members help us maintain our light commercial interruptions (3 minutes of ads per 90 minutes of content) and receive access to exclusive content, discounts in the pro shop, and an annual member gift. It’s a $90 annual membership, and you can sign up or learn more at nolayingup.com/join Support our Partners: Yeti - Presenting sponsor of our 2024 LPGA podcast content Titleist - find the golf ball that best fits your game Mizuho Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bryson DeChambeau wins the 2024 U.S. Open at Pinehurst. We discuss the day that was for Bryson, and wasn't for Rory McIlroy coming down the stretch. One of the best final rounds of a Major Championship at a course that stood it's ground. KVV pops in for an on the ground update as TC and Neil come through to lay down their thoughts on an action packed day on No. 2. If you enjoyed this episode, consider joining The Nest: No Laying Up’s community of avid golfers. Nest members help us maintain our light commercial interruptions (3 minutes of ads per 90 minutes of content) and receive access to exclusive content, discounts in the pro shop, and an annual member gift. It’s a $90 annual membership, and you can sign up or learn more at nolayingup.com/join Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bryson DeChambeau holds a 3 shot lead with 18 holes to play at the 2024 U.S. Open. Matthieu Pavon, Rory McIlroy, and Patrick Cantlay sit 3 back at -4 total. We are joined by KVV on the ground to discuss Bryson's round. We run through the leaderboard, get a Block Party update, talk odds-and-ins and more. If you enjoyed this episode, consider joining The Nest: No Laying Up’s community of avid golfers. Nest members help us maintain our light commercial interruptions (3 minutes of ads per 90 minutes of content) and receive access to exclusive content, discounts in the pro shop, and an annual member gift. It’s a $90 annual membership, and you can sign up or learn more at nolayingup.com/join Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ludvig Aberg is your solo 36 hole leader at Pinehurst. We are joined by Harry Higgs to discuss the course and set up so far, Neil joins to discuss Rory, and KVV calls in to discuss his day around the course. We run down the leaderboard, lay some nuggies down on who thing think will win, and more. If you enjoyed this episode, consider joining The Nest: No Laying Up’s community of avid golfers. Nest members help us maintain our light commercial interruptions (3 minutes of ads per 90 minutes of content) and receive access to exclusive content, discounts in the pro shop, and an annual member gift. It’s a $90 annual membership, and you can sign up or learn more at nolayingup.com/join Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

P. Cantlay and Rory McIlroy as your leaders through 18 holes at Pinehurst No. 2. We bring KVV in from the bullpen to discuss Cantlay's round, SVP joins us for his views on Pinehurst No. 2. We run down the leaderboard, talk some in's and out's of the course, get a quick history lesson and more. If you enjoyed this episode, consider joining The Nest: No Laying Up’s community of avid golfers. Nest members help us maintain our light commercial interruptions (3 minutes of ads per 90 minutes of content) and receive access to exclusive content, discounts in the pro shop, and an annual member gift. It’s a $90 annual membership, and you can sign up or learn more at nolayingup.com/join Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Final prep is complete for the 2024 U.S. Open at Pinehurst. We run down some news and notes, bring KVV in from the bullpen to discuss his latest Rory piece, identify some key features around No. 2, make our final picks and more. If you enjoyed this episode, consider joining The Nest: No Laying Up’s community of avid golfers. Nest members help us maintain our light commercial interruptions (3 minutes of ads per 90 minutes of content) and receive access to exclusive content, discounts in the pro shop, and an annual member gift. It’s a $90 annual membership, and you can sign up or learn more at nolayingup.com/join Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We officially kick off U.S. Open week with our preview pod as we look at all the storylines, contenders, our favorite holes at Pinehurst #2, the betting odds, ranking the last decade of U.S. Open venues and some of our favorite US Open memories, plus listener questions. If you enjoyed this episode, consider joining The Nest: No Laying Up’s community of avid golfers. Nest members help us maintain our light commercial interruptions (3 minutes of ads per 90 minutes of content) and receive access to exclusive content, discounts in the pro shop, and an annual member gift. It’s a $90 annual membership, and you can sign up or learn more at nolayingup.com/join Support our partners: Titleist - start your fitting process today Foresight Sports Blade and Bow Whiskey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Scottie Scheffler does it again. We discuss his 5th win in 8 starts, what it means for U.S. Open week, the state of signature events, TC's Cleeks getting it done in Houston, the events of June 6, 2023 and everything that's followed, and a ton more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Soly and KVV welcome TC for this Deep Dive pod as we look back to the 3 previous US Opens hosted at Pinehurst #2. We start with Payne Stewart's iconic triumph in 1999 and Phil Mickelson's close call. Then, it's on to the carnage of 2005 with Michael Campbell emerging victorious on a crazy Sunday afternoon. We close with Martin Kaymer's dominant win in 2014 after the course's restoration by Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw. If you enjoyed this episode, consider joining The Nest: No Laying Up’s community of avid golfers. Nest members help us maintain our light commercial interruptions (3 minutes of ads per 90 minutes of content) and receive access to exclusive content, discounts in the pro shop, and an annual member gift. It’s a $90 annual membership, and you can sign up or learn more at nolayingup.com/join Support our partners: Rhoback - take 20 percent off your first order with code "NLU" Pinehurst Resort Harry's Razors - get a travel set for $3 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We preview this week's Memorial Tournament, talk about the history of the event, Neil brings the heat on Desmon Muirhead, make our picks for the week, talk US Open Sectionals, and a ton more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brandel Chamblee checks in with Soly ahead of next week's US Open at Pinehurst to talk through his preparation for broadcasting the tournament for NBC, the distance and golf course setup debates, backlash to his stance on LIV and a ton more. If you enjoyed this episode, consider joining The Nest: No Laying Up’s community of avid golfers. Nest members help us maintain our light commercial interruptions (3 minutes of ads per 90 minutes of content) and receive access to exclusive content, discounts in the pro shop, and an annual member gift. It’s a $90 annual membership, and you can sign up or learn more at nolayingup.com/join Support our partners: Precision Pro Golf - Father's Day Sale - $30 off all rangefinders Rhoback - take 20 percent off your first order with code NLU Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Yuka Saso conquered a demanding setup at Lancaster for her second U.S. Women's Open title. We salute her incredible shotmaking on the back nine, the setup at one of the best venues we'll see all year, as well as Robert MacIntyre's win at the RBC Canadian Open. KVV calls in from on site having witnessed Minjee Lee's meltdown, and Yuka's ridiculous shots into the 15th and 16th holes. A fun recap! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Wichanee Meechai is your leader through 36 holes at the 2024 U.S. Women's Open in Lancaster, PA. Only Andrea Lee, Minjee Lee, and Yuka Saso are under par as the rest of the field scrambles to figure out Lancaster Country Club. We are joined by Marina Alex and Jane Park as we break down the action so far. Get an Amateur update from Jordan Perez, run down the leaderboard and more. Thank you to Yeti for presenting all LPGA content at No Laying Up for the year. If you enjoyed this episode, consider joining The Nest: No Laying Up’s community of avid golfers. Nest members help us maintain our light commercial interruptions (3 minutes of ads per 90 minutes of content) and receive access to exclusive content, discounts in the pro shop, and an annual member gift. It’s a $90 annual membership, and you can sign up or learn more at nolayingup.com/join Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stephan Jaeger returns to the pod to discuss his first win on the PGA Tour as he beat Scottie Scheffler at the Houston Open in late March. We also cover his distance gains off the tee and overcoming driver issues earlier in his career, embracing meditation practices, his first Masters appearance and more. If you enjoyed this episode, consider joining The Nest: No Laying Up’s community of avid golfers. Nest members help us maintain our light commercial interruptions (3 minutes of ads per 90 minutes of content) and receive access to exclusive content, discounts in the pro shop, and an annual member gift. It’s a $90 annual membership, and you can sign up or learn more at nolayingup.com/join Support our partners: Precision Pro Golf - Father's Day Sale - $30 off all rangefinders fanduel.com/nlu  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lancaster Country Club is set to host the U.S. Women's Open, as we get caught up on the news of the week, (of course) talk Nelly, Scottie's charges being dropped, what to expect from the golf course this week, Hamilton, NCAA's, and a lot more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We begin our US Women's Open preview pod with some thoughts on today's news that Lexi Thompson will retire and not play a full-time schedule beyond the current 2024 season. Then, it's time for a look at the incredible season so far for Nella Korda, her evolution on and off the course, and how long this run of dominance will continue. We wrap the pod with a preview of the week ahead at Lancaster Country Club with a detailed look at the course and who it potentially favors. We also give our pick to win (guess who!) as well as some surprise contenders and who'll miss the cut. If you enjoyed this episode, consider joining The Nest: No Laying Up’s community of avid golfers. Nest members help us maintain our light commercial interruptions (3 minutes of ads per 90 minutes of content) and receive access to exclusive content, discounts in the pro shop, and an annual member gift. It’s a $90 annual membership, and you can sign up or learn more at nolayingup.com/join Support our partners: Yeti - customize your next order for Dad ahead of Father's Day Mizuho Titleist - the #1 ball at this year's NCAA Championships Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We begin tonight's pod with some brief thoughts on the tragic news of the passing of Grayson Murray. If you are experiencing a mental health crisis please call the national suicide and crisis lifeline by calling 988 in the US or you can do to their website: https://988lifeline.org/ On the course - Davis Riley wins by five over Scottie Scheffler and Keegan Bradley for his second career PGA Tour win. We talk through the week for all the contenders plus Gil Hanse's renovation at Colonial. KVV joins the show (19:00) to recap the developments into the Scottie Scheffler case with the Louisville police department. We close with TC's celebration of Blandy's win at the Senior PGA (37:00), Harry Higgs going back to back on the KFT, a look at the NCAA championships and more. If you enjoyed this episode, consider joining The Nest: No Laying Up’s community of avid golfers. Nest members help us maintain our light commercial interruptions (3 minutes of ads per 90 minutes of content) and receive access to exclusive content, discounts in the pro shop, and an annual member gift. It’s a $90 annual membership, and you can sign up or learn more at nolayingup.com/join Support our partners: Travelers Championship Mizuho Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After meeting up in person on a recent trip to Bandon Dunes, Soly catches up with Doug Smith (@TheDouglasFresh) and Will Lowery (@WillLoweryGolf) after their first trip to the resort as well as Roger Steele (@Roger_Steele) for his second appearance on the pod. We talk through our favorite shots, holes and courses from the recent trips plus the food, atmosphere and recent additions to the lineup of playing options. If you enjoyed this episode, consider joining The Nest: No Laying Up’s community of avid golfers. Nest members help us maintain our light commercial interruptions (3 minutes of ads per 90 minutes of content) and receive access to exclusive content, discounts in the pro shop, and an annual member gift. It’s a $90 annual membership, and you can sign up or learn more at nolayingup.com/join Support our partners: Precision Pro Golf - Father's Day Sale - $30 off all rangefinders fanduel.com/nlu  Harry's Razors - https://www.harrys.com/nlu - get a trial set for just $3 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Xander Schauffele is your 2024 PGA Champion at Valhalla. He edges out Bryson DeChambeau by 1 with a birdie on his 72 hole to win his first Major Championship. We run down all of the leaderboard, news and notes, KVV calls in from on site, D.J. returns and close it out with some funny moments of the week. Presented by High Noon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Xander, Collin, THEEGALA!!! Birdies all over the place for the 3rd round of the PGA Championship. Lowry's 62, J Rose 64? We talk all through the days action, discuss the course as a major championship venue, make some calls and more. Presented by High Noon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What an interesting day in golf. Join us as we break down all the events around Scottie Scheffler and what led up to his 2nd round 66 while Xander Schauffele's 68 finds him atop the leaderboard at -12. We discuss ESPN's excellent reporting throughout the day, run down the leaderboard and more. Presented by High Noon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New course record 62 at Valhalla for Mr. Alexander Schauffele as he sits 3 clear after round 1. Tony Finau, Sahith Theegala, and Mark Hubbard sit 3 back at -6. We run down the leaderboard, talk about The Block Party, sell some takes and start a monitoring list just incase things get out of control in Kentucky. Presented by High Noon. If you enjoyed this episode, consider joining The Nest: No Laying Up’s community of avid golfers. Nest members help us maintain our light commercial interruptions (3 minutes of ads per 90 minutes of content) and receive access to exclusive content, discounts in the pro shop, and an annual member gift. It’s a $90 annual membership, and you can sign up or learn more at nolayingup.com/join Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What a week so far! As we gear up for this years PGA Championship at Valhalla, we run around the table discussing news, notes and more. Tiger, Brooks, Scottie and Rory. Join us as we run down the strongest field of the year, makes some pics and more. Presented by High Noon. If you enjoyed this episode, consider joining The Nest: No Laying Up’s community of avid golfers. Nest members help us maintain our light commercial interruptions (3 minutes of ads per 90 minutes of content) and receive access to exclusive content, discounts in the pro shop, and an annual member gift. It’s a $90 annual membership, and you can sign up or learn more at nolayingup.com/join Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The PGA Championship begins Thursday at Valhalla and we kick off the week with our preview pod with a thorough look at the odds sheet, our picks to win (and not to win), a power ranking of the courses hosting the PGA during the 2020s, listener questions and more. We close the pod with a deep dive into the 2014 PGA Championship with Rory's win at Valhalla (52:30). If you enjoyed this episode, consider joining The Nest: No Laying Up’s community of avid golfers. Nest members help us maintain our light commercial interruptions (3 minutes of ads per 90 minutes of content) and receive access to exclusive content, discounts in the pro shop, and an annual member gift. It’s a $90 annual membership, and you can sign up or learn more at nolayingup.com/join Support our partners: Titleist - the number one ball in golf Rhoback - code NLU for twenty percent off your first order through the end of this week Precision Pro - code NLU for twenty dollars off the purchase of an NX10 rangefinder Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rory does it at Quail Hollow yet again, but does it mean anything for Valhalla? Xander wilts, Quail Hollow low key bucks, and everything else from Wells Fargo. Rose Zhang calls in on her way out of town after a ridiculous performance at The Founders, Jason Day sets Twitter ablaze again, we answer a bunch of listener questions, and everything else from the week in golf. Thanks to: High Noon - highnoonspirits.com Oars and Alps - use code "NLU15" for 15 percent off at oarsandalps.com If you enjoyed this episode, consider joining The Nest: No Laying Up’s community of avid golfers. Nest members help us maintain our light commercial interruptions (3 minutes of ads per 90 minutes of content) and receive access to exclusive content, discounts in the pro shop, and an annual member gift. It’s a $90 annual membership, and you can sign up or learn more at nolayingup.com/join Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Randy and Cody are back with another LPGA pod as we look back at Hannah Green's win at Wilshire, preview this week's Founders Cup and next week's Mizuho Americas Open with tournament host Michelle Wie West. We also catch up with Maja Stark (30:00) about her progression from college golf to the LPGA tour, growing up in the Sweden golf system, last year's Solheim Cup and a ton more. If you enjoyed this episode, consider joining The Nest: No Laying Up’s community of avid golfers. Nest members help us maintain our light commercial interruptions (3 minutes of ads per 90 minutes of content) and receive access to exclusive content, discounts in the pro shop, and an annual member gift. It’s a $90 annual membership, and you can sign up or learn more at nolayingup.com/join Support our partners: Titleist.com - schedule your fitting today Yeti.com - presenting sponsor of our LPGA content Mizuho Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In our High Noon Happy Hour show, we chat Quail Hollow with esteemed member Johnson Wagner as we preview the 2024 Wells Fargo, answer some questions, check in on some guys having sneaky good and sneaky bad seasons, chat about Rory's comments Wednesday about him not returning to the board, and a ton more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Four years after his first appearance on the pod, we welcome back Jim Nantz of CBS to detail the changes in the network's golf coverage, offer some context around the growth of the Masters coverage and infrastructure, Scottie Scheffler's recent dominance and the current fractured environment in pro golf. We also get some amazing stories from Jim's time on the road, his favorite meal spots at various tour stops, and an incredible story to close us out surrounding an encounter from early in his career with an iconic actor at an iconic course. If you enjoyed this episode, consider joining The Nest: No Laying Up’s community of avid golfers. Nest members help us maintain our light commercial interruptions (3 minutes of ads per 90 minutes of content) and receive access to exclusive content, discounts in the pro shop, and an annual member gift. It’s a $90 annual membership, and you can sign up or learn more at nolayingup.com/join Support our partners: Precision Pro Rangefinders - code "NLU" for $20 off fanduel.com/nlu  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Taylor Pendrith birdies the 72nd hole to win the Byron Nelson at TPC Craig Ranch while Ben Kohles bogeys the final hole to miss a potential playoff. Meanwhile at LIV Singapore (24:00), Brooks and Ripper GC win while TC's Cleeks made their first podium appearance of the year. We break down both events and a few other news and notes from the world of pro golf, Soly's trip to Bandon Dunes (53:00) before opening up the listener/reader mailbag to answer your questions (1:04:30). If you enjoyed this episode, consider joining The Nest: No Laying Up’s community of avid golfers. Nest members help us maintain our light commercial interruptions (3 minutes of ads per 90 minutes of content) and receive access to exclusive content, discounts in the pro shop, and an annual member gift. It’s a $90 annual membership, and you can sign up or learn more at nolayingup.com/join Get the best ball for your game - get fit at Titleist.com Blade and Bow: Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey https://www.bladeandbowwhiskey.com Omni Hotels and the Omni Golf Collection - the Generation Cup qualifiers begin later this month. Locate the one nearest you at omnihotels.com/generationcup. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Coming off his first PGA Tour win and first Masters appearance, Austin Eckroat joins the pod to recap his trip to Augusta National, competing against Scottie Scheffler as a pro and during his junior career. We also cover his ascension up the rankings, playing into the Tour's signature events, managing his playing schedule and life on the road, and a ton more. fanduel.com/nlu  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on the recap pod we open with a recap of the better-than-expected-Zurich Classic where Rory and Shane Lowry win in a playoff. Then we call in KVV for a segment we've been workshopping all week in conjunction with the NFL draft: comparing pro golfers and pro quarterbacks and vice versa (24:00). From there we pivot to LIV Adelaide (54:00) as well as the LPGA at Wilshire, Rory's potential return to the PGA Tour policy board, tour players receiving equity, and more. fanduel.com/nlu  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After winning the media lottery, Soly wrapped up his week covering the Masters with a chance to play Augusta National the day after Scottie Scheffler won his second green jacket. After some time to process the experience, Soly is joined by Neil and KVV to relive the anticipation leading up to the round, offer a hole-by-hole recount of his day on the course, and answer some listener questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nelly Korda joins the podcast (29:30) to chat about winning her 5th straight tournament at the Chevron, what's changed for her, the nerves of the final round, and the jump into the pond on 18. We also chat about the first women's major of the year, Woodlands, get a call-in from T3 finisher Lauren Coughlin (41:45), and discuss the coverage of the Chevron. We check in on the leaderboard as it stands at the RBC Heritage (1:31:20), the bizarre decision not to move up tee times, and other notes from the men's golf side. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We are 36 holes complete at the 2024 Chevron Championship with two atop the leaderboard. Jin Hee Im and Atthaya Thitikul are tied at -8 with Nelly Korda 1 shot behind. Our very own Lauren Coughlin played tough trying to keep the momentum going after her opening 66. She sits at T5 with a host of others. We run down the leaderboard, discuss the other events going on, and close with our ESPN+ experience. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A double dip this week as we preview the RBC Heritage at Harbour Town, and the first women's major of the year at the Chevron. We talk course fit at both places, our favorite Harbour Town memories, what's changed at the Chevron, Nelly's run, and preview our travel series that debuts tonight. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The ninth installment of Tourist Sauce premieres Wednesday night on our YouTube channel as we return to Australia where the first season of our travel series was filmed. Our itinerary for our return down under: New South Wales: 34:00 Bonnie Doon 43:00 Royal Adelaide: 53:45 St Andrews Beach 1:17:30 Lonsdale Links 1:30:45 Penn Kingswood 1:38:00 Cape Wickham 1:58:00 Ocean Dunes 2:23:10 Royal Melbourne 2:35:40 Kingston Heath 3:01:45 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Randy, TC and Cody are back with an LPGA preview pod as we gear up for the first major of the women's season with the Chevron Championship. To help us set the table for the week ahead, we call upon friend of the pod Justin Ray for some statistical research with his ten favorite stats from the dominant run of Nelly Korda who enters play this week winning her last four events. After our chat with Justin we look at the schedule for the week, some of our favorite potential storylines at the event and close the show with our favorite dark horse and outright winner picks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Scottie Scheffler is now a two-time Major Champion, joining Tiger Woods winning The Players and The Masters in the same season and multiple times. He is the fourth youngest player to win his second green jacket (Tiger, Jack, Seve). We run through the day's events: Ludvig's solo 2nd at his first Major, a disappointing final 9 for Max finishing T3 with TommyLad, and Collin. Biggest stories of the week, a couple leaderboard rundowns, future Major predictions and more. We close it out with a lengthy menu from TC and KVV and we wish Soly all the best on his upcoming dream round. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Scott Scheffler is leading the 2024 Masters Tournament through 3 rounds. D.J., Randy and Soly break down the day's action with special appearances from Tron and KVV. Plus we welcome special guest Johnson Wagner to break down Scotty, the chasers Collin Morikawa, Ludvig Aberg, and Max plus what weird stuff he saw Bryson do today. We close it out by picking winners and Jordan and Soly's Champions dinner menus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Pro Maxwell John Homa along with Big Bryson DeChambeau and Scott Scheffler sit atop of the leaderboard at -6 through 36 holes. We break down all of the day's action to include Bryson moving signs, Zatch not cussing at Patrons, The Rib and J. Spieth's troubles and more. TC pops in to shout out the young Swede Ludvig and Neil runs our lingering or loitering game. We close it out with Neil and Big Randy's Champions Dinner menus and the debut of the new hit song "Big Cans." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The opening day of the 2024 Masters saw the artist formerly known as The Big Golfer jump out to an early lead. Bryson is one ahead of Scott Scheffler and two clear of Nicolai Hojgaard as round 1 is not yet complete. We run down the leaderboard, get caught up with Soly and KVV, call in Big Randy from the bullpen, try not to ice Max Homa and talk a little Tiger Woods. We close the show with some fashion takes and Cody and D.J. present their Champions Dinner menus. A ton of fun, a whole lot more golf to be played. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We are back with the High Noon Happy Hour Preview show Augusta edition. We run down news and notes, pairings and featured groups, reaction from early week pressers and more. Plus our final picks at the end of the show on the eve of the first Major of the year! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Soly, Tron and KVV fire up our preview pod for the 2024 Masters with a look at what we're most excited for this week at Augusta and offer some darkhorse picks to claim the green jacket on Sunday. We also go through some listener questions, data points for the week, our Who Won't Win picks, the odds sheet, course changes and a ton more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We have a jam packed pod this weekend as Akshay Bhatia wins the Valero, Nelly Korda wins the LPGA Match Play, and Lottie Woad claims the 5th Augusta National Women's Amateur. We start in San Antonio where Bhatia won in a playoff over Denny McCarthy after McCarthy's back nine 28 (!!) to force extra holes. We talk Akshay's career outlook in light of his second win on tour and try to make sense of McCarthy's incredible run of birdies before his chunked wedge in the playoff. We also talk Rory, Spieth, and a few other notes ahead of the Masters. Then it's on to Las Vegas (30:00) where Nelly Korda wins for the fourth consecutive start as she defeats Leona Maguire to win the LPGA Match Play while Lottie Woad birdies 17 and 18 to win the ANWA (44:00). We close with some observations from our day at Augusta today (1:10:00), JT's split from Bones, LIV-Miami, upcoming content this week and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Soly and KVV are back with another deep dive episode - this time we look at four specific Masters tournaments: 2011 - a year famous for Rory's collapse, Tiger's Sunday charge and Charl Schwartzel's closing run of birdies to win 1977 - Tom Watson holds off Jack Nicklaus to win the first of his two green jackets (59:40) 1980 - After winning the Open the year before, Seve Ballesteros goes wire to wire to win by four strokes (1:38:00) 1989 - Faldo emerges as the winner in a playoff after Scott Hoch's infamous missed two-foot putt on the first playoff hole (1:59:45) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We've got a busy episode tonight as Randy, Cody and Jordan preview the upcoming LPGA Match Play in Las Vegas and the 5th edition of the Augusta National Women's Amateur with both events getting underway on Wednesday. We also catch up with Stanford's Rachel Heck (1:11:00) to discus her recent essay "Why I'm Remaining an Amateur" which you can find on our website at the link below. https://nolayingup.com/blog/why-im-remaining-an-amateur Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Scottie Scheffler's win streak is no more as Stephen Jaeger wins in Houston by a shot over Scheffler and four others for his first PGA Tour win. KVV, Randy and Cody make sense of Jaeger's win, Scheffler's putting down the stretch and the comps to Tiger. We also talk Alejandro Tosti and Memorial Park before we shift gears to the LPGA Tour (39:00) where Nelly Korda won for the third time this year. We look at the dominant start to the year for Nelly, Lexi's close call, and some other news and notes from Phoenix. We also touch on Chris DiMarco and Bryson making news this week(1:06:30), and wrap the pod with a fun exercise from the mind of KVV (1:21:00) - constructing our own golfer hoops squads based on personalities and athletic abilities. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Over recent months the phrase "improve the product" has become a crutch phrase for players, tour officials, TV executives, and virtually anyone with a stake in the health of professional golf. We try our best to actually define the phrase and its various forms, the biggest hurdles standing the way of progress, and what we view as most important to actually making meaningful improvements for the benefit of golf fans. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Peter Malnati is the Valspar champion - his second win on tour and first in over eight years. We break down Malnati's triumph, plus a look at the week for Cam Young, Keith Mitchell and JT, amongst others - plus some listener questions. Then it's time for a great deal of speculation around the meeting in the Bahamas between the Tour / SSG and the PIF (43:00). After a careful review of the flight tracking data and how close - or not close - a potential investment deal may be, we move on to Nelly Korda's win on the LPGA tour (53:00) and other news and notes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Randy, TC and Cody are back with another LPGA check-in as we recap the tour's Asian Swing highlighted by a pair of wins for Patty T and some other notable performances from the last three tournaments. Then it's time for a look ahead to the upcoming event at Palos Verdes and beyond as the tour returns stateside for a three week run of events before a week off ahead of the first major of the year - the Chevron. We also touch on the rumors regarding a mixed event at the 2028 Olympics and some other assorted news and notes from the women's game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Soly catches up with former PGA Tour pro Ken Green who has some amazing and hilarious stories about his career on tour, his numerous fines, sneaking his family into Augusta for the Masters and getting to play with the biggest superstars of his era. We also hear about the traumatic events over the course of his life which he has detailed in his book Hunter of Hope: A Life Lived Inside, Outside, and On The Ropes. Soly has an editorial note at the 55:45 mark that introduces this portion of the podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Scottie Scheffler's final round 64 has us creeping into uncomfortable territory with some of the comparisons that we make. Plus, we discuss how Wyndham's putt stayed out, his last 12 months, who the top 5 players are in the world right now, what makes the Players special, and a ton more. Thanks to everyone that tuned in live all week, these are always a blast to do. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Xander Schauffele leads by one heading into the final round of the Players, as we recap our day out at TPC Sawgrass, Wyndham's chunk, Harman's 65, Scottie's health, some course setup issues, and a lot more from Saturday at the Players. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Wyndham Clark races out to a 4 shot lead. Will Soly's pre-tournament pick go on to win? We chat about a Friday out at TPC Sawgrass, Scottie's neck, what makes the Players experience special, Roger Maltbie, Rory, a fun trivia game, and a ton more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The first round of the Players is in the books, Rory, Xander, and Wyndham all shoot 65 to race out to the lead, Vik and Jordan confront Rory about a couple of drops, TPC Sawgrass plays benign, and everything else from our day on site at the Players. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our High Noon Happy Hour Preview show covers our week at the Players to date, reactions to Jay Monahan's press conference, Rory's comments, as well as Xander, Scottie, and others. We also make our picks for the week, what groups we want to follow, what hole at TPC Sawgrass we would tweak if we could, and a lot more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Soly is joined by DJ and Randy for a look ahead to this week's Players from TPC Sawgrass. After Soly sprinkles in a few nuggets from his day at the course we play 'Buy or Sell' on a number of topics around this week's event (the lack of a repeat winner, Monahan's presser and future as commissioner, the event's claim of the strongest field in golf) as well as the prospects for a number of the biggest names on tour who figure to be in contention on Sunday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Scottie Scheffler obliterates the field at Bay Hill, and we recap his ridiculous week, put his win into perspective, project his next month and a half, and more. We also chat Bay Hill, Zalatoris, Rory, Wyndham, Lowry, AK's 65, Matteo Mannesaro, and a lot more. You can find the full show notes here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Back with our High Noon Happy Hour Live Show, we preview the week at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, chat about Bay Hill, some API trivia, and discuss field sizes. Plus news, comments, laughs and more. Cheers! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As the second season of Full Swing gets released on Netflix this week, Soly, DJ and Neil hand out their reviews of the sophomore installment for the series. We touch on the episodes that we liked, the ones that were duds, improvements from season one, how we view the 2023 Ryder Cup differently in light of the final episodes, and the stories we wish would have been a part of the retelling of the 2023 year in professional golf. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With the PGA Tour event at Palm Beaches pushed to a Monday finish we throw the audience a bit of a curveball to start tonight's episode with a modified Pro Golf Fantasy Draft. From there it's on to Palm Beaches (25:00) for a look at the tournament where Austin Eckroat leads by a shot with just seven holes completed. We look at the rest of the contenders and the apparently softened course setup - plus Webb's interview and the notable sponsor's exemptions for this week's event at Bay Hill and the rumor mill surrounding Rory's LIV comments. Then it's on to LIV Jeddah for the return of Anthony Kim to pro golf (51:00), Talor Gooch popping off again and the PGL lawsuit against LIV. We close with a look at Hannah Green's win on the LPGA (1:15:00), our reaction to The Match, a look at the Seminole Pro-Member tee sheet and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Daniel Berger stops by to talk with Soly about his back injury and the road back to reclaiming his physical health and his place in the competitive golf landscape. We also cover his experiences in team competitions, playing money games with tour pros as a high school aged kid, his mental approach to golf and his injury rehab, the changes on tour while he was away and a ton more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jake Knapp wins the Mexico Open in his fifth start as a PGA Tour rookie and our three amigos of Soly, TC and Neil fire up the weekend pod to recap everything from Vidanta including Knapp, runner-up Sami Valimaki, and the decided lack of juice surrounding this week's event. We also talk through the Masters special exemptions that were handed out this week (31:40), Bryson's bonkers interview, and Anthony Kim's rumored return to pro golf at LIV Jeddah. Also on the pod this week: (1:02:00) Charlie Woods's pre-qualifier attempt, some assorted news and notes from around the globe, a look ahead to Monday night's edition of The Match and Soly's week at the Gasparilla. Check out the full range of NLU content on our website - including the Nest member section here: https://nolayingup.com/categories/nest Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As the LPGA Tour's spring Asian swing kicks off in Thailand this week our LPGA pod crew of Randy, Cody and Jordan break down the Tournament of Champions and the Drive On, won by Lydia Ko and Nelly Korda, respectively. Then it's on to LET and the Saudi Ladies International (23:20) where Patty Tavatanakit won with a seven under final round 65 and offered some candid and honest thoughts on her recent struggles in her post-round interview. We then look ahead to the weekend in Thailand and some of the notable names in the field (40:30) as well as a look ahead to the latest iteration of The Match involving Lexi Thompson and Rose Zhang. Then, Jordan helps us get up to speed on the latest from the women's amateur golf scene before we close with a look at some of the notable rookies on the LPGA Tour this year (54:20) and some assorted news and notes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hideki puts on a ball-striking clinic on Sunday to with the Genesis with a final round 62. We break down Matsuyama's win, the return of Will Zalatoris, Cantlay and Xander's Sunday struggles, Scottie Scheffler's adventures on the greens, Tiger's WD, Spieth's DQ and ton more from the week at Riv. We also offer some thoughts on Mackenzie Hughes's interview during the third round on the state of pro golf, some Hamsterdam takes, results from elsewhere in pro golf and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Back with our second High Noon Happy Hour Live Show, we preview the week at the Genesis, chat about what makes Riviera special, send some Valentines, make our picks for the week, discuss "Sun Day Red," our expectations for Tiger this week, and everything else you need to get hyped for the best PGA Tour event of the year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After an eventful weekend in Scottsdale, Billy Horschel returns to the pod to talk through his experience with the crowd at the WM and how the event has changed over the course of his career. We also get into the PGA Tour - SSG deal, PIF investment, differing opinions on the road back for LIV players, his interview after shooting 84 at the Memorial last year and a ton more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nick Taylor survives a playoff with Charley Hoffman at TPC Scottsdale, as Soly, DJ, and Neil breakdown the week in Phoenix. What went right, what went wrong, Sahith, Scottie, Spieth, what makes TPC Scottsdale work, and a lot more. We also talk LIV Vegas, PGA Tour Enterprises equity grants, and more news and notes from the week in golf. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1997 was a transformative year in men's golf. Soly and KVV dive into Tiger's dominant performance at the Masters, what this meant for golf, how it was covered at the time, and how it all happened. We also chat about Ernie Els at Congressional, Justin Leonard at The Open, and Davis Love's triumph at Winged Foot. Come for the results, and stay for the hilarious tidbits uncovered along the way. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After the cancellation of the final round of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am we look back at a pair of 54 hole tournaments with the PGA Tour's weather shortened weekend as well as the LIV season opener at Mayakoba. We begin at Pebble where Wyndham Clark wins after a third, and final, round 60 - setting a new course record and beating Ludvig by a shot. We break down the finish and the decision making that led to the shortened format given the relative lack of options, and provide some context for how Clark's third round compares to other low rounds from recent years in pro golf. We also look at the others on the leaderboard (19:00) including Ludvig, JT, Jason Day as well as the course setup, Clark's decision to turn LIV down and stay on the PGA Tour, Spieth and Rory's respective comments on the potential PIF investment into the Tour (40:00), off course rumblings, a review of Neil's top and bottom 10 from his pre-tournament power rankings, and some reflections from our time on-site at the tournament. Then we turn our attention to Mayakoba for the LIV season opener (1:09:30) as Joaquin Niemann wins the individual title in a playoff over Sergio with Jon Rahm's team wins the team crown. As the only live golf broadcasted on Sunday, we take stock of the progress and remaining shortcomings of the league's team rosters, the broadcast product and upcoming tech advancements and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're back and live from the range again at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, chatting with Lucas Glover, Maverick McNealy, tournament director Steve John, Sahith Theegala, and Justin Thomas. The Beluga also gives us big board for the entire tournament, we make some picks, react to the Tour investment announcement, player quotes, and a ton more. Thanks a ton to AT&T for having us out to do a show from the range, it was an absolute blast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Live from the range at Pebble Beach for the first time, the guys chat about the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, welcome some guests including Kira K. Dixon and Max Homa, chat about their Australia trip, and what they've seen on the range here at Pebble. We'll be back for another live show from Pebble on Wednesday from 11PM ET to 2PM ET.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

KVV remains in the captain's chair for tonight's pod along with Shane Bacon and Kyle Porter as Matthieu Pavon wins at Torrey Pines with a birdie on the 72nd hole to beat Nicolai Hojgaard by a shot. We break down the finish, the international leaderboard, the lack of French golfing success, the concept of non-Sunday finishes on tour plus Tom Whitney's week and which PGA pro we would trust (and not trust) with handling nuclear weapons. We also have some fun with wondering why certain players didn't go to LIV (47:40), the abysmal pace of play this past week, the angst over sponsors exemptions at Pebble next week, the latest edition of The Match, and - with some help from Jordan Perez - we break down Nick Dunlap's decision to turn pro after his win last week (1:04:00). On the back half of the pod we talk through the rumored PIF-PGA Tour deal, our hopes for what a reunified pro golf world could look like, the Anthony Kim rumors, a few musings on buddies trips, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this, the first in a series of what we’re calling “NLU Special Projects,” Kevin Van Valkenburg dives deep into the curious life story of Gary Player, the son of a South African miner who would go on to win more than 160 global tournaments over the course of his storied career. For more narrative pieces like this, you can also visit us at NoLayingUp.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

KVV returns to the captain's chair tonight with Joel Beall of Golf Digest joining for this weekend's recap pod. We start with the first amateur to win on the PGA Tour in over 30 years as Nick Dunlap wins the AmEx with a clutch five foot putt on the 72nd hole. We make sense of Dunlap's rise through the amateur golf scene and his performance today as he stared down seasoned pros with multiple wins on tour. We also talk JT (24:00), Bezuidenhout, Burns, Xander, Scottie and Daniel Berger's return to the tour after a lengthy absence due to a back injury. Then it's off to Dubai where Rory wins after a close call last week (39:40) with a one shot victory over Adrian Meronk and two clear of Cam Young - plus Joaquin Niemann's participation as a LIV player in the Euro Tour event (54:50). We also cover Lydia Ko's win at the LPGA Tournament of Champions (1:04:00), Jay Monahan's trip to Saudi Arabia (1:16:45), and some other news and notes and with thoughts on the events at Sports Illustrated before we close with KVV reading his latest column "Lost in the Sauce of Golf Training Aids" (1:55:25) which can be found on our website: https://nolayingup.com/blog/lost-in-the-sauce-of-golf-training-aids Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As the LPGA season kicks off Thursday at Lake Nona we fire up the first of many LPGA focused podcasts in the new year. Ahead of the Tournament of Champions, our crew of Randy, Tron, Cody and Jordan go 24 for (20)24 with two dozen questions to be answered over the course of the upcoming season, including: Our favorite venues and events on the 2024 schedule including a breakdown of the courses that will host the Women's PGA, US Open and Open Championships The season outlook for Lilia Vu, Nelly Korda, Linn Grant, Lexi Thompson, and several other big names on the LPGA Tour Our predictions for movement in and out of the Rolex Top 10, potential first-time winners in 2024, Player and Rookie of the year awards. Early thoughts on the 2024 Solheim Cup A look at the ANWA and NCAAs Off-course rumblings around the rumored LPGA-LET merger. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Champion Golfer of the Year, Brian Harman joins the pod to talk through his win at Royal Liverpool, how his life and playing schedule look after winning a major championship, his experience in Rome as a Ryder Cup rookie and a ton more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With the boys off filming the latest season of Tourist Sauce, KVV steps into the captain's chair along with our pal Shane Bacon for this week's recap episode. After a special cameo in our show open, we start with the Sony where Grayson Murray wins in a playoff over Keegan Bradley and Ben An. We talk through Murray's play in Hawaii and his personal struggles in recent years, plus Carl Yuan's....... interesting...... TIO ruling on 18 (32:40) and Gary Woodland's emotional return to the tour after brain surgery in September (47:00). Then it's on to Dubai (50:30) for Tommy Fleetwood's dramatic birdie-birdie finish to beat Rory McIlroy by a shot. We prognosticate on the rest of 2024 for both Tommy and Rory and then look at the off-course news of both Martin Slumbers and Keith Pelley stepping away from their respective roles at the R&A and the DP World Tour. We wrap with some thoughts on the end of Tiger's Nike contract (1:21:00) and the numerous legends across other sports - players and coaches - who have recently retired or are reaching the end of their competitive careers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Golf course architect Beau Welling joins the pod to talk through his design career which began under Tom Fazio and how his business made it through the financial crisis of the late 2000s. Plus, we detail his views on the current golf boom and how much of a role the pandemic played in the rise in golf participation. We also cover his work at the new Omni Frisco PGA Resort, working with Tiger Woods on some of his design projects, designing short courses, his thoughts as an architect on the distance debate and a ton more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Kirk kicks off the 2024 PGA Tour season by winning the Sentry at 29 under par after a bogey-free 65 on Sunday. We look at Kirk's week at Kapalua with a clip from his prior appearance on the pod - NLU Episode 326 - detailing his struggles with anxiety and alcoholism (8:10). We also cover the close calls for Sahith and Spieth (21:00), what to make of Scheffler's week (30:00), Kisner's broadcasting debut (40:30), Rahm lurking on Maui (49:30) and Jason Day's new look (53:00). In the final half hour we look at the off course news including the Rory interview from this week and various reactions to his comments, the curious schedule for the PGA Tour's rookie orientation, some early dubs for us in 2024, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're back with new shows in the new year, kicking off our first "Happy Hour" presented by High Noon as we debrief on a Twitter spat with Brandel, hand out some more superlatives from 2023, revisit our 2023 predictions, make our predictions for 2024, catch up on Rory's interview, and of course try to remember who won PGA Tour events in 2023. Thanks to everyone that tuned in live. You can view the show in its entirety on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/live/RVqz2wfsd4k?si=BCYTq9e-9toCsWTX Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We are ten years into No Laying Up, a text thread among college friends that's turned into more than any of us could have imagined. Come along for a three hour conversation about the origins of that initial text thread, the website (21:30), the first podcast (35:00), Justin Thomas marking the first podcast appearance from a tour pro (55:30), the first detonation of golf television coverage (1:09:00), our Rory-DT news scoop (1:23:00), the first Tourist Sauce (1:50:30) and Strapped seasons (2:14:00), and a ton more. A more extensive list of some of our favorite web posts, tweets, and other moments from the last decade will be available soon on the No Laying Up website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our annual holiday tradition returns with a medley of clips from our 2023 podcasts. Thanks for supporting what we do at No Laying Up, and we hope you enjoy reliving some of our favorite moments from the past year. Guests featured on this episode include: Jon Rahm, Lee Trevino, Scottie Scheffler, Jordan Spieth, Max Homa, Will Zalatoris, Steph Curry, Lilia Vu, Padraig Harrington, Hunter Mahan and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tiger and Charlie Woods once again starred at the PNC while Bernhard Langer and his son Jason took the top spot in Orlando. We start this weekend's recap pod elsewhere with a recent ESPN report about the potential imminent private equity investment into the PGA Tour from a combination of US-based investors and the Saudi PIF. We also look back at some critical decisions from the tour over the last 3-4 years and play some revisionist history (17:00). We also get into Rahm's public silence since his LIV move (52:00), the mule uprising (55:30), Finau staying put (1:02:45) and potential talent changes at NBC (1:04:45). Then it's time for the on-course update portion of the pod (1:07:00) with the PNC, Q-School and then we close with a 2023 Superlatives game (1:13:15). Awards handed out include: Shot of the year, mule of the year, best major championship hole of the year and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Randy, TC, Cody and Jordan are back with part 2 of our LPGA 2023 recap. In this episode we discuss the past twelve months on an individual basis for some of the biggest names in the women's game including Nelly Korda, Linn Grant, Rose Zhang, Leona Maguire and more. (Editor's note: you'll find a thorough discussion on Lilia Vu's year in part 1 of our LPGA review podcast). From there we delve into the off-course news (51:40) of potential Saudi PIF investment into the women's game and take stock of year one for LPGA Tour Commissioner Mollie Marcoux Samaan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's time to put a bow on the 2023 LPGA season as Randy, Tron, Cody and Jordan gather to recap the last twelve months in women's professional golf. In part one we relive the ascension of Lilia Vu whose two major wins catapulted her to the top spot in the world rankings, relive our most notable moments of 2023 (20:55), review our predictions from the start of the year that came true and those that most certainly did not (52:05), and take stock of the notable changes in the top ten over the course of the season (1:04:30). Stay tuned for part 2 of our discussion on Thursday which delves into the potential Saudi-PIF involvement in the women's game, a review of the years from some of the biggest names on the LPGA tour, and a review of the first year in charge for LPGA commissioner Mollie Marcoux Samaan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We've got several different avenues to cover on this week's recap pod. First up, Soly, KVV and Tron react to the latest news on the PGA Tour's efforts to snag private investment dollars and do our best to make sense of how these negotiations dovetail with the potential PIF investment into the PGA Tour Then it's on to the Grant Thornton (19:00) where Lydia Ko and Jason Day win the inaugural edition of the PGA-LPGA team crossover tournament. We also talk Rory's return to Twitter, the reactions to Jon Rahm's LIV announcement and some additional ramifications of a restructured PGA Tour (24:00) before we move to Soly's interview with USGA CEO Mike Whan and R&A CEO Martin Slumbers on this week's rollback announcement (44:30) We close the pod (1:42:10) with KVV reading his recent column "Jon Rahm, The Rollback and an Entire Reevaluation" which you can read here: https://nolayingup.com/blog/jon-rahm-the-rollback-and-an-entire-reevaluation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We rallied the crew to go live shortly after Jon Rahm officially announced that he would be joining LIV Golf. We talk about today's announcement, what it means, the ridiculous letterman jacket, how this all likely gets resolved, and where we go from here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Soly, DJ and Tron gather for our midweek pod fresh off the USGA / R&A announcement of a rollback of the golf ball beginning for pro golfers in 2028 and in 2030 for the recreational golfer. We offer our initial reaction to the announcement as well as some other reactions from around the game of golf, plus a look back to how we arrived at the announcement - particularly in light of the rejected Model Local Rule bifurcation proposal from earlier this year. We also sift through the various opposing points of contention around today's announcement, the responses from other organizations in pro golf, and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Scottie Scheffler wins the Hero World Challenge as Tiger returns to competitive golf, but we begin this week's pod with the latest on the Jon Rahm to LIV rumors, its impact on PGA Tour leadership and private equity negotiations, and the curious silence from Rahm and his camp. Then it's on to this week's mule uprising (24:40), the forthcoming distance announcement from the R&A and USGA (49:00), Jay Monahan's recent appearances (1:08:30), and reactions to actual golf played this week, starting in the Bahamas with Scheffler's win, the Cat's potential 2023 schedule, Morikawa's penalty, and more (1:15:25). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the eve of his 84th birthday we are honored to welcome Lee Trevino to the pod for the first time. Over the course of two hours we cover Lee's unlikely story of overcoming poverty and hardship in his youth, his introduction to the game, military service in the Marine Corps, money game matches and introduction to the pro tour, winning majors, competing against Nicklaus, Palmer and Player and a ton more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hunter Mahan returns to the pod to catch up on all things Ryder Cup and gives his take on what went down in Rome. Before the Ryder Cup discussion Hunter shares his reasons for optimism concerning the professional game and offers some insight on the players' response to the communication from the Tour concerning the framework agreement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ludvig Aberg dominates the RSM Classic, Rory leaves the board, Lanto Griffin has some quotes, the TGL roof collapses, and that's just a bit of what's discussed in this week's recap. We also talk DP World Tour, CME Group Tour Championship, LIV free agency, Azinger out at NBC, Tiger playing the Hero, and a ton more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Randy and Cody are joined by Jordan Perez ahead of this week's LPGA Tour Championship. On the pod this week: Jordan gives us a sneak peek at her profile of Angel Yin which will hit the NLU website later this week We recap the year for world no. 1 Lilia Vu as she reclaimed the top spot in the world rankings after her fourth win of the season last week at the Annika as well as some other notable performances during the tour's Asian swing (8:30) What to make of some of the notable players who did not make the Tour Championship (30:10) Who would win player of the year if the award was voted upon as it is on the PGA Tour? (44:00) Some of the other season-long awards up for grabs this week, assorted news and notes from across the women's game, and our picks to win this weekend in Naples (54:00) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Soly catches up with Michael Kim for a true golf nerd discussion covering: His social media presence and embracing his role as one of the Mules on tour. (7:15) His opinion on the decision makers on potential outside investment into the tour and how important the effects on his level of player will prove to be in the decision making process. (16:10) The depths of the struggles he dealt with in his game, working to find a way out of those struggles and the search for the right swing coach to help in that process. (37:10) A more thorough explanation of some of his tweets regarding how pros approach their swing thoughts, the distance debate, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We start tonight's pod with an NLU tradition, a Max Homa cameo after another win for The Pro. Max hops on for a quick recap of his win in South Africa at the Nedbank and we offer some thoughts on the fall season thus far and enjoy some laughs thanks to some... interesting... comments from Mr. Player (21:45). Then it's on to Bermuda where Camilo Villegas wins on the PGA Tour for the first time since 2014 (24:00). We give Camilo some well-deserved praise battling back from the pro golf abyss amidst heartbreaking personal tragedy, offer our thoughts on the setup, and enjoy a nice rant from TC on some of the last few entrants into this week's field. After a couple of final notes from the Butterfield we dive into the latest news and rumors from the PGA Tour's future investment (44:00), some follow ups to our midweek TGL pod, and a recap of this week's LPGA event in Tampa (57:20) and TC and DJ's trip to see the new Pinehurst no. 10 golf course, designed by Tom Doak (1:00:45), a Tiger sighting as Charlie's caddie and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As news about the forthcoming TGL (Tomorrow Golf League) has trickled out in recent weeks, we gather to try and compile what we know, and what we don't know, about the venture. First up, the basics of the league: the competition format, the rosters, who's investing in the league, etc. We also examine: Our big picture feelings about the state of the TGL venture and how legitimate the competition will feel to viewers (20:20). The viability of the league long term in light of the non-Tiger players who are participating and the cringe-worthy Morikawa video (45:30). Rahm's absence from the league after initially committing and other notable players who are not participating (56:50). Our best guesses on how the league will do in its initial season (1:04:00) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

No recap pod this weekend as we're all on the road after our Nest Invitational Tournament in Frisco, Texas. Instead, we bring you another calendar year majors deep dive with Soly and KVV as we turn the clock back to 1996. We start, of course, with the dramatic Sunday in Augusta as Greg Norman falters and Nick Faldo claims his third Masters. Then it's on to Oakland Hills (49:00) for Steve Jones's unlikely triumph at the U.S.st Open, Tom Lehman's lone major win in the Open Championship at Royal Lytham & St. Annes (1:27:25), and we wrap with the PGA Championship at Valhalla (1:29:55) where Mark Brooks beats local favorite Kenny Perry in a playoff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Soly catches up with veteran swing coach Sean Foley to discuss his career coaching some of the best players on tour and lessons learned from mistakes over the course of his interactions tour pros (12:30). We also examine the different styles of coaching when it comes to professional players (20:30), the intersection of swing thoughts and relying on natural instincts (32:30), working with Tiger (44:00), adjusting his teaching methods for the next generation (57:00) and more. We're also bringing you something new after our chat with Sean as our own Kevin Van Valkenburg reads his recent essay "I Walk Alone: Embracing Solo Golf" (1:13:10) which you can also read on our website here: https://nolayingup.com/blog/i-walk-alone-embracing-solo-golf Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Soly and Ben bring you the weekly recap pod from down under where Aussie Jasper Stubbs wins the Asia-Pacific Amateur at Royal Melbourne's famed composite course. We start with our observations from the week and experiencing firm and fast San Belt golf at one of the best courses in the world before breaking down the action from the 2023 tournament (14:00) culminating in Stubbs winning in a playoff and securing invites to the 2024 Masters, the 2024 Open Championship and the 2024 Amateur Championship. We also reflect on the purpose of the tournament (29:00) and some of the interesting stories and competitors we met during the week from all over this part of the globe including countries with little to no championship golf tradition. We close with Ben's impressions, as a first time visitor, of Melbourne's golf culture and San Belt courses (42:30), our upcoming match on the composite course at Royal Melbourne, and (55:00) the need for more top-level professional golf in Australia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Big Randy and Cody are back with a recap of the latest from the women's game including Lexi's performance on the PGA Tour, the last couple of LPGA tournament results, recent interviews featuring Rose Zhang and Mollie Marcoux Samaan, and more. Then in part two (45:00) we're joined by Gabi Ruffels to talk through her year on the Epson tour, her transition from high level junior tennis to golf and a look ahead to her upcoming year on the LPGA Tour in 2024. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our Ryder Cup recap content continues with Soly and TC interviewing European assistant captain and analytics guru Edoardo Molinari. We get into his first explorations into golf data and analytics during his own professional career, his experience helping Luke Donald form the partnerships that were so successful in Rome, how he viewed some of the decisions from the American team, the atmosphere in the team room after the heated ending to Saturday's matches and a ton more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Neil steps in as our substitute teacher on this week's recap pod as Collin Morikawa wins the ZoZo with a final round 63 for his sixth career PGA Tour win. We take stock of Morikawa's prospects headed into 2024 compared to some of the other big names on tour and other notable finishes from the week in Japan. We also recap Minjee Lee's win at LPGA BMW Ladies Championship in Korea, the LIV team championship and some of the rumblings around LIV's attempts at a big name signing and more (Note: We recorded our pod before the LIV team championship finished so there won't be any discussion about the results from Miami). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ahead of the start of the 2023-24 NBA season, Soly catches up with Steph Curry who was just named the 2023 Charlie Sifford Award winner for his efforts in advancing diversity in the game of golf. We cover Steph's work with the Underrated Golf Tour and the Howard University golf teams plus his current competitive golf aspirations and his plans for golf when his basketball career comes to a close. We also get into his thoughts on the Ryder Cup and some comparisons to his experiences with USA Basketball. 0:00 Steph Curry's golf game 07:10 Underrated Golf Tour 13:20 Howard University 18:50 Life after basketball, The Match 24:20 Ryder Cup and USA Basketball overlap Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tom Kim gets his third PGA Tour win by defending his title at the Shriners while Lexi Thompson misses the cut by a shot. We recap all the news from Vegas before a check-in on the DP World Tour, LPGA and LIV events. Then it's time for the off course rumors regarding the PGA Tour - PIF framework agreement, the OWGR denying LIV's request for world ranking points, an overly thorough examination of Phil's upcoming chess moves, TGL news, listener questions, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As he competes this week in Las Vegas we hear from a longtime friend of the pod, PGA Tour pro Zac Blair. Soly and ZB catch up on the latest with Zac's golf course in South Carolina - The Tree Farm - and the path from his initial work on a site in Utah for The Buck Club to what was ultimately built outside of Aiken, South Carolina. We also get into his road back from a shoulder injury that led to surgery, playing on tour under a major medical exemption and a lot more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Big Randy, Tron and Cody are back with a post-Solheim cup check in on all things LPGA. We start with Lexi Thompson's appearance in this week's PGA Tour event, some recent comments from LPGA Commissioner Mollie Marcoux Samaan about maximizing the tour's financial opportunities and capitalizing on the positive momentum of the Solheim Cup. We close with a look at the last couple of tournaments, Epson Tour graduates and some other news and notes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

DJ and Soly fire up the Sunday night pod with some thoughts on the Sanderson and the PGA Tour's Fall Series as Luke List emerges from a five man playoff to win in Jackson. Then it's on to some additional Ryder Cup reactions from DJ (18:00) and some additional reporting surrounding the Cantlay and Schauffele situations. From there we transition to the Korn Ferry Tour Championship as James Nitties, Golf Channel broadcaster and former PGA Tour pro, joins us to recap the notable stories from the weekend (46:00). We close with some assorted news as notes from the world of golf including the Dunhill, Lexi Thompson's upcoming appearance at the Shriners, the recent TGL announcements and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fresh of his debut Ryder Cup appearance we welcome The Pro, Max Homa, back to the pod for the first of undoubtedly several postmortem episodes recapping the events at Marco Simone. Max takes us through the emotions of the week and during the American rally on Sunday, his partnership with Brian Harman, the mood in team room after Friday and Saturday, his reaction to the narrative around Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele, and the path forward for the US Ryder Cup team in Bethpage and beyond. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After a too little too late rally from the USA in singles, Europe reclaims the Ryder Cup by a final margin of 16.5 to 11.5 to extend the American winless drought on European soil. Settle in for a lengthy review of the matches at Marco Simone, the off course drama, what lies ahead for both teams as we look ahead to Bethpage and the 2025 Ryder Cup, our grades for each player and a ton more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Euros continue to dominant the 2023 edition of the Ryder Cup. TM USA finally got a whole point on the board and appeared to be gathering some momentum by the days end. Hat-gate, LaCava vs Rory, and Sunday singles to discuss as we break down all the events of Day 2 at the Ryder Cup. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Euros were dominant, the Americans - and the TV coverage - stunk, and we've got a 6.5 to 1.5 score after day one of the Ryder Cup. We break it all down, make some apologies, and look ahead to the remaining two days of competition in Rome. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pairings are out for the first session of the 2023 Ryder Cup, and we break down each match, each grouping, what we think happens in the afternoon, our reaction from seeing Marco Simone on Thursday, and try to contain our excitement for the best event of the year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With our resident Euro supporters in transit home from the Solheim Cup we call up Shane Ryan for a thoroughly biased American preview of the 2023 Ryder Cup which (finally) begins this week in Rome. We take a final look at the course and some recent setup changes, the American's approach to the event, our picks for MVP and LVP plus some other predictions and a few listener questions as well. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After a back and forth final day of individual match play the Europeans retain the Solheim Cup in a dramatic 14-14 tie with the USA. We do our best to provide a comprehensive recap of an incredible three days in Spain. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We are 8-8 after two days of the 2023 Solheim Cup. We break down morning and afternoon sessions from Spain, roll out Sunday Singles predictions, and cover the news and notes from the day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After a 4-0 sweep by the Americans in morning foursomes, the Europeans have clawed back to a 5-3 deficit after the first day of the 2023 Solheim Cup. Randy, Cody, Tron and Neil are on site with their reactions to the first two sessions and to get your set for the weekend in Spain. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ahead of the release of NLU's film about our friend Jim Hartsell and his book When Revelation Comes, we recorded a podcast with Jim, the film's editor Matt Golden, DJ and Tron. We get Jim's reaction to viewing the film for the first time, reminisce about the trip and the memorable courses and moments from our journey and Jim's experiences since the book's publishing. We hope you enjoy the film and this complimentary podcast and we encourage you to consider purchasing a copy of When Revelation Comes - available via Back 9 Press or wherever you get your books: https://back9press.com/pages/when-revelation-comes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Randy and Cody are on location in Spain as we close in on the start of the 2023 Solheim Cup matches which begin on Friday morning. For our preview episode we bring in Sophie Walker - former LET player and current broadcaster for Sky Sports Golf - to preview our favorite holes at Finca Cortesin, the potential parings and matchups, plus our predictions for the final score, top point scorers for each side, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sahith Theegala is a PGA Tour winner after an eventful Sunday that saw him claim a two shot victory in Napa. We start our recap by celebrating Sahith's win and making sense of the new fall series. Then, it's time to go across the pond to Wentworth where Ryan Fox wins the DP World Tour's BMW Championship as the entire European Ryder Cup team appears to be trending heading to Marco Simone. On the back half of tonight's recap we get into the USGA Mid-Am, the KFT, Full Swing not getting access to the US Ryder Cup team room and some other miscellaneous news and notes. Plus an equipment update from Soly and a look ahead to our upcoming content plans for the Solheim and Ryder Cups. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ahead of her Solheim Cup debut in Spain next week, Cheyenne Knight sits down with Randy to talk about her selection to the team as well as her amateur and collegiate career at Alabama, her initial struggles in professional golf, the distance and technology debate from an LPGA perspective, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With no PGA Tour golf this week we go across the pond for a recap of the Irish Open where Vincent Norrman wins at The K Club while we get an on the ground report from Randy at this week's LPGA Kroger Queen City Championship where Minjee Lee defeated Charley Hull in a playoff. We also get into the US Ryder Cup team's trip to Marco Simone, an update on our own golf games headed into the fall, paying off our season long picks contest, Ryder Cup TV coverage and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Big Randy is on location at this week's LPGA Kroger Queen City Championship in Cincinnati. Ahead of the tournament he catches up with Angel Yin to talk about her road back from a difficult patch in her career, learning to coach herself and own her swing, her close calls at notching her first win during the 2023 season and the upcoming Solheim Cup matches in Spain. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Each of the twelve man teams are set for Marco Simone - time for another Ryder Cup roundtable with Soly and Kyle Porter vs. Tron and Jamie Weir. We begin with Soly and Tron trading haymakers on Ludvig's inclusion on the European team and their respective histories of opinions on the Swedish Ryder Cup rookie. After the Ludvig shouting match concludes (28:00), we settle down for some additional thoughts on the makeup of the rosters, those who were considered and not selected, potential pairings and a ton more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's time for another deep dive from Soly and KVV - this time we look back at the last four Ryder Cups on European soil. From the blowout win at the K Club in 2006 to Le Golf National in 2018, we examine every detail in each of the home European victories from the most memorable moments to the many shortcomings from the Americans, the controversies, the fashion.... or lack thereof, and a ton more. Settle in for this one! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

George Gankas makes his return to the pod to talk with Soly about swing mechanics and how intricate and varied the golf swing can be, his work coaching players of all skill levels, working with Matt Wolff through his recent struggles, how he observes his players from TV coverage, his own aspirations of playing competitively and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The 2023 Tour Championship finished with Viktor Hovland running away from the field with a five shot win over Xander Schauffele after a Sunday 63 to claim the $18 million first prize. We sing Viktor's praises after another dominant playoff performance and take stock of Xander's week in Atlanta, the confusing year for Scottie Scheffler and the need for official injury reports in golf. We also talk Ryder Cup picks and our biggest winners and disappointments from the 2023 season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Big Randy and Cody are back with another LPGA-focused pod which kicks off with a review of Alexa Pano's first professional win at the co-sanctioned ISPS Handa World Invitational event in Northern Ireland. Then it's on to the upcoming Solheim Cup matches in Spain which are just inside of a month away (34:00). We recorded shortly after European captain Suzann Pettersen announced her captain's picks. We debrief on the European team before moving on to the Americans and the upcoming decisions facing captain Stacy Lewis. We close with some hypothetical head-to-head matchups based on the Rolex rankings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With just a little more than a month to go our foursome of Ryder Cup sickos are back to trade barbs ahead of the action at Marco Simone. For the stars and stripes, Soly pairs with Kyle Porter while the Euros are represented by Tron and Jamie Weir. We take the temperature of both sides and potential captain's picks, venue and setup concerns, the path to victory for each side, the shortcomings of the points systems, underrated players on both teams, and a ton more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Viktor Hovland wins the BMW with a blistering back nine 28 en route to a course record 61 at Olympia Fields to claim the second leg of the FedEx Cup Playoffs. We try to wrap our brains around Hovland's finish and the week for Scottie, Rory, The Pro, and some first hand reporting from TC and DJ who were both on location (just outside of Chicago). Then it's on to some fiery Ryder Cup discussion (37:30) before some reactions to the US Am, LPGA-LET and Euro events this week (1:10:30). We wrap with some hard hitting analysis of Blockie's round at Valhalla, our interview with Billy Walters and some personal life updates on our way out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Soly visits with legendary sports gambler Billy Walters ahead of the release of Billy's book Gambler: Secrets from a Life at Risk. In addition to the well publicized partnership Billy had with Phil Mickelson, we cover his upbringing in Kentucky, his first exposure to gambling, his road to becoming of the most famous sports bettors in the world and a ton more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After a busy weekend on multiple fronts, we fire up the pod and begin with Cody and Randy from the Women's British Open where Lilia Vu won her second major of the year. Then it's on to Memphis where Lucas Glover wins for a second consecutive week - this time in a playoff over Patrick Cantlay at the FedEx St. Jude to kick off the first leg of the PGA Tour playoffs. We close with the latest on the PGA Tour HQ dysfunction, the US Women's Amateur at Bel-Air CC, LIV Bedminster and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Big Randy and Cody report from Walton Heath with TC joining stateside for a Friday recap of the first two rounds of the Women's British Open where Ally Ewing leads by five shots. We break down Ewing's first two rounds, the rest of the contenders, those who we expected to contend that are heading home after two days, plus our experiences as members of the Women's Open Radio crew and a look ahead to the weekend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Big Randy and Cody are on location at Walton Heath for this week's AIG Women's Open. After a brief recap of our jet-lagged experience at today's Pro-Am, we offer our thoughts on the course, our upcoming appearance on the tournament radio broadcast, and our picks to contend in the final major of the year in women's golf. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The PGA Tour regular season has come to an end with Lucas Glover winning in Greensboro while Justin Thomas missed advancing to the playoffs by just one shot. We break down the weekend in Greensboro, look at how the playoff bubble shook out, the Ryder Cup chances for JT and Ludvig, and Bryson's 58 at LIV Greenbrier. Then it's on to the off-course news as Tiger joins the PGA Tour policy board and the players attempts to take back control of Tour decisions. We close with a quick look at the LPGA Scottish Open and the upcoming Women's British Open, plus the KFT in Utah, college athletics conference realignment in the scope of college golf and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tron and Cody take the reins in this week's recap pod with Jordan Perez hopping on for our LPGA coverage of the Evian Championship. We begin with the 3M as Lee Hodges claims his first career tour victory with a seven shot victory at TPC Twin Cities. Then, we're on to some Ryder Cup discussions for both squads (12:50) with just one regular season event left on the tour schedule. We shift gears over to the Evian (22:15) as Jordan joins us to dissect Celine Boutier becoming the first French woman to win the event. There's also Solheim Cup implications to discuss after several strong showings from the European side, the slow pay penalty assessed to Carlota Ciganda during Friday's second round, plus a quick recap of the US Junior Am. We close the pod with some off-course PGA Tour news (1:01:30) as Jay Monahan's memo confirms the PGA Tour will not support the MLR roll back, plus some additional details in the memo on the potential process for LIV players returning to the Tour, communication from the tour to the players on the negotiations with the PIF and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ahead of the fourth LPGA major of the year, Randy catches up with Grant Boone to talk all things Evian Championship and LPGA. Grant is a long time play by play voice on Golf Channel and brings a great perspective on the up and down history of the Evian and the debate around what makes a major earn that distinction on tour. We also get into some general discussion on this season thus far and some of the names who we expect to contend this week in France. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brian Harman is the Champion Golfer of the Year with a six-shot victory at Royal Liverpool in the 151st Open Championship. It's an all-hands-on-deck recap pod tonight as we cover the week at Hoylake. We'll start with the champ and take stock of Harman's dominant performance for his first major championship and his potential spot on the Ryder Cup team. Then it's time to hear from TC who joined KVV from on-site after Tron flew to the UK before today's final round to support Tommy-Lad (36:00). Then it's on to a neutral's perspective on Tommy and the rest of the leaderboard (59:45) as well as some thoughts on this season's majors as a whole, the upcoming Ryder Cup, and a few coverage takes to close us out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tommy disappoints, Harman surges ahead by five, Rahm re-enters the picture, and everything else from Saturday at the Open Championship. We chat about a day that started out exciting but lost juice, and Tron has a reveal that, and I cannot emphasize this enough, is well worth your time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brian Harman surges ahead by 5 shots at the halfway point as Tommy Lad battles to join him in the final pairing on Saturday. We recap a lengthy day 2 at Royal Liverpool, discuss the bunker adjustments made by the R&A, assess some performances after two rounds, preview the weekend ahead, and a lot more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

TOMMY LAD! TC's beautiful boy jumps out to the early lead, as we react to day one at Hoylake. We talk Tommy, Rory, internal OB, Royal Liverpool, other noteworthy rounds of the day, down the leaderboard, and a ton more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We have a very special bonus midweek episode as Randy speaks with Jane Park. Jane left the LPGA Tour in 2021 after her ten month old daughter, Grace, experienced a series of seizures which left her with permanent brain damage. This week Jane will return to the tour along with Paula Creamer at the Dow Great Lakes Invitational - the LPGA's team event - in Midland, Michigan. In addition to enjoying a proper send-off for her competitive career, Jane hopes to bring awareness and raise financial support for families of children who experience epileptic seizures. (You can follow Jane's week on Instagram @TheJanePark. If you'd like to contribute to the foundations mentioned, please visit: Epilepsy Foundation and Golf4Her Foundation) Jane walks us through her family's experiences through the last two years, her goals for the upcoming tournament, her favorite current players to watch on the LPGA Tour and a ton more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Open Championship (presented by his majesty the king) returns to Royal Liverpool this week for the latest edition of the game's oldest major. We break down the course, the changes since the last time it hosted the Open, the weather forecast and a quick scan of the betting favorites. Then it's time for us to make our picks for the week (24:00), and our traditional picks not to win. We close with our own personal rankings of the courses of the Open rota and how they stack up against each other (58:30). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rory wins the Scottish Open and we're left wondering if that's a good thing for his chances in next week's Open Championship. We take stock of McIlroy's win, Big Shot Bob MacIntyre's incredible shot into 18 in his home open, Tommy-lad, Scottie, Lord Tyrrell and everything else from the week at the Renaissance Club. After some Hamsterdam on the CBS sports app coverage, we take a sneak peek at the captains pick options for the Euro and US Ryder Cup teams (42:30), some additional reaction to Tuesday's Senate hearing, Linn Grant's win on the LPGA Tour, plus DJ's epic two-day run of ten rounds on Wisconsin's ten top-100 public courses. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ahead of the Open Championship we're joined by Martin Ebert, a UK based golf course architect who helped Royal Liverpool through several major changes to the course ahead of next week's tournament. We cover all the changes to the course including the brand new 17th hole and get an in depth perspective on the challenges of renovating a seaside links course. We also discuss the effects of modern technology on some of the world's oldest courses and look at potential changes to other Open rota courses. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After the events of the day in DC we fire up the pod and call upon Jim Newell, Senior Political Writer at Slate Magazine, to help us make sense of today's proceedings in front of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations. We examine what was (and wasn't accomplished) over the course of the three plus hour hearing, plus the documents that were released about the communications between the Tour and the PIF - including the "best of both worlds" proposal. We also discuss potential reactions from players on tour, offer some thoughts on the road ahead and close with some listener questions. Link to documents discussed on tonight's pod: https://www.hsgac.senate.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023-07-10-PSI-Majority-Staff-Memorandum-Regarding-Preliminary-Information-on-Agreement-Between-PGA-Tour-and-Saudi-Arabian-Public-Investment-Fund-with-Consolidated-Appendix.pdf Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ahead of the PGA Tour's hearing in DC on Tuesday, Soly is joined by Senator Ron Johnson of Wisconsin who serves as the ranking member of the Senate's permanent sub-committee on investigations. Senator Johnson gives us his perspective on the proposed agreement between the Tour and the Saudi PIF, the purpose and goals of a public congressional hearing, the trends of sovereign wealth funds investing in pro sports - both domestically and internationally, how professional sports leagues are treated compared to other potential monopoly cases, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We begin tonight's live show recap pod with Randy, Tron, KVV, Cody and Jordan from Pebble Beach where Hawaii's Allisen Corpuz won the US Women's Open at Pebble Beach for her first professional win. After that, Soly takes the wheel and we're on to the PGA Tour where Sepp Straka fired a final round 62 to win the John Deere Classic. We also touch on all the action from LIV London, the DP World Tour, the recent departure from the PGA Tour's Policy Board and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nasa Hataoka is your leader through 3 rounds of the U.S. Women's Open at Pebble Beach. TC runs down the prix fixe leaderboard menu as we gear up for Sunday's final round. How far back is too far back, worst case scenario winners, and winner picks as we wrap up the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Big Randy has some explaining to do as Bailey Tardy leads the U.S. Women's Open through 2 rounds at Pebble Beach. TC cooks down the leaderboard, some Team Rose chatter, and a farewell to Michelle Wie West. Plus a special interview with Michelle's former caddie Matthew Galloway to close out the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Round 1 recap of the US Women's Open! Is this the way Pebble Beach is supposed to play? Late/Early advantage? And a surprise Amateur uprising. Chef TC cooks down the leaderboard as Big Randy plays host Live from the Dog House, onsite at Uncle Jim's place. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Golf course architect Christine Fraser joins Soly to detail her philosophy around her golf course design work, creating community centered courses, learning the tools of the trade under Martin Hawtree while living in Europe, getting her own company started and working as a woman in the GCA space. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The 2023 US Women's Open begins tomorrow and we're on location as Pebble Beach hosts a women's major championship for the first time. We start with some thoughts on the course itself and how it presents itself in the context of a US Women's Open. Then it's on to the leading contenders among US women (41:15) and the general lack of momentum for several of the highest-ranked Americans. We also recap the career of Michelle Wie West as she prepares for her final event as a professional (53:15). We close with some of Randy's favorite statistical nuggets headed into the week (1:13:15) and our picks for low Am and who'll hoist the trophy on Sunday evening. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rickie Fowler wins for the first time in four years as he claims the Rocket Mortgage in a playoff over Collin Morikawa and Adam Hadwin. We look at all the action from Detroit, and the struggle to watch the final round today when tee times were moved up. Plus some thoughts on Morikawa and the rest of the contenders this week - Ludvig included. Then it's on to the news from off the course over the past week, starting with PGA Tour - Saudi PIF framework agreement that came out on Monday (30:15). Plus, the DP World Tour internal document release from last year (58:30), Peter Malnati's GolfWeek interview (1:16:45), the players' backlash against Eamon Lynch and more. We close with a round up from non-PGA Tour events (1:34:15), a quick look ahead to the upcoming US Women's Open and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Soly catches up with Jordan Spieth and Scottie Scheffler for a quick chat about both of their journeys to becoming world number one, continuing to learn new techniques, Ryder Cup team experiences, Scheffler's current run at majors, putting, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're pulling double duty on this week's recap pod with Ruoning Yin claiming the KPMG Women's PGA Championship and Keegan Bradley winning the Travelers. We start at Baltusrol with Yin's first major championship, the close calls for some of the contenders on the leaderboard, our thoughts on Baltusrol as a host for a women's major and the television coverage from the weekend. Then it's on to the Travelers (56:15) where Keegan Bradley took advantage of the home game models and won with a whopping 23 under par at TPC River Highlands. We're joined by friend of the program Zac Blair (1:02:45), fresh off his T-2 finish, for his take on the course and what it's like competing in elevated purse events. We close with some of the rumblings and remaining unknowns around the PGA Tour and the potential deal with the Saudi PIF (1:37:30). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're halfway through the KPMG Women's PGA at Baltusrol. We check in on a stacked leaderboard, a difficult golf course, Leona Maguire, Minjee Lee, Nelly Korda, more names that missed the cut, the disappointment from Peacock, and a lot more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ahead of the KPMG Women's PGA Championship we fire up another LPGA pod with our preview of the season's second major. We start with a look at the setting for the tournament - the recently renovated lower course at Baltusrol - and how it sets up for the women's profession game. We also give a quick recap of the recent tournaments since our last LPGA pod and look at some of the notable contenders and pairings this week including Rose Zhang in her first major appearance as a professional. Then it's prediction time as we offer some safe and risky prognostications for how the week will play out as well as our picks to win and not win. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fresh off a top 30 finish in this year's US Open, three-time major champion Padraig Harrington joins Soly to offer his perspective on the setup at LACC, competing in golf's biggest events into his 50s, the ins and outs of his speed training and how it applies to golfers of all skill levels, plus his views on the PGA Tour - LIV news from a couple of weeks ago and its impact on the upcoming Ryder Cup. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Wyndham Clark wins the 2023 US Open, and we recap the week that was, Rory's close call, Scottie, LACC as a venue overall, the fan dilemma, thoughts from on site, Tommy's run, some bets paid off, and a lot more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rickie, Rory, Wyndham, and Scottie separate from the field at LACC, as we recap a furious finish to a very fun day of golf. We talk about what a win would mean for each person, how things unfolded on Saturday, Hamsterdam, veneers, what we expect out of Sunday, and a lot more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

LACC fights back as the sun comes out, Rickie takes the solo lead into the weekend, Rory has given himself another shot, how different the course played today, what's reasonable to expect from a US Open, another cathartic Hamsterdam, and a ton more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

LACC is under attack! We react to the low scores from Thursday at the US Open, breakdown where and why the birdies happened the way that they did, pick some winners and losers of the day, Hamsterdam, Rory, Rick, Xander, Scottie's putting, the vibe on the course, and a ton more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Soly, Tron and KVV are on location for our preview of the 2023 US Open at Los Angeles Country Club. The guys break down some of the key shots the players will face this week, offer some observations from their Monday at the course, and we look forward to the challenges of competing at a place like LACC without a ton of history at the venue. Plus, our picks to win and not to win, some long shots that have caught our eye, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

OH CANADA!!!! Native son Nick Taylor wins the Canadian Open in a playoff over Tommy Fleetwood with a dramatic 72ft eagle putt at the 18th hole to become the first Canadian to win their nation's open since 1954. We break down Taylor's performance as well as the close call for Fleetwood, the course at Oakdale and Rory's week on the course. We then shift to the off the course drama from earlier in the week as more details emerge about the proposed framework agreement between the Saudi PIF and the PGA Tour. We theorize LIV's potential future, the communication - or lack thereof - from the PGA Tour to its members, the lack of initial details about the new structure, and what happens next if the deal does (or doesn't) go through. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As the golf world attempts to make sense of yesterday's PGA Tour - Saudi PIF - DP World Tour announcement, we do our best to offer a wide-ranging view of the repercussions from the perspectives of various stakeholders in the game. This episode includes: DJ is joined by Big Randy for his thoughts on yesterday's news, what led us to this point, and what could/should have been done differently on the part of PGA Tour leadership. A recap of audio from Rory's press conference ahead of the Canadian Open (51:00) John Nucci of Conduct Detrimental on the potential legal challenges that will arise from both the US DOJ and European regulators (1:05:45). An assortment of quotes today from Jay Monahan on Golf Channel (1:20:00), Bryson on CNN (1:23:15) and press conference audio from Mackenzie Hughes and Corey Conners (1:29:00) Cody and Big Randy with DJ on Saudi Arabia and the PIF's potential expansion into women's professional golf (1:40:30) Rose Zhang closes us out on a positive note and she visits with Soly and DJ on the heels of her first professional win over the weekend (2:16:15) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The golf world was rocked by a stunning announcement Tuesday morning that the PGA Tour would be forming a new "commercial entity" with the Saudi Public Investment Fund, including LIV Golf, as well as the DP World Tour. The boys fire up an emergency Live Show to discuss what details are known at this point, what the road back to the PGA Tour could look like for players who made the jump to LIV, some potential FTC-DOJ legal roadblocks, and a ton more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Viktor Hovland wins the Memorial in a playoff over Denny McCarthy for his fourth PGA Tour win while Rose Zhang beats Jennifer Kupcho in a playoff to win on the LPGA tour in her first start as a pro. We begin the pod breaking down Hovland's win and the week for runner-up Denny McCarthy, Rory, Scottie, the renovation to the course, Billy Ho's interview, and more. Then it's on to Liberty National as Rose announces her presence on tour with a win just a week after she defended her title in the NCAAs. In short, there's no better time for some absurd predictions on how many career majors she'll win. We also get into Phil's week on Twitter and a quick look at Monday's final stage of US Open qualifying. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Time for another check-in on the upcoming Ryder Cup as Jamie Weir of Sky Sports and Kyle Porter from CBS Sports join TC and Soly to take the temperature of both teams headed into the summer months. We theorize about the setup at Marco Simone, who could be trending as a captain's pick, the depth of both squads, inclusion of LIV players, listener questions and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Emiliano Grillo wins at Colonial, and we recap our week on site, the final dramatics, Colonial's renovation, Michael Block, more Michael Block, Claude Harmon's comments, LPGA Match Play, news and notes from around the world of golf, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is a two-part episode. In the first part Tron, Cody and Randy discuss the Founders Cup, hit on some odds and ends around the women's game, and preview + make picks for the Match Play this weekend. In part two (beginning at 1:08:47), Jordan Perez (@Jrdnprz on twitter) joins Randy to discuss the NCAA D-I Women's Championships which just concluded yesterday. Wake Forest captured the team title while Rose Zhang captured the individual title. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joel Dahmen and his caddie Geno Bonnalie join us at the Charles Schwab Challenge to chat about their newfound fame from their appearance in "Full Swing," what dad life has been like for Joel, their take on Oak Hill, and what makes this week a fun one on tour. But the highlight is Geno recanting the story of how he set a Guinness world record, and I promise this is a story you're going to want to hear. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brooks Koepka claims the PGA Championship at Oak Hill for his fifth career major with a two shot victory over Viktor Hovland and Scottie Scheffler. We get an on the ground report from KVV, take stock of another impressive major championship for Koepka, witness Randy's efforts to cancel the Block party, catch up with Soly, recap our experience with the ESPN broadcast, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Day 3 PGA Championship recap: Brooks sitting alone at the top, Viktor, Corey and the Big Golfer chasing and an appearance by TM Rose! Plus we break down Scottie's rough day, MIKE BLOCK, Rory and the ESPN+ show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Day 2 at Oak Hill recap: Scottie's continues to get it done, Hovland's incredible play and bad fashion, Brooks and Bryson paired up tomorrow and a ton more. Guests Matt Every and Roger Steele join to discuss their day out at the 2023 PGA Championship.

We recap a fun opener at Oak Hill, including Bryson's unlikely resurgence, Rory's up and down day, Rahm's disaster, DJ, Oak Hill, Tom Kim's mud excursion, what KVV saw out of Bryson in person, Phil, and a ton more.

Major championship golf is back as the PGA Championship begins Thursday at Oak Hill. Soly joins the pod from on location in Rochester along with Tron, DJ and KVV to offer our thoughts on the setup and what type of player stands to benefit. We also get into the evolution of the PGA Championship, the pre-tournament favorites that we're buying and selling and some listener questions.

For the first time in five years, Jason Day is a winner on the PGA Tour as he holds off a jam packed leaderboard in Dallas to win the Byron Nelson. We look back at Day's road back from the injuries and struggles that derailed his run as the top ranked player in the world and look at the rest of the week at TPC Craig Ranch. Then we call upon friend of the program Bunkie Perkins for his report from the grounds of LIV Tulsa. Plus, Phil Mickelson's week on Twitter, our upcoming TV coverage partnerships at the PGA Championship and US Open, and a quick debrief on our trip to Italy for the Italian Open to check out Marco Simone ahead of the Ryder Cup.

Randy and Cody are back for another LPGA pod as we recap the International Crown with our biggest takeaways from each team. Plus, our experience at the Wednesday pro-am with Maja Stark of Sweden and LPGA commissioner Mollie Marcoux Samaan, some thoughts on recent TV coverage of LPGA events, our clubhouse leaders for Player and Rookie of the Year and our picks for this week's Founders Cup. We close with Randy's look at the thirteen women who started the LPGA tour and for whom the Founders Cup is named.

Randy and Cody catch up with Lilia Vu, the newest major champion on the LPGA Tour. Lilia details her win at the Chevron, her road to success on the LPGA tour after a decorated amateur career, overcoming early struggles as a professional, and more. 

Neil takes over as substitute teacher on the wrap up pod as TC, Randy and Cody join for a look at Wyndham Clark's first PGA Tour win as he claims the Wells Fargo in Charlotte. We take a trip down the leaderboard, gauge our levels Quail Hollow fatigue, plus a check in on the LPGA International Crown, the Italian Open on the DP World Tour and an update on our own golf games a third of the way through the 2023 calendar. 

Soly catches up with PGA Tour pro and broadcaster, Johnson Wagner, to discuss his transition from playing full time to broadcasting for the Golf Channel as well as his take on the PGA Tour policy changes, life on tour as a "mule", LIV, the distance debate and more. 

Tony Finau wins the Mexico Open at Vidanta outlasting Jon Rahm to win on the PGA Tour for a sixth time. Soly, DJ and Neil fire up the pod to relitigate Big Tone's career in light of the strength of field this week - plus some discussion of Akshay Bhatia's appearance in the final group on Sunday as well.We also talk Hannah Green's win at the LPGA LA Championship at Wilshire, Taylor Gooch's second consecutive LIV win, our midweek interview with Keith Pelley, possible Ryder Cup captain's pick candidates, and more. 

Keith Pelley, CEO of the European Tour, joins the podcast to chat about the recent Sports Resolutions Decision, the strategic alliance between the DP World Tour and the PGA Tour, LIV, OWGR, the future of the DP World Tour, how the last few years have unfolded, and a lot more. 

We've got a lot to cover on this week's recap pod as Lilia Vu wins in a playoff at the LPGA Chevron Championship while, on the PGA Tour, Nick Hardy and Davis Riley shoot 30 under to win the Zurich in New Orleans. Special thanks to our guest appearances on our Chevron coverage by LPGA pro and current Golf Channel commentator Karen Stupples and stats aficionado Justin Ray for a complete look at the first impressions of the Chevron in Houston as well as Vu's family background, Angel Yin missing out on her first major, Nelly Korda's week, and more.We also take stock of the role of the Zurich team event on the PGA Tour and some other format possibilities, the atmosphere at this week's LIV event in Australia, plus the return of This Week in James Hahn Tweets.

We're joined by the Golf Channel's Grant Boone and NLU Young Hitter Lakareber Abe to react to the first two rounds of the LPGA's Chevron Championship. We break down the leaders, those who missed the cut, the course and a look ahead to the weekend in Houston.

Ahead of the LPGA's first major of the year, Soly catches up with Danielle Kang to talk all things LPGA and major championship golf as well as her lessons with Butch Harmon, her career goals and more.

The first major of the LPGA season begins this week in Houston with the Chevron Championship.  Big Randy, Tron and Cody recap some of the recent storylines across the LPGA before diving into the week ahead with the questions we'd like to see answered and a draft of our picks to hoist the trophy on Sunday. We also get into the event moving from its longtime home in Palm Springs, plus our best (and worse) case scenarios for the tournament champion.

Matt Fitzpatrick wins at Hilton Head in a playoff over Jordan Spieth to claim the RBC Heritage. We recap a busy week at Harbour Town including Spieth's close call, the slow play controversy surrounding Patrick Cantlay, the tournament's profile and designated event status, Rory's absence and a ton more. 

We're back with another major championship recap, and this time, it's 1995. Soly and KVV take you through Ben Crenshaw's triumph at Augusta, Corey Pavin at Shinnecock Hills, John Daly at the Old Course, and Steve Elkington at Riviera. We recount some of the more important and entertaining moments in each championship, discuss what golf looked like in 1995, who had close calls, and a ton more. 

Jon Rahm wins at Augusta National after an extended Masters Sunday.  Rahm claimed his second major by passing third round leader Brooks Koepka and then withstanding an unexpected charge from Phil Mickelson to ultimately win by four strokes.  Soly, Neil, DJ and Cody recap a hectic and crazy week at Augusta along with guest appearances from KVV - who spent the week on site - as well as Randy and Tron for their reaction to the first major of the season.

We are joined by Scott Van Pelt, Wright Thompson, and Iona Stephen as we recap a rainy Saturday at Augusta National. We preview the final Rahm/Koepka showdown, discuss Phil's resurgence, Tiger, and everything else from the day that was. 

Harry Higgs joins the show to chat about Brooks Koepka's open to the tournament, patient major championship golf, trees, the Koepka/Woodland incident, and a lot more. We also check in with Kevin Van Valkenburg who followed Brooks today, TC's takes, Kira K. Dixon from Golf Channel, our usual jaunt down the leaderboard, some weather prognosticating, and a lot more. 

John Wood from NBC joins the podcast as we chat through an eventful opening day at Augusta National. We also check in with Kevin Van Valkenburg on his day following Phil Mickelson, discuss the big names at the top of the leaderboard, the disappointment from Rory, Spieth's up and down day, odds going forward, and a lot more. 

If you have two preview shows, do you even have one? We went live with a special Wednesday preview on the eve of the 2023 Masters talking about developments on the week, Ridley's press conference, Phil's bizarre champion's dinner behavior, Tiger's comments, Bryson, and a lot more. 

The 2023 Masters is almost here and we fire up the preview pod to run through our favorite storylines and hot takes headed into the week at Augusta. From Scottie Scheffler's bid to repeat to Neil's plans for a Rory block party, potential LIV contenders and more - we have every angle covered ahead of the opening tee shots on Thursday morning. Draft Kings Disclaimersportsbook.draftkings.com/golfterms. On behalf of Boot Hill Casino & Resort (KS).Promotional offer period ends 09/30/2023 at 11:59:59 PM ET. See terms at tournament. Max $10 bet. Token expires 7 days (168 hours) after being awarded. Odds Boost Token valid only on a pre-tournament bet on any golfer to win a PGA redeemed $200 in bonus bets via OH or MA prelaunch offer. Min. $5 deposit. +1000 Odds Boost: Valid 1 per new customer. First-time depositors only who have not already restrictions apply. parishes)/MA/MD/MI/NJ/NY/OH/PA/TN/VA/WV/WY only. Void in NH/OR/ONT. Eligibility 21+ (18+ NH/WY). Physically present in AZ/CO/CT/IL/IN/IA/KS/LA(select 1-888-532-3500 (VA). (KS/NH), 888-789-7777/visit ccpg.org (CT), 1-800-BETS OFF (IA), visit OPGR.org (OR), or (CO/IL/IN/LA/MD/MI/NJ/OH/PA/TN/WV/WY), 1-800-NEXT STEP (AZ), 1-800-522-4700 services can be accessed by calling 1-800-GAMBLER (1-800-426-2537) If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, crisis counseling and referral 8-HOPENY/text HOPENY (467369) (NY), Gambling Problem? Call (800) 327-5050 or visit gamblinghelplinema.org (MA), Call 877-

What a weekend. With Soly having the night off and TC running the show, there are lots of directions to go on this recap podcast.First up, Cody brings us his first-hand report from Rose Zhang's win at the Augusta National Women's Amateur. We have a thorough debrief of the fourth edition of the event and Cody's first visit to the grounds of Augusta (50:00). Then it's on to the PGA Tour where Corey Connors wins in San Antonio for the second time while on the LPGA Tour, Ruoning Yin wins for the first time as she claims the LA Open at Palos Verdes. Meanwhile the LIV boys prepped for the Masters in Orlando at Orange County National.We close the pod with Michael Wolf to recap our first Office Hours video about the origins of the Masters (1:36:00), some reactions to Gary Player's antics and Soly's interview with Patrick Cantlay. We end with DJ's visit with Rose Zhang to relive her win at the ANWA (2:10:20).

With the Masters almost here, Patrick Cantlay returns to the pod to talk about his recent visit to Augusta and the recent changes to the 13th hole as well as some other notable changes ahead of this year's tournament. We also get a sneak peak on what to expect at LACC for this year's US Open. We also get into Patrick's reaction to the recent USGA MLR golf ball announcement and his take on the distance debate in general. We also hear from Patrick about his experience as the Player Director on the PGA Tour's Policy Board and how the tour has reshaped itself over the last year. 

All eyes turn towards Augusta as the 4th annual Augusta National Women's Amateur kicks off a huge week-and-a-half of golf amongst the pine trees of Georgia. In today's episode, Cody and Randy are joined by Jordan Perez (@jrdnprz on Twitter) to discuss and preview what is surely the deepest, most talented field the ANWA has seen to date. Jordan is covering the ANWA on behalf of AmateurGolf.com and you can find all her writing this week there. Today's run of the show is as follows: Cody and Randy spend the first ~35:00 minutes recapping last weekend's Drive On Championship and touching on some LPGA odds & ends. At the 35:00 minute mark, Jordan joins to go over her favorite storylines at the ANWA, plus the trio reveals their favorite dark horses to contend and their five favorites to win. Finally, and certainly not to be missed, Cody and Randy interview (at the 1:37:05 mark) World Amateur #1, Rose Zhang, as she prepares to tee it up in her fourth ANWA. Rose talks about the state of her game, lessons learned from prior ANWAs, and her mental approach to this week. Enjoy!

The end of the WGC era closed down in Austin as Sam Burns defeated Cameron Young 6 and 5 to win the Match Play Championship. Both finalists needed extra holes to win their semifinal matches on Sunday morning as Burns defeated Scottie Scheffler while Young outlasted Rory McIlroy.  We show some appreciation for Austin Country Club, look back at the entire week's action and eulogize our favorite moments from the WGC era in professional golf.We also react to the audio from our interview with Rory on the MLR ball and his take on the distance debate (1:10:15). Plus our monthly Ryder Cup segment presented by BMW and some other news and notes from the past week in golf.  

Trevor Immelman returns to the pod to take an early look at the upcoming Masters and also offers some great insights from his win at Augusta in 2008. We also get Trevor's thoughts on the distance debate and how it affects pros, courses, amateur events, manufacturers and more. We also close the pod with some details from Trevor on the recent evolutions in golf TV coverage. 

We've got a two part pod on this Sunday night as Soly and KVV make sense of Taylor Moore's win at the Valspar as Adam Schenk, Jordan Spieth and Tommy Fleetwood come close at Innisbrook. We also offer some thoughts on LIV Tuscon, the guys who will be competing in the upcoming majors, and the lackluster tv ratings. Then in part two, (54:10) Billy Horschel joins KVV and Soly to offer his perspective on the distance debate in light of this week's announcement from the USGA and R&A. Soly and KVV also offer some reactions Billy's opinions after our conversation as well. Episode Notes:USGA Distance Insights report: https://www.usga.org/content/usga/home-page/advancing-the-game/distance-insights.html

Great news! We're inching closer to the LPGA season unfolding in earnest! On today's show Cody and Randy kick things off by discussing their most compelling storylines of 2023 thus far. Then, two guests join the show. First up is Kate Burton, broadcaster and Singapore-resident, to breakdown and discuss the recently completed mini-Asian swing as well as a few other topics (begins at the 32:52 mark). After that, NLU Young Hitter and LPGA regular, Lauren Coughlin, joins the show to discuss how she goes about setting up her schedule. It's an insightful look into the hectic schedule of an LPGA player, including the difficult decisions of where to play, how often to play, when to rest, and how this season's schedule is a doozy (begins at the 1:13:16 mark). Enjoy!

On the heels of today's announcement of a proposed model local rule of the golf ball rollback for elite level players, we're joined by USGA CEO Mike Whan to explain the position of the USGA and R&A and what lies ahead in the process.  After our chat with Mike, we outline our reaction to the announcement, address some misconceptions about the proposed changes, and have some fun with listener questions as well.

Scottie Scheffler cruises to a five-shot win at the Players. We recap the day, compare Scottie to some tennis greats, what it's like watching him, other notable performances, setup for the week, the 12th hole, what the future of the Players looks like, who is on the outside of the designated events as of now, and a ton more. Thanks to everyone that tuned in live throughout the week, the shows have been a blast to do. 

Scottie Scheffler takes a two-shot lead into Sunday after a buzzing day at TPC Sawgrass. We discuss what we saw out of Scottie on Saturday, Min Woo Lee, the rest of the leaderboard, Rory quotes, the easy setup, and a ton more. 

Round 2 of the Players is far from over, but we recap the day's happenings in our live show, presented by our friends at High Noon. We chat Chad Ramey, Morikawa, Svensson, more TPC Sawgrass, what we saw on the ground, who we're buying and selling at the (almost) halfway point, and Shane Bacon joins us on the back end. Enjoy! 

It's Chad Ramey time! We go through our day at TPC Sawgrass for day one of the Players Championship, Morikawa, TPC Sawgrass, Spieth, JT, Max, down the rest of the leaderboard (of course), Ryan Armour's comments, and everything else from the day. 

Players week is here, and we discuss Jay Monahan's Tuesday press conference, discussions with players on the grounds at TPC Sawgrass, reaction to the news of the day, favorites this week, listener questions, how the tour should respond to LIV players that want to return, the role of the PGA Tour commissioner, and a ton more. Gambling Problem? Call 877-8-HOPENY/text HOPENY (467369) (NY), If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, crisis counseling and referral services can be accessed by calling 1-800-GAMBLER (1-800-426-2537) (CO/IL/IN/LA/MD/MI/NJ/OH/PA/TN/WV/WY), 1-800-NEXT STEP (AZ), 1-800-522-4700 (KS/NH), 888-789-7777/visit ccpg.org (CT), 1-800-BETS OFF (IA), visit OPGR.org (OR), or 1-888-532-3500 (VA). 21+ (18+ NH/WY). Physically present in AZ/CO/CT/IL/IN/IA/KS/LA(select parishes)/MD/MI/NJ/NY/OH/PA/TN/VA/WV/WY only. Voidin ONT. Eligibility restrictions apply.$100 Bonus Bets: Valid 1 per new customer. Min. $5 deposit. Min $5 pre-tournament bet on The Player's Championship. Promo code req. $100 issued as four (4) $25 bonus bets. Bonus bets are non-cashable and cannot be withdrawn. Bonus bets must be wagered 1x and stake is not included in any returns or winnings. Bonus Bets expire 7 days (168 hours) after being awarded. Promotional offer period ends at the start of The Players Championship on 3/12/23. See terms at sportsbook.draftkings.com/golfterms

Kurt Kitayama holds off a star-studded leaderboard at Bay Hill to win the Arnold Palmer Invitational and claim his first career win on tour. We review the week for Kitayama and the rest of the leaderboard, evaluate our impressions the golf course, and a thought or two on the NBC coverage (or lack thereof). We also check in on Jin Young Ko's win on the LPGA Tour in Singapore and offer some additional thoughts on the PGA restructuring announcement from earliest this week, plus a thorough response to James Hahn's Golfweek comments and more.

With the announcement earlier today unveiling the new PGA Tour structure starting next season, we fire up a midweek pod and are joined by Peter Malnati - the Player Director on the PGA Tour Policy Board - to get an inside look at the decision making process that led to today's announcement. Peter also details why he initially opposed many of the measures that passed today and what led him to change his mind.After our chat with Peter we do our best to make sense of the new structure and offer our takes on what works and what still gives us pause at this point in the process. We also do our best to answer the LIV related questions, predict what comes next at PGA Tour HQ and what they can do the properly message their plans moving forward.

Chris Kirk claimed the Honda Classic in a playoff over Eric Cole to win his fifth career PGA Tour event. We recap Kirk's road back to winning on tour after struggles with alcoholism and depression, relive the wild finish on the final hole of regulation, and praise Cole's perseverance to continue his career on the mini tours.Then it's on to Mayakoba and the first LIV event of 2023 and the first traditional TV broadcast. We discuss some rumblings of players who might want out of their contracts and the potential outcomes that could play out under such a scenario. We close the pod with an LPGA update, an early mock drafts of the European Ryder Cup team, and more. 

It's an absolutely jam-packed women's golf show for you! Cody, Tron and Randy begin by recapping last weekend's Saudi Ladies International before turning their attention to this weekend's Honda LPGA Thailand. Next, Cody runs down 7 new faces on the LPGA in 2023 everyone must know. Finally, Lucy Li joins the show (at about the 1:46:00 mark) to discuss her upcoming rookie year, how she's evolved from that little girl we all saw eating ice cream at the US Open, and a lot more. Enjoy!

Smylie Kaufman returns to the pod to walk us through his transition into broadcasting, his take on the west coast swing and the upcoming run of major championships, the physical and mental struggles that derailed his playing career, some current hot topics in pro golf, and a ton more.

The Buoy has surfaced again! Jon Rahm wins by two shots over Max Homa at Riviera to reclaim his spot atop the world rankings. We hear from KVV who was on location this week and break down the week for Rahm, Max, the Cat and the rest of the leaderboard. We also get into some coverage takes, updates from the LPGA and Euro tours and the latest round of LIV signings and more.  

The Netflix golf series "Full Swing" is here. We're joined by Chris Ryan from The Ringer for a deep dive into all aspects of the first season of the show. We explore the origins of Full Swing and how it compares to Drive to Survive and other sports documentary television, the crafting of the show's episodes, the coverage of LIV's emergence, and a breakdown of what worked and what didn't in each episode.

There's a new world number one as Scottie Scheffler goes back to back with his second consecutive win at the WM Phoenix Open. Soly, DJ and KVV break down another win for Scheffler, the impact of Ted Scott as his caddie, the "controversial" drops from the weekend, and some other observations from the week on site at another designated event. Then it's on to a quick Riv preview as the Cat announces he'll tee it up, some reactions to the Bryson article in Golfweek, the LIV hype video, and more.

Colt Knost joins Soly to talk broadcasting, his amateur and pro career, the PIP, the injuries that ultimately derailed his playing career, playing money games with Phil and some great stories from his work in golf media.

While the professional half of the Pebble Beach Pro-Am will be decided on Monday, we have more than enough to discuss on this Sunday night as Soly, Tron and DJ are joined by the newest member of the NLU team, Kevin Van Valkenburg.  We get a thorough first-hand report from Soly who participated in the pro-am, preview the Monday finish at Pebble and check in on the insane finish on the DP World Tour - plus the text message statement from P, Bubba's comments on team golf, some LIV rumors, and more.

Will Zalatoris joins the pod to detail his return from a back injury that ended his 2022 season, his mental approach to competing in majors, the disappointment of his runner up finishes, his putting stroke on short putts, playing junior golf with Jordan Spieth and Scottie Scheffler, the future of the PGA tour and a ton more.

The NLU podcast bump strikes again as Max Homa wins at Torrey Pines to claim his sixth career PGA Tour victory. Max joins Soly, Tron and Randy to take us through the week in San Diego, the shots on 16 and 18 to close out the tournament, his mindset while competing at the top of the leaderboard, his in-round TV interview and a ton more.We run down the rest of the leaderboard and evaluate the concept of a Saturday tournament finish. Then it's time for some coverage takes, the latest with Patrick Reed and Rory in Dubai, more LIV schedule and executive departure updates, and more.

He's back! Max Homa returns to the pod to talk fatherhood, managing a changing golf swing, working with a sports psychologist for the first time, being a member of the PAC, Presidents Cup and more.

Jon Rahm continues his heater with a fourth win in his last six starts as he claims the AMex with a one shot victory over Davis Thompson. We recap the week and sing the praises of both Rahm and Thompson, evaluate recent results through the prism of the OWGR and run down the leaderboard - despite TC's absence from the pod. We also shout out Victor Perez's incredible hole out en route to a win in Abu Dhabi, Brooke Henderson's wire to wire win at the LPGA Tournament of Champions, LIV's TV deal with the CW, plus a fun early US Ryder Cup roster building exercise.

In advance of the LPGA Tournament of Champions we fire up the first of several dedicated LPGA focused podcasts with a robust preview of the season ahead.  Big Randy, Tron, Cody and Jen Corcoran of Grueter Golf lay out our plans and motivations for expanded LPGA podcast content, profile each of the top ten ranked players in the world, the tour's structure and how it compares to the men's tour. We close the pod with a look at some of hte biggest strengths of LPGA golf and our predictions for the upcoming year. 

Fresh off his win at the Tournament of Champions, Jon Rahm makes his third appearance on the pod to break down his victory in Maui, the new PGA Tour events structure, the role of the players in making tour policy decisions, the OWGR, LIV, the upcoming Ryder Cup and a ton more.

The first full field PGA Tour event of 2023 served up a great final round as Si Woo Kim finished birdie-birdie to win the Sony Open by a shot over Hayden Buckley. We break down the finish in Honolulu, some..... improvements.... in the television coverage, the designated vs non-designated events, Hideki's woeful putting and Spieth's MC.Then it's on to a variety off off-course items to cover including the Netflix golf documentary trailer, PGA Tour players getting releases to play in the Saudi International, some LIV lawsuit updates and a ton more.

Jon Rahm comes back from a NINE shot deficit to win the Tournament of Champions, overtaking Collin Morikawa who led by seven at the start of the final round. We recap a wild day at Kapalua, offer some initial thoughts on the elevated/designated event status, detail the latest departures at LIV, share some behind the scenes stories from our video with JT and Spieth, and more.

Ahead of the 2023 Tournament of Champions, we visit with Maui legend Mark Rolfing for a lesson in the history of golf at Kapalua, his work with the Plantation Course and the Tournament of Champions, his continuing career with NBC golf and more.Then we catch up with a pair of TOC rookies, Cameron Young and Sahith Theegala, about their 2022 seasons, what they're looking forward to this week in Maui, team events, recent PGA Tour changes, and a ton more.

After a holiday break we kick off our 2023 season preview episode with some exciting content and partnership announcements for the year ahead. Then it's time for our annual "Who Won That Tournament Last Year?" game, some creative superlatives from 2022, plus a look the 2023 schedule, the new concept of elevated tour events, some of our predictions for the year ahead and your questions as well.

Our traditional holiday highlight medley is here! Catch up on some stories you missed or re-live them again as we go through some of the best interview clips of the year, featuring Harry Higgs, Joel Dahmen, Justin Thomas, Max Homa, Collin Morikawa, Leona Maguire, Madelene Sagstrom, JJ Redick, Mel Reid, JR Smith, Xander Schauffele, Davis Love III, and so many more. Thanks to everyone that has tuned in throughout the year, and we'll be ready to start the new year with a bang in January. 

The PNC is in the books as Vijay and Qass Singh win the event which was predictably dominated by the presence of Tiger and Charlie Woods. We look at the good and bad from the week in Orlando, plus the on-air changes at NBC and another notable front office departure at LIV.  We also take some listener questions and look ahead to 2023.

Soly catches up with Roger Steele for a wide-ranging discussion on golf content creation, inclusion in the game, his introduction to golf as a kid, interviewing guests for Range Talk, some of his early viral videos, and a ton more.

Soly and Tron fire up the weekend pod to break down all things related to the latest iteration of The Match as JT and Spieth defeated Tiger and Rory. From the best and worst jokes of the evening, Tiger's health, the broadcast setup and potential future matchups, we answer your questions covering all aspects of the event. Then it's on to the NYT's reporting on LIV's financial projections, the latest Greg Norman article and several other prime silly season talking points. 

Longtime friend of the pod Kyle Porter returns ahead of the release of Normal Sport 2, his second book which recaps the craziness that was the year in golf over the last twelve months. Along with plenty of serious LIV-PGA Tour discussion and forecasting, plus a thorough debrief on Rory's year, we also take some time to enjoy the hilarious and unserious moments on and off the course in 2022. Check out the book at ANormalSport.comDraftKings Note: If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, crisis counseling and referral services can be accessed by calling 1-800-GAMBLER (1-800-426-2537) (IL/IN/LA/MI/NJ/PA/TN/WV/WY), 1-800-NEXT STEP (AZ), 1-800-522-4700 (CO/KS/NH), 888-789-7777/visit http://ccpg.org (CT), 1-800-BETS OFF (IA), 877-8-HOPENY/text HOPENY (467369) (NY), visit OPGR.org (OR), or 1-888-532-3500 (VA). 21+ (18+ NH/WY). Physically present in AZ/CO/CT/IL/IN/IA/KS/LA(select parishes)/MI/NH/NJ/NY/OR/PA/TN/VA/WV/WY only. $150 in Free bets: New customers only. Min. $5 deposit. Min $5 pregame moneyline bet. Bet must win. $150 issued as six (6) $25 free bets. Ends 12/31/22 @ 11:59pm ET. Stepped Up SGP: 1 Token issued per eligible game. Opt in req. Min $1 bet. Max bet limits apply. Min. 3-leg. Each leg min. -300 odds, total bet +100 odds or longer. 10+ leg req. for 100% boost. Ends 1/8/23 @ 8pm ET. See eligibility & terms at sportsbook.draftkings.com/footballterms.

We start our weekly recap with the Hero World Challenge where Victor Hovland wins over Scottie Scheffler and Cam Young. We examine the Hero's place in the golf landscape headed into the new PGA Tour scheduling model and how to make the most of the Australian Open event. Then we debrief on Tiger's withdrawal from the Hero, his comments on the OWGR rankings and a realistic look at his future in competitive golf. We also dive into the 2022 PIP results, the Australian Open in full, Rory's latest interview, LIV's 2023 schedule and more.

Harry Higgs rejoins the pod to discuss his on course struggles during 2022, how it affected his relationships, his mental health dealing with the loss of his tour card, and how he fought through those struggles heading into 2023. We also get into the new elevated events structure and its impact on rank and file members of the PGA Tour, the long term benefits and the risks of the new TV deal, some LIV talk and more. 

Kevin Van Valkenburg joins Soly to relive an often forgotten era in pro golf after peak Nicklaus and before the arrival of Tiger: the 1991 Masters though the 1993 PGA Championship. From Woosie's win at Augusta to Zinger's lone major at Inverness and everything in between, join us for a deep dive into all the storylines from these three years of major championship golf.   Draft Kings Disclaimer:If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, crisis counseling and referral services can be accessed by calling 1-800- GAMBLER (1-800-426-2537) (IL/IN/LA/MI/NJ/PA/TN/WV/WY), 1-800- NEXT STEP (AZ), 1-800-522-4700 (CO/KS/NH), 888-789-7777/visit http://ccpg.org (CT), 1-800-BETS OFF (IA), 877-8-HOPENY/text HOPENY (467369) (NY), visit OPGR.org (OR), or 1-888-532-3500 (VA). 21+ (18+ NH/WY). Physically present in AZ/CO/CT/IL/IN/IA/KS/LA(select parishes)/MI/NH/NJ/ NY/OR/PA/TN/VA/WV/WY only. $150 in Free bets: New customers only. Min. $5 deposit. Min $5 pregame moneyline bet. Bet must win. $150 issued as six (6) $25 free bets. Ends 12/31/22 @ 11:59pm ET. Stepped Up SGP: 1 Token issued per eligible game. Opt in req. Min $1 bet. Max bet limits apply. Min. 3-leg. Each leg min. -300 odds, total bet +100 odds or longer. 10+ leg req. for 100% boost. Ends 1/8/23 @ 8pm ET. See eligibility & terms at sportsbook.draftkings.com/footballterms.

Soly and Neil fire up the Sunday night pod with a recap from all fronts of pro golf as Adam Svensson takes the RSM, Jon Rahm wins the DP World Tour Championship as Rory claims the Race to Dubai and Lydia Ko wins the LPGA's CME Group Tour Championship.  We take a thorough look at both men's tour finishes and Rahm's OWGR frustrations before we're joined by Michelle Wie for her insight on Ko's win and this past LPGA season. We also wrap with a few miscellaneous listener questions covering P's lawsuit, Bryson, the new PGA Tour app and more.

Xander Schauffele joins the pod to address the recent rumors about departing for LIV, what it was like to be in the room with Tiger in Delaware, his relationship with his dad as his coach, his path to the tour, competing in majors and a ton more.

Another Tony Finau win means another lively Sunday night as Soly, Tron and DJ recap the week in Houston with some notable performances and insightful quotes about the Tom Doak design at Memorial Park. Then it's off to the DP World Tour in South Africa where Tommy Fleetwood wins for the first time in three years and a check-in with the LPGA as Nelly Korda outduels Lexi Thompson to reclaim her number one world ranking.Then we bring on Evin Priest of Golf Digest Australia for an international perspective on the latest with LIV golf, his experience attending multiple tournaments this year, what lies ahead in the upcoming offseason, and more. 

Russell Henley wins by four strokes at Mayakoba for his fourth career tour win. We look at Henley's consistent performances on tour, the week for other notable finishers in the field and some interesting comments from Collin Morikawa. Then it's on to the latest news from the LPGA, the TGL made for TV event series, the latest iteration of The Match featuring Tiger and Rory against JT and Spieth, plus an interesting grab bag of listener questions.

Mike Clayton joins the pod for a wide ranging discussion covering his latest course design at 7 Mile Beach and his views of how the modern game and equipment interacts with the great architects of prior generations. We also chat about the equipment rollback debate and the Australian perspective on LIV and how the PGA Tour has affected the professional game in his home country.  

Seamus Power wins in Bermuda while the inaugural season of LIV golf concludes at Doral. We start with Power's win and take a larger look at how the tour markets its fall events and some other storylines from the week. Then it's on to the LIV team championship where the match play team format peaks our interest but also exposes the lack of the tour's roster depth. We also get into some best and worst superlatives from the first year of LIV golf and take our best guesses at what lies ahead in 2023.If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, crisis counseling and referral services can be accessed by calling 1-800- GAMBLER (1-800-426-2537) (IL/IN/LA/MI/NJ/TN/PA/WV/WY), 1-800- NEXT STEP (AZ), 1-800-522-4700 (CO/KS/NH), 888-789-7777/visit ccpg.org (CT), 1-800-BETS OFF (IA), 877-8-HOPENY/text HOPENY (467369) (NY), visit OPGR.org (OR), or 1-888-532-3500 (VA). 21+ (18+ NH/WY). Physically present in AZ/CO/CT/IL/IN/IA/KS/LA(select parishes)/MI/NH/NJ/ NY/OR/PA/TN/VA/WV/WY only. $200 in Free bets: New customers only. Min. $5 deposit. Min $5 pregame moneyline bet. $200 issued as eight (8) $25 free bets. Bet must win. Ends 1/8/23 @ 8pm. Risk-Free Stepped Up SGP: 1 Token issued per eligible game. Opt in req. Min $1 bet. Max bet limits apply. Min. 3-leg. Each leg min. -300 odds, total bet +100 odds or longer. Ends at start of final game of the 2022-2023 NBA Season. See eligibility & terms at sportsbook.draftkings.com/basketballterms.

Ahead of the release of the first episode of Tourist Sauce, Scandinavia we gather for a lengthy recap of the eighth season of our travel series. From the formation of our itinerary to the logistics of filming across the pond and a thorough review of each course along the trip, this pod will serve as a preview and an audio companion for our video episodes. Catch them each Wednesday at 9pm ET starting October 26.

Rory wins the CJ Cup at Congaree as he reclaims the top spot in the world rankings.  We fight off some jet lag to praise Rory's continued run of outstanding golf and highlight our favorite moments from the week. We also break down the latest on the newly minted elevated events on the 2023 PGA Tour schedule and our experience this week in South Korea at the LPGA BMW Ladies Championship.Then in part two (1:08:15) Soly is joined by Zach Helfand, a writer for the New Yorker, for a deep dive into his article on LIV and his insights from reporting at the Boston event, interviewing Saudi officials, the political element to the tour, and his take on what lies ahead.

With less than a year to go until the 2023 Ryder Cup we welcome Jamie Weir and Kyle Porter for a check-in on all things related to the upcoming matches in Rome. We examine the lessons learned in Whistling Straits, the course setup at Marco Simone, potential roster construction for both teams as well as captains picks - including the possibility of including LIV players, and a ton more. 

Soly, Tron and Cody bring you the weekly recap pod from Seoul as the guys will be on location at the LPGA's BWW Championship. We recap the Zozo where Keegan Bradley wins his fifth career PGA tour event - his first victory in over four and a half years. We also take stock of Rickie Fowler's runner up finish, the future of the event and an Asia-Pacific swing in the new PGA Tour schedule. We also debrief on the LIV event in Jeddah, the Aramco series and more.

Darren Clarke joins Soly for the latest on his career on the Champions Tour and what he enjoys most about continuing his competitive golf career. Darren also offers his insight as a former European Tour member and Ryder Cup player and captain about the players who've joined LIV and its potential impact on the Ryder Cup. He also gives us some awesome stories about his friendship with Tiger and what it was like to compete against him at the peak of his career.

Kyle Porter joins Soly and Neil to chat about Tom Kim's win at the Shriners, Cantlay's decision on 18, putting Kim's season into perspective, and everything else from the Shriners. We also talk about Eugenio Chacarra's win in Bangkok, Bryson whining about the OWGR, LIV's MENA Tour shenanigans, what the OWGR actually is, LPGA, Jon Rahm, Furyk and Friends, and a lot more. DraftKings Disclaimer: If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, crisis counseling and referral services can be accessed by calling 1-800-GAMBLER (1-800-426-2537) (IL/IN/LA/MI/NJ/PA/WV/WY), 1-800-NEXTSTEP (AZ), 1-800-522-4700 (CO/NH), 888-789-7777/visit http://ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-BETS OFF (IA), 877-8-HOPENY/text HOPENY (467369) (NY), visit OPGR.org (OR), call/text TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN), or 1-888-532-3500 (VA). 21+ (18+ NH/WY). Physically present in AZ/CO/CT/IL/IN/IA/LA(select parishes)/MI/NH/NJ/ NY/OR/PA/TN/VA/WV/WY only. New customer offer void in NH/OR/ONT-CA. New customers only. Valid 1 per new customer. Min. $5 deposit. Min $5 wager. $200 issued as eight (8) $25 free bets. Opt in req. 1 Stepped Up Same Game Parlay Token issued per eligible game. Min $1 bet. Max bet limits apply. Min. 3-leg. Each leg min. -300 odds, total bet +100 odds or longer. Profit boosted up to 100% (10+ legs for 100% boost). See T&C at sportsbook.draftkings.com/footballterms.

On the heels of the 2022 Presidents Cup, Trevor Immelman returns to the pod with some reflections on his time as captain of the International Team.  Trevor offers some great insights into his decision making process before and during the week in Charlotte, his belief in the future of the event, what data analysis shows ultimately made the difference in the final outcome, how the team rallied from an 8-2 deficit on Saturday and a ton more.  

With Soly on vacation it's Tron and DJ on the pod tonight as Mackenzie Hughes wins the Sanderson Farms Championship. We take a look at the Sanderson's place in the new PGA Tour ecosystem and recap some notable performances from the week in Jackson. We also look at the action from the home of golf at the Dunhill Links and the LPGA event in Texas before closing with updates on the OWGR-LIV letter, the various lawsuits in the world of golf and the reports surrounding the LIV media rights deal.DraftKings Disclaimer: If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, crisis counseling and referral services can be accessed by calling 1-800-GAMBLER (1-800-426-2537) (IL/IN/LA/MI/NJ/PA/WV/WY), 1-800-NEXTSTEP (AZ), 1-800-522-4700 (CO/NH), 888-789-7777/visit http://ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-BETS OFF (IA), 877-8-HOPENY/text HOPENY (467369) (NY), visit OPGR.org (OR), call/text TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN), or 1-888-532-3500 (VA). 21+ (18+ NH/WY). Physically present in AZ/CO/CT/IL/IN/IA/LA(select parishes)/MI/NH/NJ/ NY/OR/PA/TN/VA/WV/WY only. New customer offer void in NH/OR/ONT-CA. New customers only. Valid 1 per new customer. Min. $5 deposit. Min $5 wager. $200 issued as eight (8) $25 free bets. Opt in req. 1 Stepped Up Same Game Parlay Token issued per eligible game. Min $1 bet. Max bet limits apply. Min. 3-leg. Each leg min. -300 odds, total bet +100 odds or longer. Profit boosted up to 100% (10+ legs for 100% boost). See T&C at sportsbook.draftkings.com/footballterms.

Lynn Marriott and Pia Nilsson return to the pod to help put their Vision54 program to work on Neil's mental game on the course. From better practice routines to learning how to handle failure - and success - during a round, Lynn and Pia offer some great insights for our own Icarito that have helped countless golfers of all skill levels play better golf.

Max Homa calls in as the group recaps the US victory at the 2022 Presidents Cup. We chat with Max about the week, what he learned this week, how he'd grade himself, and the highlights of the week. We recap all of the Sunday matches, and give out grades to each player, assess the Presidents Cup going forward, and chat a bit about Rome. Thanks to everyone for tuning into these shows throughout the week. 

We got a ball game! The Internationals rally on Saturday afternoon and bring some serious momentum into Sunday singles, and we bring in Shane Bacon to go through what each captain "should" do for their singles pairings, and then react to the actual pairings. We also bring in Smylie Kaufman to debrief the day, preview tomorrow's action, and a ton more. 

Max Homa! We recap a surprisingly fun day at Quail Hollow, starting with special guest Hunter Mahan. He takes us through his Presidents Cup experiences, getting the call from Jack, a Tiger story, and what it's like to compete on these teams. We recap today's matches, the great golf played, Max's finish, pairings for tomorrow, Tom Kim, Billy Ho, and a ton more. 

Thursday at the Presidents Cup is in the books. We recap the matches from day one with Sean Martin of the PGA Tour, highlight some studs and duds of the day, what was interesting, what was not, a cathartic Amsterdam section, preview tomorrow's matches, and chat about Third Leg Greg's letter to the OWGR. Thanks for tuning in. 

Ahead of the Presidents Cup at Quail Hollow we offer our best cases for an entertaining weekend in Charlotte. After allocating our nuggets for the week we're pleased to be joined by the captain of the International team, Trevor Immelman (54:00). Trevor helps us get a better grasp of his strategy for the week ahead, how the LIV defections have complicated his plans, and how the process for assembling the International team has evolved from his playing days to today. If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, crisis counseling and referral services can be accessed by calling 1-800- GAMBLER (1-800-426-2537) (IL/IN/MI/NJ/PA/WV/WY), 1-800-NEXT STEP (AZ), 1-800-522-4700 (CO/NH), 888-789-7777/visit http://ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-BETS OFF (IA), 1-877-770-STOP (7867) (LA), 877-8-HOPENY/text HOPENY (467369) (NY), visit OPGR.org (OR), call/text TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN), or 1-888- 532-3500 (VA). 21+ (18+ NH/WY). Physically present in AZ/CO/CT/IL/IN/IA/LA/MI/NH/NJ/NY/OR/ PA/TN/VA/WV/WY only. New customers only. Min. $5 deposit and wager. Bonus issued as four equal free bets. Restrictions apply. See terms at draftkings dot com slash sportsbook.

Soly and Big Randy are joined by KVV as The Pro, Max Homa, wins again on the PGA Tour as he defends his Fortinet Championship title. We hear from Max on his fifth PGA Tour win and take stock of his rise up the world rankings. We also sympathize with Danny Willett's three putt on the 72nd hole and recap the rest of the notable finishes in the first event of the year on tour. Then it's on to Chicago where Cam Smith wins in his second start as a member of LIV. We look at the tone of recent comments from Phil, LIV's search for a domestic TV partner, Bryson losing a fight with a gallery rope and more.If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, crisis counseling and referral services can be accessed by calling 1-800- GAMBLER (1-800-426-2537) (IL/IN/MI/NJ/PA/WV/WY), 1-800-NEXT STEP (AZ), 1-800-522-4700 (CO/NH), 888-789-7777/visit http://ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-BETS OFF (IA), 1-877-770-STOP (7867) (LA), 877-8-HOPENY/text HOPENY (467369) (NY), visit OPGR.org (OR), call/text TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN), or 1-888- 532-3500 (VA). 21+ (18+ NH/WY). Physically present in AZ/CO/CT/IL/IN/IA/LA/MI/NH/NJ/NY/OR/ PA/TN/VA/WV/WY only. New customers only. Min. $5 deposit and wager. Bonus issued as four equal free bets. Restrictions apply. See terms at draftkings dot com slash sportsbook.

Fresh off a victory at the DP World Tour's BMW PGA Championship, Shane Lowry recaps his win at Wentworth, his 2019 Open Championship victory at Royal Portrush - and how his disappointment at the 2016 US Open at Oakmont prepared him for an eventual major championship win.  Shane also offers some great insight on the future of European professional golf, his decision to not pursue a LIV contract, and some outstanding stories from his first Ryder Cup experience in 2021.   If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, crisis counseling and referral services can be accessed by calling 1-800-GAMBLER (1-800-426-2537) (IL/IN/LA/MI/NJ/PA/WV/WY), 1-800-NEXT STEP (AZ), 1-800-522-4700 (CO/NH), 888-789-7777/visit http://ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-BETS OFF (IA), 877-8-HOPENY/text HOPENY (467369) (NY), visit OPGR.org (OR), call/text TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN), or 1-888-532-3500 (VA). 21+ (18+ NH/WY). Physically present in AZ/CO/CT/IL/IN/IA/LA(select parishes)/MI/NH/NJ/ NY/OR/PA/TN/VA/WV/WY only. New customer offer void in NH/OR/ONT-CA. $200 in Free bets: New customers only. Valid 1 per new customer. Min. $5 deposit. Min $5 wager. $200 issued as eight (8) $25 free bets. Ends 9/19/22 @ 8pm. Early Win: 1 Early Win Token issued per eligible game. Opt in req. Token expires at start of eligible game. Min moneyline bet $1. Wagering limits apply. Wagers placed on both sides of moneyline will void bet. Ends 1/8/23 @ 8pm ET. See terms at sportsbook dot draftkings dot com slash football terms

Shane Lowry wins the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth by a shot over Rory and Jon Rahm. We're joined by Jamie Weir of Sky Sports to go through the Sunday fireworks on the course as well as the off course drama surrounding the LIV players who participated in the event, the future of the European Tour, Sergio's WD and more.  Plus - we review our week in Cincinnati at the inaugural LPGA Kroger Queen City Championship and look at the captains' picks for the upcoming Presidents Cup. If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, crisis counseling and referral services can be accessed by calling 1-800-GAMBLER (1-800-426-2537) (IL/IN/LA/MI/NJ/PA/WV/WY), 1-800-NEXT STEP (AZ), 1-800-522-4700 (CO/NH), 888-789-7777/visit http://ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-BETS OFF (IA), 877-8-HOPENY/text HOPENY (467369) (NY), visit OPGR.org (OR), call/text TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN), or 1-888-532-3500 (VA). 21+ (18+ NH/WY). Physically present in AZ/CO/CT/IL/IN/IA/LA(select parishes)/MI/NH/NJ/ NY/OR/PA/TN/VA/WV/WY only. New customer offer void in NH/OR/ONT-CA. $200 in Free bets: New customers only. Valid 1 per new customer. Min. $5 deposit. Min $5 wager. $200 issued as eight (8) $25 free bets. Ends 9/19/22 @ 8pm. Early Win: 1 Early Win Token issued per eligible game. Opt in req. Token expires at start of eligible game. Min moneyline bet $1. Wagering limits apply. Wagers placed on both sides of moneyline will void bet. Ends 1/8/23 @ 8pm ET. See terms at sportsbook dot draftkings dot com slash football terms

Ahead of his first appearance in the Presidents Cup, Tom Kim joins Soly to take us through his journey from competing professionally as a 15 year old to shooting a final round 61 to win on the PGA Tour last month in Greensboro.  We also hear from Tom on his childhood living in multiple counties across Asia, the potential International Team members who've departed for LIV, learning to adapt his game on the PGA Tour, advice he received from Sungjae Im and more.  

With the PGA Tour on its brief offseason hiatus, LIV took center stage over the weekend in Boston for its fourth tournament.  We take stock of LIV's legitimacy as a competitive golf product, the successes and the shortcomings of the format, recent comments by various LIV players and more. In non-LIV news we also break down the latest results from the KFT finals.If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, crisis counseling and referral services can be accessed by calling 1-800-GAMBLER (1-800-426-2537) (IL/IN/LA/MI/NJ/PA/WV/WY), 1-800-NEXT STEP (AZ), 1-800-522-4700 (CO/NH), 888-789-7777/visit http://ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-BETS OFF (IA), 877-8-HOPENY/text HOPENY (467369) (NY), visit OPGR.org (OR), call/text TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN), or 1-888-532-3500 (VA). 21+ (18+ NH/WY). Physically present in AZ/CO/CT/IL/IN/IA/LA(select parishes)/MI/NH/NJ/ NY/OR/PA/TN/VA/WV/WY only. New customer offer void in NH/OR/ONT-CA. $200 in Free bets: New customers only. Valid 1 per new customer. Min. $5 deposit. Min $5 wager. $200 issued as eight (8) $25 free bets. Ends 9/19/22 @ 8pm. Early Win: 1 Early Win Token issued per eligible game. Opt in req. Token expires at start of eligible game. Min moneyline bet $1. Wagering limits apply. Wagers placed on both sides of moneyline will void bet. Ends 1/8/23 @ 8pm ET. See terms at sportsbook dot draftkings dot com slash football terms

Cody takes the reins for this episode as he and TC are on location at Baltusrol for the 2022 Simpson Cup - an annual Ryder Cup style event featuring teams from the USA and Great Britain comprised of 13 injured Veterans.  Cody sits down with John Simpson - the founder of the event - to discuss its origins, his own personal history with polio, the goals of his On Course foundation, introducing injured vets to the game, his career working at IMG, some thoughts on the current hot topics in the game and more.  To learn more about the event - please visit SimpsonCup.com

Rory wins the Tour Championship at East Lake by a shot over Scottie Scheffler and Sungjae Im for his third FedEx Cup title. We close down the 2021-22 PGA Tour season with a cameo from The Pro, Max Homa, and do our best to put a bow on a truly wild season in professional golf. Then we dive into the latest round of reported LIV golf defectors, the role of agents in the recruiting process, more player feedback on the proposed PGA tour changes and more. If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, crisis counseling and referral services can be accessed by calling 1-800-GAMBLER (1-800-426-2537) (IL/IN/LA/MI/NJ/PA/WV/WY), 1-800-NEXT-STEP (AZ), 1-800-522-4700 (CO/NH), 888-789-7777/visit http://ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-BETS OFF (IA), 877-8HOPENY/text HOPENY (467369) (NY), visit OPGR.org (OR), call/text TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN), or 1-888-532-3500 (VA). 21+ (18+ NH/WY). Physically present in AZ/CO/CT/IL/IN/IA/LA(select parishes)/MI/NH/NJ/ NY/OR/PA/TN/VA/WV/WY only. New customer offer void in NH/OR/ONT-CA. $200 in Free bets: New customers only. Valid 1 per new customer. Min. $5 deposit. Min $5 wager. $200 issued as eight (8) $25 free bets. Ends 9/19/22 @ 8pm. Early Win: 1 Early Win Token issued per eligible game. Opt in req. Token expires at start of eligible game. Min moneyline bet $1. Wagering limits apply. Wagers placed on both sides of moneyline will void bet. Ends 1/8/23 @ 8pm ET. See terms at sportsbook dot draftkings dot com slash football terms.

Keith Mitchell returns to the pod fresh off the heels of today's press conferences in Atlanta highlighting the upcoming changes to the PGA Tour.  Keith gives us his take on how the changes detailed in today's announcements will be received among fellow pros, the impact of Tiger's involvement, how he views the guys who left the tour for LIV, his plans for the offseason and more.

Patrick Cantlay wins the BMW Championship for the second consecutive year while Scottie Scheffler will take the top starting spot in next week's Tour Championship. We dive into Cantlay's week, the course, Rory's unique fan interaction, who's trending heading to East Lake, and more from our experience in Delaware. Then, a full debrief on our report from earlier today (45:00) https://nolayingup.com/blog/rory-tiger-top-players-agree-on-vision-for-pga-tour-changes concerning the proposed changes to the PGA Tour schedule and structure - spearheaded by Tiger and Rory - which would create more opportunities for the top players to play in more concentrated numbers during the year.  If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, crisis counseling and referral services can be accessed by calling 877-8-HOPENY/text HOPENY (467369) (NY), 1-800-GAMBLER (1-800-426-2537) (IL/IN/MI/NJ/PA/WV/WY), 1-800-NEXTSTEP (AZ), 1-800-522-4700 (CO/NH), 888-789-7777/visit ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-BETS OFF (IA), 1-877-770-STOP (7867) (LA), visit OPGR.org (OR), call/text TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN), or 1-888-532-3500 (VA). 21+ (18+ NH/WY). Physically present in AZ/CO/CT/IL/IN/IA/LA/MI/NJ/PA/TN/VA/WV/WY only. N/A in OR, NH, or NY. Risk free bet paid out in the form of non-withdrawable free bet token, max. $1,000. Min. $5 deposit. New customers only. Eligibility restrictions apply. See draftkings.com/sportsbook for full terms and conditions.

On the heels of a pro-am round with Tony Finau and JR Smith, Soly recaps his day at the BMW Championship with Tron and DJ before diving into the rumblings after Tiger's meeting with some of the top ranked guys on tour. Then it's back to the courtroom as Patrick Reed sues Brandel Chamblee and the Golf Channel for $750 million.  DJ helps us take a gleeful look at the absurdity of the legal filing - as well as P's choice of representation - for some much needed laughs.

Will Zalatoris is now a PGA Tour winner after claiming the FedEx St Jude in a wild three hole playoff over Sebb Straka. We review the week in Memphis, shout out the US Women's Amateur at Chambers Bay and - with the help of our friend and lawyer Job Fickett - do our best to make sense of the legal proceedings this week in the LIV-Tour lawsuit.  If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, crisis counseling and referral services can be accessed by calling 877-8-HOPENY/text HOPENY (467369) (NY), 1-800-GAMBLER (1-800-426-2537) (IL/IN/MI/NJ/PA/WV/WY), 1-800-NEXTSTEP (AZ), 1-800-522-4700 (CO/NH), 888-789-7777/visit ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-BETS OFF (IA), 1-877-770-STOP (7867) (LA), visit OPGR.org (OR), call/text TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN), or 1-888-532-3500 (VA). 21+ (18+ NH/WY). Physically present in AZ/CO/CT/IL/IN/IA/LA/MI/NJ/PA/TN/VA/WV/WY only. N/A in OR, NH, or NY. Risk free bet paid out in the form of non-withdrawable free bet token, max. $1,000. Min. $5 deposit. New customers only. Eligibility restrictions apply. See draftkings.com/sportsbook for full terms and conditions.

Davis Love III joins Soly to expand on his recent comments on the LIV-PGA Tour lawsuit, his recollection of the failed breakaway attempt by Greg Norman in 1994, the Tour's plan to combat the LIV lawsuit and more.  We also break down his work as a captain on US Ryder and Presidents Cup teams and the evolution of statistical analysis in captains picks, course setup and pairings for the team events.

Lots to unpack on the recap pod tonight as Ashleigh Buhai wins the 2022 AIG Women's Open at Muirfield by defeating In Gee Chun in a four hole sudden death playoff. Meanwhile stateside in Greensboro, Tom Kim wins the Wyndham by five shots after a 61 on Sunday to close down the 2022 PGA Tour Regular Season - and Nick Faldo's CBS broadcasting career.  Off the course, eleven LIV players - including Phil and Bryson - have filed an antitrust lawsuit against the PGA Tour with three players seeking a temporary restraining order aiming to compete in this week's FedEx Cup Playoffs.  We try to make sense of the lawsuit with Lauren Donahue, a Chicago based attorney who specializes in antitrust, competition and trade regulation and then have an extended chat with friend of the pod Will Bardwell who helps contextualize the legal implications and what's ahead in both short and long term scenarios.  

Sean Zak joins the pod for the first time to react to Tony Finau's second consecutive win and all aspects of the past weekend's LIV event. We also take stock of what LIV has gotten right and wrong, answer your questions, and hear from Sean on his month living in Scotland including his experience caddying for Joel Dahmen in the Scottish Open. 

Ahead of the AIG Women's Open at Muirfield we're pleased to be joined by Catriona Matthew. Catriona lives nearby in North Berwick and won the Women's Open in 2009.  In addition to some great insight on the significance of the upcoming tournament we visited with Catriona about her OBE honor, competing in the Solheim cup as a player and captain, and some of the other memorable moments from her career. If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, crisis counseling and referral services can be accessed by calling 877-8-HOPENY/text HOPENY (467369) (NY), 1-800-GAMBLER (1-800-426-2537) (IL/IN/MI/NJ/PA/WV/WY), 1-800-NEXTSTEP (AZ), 1-800-522-4700 (CO/NH), 888-789-7777/visit ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-BETS OFF (IA), 1-877-770-STOP (7867) (LA), visit OPGR.org (OR), call/text TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN), or 1-888-532-3500 (VA). 21+ (18+ NH/WY). Physically present in AZ/CO/CT/IL/IN/IA/LA/MI/NJ/PA/TN/VA/WV/WY only. N/A in OR, NH, or NY. Risk free bet paid out in the form of non-withdrawable free bet token, max. $1,000. Min. $5 deposit. New customers only. Eligibility restrictions apply. See draftkings.com/sportsbook for full terms and conditions.

Despite previous plans to not recap the weekend in golf, we've fired up the pod and entered the court of public opinion as Randy is called to task in light of Brooke Henderson's second major win as the Canadian claimed the Evian Championship. Then the spotlight shines on the big guy and DJ as Soly gleefully recaps a pair of facial hair wagers that must be paid after Tony Finau's Sunday charge to win the 3M.  If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, crisis counseling and referral services can be accessed by calling 877-8-HOPENY/text HOPENY (467369) (NY), 1-800-GAMBLER (1-800-426-2537) (IL/IN/MI/NJ/PA/WV/WY), 1-800-NEXTSTEP (AZ), 1-800-522-4700 (CO/NH), 888-789-7777/visit ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-BETS OFF (IA), 1-877-770-STOP (7867) (LA), visit OPGR.org (OR), call/text TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN), or 1-888-532-3500 (VA). 21+ (18+ NH/WY). Physically present in AZ/CO/CT/IL/IN/IA/LA/MI/NJ/PA/TN/VA/WV/WY only. N/A in OR, NH, or NY. Risk free bet paid out in the form of non-withdrawable free bet token, max. $1,000. Min. $5 deposit. New customers only. Eligibility restrictions apply. See draftkings.com/sportsbook for full terms and conditions.

Golf fitness expert Joey D joins Soly for a look at his work with pros on tour, how improving hydration and diet can affect golfers of all skill levels, and ways we can all optimize our bodies to play our best golf.If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, crisis counseling and referral services can be accessed by calling 877-8-HOPENY/text HOPENY (467369) (NY), 1-800-GAMBLER (1-800-426-2537) (IL/IN/MI/NJ/PA/WV/WY), 1-800-NEXTSTEP (AZ), 1-800-522-4700 (CO/NH), 888-789-7777/visit ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-BETS OFF (IA), 1-877-770-STOP (7867) (LA), visit OPGR.org (OR), call/text TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN), or 1-888-532-3500 (VA). 21+ (18+ NH/WY). Physically present in AZ/CO/CT/IL/IN/IA/LA/MI/NJ/PA/TN/VA/WV/WY only. N/A in OR, NH, or NY. Risk free bet paid out in the form of non-withdrawable free bet token, max. $1,000. Min. $5 deposit. New customers only. Eligibility restrictions apply. See draftkings.com/sportsbook for full terms and conditions.

Shane Bacon returns to recap the 150th Open Championship as we try to make sense of Sunday's incredible back nine from Cameron Smith, the disappointing finish for Rory, what's up with Jordan Spieth, and more from the week at St. Andrews. We also get into the latest from LIV and what lies ahead in the upcoming months.

Cam Smith roars back with a final round 64 to take the Open Championship, Rory gets stuck in neutral, Cameron Young misses out by a shot, and the boys are forced to listen to TC gloat. We discuss why some of us feel things about Rory and why some don't, highlights from the final round, a check-in on our boy Jamie Weir, LIV stuff (all on the back end!), and everything else recapping a memorable week. 

Rory! We react to a masterful 66 from both McIlroy and Hovland, Cam Smith's questionable decision making, the Old Course, and everything else from an exciting Saturday at the Open. 

Max Homa joins the show to debrief on his experience playing with Tiger, Cameron Smith jumps out to a lead, Cameron Young hangs tough, and Rory posts a 68. An eventful live show as we debrief the day, chat about the Old Course, Rory, DJ, and the rest of a stacked leaderboard. Michael Wolf also joins us to tell some historical stories about St. Andrews, Cash App game, and a ton more! 

Mike Tirico and Shane Bacon join us to recap Thursday at the Open Championship at St. Andrews. We discuss Rory's fantastic start, Tiger's disappointment, how the Old Course held up, setup, Cameron Young, best things we saw today, and a ton more. 

We're positively chuffed to bring you this Open Championship preview episode as the oldest major in the game returns to the Old Course. We do our best to detail what has us so pumped for the week ahead, what the potential winning score could be, specific holes and shots we're looking forward to seeing, our picks to win (and not win), and more.If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, crisis counseling and referral services can be accessed by calling 1-800-GAMBLER (1-800-426-2537) (IL/IN/MI/NJ/PA/WV/WY), 1-800-NEXT STEP (AZ), 1-800-522-4700 (CO/NH), 888-789-7777/visit http://ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-BETS OFF (IA), 1-877-770-STOP (7867) (LA), 877-8-HOPENY/text HOPENY (467369) (NY), visit OPGR.org (OR), call/text TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN), or 1-888-532-3500 (VA). 21+ (18+ WY). Physically present in AZ/CO/CT/IL/IN/IA/LA/MI/ /NJ/NY/ PA/TN/VA/WV/WY only. New customers only. Min. $5 deposit required. Eligibility restrictions apply. See http://draftkings.com/sportsbook for details.

Soly and Tron break down Xander Schauffele's win at the Scottish Open with the help of our pal Kevin Van Valkenburg. We take stock of Xander heading into the Open, the setup at the Renaissance Club, Spieth's week, the future of PGA/Euro co-sanctioned events and more. On the back half of the pod we get KVV's take on the LIV saga in light of the uncertainty with the OWGR and his reaction to comments this week from Rory, Graeme McDowell and Billy Horschel.If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, crisis counseling and referral services can be accessed by calling 1-800-GAMBLER (1-800-426-2537) (IL/IN/MI/NJ/PA/WV/WY), 1-800-NEXT STEP (AZ), 1-800-522-4700 (CO/NH), 888-789-7777/visit http://ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-BETS OFF (IA), 1-877-770-STOP (7867) (LA), 877-8-HOPENY/text HOPENY (467369) (NY), visit OPGR.org (OR), call/text TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN), or 1-888-532-3500 (VA). 21+ (18+ WY). Physically present in AZ/CO/CT/IL/IN/IA/LA/MI/ /NJ/NY/ PA/TN/VA/WV/WY only. New customers only. Min. $5 deposit required. Eligibility restrictions apply. See http://draftkings.com/sportsbook for details.

The Open has returned to The Old Course at St Andrews. To help get our Open week coverage started we spoke to a variety of voices in golf on what makes the home of golf so unique. From elite tour pros to mid-handicappers, writers, broadcasters and locals, we look at the course's qualities that have fascinated players for decades as well as the magic of the setting in the town of St. Andrews, the outlook for the upcoming Open and a ton more.  

JT Poston wins his second PGA Tour event with the John Deere Classic in the Quad Cities while Branden Grace, and the four aces, win at the LIV event in Portland. First, we hear from TC who was on site this week for the Deere and take stock of the event's future vs the increasing number of elevated events. Then, we head to Pumpkin Ridge for the second LIV event for the good, the bad and the ugly from Portland. We also take a deep dive into the brewing OWGR battle for the LIV players, the implications of the response from the majors, changes to the PGA and KFT tour schedules and more.

Justin Thomas returns to the pod for a full debrief on his win at Southern Hills, the evolution of his shot-making on course and the growth of his relationship with Bones. We also get the latest from JT on his views on the LIV tour, changes to the PGA Tour policies and schedule, and what lies ahead.  

A dramatic Sunday in both women's and men's golf as In Gee Chun wins the KPMG Women's PGA Championship while Xander Schauffele claims the Travelers. We start with a look at a wild Sunday in DC with another disappointing finish in a major for Lexi Thompson, our verdict on the new look Congressional, the setup and more. Then it's on to TPC River Highlands for the late heartbreak for Sahith Theegala, the emergence of Michael Thorbjornsen, Xander's first solo win since 2019, Rory, Kokrak, and more. Plus the latest from the KFT, Euro Tour, PGA structure changes, LIV's roster additions and, most importantly, the Slime Cup.

On the heels of the Brooks Koepka - LIV announcement and Jay Monahan's press conference, we fire up a bonus midweek pod and we're joined by Max Homa to detail his thoughts on Koepka's move, the pending counters from Ponte Vedra, his reasons for staying on the PGA Tour, and the decision process that pros are going through when they get an offer from LIV.

Soly and Randy are on location in DC for this week's KPMG Women's PGA Championship at Congressional. Our preview pod is a three part episode. In part one we check in with Alison Lee and Bronte Law on their outlook for the week ahead, their friendship dating back to their college days at UCLA, dealing with struggles on tour and some off course fun as well. In part two, (33:00) NLU Young Hitter Madelene Sagstrom is back to discuss competing in major championships, the reaction to her appearance on our Week in the Life video, her mental approach to the game and a ton more. Finally, we hear from Congressional superintendent Peter Wendt (55:00) on the changes to the course in the last few years, what it's like to prepare for a major championship and working with Kerry Haigh of the PGA on the course's setup.

Matt Fitzpatrick wins the 2022 US Open! Joel Dahmen and Harry Higgs join the show to chat about what we just witnessed, Zalatoris and Scheffler's close call, The Country Club, down the leaderboard, future US Open venues, LIV rumors, and a ton more. 

Hunter Mahan and Kevin Van Valkenburg join the show to recap Saturday at the 2022 US Open. We chat about The Country Club, Rahm, Rory, Zalatoris, Fitzpatrick, the rest of the leaderboard, a cathartic Hamsterdam section, and a lot more. 

A myriad of guests join the show, including Joel Dahmen, Kyle Porter, and Stephanie Apstein to talk about Friday at the 2022 U.S. Open. We chat about Rory, Morikawa, Rahm, Scheffler, the rest of the leaderboard, the course setup, what Joel is gonna do tomorrow, Porter following Rory, what Stephanie is covering this week, and a lot more. 

Scott Van Pelt and Brandon Matthews join us live as we recap an eventful day one at The Country Club. We chat Rory, course setup, Phil, Fitzpatrick, and a slew of other contenders. TC runs through his experience on the grounds today, some listener questions, and a lot more. 

It's US Open week at Brookline as we get set for the action at The Country Club. Soly checks in from on site as the guys preview the week ahead, make our pre-major picks for who will and won't win and get a quick check in with The Pro, Max Homa, as he preps for Thursday's opening round.If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, crisis counseling and referral services can be accessed by calling 1-800- GAMBLER (1-800-426-2537) (IL/IN/MI/NJ/PA/WV/WY), 1-800-NEXT STEP (AZ), 1-800-522-4700 (CO/NH), 888-789-7777/visit http://ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-BETS OFF (IA), 1-877-770-STOP (7867) (LA), 877-8-HOPENY/text HOPENY (467369) (NY), visit OPGR.org (OR), call/text TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN), or 1-888- 532-3500 (VA). 21+ (18+ WY). Physically present in AZ/CO/CT/IL/IN/IA/LA/MI/NJ/ NY/PA/TN/VA/WV/WY only. New customers only. Min. $25 deposit required. Eligibility restrictions apply and product offerings vary by state. See http://draftkings.com/sportsbook for details.

For the first time we welcome Jamie Weir of Sky Sports to help recap the madness of this crazy week in golf as we cover the LIV event in London, the fireworks in Canada as Rory wins over JT and Tony Finau, the upcoming tug of war between LIV and the PGA Tour, plus your questions and a look at the Scandinavian Mixed event and the Curtis Cup. Then, we check in with Kevin Van Valkenburg (56:45) who was in London for the LIV event at the Centurion Club.If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, crisis counseling and referral services can be accessed by calling 1-800- GAMBLER (1-800-426-2537) (IL/IN/MI/NJ/PA/WV/WY), 1-800-NEXT STEP (AZ), 1-800-522-4700 (CO/NH), 888-789-7777/visit http://ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-BETS OFF (IA), 1-877-770-STOP (7867) (LA), 877-8-HOPENY/text HOPENY (467369) (NY), visit OPGR.org (OR), call/text TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN), or 1-888- 532-3500 (VA). 21+ (18+ WY). Physically present in AZ/CO/CT/IL/IN/IA/LA/MI/NJ/ NY/PA/TN/VA/WV/WY only. New customers only. Min. $25 deposit required. Eligibility restrictions apply and product offerings vary by state. See http://draftkings.com/sportsbook for details.

The inaugural LIV golf event is underway in London ushering in what is sure to be the most chaotic period in professional golf in recent memory. We break down the LIV event, the broadcast, the blatant sportswashing, the format, the next wave of players to sign up, the PGA Tour's response given its options and what comes next.

Soly and Tron catch up on the bizarre unveiling of the LIV golf teams ahead of the first event in London later this week and take best guesses at what comes next. Then, Zac Blair returns to the pod (29:30) to offer his perspective on the LIV saga and the potential response of the PGA Tour. We also get into the latest on the Buck Club and Tree Farm projects, his road back from shoulder surgery, and more.

Minjee Lee wins the US Women's Open at Pine Needles, Billy Horschel claims the Memorial and more developments on the LIV Golf front as the first Saudi backed event is set to begin this week in London.  Settle in as we break down another wild week in the world of golf.

Tonight we finally have the confirmed field list for the first LIV Golf event. Soly, Tron and DJ fire up an emergency pod reacting to the news that Dustin Johnson will in fact tee it up in the Saudi league. Plus a look at who else is, and isn't, on the initial list of 48 players, the rumored dollars that have been offered to various players and what lies ahead in the brewing legal battles with the PGA Tour.Then, ahead of the US Women's Open at Pine Needles, we're joined Mel Reid (26:20) to discuss the state of her game, going through struggles on tour, the upcoming courses set to host women's majors, competing at the Olympics in Tokyo, teaming up with Leona Maguire at the Solheim Cup and a ton more. 

We've got a jam packed pod this week as Sam Burns comes from way down the leaderboard to defeat Scottie Scheffler in a playoff to win the Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial.We take stock of the week in Ft Worth - the ejections, the course, the close calls, the unreported scoring tent shouting match and more. Then, Scott Stallings calls in to recap his wild rules experience today and we recap the false start on the Saudi field list and the rumored names of who'll make the jump.Then to close us out DJ catches up with Rose Zhang and Rachel Heck (1:31:40) to recap the Stanford women's golf team's run to a team national championship as well as Zhang's individual national championship victory.  If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, crisiscounseling and referral services can be accessed by calling 1-800-GAMBLER (1-800-426-2537) (IL/IN/MI/NJ/PA/WV/WY), 1-800-NEXT STEP (AZ), 1-800-522-4700 (CO/NH), 888-789-7777/visithttp://ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-BETS OFF (IA), 1-877-770-STOP(7867) (LA), 877-8-HOPENY/text HOPENY (467369) (NY), visitOPGR.org (OR), call/text TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN), or 1-888-532-3500 (VA).21+ (18+ WY). Physically present in AZ/CO/CT/IL/IN/IA/LA/MI/NJ/NY/PA/TN/VA/WV/WY only. New customers only. Min. $5 depositrequired. Eligibility restrictions apply and product offerings varyby state. See http://draftkings.com/sportsbook for details.

Soly sits down with Jim Wagner on the front half of the pod to recap the PGA Championship from Jim's perspective on how Southern Hills played last week as a member of Gil Hanse's team that renovated the course. Wagner also provides some great insight on future projects, having some unusual or quirky features to their courses and more. Then in part two we sit down with Gil Hanse for a chat about his work at Colonial ahead of this week's PGA Tour event as well as what we can expect at Brookline for the upcoming US Open.  

JT wins the PGA! Max Homa calls in to break down his week, KVV comes on to talk about his now infamous JT/Rory column, Mito's collapse, Zalatoris, and everything else from an eventful week in Tulsa. 

Smylie Kaufman joins the show tonight to recap his experience on the ground at Southern Hills this week as Mito Pereira races out to a three shot lead, Rory and JT fade, Tiger w/d's, and a lot more. We also talk Zalatoris, picks for tomorrow, course setup, and a lot more. 

Zalatoris gets out and runs, JT paints the corners, The Cat grinds to make the cut, and a lot more from Friday at the PGA. ESPN commentator Peter Burns joins the show to chat about covering the featured groups, we make our picks going forward, take some questions, and a lot more. 

McRib is BACK! Rory races out to a lead, and we start the show with a simple question. Will he win the PGA? We chat Southern Hills, Spieth, Tiger, Rahm, Scheffler, breathing space, sand in the bunkers, and everything else from day one at the second major of the year. 

At long last, major championship golf is back as the PGA Championship heads to Southern Hills in Tulsa. We take an early look at the course, expected conditions, who sets up well for the Perry Maxwell design, Tiger's chances, the betting favorites and our picks presented by Draft Kings.  We close the pod with a short interview with Gil Hanse who completed a recent renovation of Southern Hills in 2019. See draftkings.com/sportsbook for full terms and conditions.Bets. New Customers only. Eligibility restrictions apply. Min. $5 deposit. Min. $5 wager. Free bet paid out in the form of four (4) $25 Free AZ/CO/CT/IL/IN/IA/LA/MI/NJ/NY/PA/TN/VA/WV/WY only. N/A in OR and NH. 21+ (18+ NH/WY). Physically present in 888-532-3500 (VA). (LA), visit OPGR.org (OR), call/text TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN), or 1- 7777/visit ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-BETS OFF (IA), 1-877-770-STOP (7867) NEXT STEP (AZ), 1-800-522-4700 (CO/NH), 888-789- 1-800-GAMBLER (1-800-426-2537) (IL/IN/MI/NJ/PA/WV/WY), 1-800- HOPENY (467369) (NY) and referral services can be accessed by calling 877-8-HOPENY/text If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, crisis counseling

KH Lee goes back to back for his second straight win at the Byron Nelson while Spieth, Hideki, Xander and JT all post top ten finishes headed into the PGA next week. We review the good and bad from the week in the metroplex as well as Phil Mickelson withdrawing from the PGA Championship as the defending champion, the PGA Tour denying waivers for the first LIV golf event, Greg Norman's numerous missteps this week and Minjee Lee's win at the LPGA Founders Cup.See draftkings.com/sportsbook for full terms and conditions.Bets. New Customers only. Eligibility restrictions apply. Min. $5 deposit. Min. $5 wager. Free bet paid out in the form of four (4) $25 Free AZ/CO/CT/IL/IN/IA/LA/MI/NJ/NY/PA/TN/VA/WV/WY only. N/A in OR and NH. 21+ (18+ NH/WY). Physically present in 888-532-3500 (VA). (LA), visit OPGR.org (OR), call/text TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN), or 1- 7777/visit ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-BETS OFF (IA), 1-877-770-STOP (7867) NEXT STEP (AZ), 1-800-522-4700 (CO/NH), 888-789- 1-800-GAMBLER (1-800-426-2537) (IL/IN/MI/NJ/PA/WV/WY), 1-800- HOPENY (467369) (NY) and referral services can be accessed by calling 877-8-HOPENY/text If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, crisis counseling  

A bonus midweek pod this week as we're joined by Alan Shipnuck, author of Phil: The Rip-Roaring (and Unauthorised!) Biography of Golf’s Most Colorful Superstar.  We take a deep dive into the enormously complex character that is Phil Mickelson - the generational golf talent, thrilling victories and shattering defeats, off course philanthropy and gambling debts - all punctuated by his recent involvement with the the Saudi Arabian backed LIV golf tour. 

Shane Ryan stops by ahead of the release of his upcoming book The Cup They Couldn't Lose which profiles the US's dominant Ryder Cup victory at Whistling Straits while also exploring the history of the event.  We discuss all aspects of the Ryder Cup including the evolution of the competition, what makes a good captain, and some of the notable mistakes both sides have made in recent years. 

Longtime friend of the pod Max Homa wins the Wells Fargo for the second time to claim his fourth career PGA Tour win. Soly, Tron and Randy recap Max's triumph as well as the week for Keegan, Cameron Young, Matt Fitzpatrick, Rory, and more. We also break down the Sergio and Lee Westwood comments in the continued LIV golf saga.  Plus, the C-suite responds to the latest episode of Strapped and we sign off with our traditional post-victory visit from Max.  

JJ Redick recently retired after a 15 year NBA career, and he's got a hobby. He joins the pod to chat about his new golf obsession, where the game has taken him so far, where he finds joy on the course, places he still wants to visit, playing inside the bubble, and a ton more. We also chat some Duke basketball, the evolution of his NBA career, and a fair amount of other hoops talk. Thanks to JJ for the time, look for him in some of our content in the future for sure. 

Jon Rahm wins the Mexico Open for his first win in 2022. We take stock of Rahm's victory and what it means for the rest of his season plus our reactions to the new course, the latest with the Saudi golf league, Marina Alex's victory on the LPGA tour, our trip to Bandon and a ton more.

Sahith Theegala joins Soly to relive his incredible run earlier this year at the Waste Management Open. We also get into his junior and collegiate careers, his close calls to earning his first PGA Tour win, learning how to compete on tour, dealing with injuries, future goals, and a ton more.

DJ fills in for Soly and is joined by friend of the program Kevin Van Valkenburg for a recap of the Zurich Classic where Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele go wire to wire, opening the team event with best ball 59 en route to winning with a score of 29 under par. We take stock of the team event format, the Burns-Horschel drop as well as our theories on Phil Mickelson's whereabouts and reviews of the pairings' walk up music selections. We also recap Nasa Hataoka's win at the LPGA LA Open at Wilshire and a ton more.   

Fresh off the debut of Shark - his documentary about Greg Norman at the 96 Masters - director Jason Hehir joins Soly for a deep dive into the film, his relationship with Norman, key moments in the film, and more. Plus we also detail Jason's experience as the director of The Last Dance and what it's like to interview Michael Jordan. 

For the second consecutive Easter, Jordan Spieth wins on the PGA Tour as he claims the Heritage in a playoff over Patrick Cantlay. We recap all the action from Hilton Head Island including HV3's close call and Morgan Hoffman's return to the Tour, plus LIV golf is back in the news, the LPGA in Hawaii, Hueber's announcing debut and some stories from the NLU Scotland Trip. If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, crisis counseling and referral services can be accessed by calling 1-800-GAMBLER (1-800-426-2537) (IL/IN/MI/NJ/PA/WV/WY), 1-800-NEXT STEP (AZ), 1-800-522-4700 (CO/NH), 888-789-7777/visit http://ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-BETS OFF (IA), 1-877-770-STOP (7867) (LA), 877-8-HOPENY/text HOPENY (467369) (NY), visit OPGR.org (OR), call/text TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN), or 1-888-532-3500 (VA). 21+ (18+ NH/WY). Physically present in AZ/CO/CT/IL/IN/IA/LA/MI/NH/NJ/NY/OR/ PA/TN/VA/WV/WY only. Min. $5 deposit required. Eligibility restrictions apply. See http://draftkings.com/sportsbook for details.

Veteran golf journalist Bob Harig joins Soly ahead of the release of his upcoming book Tiger and Phil - Golf's Most Fascinating Rivalry. Bob details his process for researching the book, his reaction to the current controversy surrounding Mickelson, and shares some great insights from his front row seat to the biggest moments in their careers. 

Scottie Scheffler wins the green jacket, Rory makes a run, Cat is all smiles after completing 72 holes, and everything else to wrap up our favorite week of the year.If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, crisis counseling and referral services can be accessed by calling 1-800-GAMBLER (1-800-426-2537) (IL/IN/MI/NJ/PA/WV/WY), 1-800-NEXT STEP (AZ), 1-800-522-4700 (CO/NH), 888-789-7777/visit http://ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-BETS OFF (IA), 1-877-770-STOP (7867) (LA), 877-8-HOPENY/text HOPENY (467369) (NY), visit OPGR.org (OR), call/text TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN), or 1-888-532-3500 (VA). 21+ (18+ NH/WY). Physically present in AZ/CO/CT/IL/IN/IA/LA/MI/NH/NJ/NY/OR/ PA/TN/VA/WV/WY only. Min. $5 deposit required. Eligibility restrictions apply. See http://draftkings.com/sportsbook for details.

We breakdown Saturday at the Masters, from Scheffler's three shot lead, an interesting 18th hole, Cam Smith's chances of hunting him down, JT, DJ, the 15th hole, and a lot more. 

Scottie Scheffler races out to a five shot lead, and we force Big Randy to explain his position on the elder statesman. We chat about the Cat, Spieth, the 15th hole, wind at Augusta, what holes have improved as time has gone on and what have gotten worse, pairings for tomorrow, picks for the remainder of the tournament, and a lot more. 

The Cat! Tiger fires an opening round 71, and Big Randy follows through on his promise to list off every player that Tiger beats. Sungjae takes the early lead, Cam Smith balls out, Rory and Spieth go sideways, and everything else from day one at the Masters. 

The five man pod returns as the guys make their picks ahead of the 2022 Masters. We analyze the latest on Tiger's Monday at the course, who's trending headed into the week, select our traditional picks for who won't win the event, and get to some listener questions as well. On the back half of the pod (41:30) Soly chats with John Wood, former caddie and current broadcast for NBC, about the unique pressures that a player faces at Augusta, some of his best tips for negotiating the wind around the course, the latest updates to some of the holes, Tiger's chances and a ton more. If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, crisis counseling and referral services can be accessed by calling 1-800-GAMBLER (1-800-426-2537) (IL/IN/MI/NJ/PA/WV/WY), 1-800-NEXT STEP (AZ), 1-800-522-4700 (CO/NH), 888-789-7777/visit http://ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-BETS OFF (IA), 1-877-770-STOP (7867) (LA), 877-8-HOPENY/text HOPENY (467369) (NY), visit OPGR.org (OR), call/text TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN), or 1-888-532-3500 (VA). 21+ (18+ NH/WY). Physically present in AZ/CO/CT/IL/IN/IA/LA/MI/NH/NJ/NY/OR/ PA/TN/VA/WV/WY only. Min. $5 deposit required. Eligibility restrictions apply. See http://draftkings.com/sportsbook for details.

The Cat is on the grounds at Augusta as the hype builds around his return. Randy is back from Mission Hills where Jennifer Kupcho claims the Chevron for her first LPGA win and takes the final leap into Poppie's Pond. Plus, 16 year old Anna Davis wins the ANWA and JJ Spaun comes from behind in San Antonio for his first PGA Tour win at the Valero. We cover all of the week's events plus Drive, Chip and Putt and some listener questions.If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, crisis counseling and referral services can be accessed by calling 1-800-GAMBLER (1-800-426-2537) (IL/IN/MI/NJ/PA/WV/WY), 1-800-NEXT STEP (AZ), 1-800-522-4700 (CO/NH), 888-789-7777/visit http://ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-BETS OFF (IA), 1-877-770-STOP (7867) (LA), 877-8-HOPENY/text HOPENY (467369) (NY), visit OPGR.org (OR), call/text TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN), or 1-888-532-3500 (VA). 21+ (18+ NH/WY). Physically present in AZ/CO/CT/IL/IN/IA/LA/MI/NH/NJ/NY/OR/ PA/TN/VA/WV/WY only. Min. $5 deposit required. Eligibility restrictions apply. See http://draftkings.com/sportsbook for details.

Big Randy takes over the midweek pod on location in Palm Springs for the Chevron Championship, the LPGA's first major of the year. We're joined by Yealimi Noh, Matilda Castren, and Hannah Green for a preview of the week ahead, some Solheim Cup discussion and plenty of great stories from their paths to the LPGA tour. 

A new world number one is crowned in Austin as Scottie Scheffler wins the WGC Match Play to overtake Jon Rahm as the top ranked player in the world. We break down Scheffler's win, appreciate Kevin Kisner's continued excellence in the event and debate the need for more match play events in pro golf. Plus Lee Westwood's week on twitter, the latest on Tiger's comeback and Spieth's swing changes, early Masters odds, your questions and more.  

Fresh off a great run at Sawgrass, Anirban Lahiri joins the pod to recap his week at the Players, his journey from India to the PGA Tour, struggling with his game and rediscovering his form, competing in the Presidents Cup and a ton more. 

Sam Burns wins - again - this time in a playoff over Davis Riley to claim the Valspar for a second consecutive year. We break down all the action from Tampa, plus the latest in the SGL/LIV golf world, Greg Norman's media tour, listener questions and more.If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, crisis counseling and referral services can be accessed by calling 1-800-GAMBLER (1-800-426-2537) (IL/IN/MI/NJ/PA/WV/WY), 1-800-NEXT STEP (AZ), 1-800-522-4700 (CO/NH), 888-789-7777/visit http://ccpg.org/chat  (CT), 1-800-BETS OFF (IA), 1-877-770-STOP (7867) (LA), 877-8-HOPENY/text HOPENY (467369) (NY), visit OPGR.org (OR), call/text TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN), or 1-888-532-3500 (VA). 21+ (18+ NH/WY). Physically present in AZ/CO/CT/IL/IN/IA/LA/MI/NH/NJ/NY/OR/ PA/TN/VA/WV/WY only. Min. $5 deposit required. Eligibility restrictions apply. See http://draftkings.com/sportsbook for details.

Abe Ancer joins the pod as we detail his upbringing in Mexico and introduction to the game, his collegiate career at Oklahoma, progressing on tour, off course tequila business ventures, 2019 Presidents Cup singles against Tiger, the outlook for the 2021 Presidents Cup and more. 

Cam Smith wins the Players, and we recap our observations from watching him on-site this week, what this win does for his career, Lahiri's epic week, the Berger/Hovland/Dahmen kerfuffle, and everything else from the longest week imaginable. If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, crisis counseling and referral services can be accessed by calling 1-800-GAMBLER (1-800-426-2537) (IL/IN/MI/NJ/PA/WV/WY), 1-800-NEXT-STEP (AZ), 1-800-522-4700 (CO/NH), 888-789-7777/visit http://ccpg.org/chat  (CT), 1-800-BETS OFF (IA), 1-877-770-STOP (7867) (LA), 877-8-HOPENY/text HOPENY (467369) (NY), visit OPGR.org (OR), call/text TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN), or 1-888-532-3500 (VA). 21+ (18+ NH/WY). Physically present in AZ/CO/CT/IL/IN/IA/LA/MI/NH/NJ/NY/OR/ PA/TN/VA/WV/WY only. Min. $5 deposit required. Eligibility restrictions apply. See http://draftkings.com/sportsbook for details.

Our Sunday Players recap includes some stories from on-site, Randy's absurd take regarding Lowry's hole-in-one, Kizzire's shank, Anirban feeling himself, Tom Hoge, Sam Burns, and everything else from a fun Sunday at TPC Sawgrass. 

End of day 3, mid-round 2 live show update from the Killhouse, as we talk about JT's round, Bubba, and the glorious carnage from the 17th hole today at TPC. What happened to the Golden Man? Who is *actually* leading the tournament? When are we gonna finish? All that and a lot more. 

Rain delays, the Golden Man, the Sideburn Bandit, and a lot more from day one, including Fleetwood, Varner, Hoge, and more. Plus we chat about the Hall of Fame, Monahan's presser, and everything else from a rain soaked Thursday. 

The Players has arrived, and the crew discussed what they love about this event, favorite shots to watch, picks for the week, weather forecasts, and everything else for one of our favorite weeks. On the back end, Sam Burns joins to debrief his T9 at Bay Hill and to help us preview the week as well, in addition to some discussion on his ascension towards being one of the top players on the PGA Tour. If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, crisis counseling and referral services can be accessed by calling 1-800-GAMBLER (1-800-426-2537) (IL/IN/MI/NJ/PA/WV/WY), 1-800-NEXTSTEP (AZ), 1-800-522-4700 (CO/NH), 888-789-7777/visit http://ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-BETS OFF (IA), 1-877-770-STOP (7867) (LA), 877-8-HOPENY/text HOPENY (467369) (NY), visit OPGR.org (OR), call/text TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN), or 1-888-532-3500 (VA). 21+ (18+ NH/WY). Physically present in AZ/CO/CT/IL/IN/IA/LA/MI/NH/NJ/NY/OR/ PA/TN/VA/WV/WY only. New customers only. Min. $5 deposit required. Eligibility restrictions apply. See http://draftkings.com/sportsbook for details.

If one PGA Pro as a guest host is good, two is better! Harry Higgs and Justin Hueber join Soly to recap Bay Hill as Scottie Scheffler wins for the second time in his last three starts.  We'll discuss Scheffler's rise over recent months and the course conditions at Bay Hill plus a myriad of off other topics including the locker room reaction to Phil Mickelson, the PIP program, Harry's run at the PGA Championship which earned him a spot in the Masters, and - of course - how the idea for the shirtless celebration at the 16th in Scottsdale came to be.If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, crisis counseling and referral services can be accessed by calling 1-800-GAMBLER (1-800-426-2537) (IL/IN/MI/NJ/PA/WV/WY), 1-800-NEXTSTEP (AZ), 1-800-522-4700 (CO/NH), 888-789-7777/visit http://ccpg.org/chat  (CT), 1-800-BETS OFF (IA), 1-877-770-STOP (7867) (LA), 877-8-HOPENY/text HOPENY (467369) (NY), visit OPGR.org (OR), call/text TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN), or 1-888-532-3500 (VA). 21+ (18+ NH/WY). Physically present in AZ/CO/CT/IL/IN/IA/LA/MI/NH/NJ/NY/OR/ PA/TN/VA/WV/WY only. New customers only. Min. $5 deposit required. Eligibility restrictions apply. See http://draftkings.com/sportsbook for details.

Collin Morikawa returns to the pod for the first time since the pandemic began to recap the last two years which have seen him claim his first two major championships. We get into his wins, improvements in putting, equipment, learning from Tiger, recent developments on tour and a ton more.

NLU Young Hitter Justin Hueber returns to the pod to break down the action from PGA National as Sepp Straka comes from behind to win for the first time on Tour. We also take a deep dive into the latest drama surrounding the SGL including the fallout from Phil's comments, Greg Norman's letter to Jay Monahan and statements from Bryson, Xander, Jack and more.

Max Homa returns to chat about the west coast swing, what makes Riviera special, the 10th hole, playing with Adam Scott and Dustin Johnson, Netflix filming, chatter among tour players about rival leagues, where his allegiances lie, consistency, and so much more. Thanks as always to Max for his time. 

Joaquin Niemann wins at Riviera, and we recap an excellent tournament at one of our favorite venues. Morikawa's run, the Cat back in the booth, Hovland, JT, some great camera work, and everything else from the Pacific Palisades. And of course, we go deep on the many, many developments in the Saudi Golf League from this past week, from Phil's incendiary statements, Bryson and DJ's change of heart, Rory weighing in, the future of the SGL, where the hell does Phil go from here, and so much more. 

Sports agent Hughes Norton joins the pod for some great stories on signing Tiger Woods to his first professional representation contract, his relationship with Earl Woods, his introduction to the golf business through Mark McCormack and IMG, and his experiences managing other top ranked players like Greg Norman.  

Scottie Scheffler wins for the firs time on the PGA Tour, coming from behind on the back nine to defeat Patrick Cantlay in a three hole playoff to win the WM Phoenix Open on a memorable week in Scottsdale. We also salute the breakout performance of Sahith Theegala, the outstanding condition of the golf course, the beer showers at 16, and more. Then we take a deep dive into Charlie Hoffman's comments, Phil's blocking spree on twitter, and the latest rumors on the Saudi golf league.

The producers of the upcoming Netflix golf series, Chad Mumm and Paul Martin, join Soly to detail their plans for the show and how they've secured the participation of players and a variety of organizations in the game including all four major championships. We also get into their backgrounds and lessons learned from crafting the Formula One Netflix series "Drive to Survive".

We go in a lot of different directions on this pod as Tom Hoge chases down Jordan Spieth to win at Pebble, Phil goes scorched earth on PGA Tour economics, more rumored offers from the SGL come to light and some history on the Tour's ability to combat rival tours. We also recap the Saudi Invitational with a guest appearance from Cody on the attempted sportswashing by the Saudi government and some reaction to this week's LPGA and Euro Tour events. 

2 time NBA Champion turned college golfer JR Smith joins Soly to share his story of going back to school and competing on the golf team at North Carolina A&T. Smith also details his first exposure to golf, his favorite experiences in the game, some great stories from his career in the NBA, and the lasting opportunities he hopes to create for others.  This was a thrill to have him on the pod - a huge thank you to JR for his time!

Luke List beats Will Zalatoris in a playoff to win at Torrey Pines, Viktor Hovland wins at Dubai in a playoff over Richard Bland as Rory rinses one on the 72nd hole and Lydia Ko notches another title as she edges Danielle Kang at the LPGA Gainbridge.  We break down all three tournaments, plus a better than expected Torrey Pines, Zalatoris's putting, Rahm, Rory's increased use of his 3-wood and some listener questions as well.We're also proud to announce that we've partnered with our friends at Callaway to bring you a customized Rogue-ST NLU headcover with the purchase of a Rogue ST 3-wood.  Here’s how to pre-order:1) Pick and customize your Rogue ST 3-wood2) On the Order Summary page (first page of checkout), enter code: NLU to add the headcover to your cart for free. 3) Pre-orders begin shipping on 2/18/21

Adam Scott makes his debut on the pod ahead of this week's Slync.io Dubai Desert Classic to offer some great perspective on his career, the changes he's seen in the professional game, goals for the future, working with Steve Williams, and some great insights on both his close calls in majors and his win at Augusta in 2013.  

Soly, Tron and Neil are back in the Killhouse to recap Hudson Swafford's win at PGA West as well as the Euro Tour event in Abu Dhabi, the reaction to the US Women's Open purse increase, the LPGA tournament of champions, some listener questions and a quick visit from Akshay Bhatia after his first win on the Korn Ferry Tour (34:00).

Leona Maguire joins the pod to recap her rookie season on the LPGA tour and her sensational performance at the 2021 Solheim Cup.  We also get into her amateur and collegiate career, the positive momentum surrounding the LPGA tour, future venues for the majors and a ton more!

Soly and Tron are joined by longtime friend of the program Kevin Van Valkenburg to recap the wild finish in Hawaii as Hideki wins with an unbelievable shot on the first playoff hole. Plus a look ahead to the LPGA season opener, this week's announcements surrounding the PGA Tour Netflix series, recent developments around the Saudi event and a ton of listener questions. 

GOOD MORNING DAHMEN! Joel Dahmen returns to pod fresh off his week at the Tournament of Champions in Maui.  We discuss his progression through professional golf from the mini tours to becoming a winner on the PGA Tour as well as a number of current topics in the game from greens books to alternate tours, his practice round match with Phil and a ton more.

Cam Smith shoots 34 under (!!) and wins the Tournament of Champions in Maui as the field obliterates a soft and windless Plantation Course at Kapalua. We recap the birdie fest to kick off the calendar year. Plus, Bryson ditches the dumb hat, some exciting future locations announced for the US Women's Open, NFT country clubs and more.

Tommy Fleetwood returns to the NLU podcast with a recap of his struggles in 2021, his experiences in the Ryder Cup and a look to what's ahead in the 2022 season as well as his take on the future of the European Tour and the worldwide landscape of professional golf.

Much like the PGA Tour, the NLU Sunday night podcast returns from a brief holiday break as the guys gather to preview the upcoming year in golf.  We also play our "Who won that tournament last year?" game, answer some listener questions and make some season long picks with Draft Kings. Soly closes the pod with a chat with Alex Urban, Executive Director of the Tournament of Champions, to get an inside look at how the tournament operates and seeks to improve on a yearly basis. 

In our final episode of the year, we highlight some clips from Rory McIlroy, Justin Thomas, Jon Rahm, Tony Jacklin, Andy Gardiner, Mike Whan, Bob Rotella, Mike Devries, Bones, Chris Dimarco, and many more. Thanks so much for supporting another year of the No Laying Up podcast. Can't wait to bring you more in 2022. 

It's time for the annual holiday medley! Part I contains highlights from the first half of the year, including Mike Whan, Jordan Spieth, Pernilla Lindberg, Madelene Sagstrom, Kevin Na, Hunter Mahan, Chip Beck, Mark O'Meara, and many others. Stay tuned for Part II. 

Rory makes his long awaited return to the podcast as we break down the state of his game, his performance in majors, his mentality on and off the course as well as the all the changes in his life and career over the last few years. We also get into this year's Ryder Cup, changing swing coaches, PGA Tour pros playing in the Saudi Arabia event, his plans moving forward and a ton more. 

For this week's pod, we dove deep into three significant developments in professional golf history. As today's golf landscape appears to be shifting on a weekly basis, we look back at precedent for potential breakaway tours. In our research, three significant events stood out: The breakaway from the PGA of America (and ultimately, the formation of the PGA Tour) in 1968, an attempted overthrow of Commissioner Deane Beman in 1983 by some of the the top players in the game, and Greg Norman's formation of a World Tour in 1994. Common themes that arise are similar to the refrains we hear today. This one was a lot of fun. (For a wild read about the 1969 Alameda Open, and how it relates to the topics discussed in this episode, check out this article from Nick Lozito: https://nicklozito.substack.com/p/sunol-valley-the-bay-area-kidnapping)

Longtime NLU podcast favorite Kyle Porter joins Soly to recap everything from the past year in golf and give us a preview of his new book Normal Sport. You can find out more information about Kyle's book at ANormalSport.com.

Collin Morikawa blows a five shot lead on Sunday in the Bahamas as Viktor Hovland survives some 72nd hole antics from Patrick Reed to win for the fifth time in his career. We recap the tournament and comments from Tiger about his recent accident and his future plans to compete on tour. We also dive into recent comments from various pros on golf in Saudi Arabia, the tour granting releases for the upcoming Saudi event, the upcoming ban on green reading books, Bryson's recent interview, the JupeLife photoshoot, and some F1 reaction as well.  

Justin Lower joins the NLU pod for the first time to chat about his winding path toward getting a PGA Tour card, what he's learned out on tour so far, what he learned after an excruciatingly close call in 2018, a devastating tragedy in 2005, and a ton more. 

The latest installment of The Match - Brooks v Bryson - has come and gone. We recap everything from the golf itself, the broadcast, the future of the event and why it does (or doesn't) work for the casual and hardcore fan. We also dive into the PGA Tour memo that was sent to players earlier this week and the Tour's response to the pending threat of competition from other leagues. 

Tony Jacklin joins to discuss playing in seven Ryder Cups before being tasked with transforming virtually everything about the event from the European side. He tells the story of The Concession, a hair-raising ride in Arnold Palmer's plane, Seve, and the challenges of trying to make it on the US Tour as a Brit. He also details heartbreak he experienced as his wife suddenly died at the age of 44, losing his fortune, differences with IMG, peers that rubbed him the wrong way, and so much more. Pick up a copy of Tony Jacklin's book "My Ryder Cup Journey" here: https://www.amazon.com/Tony-Jacklin-Ryder-Cup-Journey-ebook/dp/B09CLPF8YG

Jin Young Ko wins the LPGA Tour Championship while Collin Morikawa claims the European Tour championship and the Race to Dubai title.  Meanwhile on the PGA Tour, Taylor Gooch wins at Sea Island for his first career victory. We recap all three tournaments, plus the Cat's potential return, the LPGA Tour player of the year process, Rory's wardrobe malfunction, some reaction to our midweek PGL interview pod and much more. 

Andy Gardiner from the Premier Golf League (PGL) joins the podcast to discuss the format for the league, how the league's proposal has evolved in recent years, inconsistencies in the reports around the league, the issues that golf faces, and why the golf world could look a lot different with a bit of imagination. We discuss their desire to work directly with the PGA Tour, the confusion around their involvement with the Saudis, what PGA Tour players stand to gain from their proposal, and so much more. Thanks a ton to Andy for the time and transparency. 

Jason Kokrak wins at Memorial Park in Houston while Nelly Korda survives a four way playoff to win in Tampa as the LPGA season winds down.  We break down both tournaments and then catch up with NLU Young Hitter Lauren Coughlin who secured her LPGA tour card for next season with a t-16 finish this week. Then we react to the news from the week in golf and a few listener requested topics as well. 

He's back! Justin Thomas joins the pod to recap his 2021 season including his win at the Players and his experiences on the US Ryder Cup team. We also discuss his struggles on and off the course during the year, his recent visits with Tiger, and much more. 

We sat down with Lee Janzen a few weeks ago when he was in Jacksonville for the Furyk and Friends PGA Tour Champions Event.  Since we recorded with Lee he won his second Champions Tour event at the SAS Championship.  We discuss his PGA Tour career, highlighted by a pair of US Open victories, as well as his experiences as a rookie on tour, what separates golfers in major championships, the Ryder Cup, playing at Isleworth with Tiger, and much more.

Golf course architect, and Michigan native, Mike DeVries joins Soly to discuss his courses featured on the current season of Tourist Sauce as well as his background in the golf course architecture business, his work both domestically and around the world, his design influences and philosophies, and much more.  Catch Tourist Sauce: Michigan with new episodes premiering on the NLU YouTube channel Wednesday nights at 9p ET. 

There were some developments this past week, as Greg Norman was announced as the commissioner of the new event series. We chat through everything we know, everything we've heard behind the scenes, the pros and cons, developments at the PGL, and a ton more. 

World number one Jon Rahm joins the pod to talk about a crazy 2020-21 season. From contending at the Masters, to winning his first major at the 2021 US Open, testing positive for COVID while leading the Memorial, competing in the Ryder Cup and, of course, the new perspective he gained from becoming a father. Really enjoyed this chat with Jon - thanks to him for spending some time with us!

The home game models were, once again, off the charts as Hideki wins on home soil at the Zozo Championship.  Neil, DJ and Tron break down the action from Japan plus Jin Young Ko's win at the LPGA BMW Ladies Championship, the latest rumors on the PGL/SGL, and a cameo from Soly who phones in from Austin after attending the F1 US Grand Prix.

With Season 7 of Tourist Sauce set to air on our YouTube channel this Wednesday, October 20, we spend 3+ hours recapping our trip through Michigan. We chat about the trip coming together, and each course that we played, including: Detroit Golf Club, Rackham, University of Michigan, Pilgrim's Run, Diamond Springs, The Mines, Forest Dunes, The Loop, Kingsley, Belvedere, Bay Harbor, Boyne Highlands (Hills), Wawashkamo, and Greywalls. Enjoy!

Rory wins his 20th career PGA Tour event in a birdie fest at the CJ Cup in Las Vegas.  We recap his performance, give our reactions to Rickie's return to contention, the golf course, the TV coverage issues and a ton more. Plus, we examine Phil's rants against the USGA's new equipment rule and answer some of your questions.

Dr. Bob Rotella joins us to chat about his work with professional golfers, how we can all quiet our minds on the golf course, the yips, why golf is best played from your unconscious mind, working with athletes in other sports, the power of a strong mind, and so much more. 

Max Homa joins us to (belatedly) celebrate his win at the Fortinet Championship, share his thoughts on the winning process on the PGA Tour, Sungjae Im, Matthew Wolff, Jin Young Ko's win on the LPGA Tour, Phil on the PGA Tour Champions, as well as some listener questions. 

We caught up with Padraig Harrington and Chris DiMarco ahead of the Constellation Furyk & Friends event in Jacksonville. Soly of course wears Padraig out on the Ryder Cup, clarifies a few things that have surfaced since the event concluded, talked about the future, how the US has copied the Europeans, the Tiger effect, and a lot more. And on the back half, Chris DiMarco joins to chat about his run in the mid-2000's, the 2005 Masters with Tiger, the 2004 PGA, injury struggles, the claw grip, and a lot more. 

Sam Burns wins the Sanderson and we're joined by NLU Young Hitter Justin Hueber to break down the tournament and get an inside look at some of the rookies who could have an immediate impact on tour in the 2021-22 season. We also get Justin's take on Bryson's appearance at the world long drive championships and a ton more. 

Scottie Scheffler joins to chat about how he found out he made the Ryder Cup team, how his Bryson pairing came about, the team room dynamic, how the captains fostered a great team environment, and everything else from his first Ryder Cup. Then Kyle Porter from CBS joins to talk about our week walking the grounds at Whistling, his recent piece on CBSsports.com, chatting with Rory, and everything else from our favorite event. 

History is made as the US by a record margin of 19-9. We recap the Sunday matches, discuss Rory, the press conferences afterwards, who is going to be on these teams in the next event, grades for each player, and so much more. 

History is made as the US takes an 11-5 lead into Sunday singles. We recap the Saturday action at Whistling Straits, go through everyone's week thus far, recap the pairings, go through tomorrow's matchups, and a lot more. 

What a day! The US jumps out to their best start ever in the modern Ryder Cup, and we recap our day on the grounds. We break down each match, highlights of each session, preview tomorrow's matches, and the usual shenanigans. 

We sum up our day at Whistling Straits, preview each match tomorrow, chat about Whistling's effect on the crowd, Poulter, some adjusted predictions, predict what we're gonna see in the afternoon, and a lot more. Kyle Porter crashes the party about halfway through, Soly tells a JT story, and we're definitely ready for this thing to start. 

We're live from the RV at Whistling Straits with updates from on-site, pairings insights, Whistling Straits takes, an extensive DJ discussion, team golf, and so much more. 

Before we get too deep into the breakdowns of Team USA and Team Europe, MAX HOMA WON AGAIN! Congrats to Max as we listen back to a great segment from his 2018 appearance on the pod shortly after he earned his way back to the PGA Tour. After that, Ryder Cup week is officially here and we call in Jim "Bones" Mackay and Jamie Kennedy for their thoughts on the upcoming matches at Whistling Straits. 

(Almost) every Ryder Cup story or perspective ever shared on our podcast, all in one place. 5+ years of accumulated content from the likes of Rory McIlroy, Jordan Spieth, Paul McGinley, Hunter Mahan, Paul Azinger, Bones, Webb Simpson, Sergio Garcia, Hal Sutton, Mark O'Meara, Curtis Strange, Lanny Wadkins, and more. Special thanks to our friends at BMW that have supported all of our Ryder Cup content. Next week can't get here soon enough!

After Steve Stricker unveiled his six captain's picks we fired up the pod to record a Ryder Cup preview with two of our favorite guests: Kyle Porter of CBS and Kevin Van Valkenburg from ESPN. We break down who Captain Stricker chose to complete his team, who he left out of the squad, potential pairings for foursomes and fourballs, Team Europe, the setup at Whistling Straits, and some listener questions as well.NOTE: we recorded this episode mid-week before the European captain's picks were announced.

Ahead of this week's BMW PGA Championship, Luke Donald joins the pod to discus the event, his ascension to becoming the top ranked player in the world, his style of game and his keys to achieving success on tour, plus a preview of his upcoming role as an assistant captain on the European Ryder Cup team.   

Team Europe wins the 2021 Solheim Cup at Inverness by a 15-13 margin. We recap the highlights of the singles matches, salute the victorious Europeans - particularly Leona Maguire's performance today, examine what went wrong for the US, and offer our biggest takeaways from the last three days. Plus some speculation on captain's picks for the upcoming Ryder Cup. 

Team Europe holds a 9-7 lead over Team USA and we recap a spectacular Sunday of golf at Inverness and preview the lineups for Monday singles. Then it's on to Atlanta where Patrick Cantlay wins the Tour Championship over Jon Rahm, plus our reaction to NLU Young Hitter Justin Lower locking up his PGA tour card at the KFT finals and much more.  

It was a thrilling Day 1 on the grounds at our first Solheim Cup. Soly, D.J. and Randy sit down (from the tunnel to the first tee) to talk through the controversy, the course, the players and more.

The 17th edition of the Solheim Cup begins this weekend and we're joined by Jen Corcoran of Grueter Golf to preview the upcoming matches, explore the origins and recent history of the cup and look ahead to all the action from the Inverness Club in Toledo. A big thanks to Jen for coming on the pod!

Patrick Cantlay beats Bryson in a six hole playoff in Baltimore to win the BMW Championship. Tron and Soly recap their week on the ground at Caves Valley, the energy around Bryson, Cantlay's stock after his third win on Tour this year, and a ton more. Plus a look ahead to the Tour Championship and the Solheim Cup and a special announcement about a new content partnership for NLU. 

USGA CEO Mike Whan joins to chat about his interview for the job, his role at the his USGA, how he views the USGA's role in the game, the distance debate, birfurcation, USGA venues, his management style, the future of women's majors, and a lot more. 

The day has come! Tony Finau wins the Northern Trust, and Soly is here to collect on some debts. We chat about his one shot victory, get a surprise guest appearance, and the rest of the group tries their best to downplay his win at every turn. We also discuss Anna Nordqvist's win at the AIG Women's Open, Madelene Sagstrom's runner up (with a guest appearance from Madelene calling in! (58:15) ), the Playing Through debacle, Carnoustie, and so much more from a wild week in golf. 

Harris English joins the pod to either confirm or deny that he is indeed flushing the ball, as well as detailing the final round of the WGC-FexEx St. Jude Classic, his bounceback in form in recent years, heckling at tour events, the differences between major championships and regular PGA Tour events, the Ryder Cup, and so much more. 

Kevin Kisner wins the Wyndham via a six man playoff in Greensboro to close down the PGA Tour regular season, James Piot claims the 121st US Amateur at Oakmont plus we'll break down the latest on potential Ryder Cup captain's picks, USGA future sites, OWGR formula adjustments and much more. 

From nuclear missile operations to the Korn Ferry Tour, Tom Whitney joins us to chat about the (lengthy) 2020-2021 Korn Ferry season, how much it means to have Korn Ferry status locked up for next year, his unique military background, personal tragedy, and so much more. 

This week's pod is a busy one: Abe Ancer's win in Memphis, Harris English's meltdown, Bryson, more Bryson comments, Nelly Korda's gold, what women's golf in the Olympics means, the new PGA TOUR schedule, and a ton more. 

He's back! Peter Kostis joins the pod for a wide-ranging discussion on the changes in the modern game including the economics on tour, equipment, course architecture, broadcast coverage and much more! 

We recap a wild weekend of Olympic Golf in Tokyo, discussing what this win means for Xander, Rory Sabbatini's wild route to a silver medal, C.T. Pan, South Korean military service, golf in the Olympics in general, Rory and JT's comments, format changes, and a lot more. 

Mark Broadie joins us to discuss the origins of his groundbreaking work in golf analytics research and the evolution of the strokes gained metrics.  Mark also breaks down some inefficiencies in the OWGR rankings system, how he would use his data to pick a Ryder Cup team, and some potential improvements in technology that could help refine the strokes gained metrics.

We recap Minjee Lee's win at the Evian, Cam Champ's win at the 3M, Bryson and Rahm out of the Olympics, golf in the Olympics in general, Evian's status as a major, Champ's ability to close, Grayson Murray's tweet, Ryder Cup, WITB, and a ton more. We also chat with Jose Maria Olazabal (1:04:00) about his new golf course in Greece, his career, and a lot more. 

Major championship appreciator Kyle Porter joins to chat about a lot of our favorite topics, how he consumes golf, how that's changed since we got into podcasting, as well as detailed looks back at each of the 2021 majors. We project Morikawa's future, appreciate Rahm's emergence, reflect on Spieth's year, take a bunch of listener questions, and cover a lot of ground in these two hours. Thanks as always to Kyle for the time. 

Collin Morikawa completes a historic and dominant week by winning the 149th Open Championship. We react, play the over/under major game for Collin, discuss another Louis close call, Spieth's run, Royal St. George's, Rory, Bryson, Hamsterdam, and a lot more. 

Saturday recap: Is it a 3 horse race? We chat Louis, Morikawa, Spieth, an awesome setup at St. George's, Louis' comments about the pins, Rahm, DJ, Rory, and everything else from an eventful day at the Open. 

Oosthuizen out in front, Morikawa and Spieth on his heels, DJ enters the conversation, Brooks loves his driver, and everything else from round 2 at Royal St. George's. We chat about Tyrell Hatton's day, Rahm's return, Rory's quotes, the contenders and pretenders, and of course, how far back is too far back. 

Louis Oosthuizen jumps out to the lead, Spieth gets hot, Bryson says some dumb stuff, a Cobra rep claps back, and everything else from day 1 at Royal St. George's, including the golf course, Rory, JT, the rest of the leaderboard, and a ton more. 

It's the final major of the year as the Open Championship returns from a one year hiatus and is back at Royal St. George's Golf Club. We break down what has us excited about the course, which hasn't hosted the Open since 2011, give you our picks to win (and not to win), visit some of the key storylines, and get hyped for some links golf. Plus, we chat with "Whistles Go Woo" about his process for making golf picks. 

A busy week in golf, as we discuss Min Woo Lee's win at the Scottish Open, why the The Renaissance Club hosts this event, the future of the event, Rory's security incident, Rahm, and everything else from Scotland. We also chat about Lucas Glover's win at the John Deere, #Chezfest, Furyk at the U.S. Senior Open, The Match, Bryson's caddie situation, and a lot more. The referenced article on the Scottish Open from UK Golf Guy: https://www.ukgolfguy.com/golf-blog/scottish-open-futureJane Park's GoFundMe: https://gofund.me/ad43c4ed

Michael Keiser, Jr., owner of the Sand Valley Golf Resort and son of Bandon Dunes Golf Resort owner Mike Keiser, joins the pod to catch up on the latest developments at Sand Valley, Bandon Dunes and the recreation of the Lido Golf Course.  Michael also details the family's philosophy around golf development and his upbringing in the golf business as a caddie and agronomy staff member at Bandon Dunes.  

Soly and Kevin Van Valkenburg recap the majors from the 2009 Masters through the 2012 PGA Championship. From Rory's wins at Congressional and Kiawah to unlikely winners like Y.E. Yang, Charl Schwartzel and Lucas Glover, we'll look back at a most unique period in professional golf with some of the stories you might remember, and some you definitely won't. We also get into the Bryson - Tim Tucker news on the front end of the pod. Thanks to KVV for joining us for this one! 

Stewart Cink joins to chat about how he got his golf game back, his mental journey through a career spanning decades, his "mountaintop of peace," how he increased distance, the 2009 British Open, dealing with the close call at the 2001 U.S. Open, and so much more. 

We recap a fun week spent at the KPMG Women's PGA, Nelly Korda's dominant win, our biggest takeaways from being on site, the future of women's golf with a new world number one, and a ton more from Atlanta. We also recap Kramer Hickok and Harris English's duel, the new Ryder Cup standings, arm lock putting, and other stories from this week in golf. 

Stacy Lewis joins the podcast for the first time to talk about the KPMG Women's PGA, the current state of the LPGA, statistics and how that holds LPGA players back, motherhood and how that relates to her golf career, the lessons she wants to teach her daughter, and so much more. This one was a lot of fun. 

Rahmbo! We close the books on a dramatic finale to the 121st US Open, talking about Rahm's epic finish, well executed fist bumps, a game designed to shine in major championships, Louis, Rory, Bryson's meltdown, Torrey, and everything else from a fun U.S. Open week. 

Three tied at the top. Rory/Bryson loitering. We got ourselves a golf tournament. Our recap of Round 3 of the US Open. 

Richard Bland and Russell lead at Torrey, Matthew Wolff surges yet again, Bubba enters the picture, and a lot more from round two of the U.S. Open. We chat about coming around on Bubba, Bland's story, will he finish in the top-10, our picks to win at the halfway point, Brooks, Bryson, Xander, Torrey, and everything else from day two. 

*Round 1 from Torrey is in the picks, Torrey is who we thought they were, the coverage was ROUGH, Russel Henley and Louis Oosthuizen lead, and we recap everything else from day one. Matthew Wolff is back, Rory survives, Bryson struggles, Brooks does his normal thing, and we've got some flying Molinaris. We go in hard on one of the roughest days of major championship TV coverage that we can recall. 

It's time for another major week as Torrey Pines hosts the 2021 US Open. We preview the course, the contenders and, as always, make our picks to win, and not to win.  Then Soly and Neil are joined by Big T, a DraftKings millionaire winner, to get his strategy for gambling on golf and his picks for the week. We wrap the pod with an interview with Akshay Bhatia (53:10) who survived a playoff to earn his spot in the field for his first appearance in a major championship.  

Ever wonder what's in the PGA Tour Player Handbook? We read through the entire document, and spent a couple hours chopping it up on some of the funniest and most informative findings, from someone writing some bad checks, exemption categories, tournament setups, sponsorship rules, how fields get put together, tee times, and so much more.* The link to the handbook: https://qualifying.pgatourhq.com/static-assets/uploads/2019-2020-pga-tour-handbook--regs-09_10_19.pdf

Calc joins to chat about RV life, balancing money on the PGA Tour, what keeps him coming back after over 1,000 events, winning the Open Championship, the party after finishing runner-up at the Masters, practice round matches with Phil Mickelson, his relationship with Tiger Woods, and so much more. 

19 year old Yuka Saso wins the U.S. Women's Open, Lexi Thompson gives one away, and everything else from the week at Olympic Club. We also chat about Jon Rahm's wild W/D at the Memorial, and the annual Brooks/Bryson update. A lot in this one, enjoy. 

Before the action begins at The Olympic Club, we're joined by two of the competitors in the field at the 2021 US Women's Open. First up, we'll hear from ANA Inspiration champ Patty Tavatanakit on what the last few years have been like as she began her professional career and the next steps after her first win in a major. The second half of the pod (36:15) is a visit with New Zealand's Amelia Garvey as the former USC Trojan prepares to compete in her first major as a professional. 

Kokrak emerges in Ft. Worth, Spieth fades, as Soly, D.J. and Neil break down the week in golf. We chat about observations from on-site at Colonial, the LPGA Match Play, the Brooks/Bryson video, and everything else from the week. 

Bones joins the pod to share some Phil stories, what it was like to be on the bag for five major championships, why he believes Phil has longevity, Kiawah and what makes it tough, a Phil practical joke story, and a lot more from the 2021 PGA Championship. 

PHIL HAS DONE IT! Golf history is made, and we do our best to debrief from a historic day in sports. We chat about Phil's career, his shots of the day, the panic moments, Brooks, Louis, Kiawah, and everything else from a memorable week in golf. 

Phil v Brooks! We recap one of the great major championship Saturdays since we've been in the podcast. Phil shooting drones out of the skies, questionable drops, and a Sunday battle between two stalwarts. Cannot wait. 

Phil surges, Louis makes a move, and Brooks does his usual thing. Soly and Randy wrap up an eventful Friday at Kiawah, including Van Rooyen's outburst, Bryson's whining, JT & Rory's disappointment, Spieth's putting, the rest of the leaderboard, and more. 

Kiawah shows out, Corey Conners stripes it, Rory doesn't, and everything else from round 1. We talk ESPN+, Brooks' dumb hat, Hovland, Morikawa, Spieth, JT, Keegan, Phil, grandstands, and a lot more. 

We preview the 2021 PGA Championship at Kiawah, discuss how we expect this golf course to play, the large coverage windows, our picks to win and not to win, and take a bunch of listener questions. On the back end, Scott Van Pelt joins (50:00) to share stories from his first day on site, talk some bad beats, the scenery at Kiawah, and a lot more. 

K.H. Lee wins in Dallas, and we discuss his emotional win, his rise, TPC Craig Ranch, Sam Burns, Spieth, Berger, Kiawah, Richard Bland, the NCAA Women's Regional fiasco, Korn Ferry Tour, and a lot more. On the back end, Soly chats with Sweetens Cove co-owner Andy Roddick (58:45) about his golf journey, an awesome Sergio Garcia story, what makes Sweetens special, and more. 

It's AT&T Byron Nelson week, and Jordan Spieth joins us to discuss his resurgence, battling through swing issues, building confidence, his most embarrassing moment on a golf course, confidence, and so much more. 

We chat about Rory's resurgence, Quail Hollow, Viktor Hovland vs. Morikawa, the PGL (and the SGL?), Korn Ferry Tour news, LPGA, Patrick Reed, Walker Cup, and a lot more. 

Marcus Armitage, aka "The Bullet", joins DJ and Tron to recount his roller coaster of a journey through the ranks of professional golf, the process of overcoming drug addiction after the loss of his mother, competing in the 2018 Open Championship, and some amazing stories from his time on the Challenge and European Tours.  

A heptathlete, and as it turns out, none of those sports actually included golf. Troy Mullins joins to tell us about becoming a long drive champion, teaching Mandarin, playing professional golf, where her swing speed comes from, African-American women in golf, and so much more. 

We chat about Sam Burns' win at Valspar, who his comp is, Innisbrook, Keegan, Cam Tringale, what's going on with D.J., Max, the LPGA in Singapore, overreaction to the PIP, 1991 Ryder Cup debrief, and a lot more. 

The 1991 Ryder Cup changed the event forever. But how? We chatted with many of the key players of the event, including Paul Azinger, Bernhard Langer, Mark Calcavecchia, Dave Stockton, Hale Irwin, Paul Broadhurst, Corey Pavin, Jim Moriarty, Lanny Wadkins, and more. Soly read every book he could find, scoured YouTube, and came up with this two hour episode full of some famous stories, and some that you probably haven't heard. From Seve's antics, his feud with Azinger, Calc's breakdown, a car crash, a rivalry among captains, all the way down to the final putt. This was a blast to put together, and we appreciate you listening. Some key sources for this episode:Curt Sampson's book "The War by the Shore": https://www.amazon.com/War-Shore-Incomparable-Drama-Ryder/dp/159240796XBernard Gallacher's book "Captain at Kiawah": https://www.amazon.com/Captain-at-Kiawah-Bernard-Gallacher/dp/1855925664Golf Digest's "The Rowdy Ryder Cup at Kiawah": https://www.golfdigest.com/story/1991-ryder-cup-at-kiawah

Marc Leishman and Cam Smith win in a playoff, and we unpack the week in New Orleans, including (of course) format talk, what makes foursomes cool, TPC Louisiana, how this event fits on the schedule, and a lot more. We also breakdown the new "Player Impact Program" in great detail, as well as debrief on the LPGA Tour at Wilshire, a WITB segment, and more. 

Madelene Sagström joins to chat about why she let us follow her around a tournament with a video camera for a week, her career on the LPGA Tour, why she decided to speak out about being sexually abused, what that did for her, and so much more. Be sure to check out "A Week In The Life" on our YouTube channel this week featuring Madelene. 

Stewart Cink wins his second event of the season, and we chat about the 47 year old's resurgence, his son on the bag, Morikawa, McNealy, Harbour Town, and everything else from the RBC Heritage. We also chat about Lydia Ko's dominant win, Nelly Korda, Yuka Saso, arm lock putting, a look ahead at the Ryder Cup team, and a lot more. 

Justin Ray joins us to recap the 2021 Masters with a look at the advanced metrics from the contenders this past weekend in Augusta. Justin also drops some amazing Tiger and Spieth stats and helps break down the history and future of strokes gained metrics in the game.

Hideki makes it interesting, Xander makes a run, Spieth can't find the hole, and everything else from Sunday at the 2021 Masters. We take listener questions, discuss Augusta, Zalatoris, Rahm, and the usual hits. This episode was live streamed on our Twitter and YouTube accounts. 

Hideki! Opens up a 4 shot lead, Rose battles, Spieth treads water, JT fades, Leish stays put, and everything else from Saturday at Augusta. We also chat Billy Ho, pick our winners for tomorrow, and a lot more. 

Spieth, Leish, and JT are on the move, Brooks, DJ, and Rory are headed home, Si Woo snaps a putter, Rose falls and rises, and everything else from Friday at the Masters. We take some listener questions, how far back is too far back, our picks to win halfway through, and a lot more. 

Team Rose jumps out to a 4 shot lead, Gary Player's son tastelessly hawks golf balls on the first tee, Spieth goes up and down, and everything else from day one at the Masters. This podcast is a recording of our live show, which you can catch on YouTube and Twitter shortly after play ends. 

Mark O'Meara joins to discuss going back to Augusta, winning in '98, how different his life would have been if a few balls bounced differently, the Champions Dinner, changes to the course, and so much more (38:45). We also make our picks, our picks NOT to win, and visit some major storylines heading into the best week of the year. 

What a week! Jordan Spieth gets his first win since 2017 at Valero, Patty Tavatanakit holds off Lydia Ko to win the ANA inspiration, plus we get Tron's first-hand account of Tsubasa Kajitani's playoff win at the Augusta National Women's Amateur.  

2018 ANA Inspiration champ Pernilla Lindberg joins the show to chat about her dramatic win over Inbee Park in the 8 hole playoff in 2018, growing up in Sweden, how competitive skiing shaped her golf career, Oklahoma State, becoming a major champion, how the men's game can help the women's game, and so much more. 

Pool play format, Horschel's performance, Scottie Scheffler, Victor Perez, and everything else from Austin, including the Na/DJ spat, aces galore, a really fun match play course, and a million ways that can make it better. Plus, Dahmen's win in Punta Cana, Campos' close call, Inbee Park, Spieth & Rory, Bryson's NFT's, and a lot more. 

Mav McNealy returns to reflect on his experience on the PGA Tour so far, his vicious club twirl at Pebble, his philosophy on trying to get the most out of his game, what he's learned, what he still needs to work on, and so much more. 

We recap the week in golf, including Matt Jones' win, thoughts on PGA National, the courses on tour we'd most and least like to play, LPGA setups, the match play format, DJ dropping out of the Olympics, and a lot more. 

Tremendous insight from Hunter Mahan on his recent struggles, his relationship with the game of golf, his ridiculously good run on tour, what changed, some insights into how decisions have been made in past Ryder Cups, the fallout from the 2010 Ryder Cup, his path back to playing great golf, and so much more. This one goes straight to the NLU podcast hall of fame. Thanks a ton to Hunter for the time. 

We recap JT's triumph at TPC Sawgrass, his incredible weekend ball striking display, Westwood's run, the incredible top/shank/queef sequence, Rory's comments, Bryson, course setup, every shot live, Brian Harman, and everything else from Players week. 

Soly sits down with Kevin Na and Marc Leishman to preview this week's Players Championship. First up, Kevin talks about his moment with Tiger Woods at the 2019 event, battling the yips while in contention at the 2012 Players, how he overcame that, how he sped up his pace of play, how he started converting top-10's into wins, walking in putts, and a lot more. Second up, Leish details a wild 2020 that saw some crazy highs and crazy lows. He chats about how he got his game back, what goes wrong when it goes wrong, and what it's like to tee it up in events when your best stuff isn't there. Thanks to both Kevin and Marc for the time. 

Bryson! We chat about the content king, the lines on 6, what makes him successful on these setups, Bay Hill, Spieth, Westwood, and everything else from an eventful week. We also chat more about distance as it relates to this weekend, some coverage takes, and look ahead to Players week. 

Former caddie and current NBC/Golf Channel broadcaster John Wood joins us to answer basically any question you could ever throw at a caddie, including hirings/firings, caddie pay, travel arrangements, best and worst advice he's given, and funny things he's heard tour pros complain about. He chats about being on the bag for the 2010 Ryder Cup with Hunter Mahan, how the Kuchar/El Tucan situation played out, moving on from Kuchar's bag, and so much more. Absolutely loved this one, and appreciate Woody's time. 

Morikawa flexes on the field, The Concession shows out, Koepka makes a run, and everything else from an eventful week. We reflect on Tiger's accident, the future of WGC's, Rory, Scheffler, Hovland, Nelly Korda's win at the Gainbridge, some Ryder Cup chat, and a lot more. 

Chip Beck joins us to chat about his career, shooting 59, his close calls, the 1993 Masters, losing his game, getting it back at the Champions Tour level, and a whole lot in between. This man can tell some stories. Really enjoyed this one, and appreciate Chip's time. 

Max Homa! The 2021 Genesis Invitational champ (briefly) calls into the show, and the boys react to his emotional win, Finau's incredible Sunday 64, a wild Saturday at Riviera, Mike Whan at the USGA, and a lot more from an action packed week. 

Justin Suh's professional golf career so far has been quite a journey. He details his experience chasing Monday qualifiers, traveling to places like Peru, Oman, Argentina, and many others, what encouraged him to donate half of his earnings from the Farmers Insurance Open, battling wrist injuries, his college success, and so much more. 

Daniel Berger wins at Pebble, Spieth comes close, Nate lashes out, and everything else from a fun week. We chat about Berger's closing ability, his suspicious alignment of putts, what to take away from Spieth's week, some rules issues, Patrick Reed's Ryder Cup future, and a lot more. 

Kamaiu Johnson joins the pod to update us on his recovery from a COVID-19 diagnosis that caused him to miss his PGA Tour debut at Torrey Pines. Fortunately, Kamaiu has received a sponsor's exemption to this week's tournament at Pebble Beach and we discuss his first exposure to the game of golf, the golf community's efforts to improve its racial diversity and much more. Best of luck to Kamaiu this week at Pebble!

We react to a wild week at the Waste Management, including Koepka's furious finish, Spieth's insane Saturday, his future (is he back?), TPC Scottsdale, Xander's Sunday struggles, and everything else from the desert. We also discuss DJ and Finau in Saudi Arabia, a tough Sunday of TV coverage, and this week's consequential report from the USGA & R&A. 

Geoff Shackelford joins to help breakdown the latest announcement from the USGA/R&A about potential rule changes and other areas of interest. Geoff has long been an advocate for distance limitations in golf, and has more knowledge on the topic that pretty much anyone in the game. We pick his brain with some common arguments we hear against rollback/bifurcation, take some listener questions, discuss what the new landscape might look like, and a lot more. 

A content bonanza this week! Our longest recap pod ever attempts to unpack the incredible Patrick Reed drama, how CBS handled it, how the tour handled it, the Rory situation, CBS' season debut, and everything else from the Farmers Insurance. We also chat about DL3 as a Presidents Cup captain, the PGA Tour building, gambling in golf, unpacking the Jerry Foltz podcast, and a lot more. 

Tommy Fleetwood joins to chat about spending winter months in Dubai, the 2018 Ryder Cup, narrowly missing out on a US Open, reflecting on a weird 2020, and a lot more. Catch Tommy at the Omega Dubai Desert Classic this week. 

Si Woo Kim wins in the desert, Tony Finau does not, Cantlay makes a crazy run, and everything else from Palm Springs. We also chat about the debacle at the Diamond Resorts, European Tour content, and a lot more. 

Mike Whan joins to discuss why he's leaving the LPGA Tour, highlights (and lowlights) of his tenure, TV ratings, mixed events with men and women, what's next for the LPGA Tour, his thoughts on the USGA rumors, and a lot more. Always appreciate Mike's insights on the podcast and greatly appreciate his time. 

We discuss Kevin Na's win at the Sony Open, Chris Kirk regains full tour status, Ralph Lauren ends its partnership with Justin Thomas, the second half of the Tiger documentary and more.  Plus, Neil debuts a new equipment segment. 

Matthew Heineman and Matthew Hamachek, the directors of HBO's two-part documentary "Tiger," join the podcast to discuss the film, the challenges they faced, the reaction within the golf world, their understanding of Tiger, Earl, what they viewed as the most important cogs in the story, and a lot more. 

We recap an eventful week in golf, including Harris English flushing away the field, JT's slur and reaction, Part I of the HBO Tiger documentary, the PGA Championship moving, WGC Mexico moving, Mike Whan on the move, and so much more. 

As the PGA Tour heads to Kapalua we're back to answer listener questions, discuss the reaction to the Lisa Cornwell interview, Rahm's move to Callaway and a ton more. Plus, we play our annual "name that winner" game from last year's PGA Tour tournaments.

Lisa Cornwell's seven year tenure at the Golf Channel recently came to an end. She has spoken out on social media about how she was treated there, and now joins the podcast to tell her story. 

Part II of our holiday medley featuring (again) Peter Kostis, Keith Mitchell, Stephen Curry, Paul McGinley, Paul Azinger, Hal Sutton, Joel Dahmen, Wright Thompson, Brad Faxon, Cameron McCormick, Jim Furyk, Collin Morikawa, Rocco Mediate, and Jason Bohn. 

Part I of our 2020 highlights is live, with stories from Peter Kostis, Paul McGinley, Justin Thomas, Joe Buck, Rob Collins, Webb Simpson, Patrick Cantlay, Joseph Bramlett, Sophia Popov, Jason Bohn, Mike Lorenzo-Vera iHarry Higgs, Gil Hanse, Matty Kelly, Chris Kirk, Stuart Appleby, Brad Faxon, and Lanny Wadkins. Thanks everyone for the support this past year and in many others. Part II to follow shortly. 

There's a reason this a longer one! Keith Mitchell takes us through his journey to the PGA Tour, Sea Island life, flying private vs. flying commercial, an interesting insight on the distance debate, Trackman, PGA Tour Latino America, how an alarm mishap almost changed his career and so much more. 

A Lim Kim wins in a dramatic Monday finish at Champions Golf Club. Big Randy and Tron return from Houston to tell the tale of their visit to Houston, recap the week and what they saw on the ground, Amy Olson, women's golf on TV, some of the young guns on tour, and a lot more. 

Big Randy hosts our preview episode of the 2020 US Women's Open in Houston. In this two-part pod Beth Ann Nichols joins first for an in-depth look at the tournament setup, coverage of women's golf, her favorite groups this week and a ton more.  In part two (51:00), LPGA rookie Bianca Pagdanganan stops by to discuss her first year on tour, playing in her first major tournaments, growing up in the Philippines and her collegiate golf experience at Arizona.  

Viktor Hovland breaks the Puerto Rico curse! We recap a surprisingly fun week in Mexico, chat about Hovland's year, Adam Long, Finau, and the LPGA as well. We wrap it with some superlatives from 2020 (36:00), including the forgotten man, event you probably forgot happened, heartstrings moment of the year, and many others. And of course, we chat at the end about an exciting week in Formula 1. 

After an eventful rookie season, Scottie Scheffler joins us to talk about playing with Tiger at Augusta, shooting 59, his big payout from the Tour Championship, what he's learned from other players, why he spent 4 years at Texas, and a ton more. 

DJ and Soly chat about Match 3.0, Phil, Steph's handicap, and what to expect with the future of that franchise. Also, an extensive interview with David McLay Kidd (33:30) talking in detail about Bandon, Tetherow, his evolution as an architect, Mammoth Dunes, and a lot more. 

Joaquín Niemann arrived quickly on the PGA Tour scene. We chat about growing up in Chile, what golf is like at home, learning from his early trips to the United States, playing against Tiger in the Presidents Cup, how Ernie Els helped his team strategize, his cousin's life that he's trying to save, and a lot more. 

The 2019 US Mid-Am Champ joins us to chat about playing in the freaking Masters, stories from the week, joining some tour regulars for a practice round, the Crow's nest, and everything else from the 2020 event. We also discuss how he got there, the U.S. Open at Winged Foot, the U.S. Am at Bandon, his future plans, and a lot more. 

Three time NBA Champion Stephen Curry joins to discuss playing in the Ellie Mae Classic, what it was like to tee it up with professionals, the success he had his first three rounds, the struggle in the last one, and his background in golf. He also discusses reviving the golf program at Howard, some hoops, similarities and differences between basketball and golf, Steve Kerr, and a lot more. 

DJ blitzes the Masters scoring record, Rory teases, JT and Rahm fade, and everything else from Masters Sunday. We discuss DJ's career, how many majors he ends up with, his best comps, why we haven't seen more of this from him, some stories from hanging out with him in Myrtle Beach, and a lot more. We go down the leaderboard, discuss Augusta's recent progressive moves, some coverage takes, and a ton more. This one was especially fun. 

DJ lifts and separates, JT rises then falls, Rory makes some more birdies, and everything else from a relatively sleepy Saturday at Augusta. We discuss whether records will fall tomorrow, who has the best chance to catch DJ, his past struggles closing out majors, and a lot more. 

Rahm on the move, DJ and JT among the leaders, Rory stinks and then he doesn't and everything else from Friday at Augusta. A ton of people within shouting distance and a lot to talk about, including Cantlay, Cam Smith, Honest Abe, Spieth, Cat, Phil, and a lot more. 

A soppy Augusta National yields some low scores, and we chat about the guys that made moves, those that disappointed, Bryson, Tiger, Rory, Spieth, Casey, Schauffele, and everything else from a fun day one in Augusta. We chat about the incredible online viewing experience, new camera angles, a patron-less Augusta, and a lot more. 

Masters week is finally here, and there's a lot to discuss. Soly, Tron, DJ, and Randy sit down to chat about what we know as of Tuesday of Masters week, how that has affected the handicapping, conditions, grass, Bryson, his eye-popping practice rounds, Rory, Tiger, and a bunch of listener questions. We talk about replacing 17 in the routing, the funnel pin on 16, how the 13th will play, the eery atmosphere, and so much more. 

Long time Augusta attendee Wright Thompson joins to share some of his favorite Augusta stories, some perspective on what the Masters means to him, how the voiceovers for ESPN's coverage come together, his incredible Tiger Woods story from 2016, and how his father never making it to Augusta still sits with him. 

Matty Kelly has caddied in many Masters, and he sits down with us in advance of next week's event to go through his yardage books, talk about each hole, how they play it, how Bryson might play it, and a ton of other great Augusta nuggets along the way. This one was a blast, and it will give you a ton of things to get excited about in advance of next week. 

Matt Fitzpatrick made some headlines with some of his comments a few weeks ago. He joins the pod to add some context behind those comments, the relationship between distance and the game of golf, Bryson, and course setups. We also go deep on Augusta as we turn our attention towards the Masters, getting into some of his specific notes from his yardage book, what it takes to compete there, and a lot more. 

Jim Urbina joins DJ to talk about his career in golf course architecture including his early work under Pete Dye, working under Tom Doak at Pacific Dunes, the creation of Old Macdonald, the restoration at Pasatiempo, and much more. 

Soly is now married. The rest of the crew gathers to recap Patrick Cantlay's win at the Zozo, Bryson's latest video and the rest of the weekend at Sherwood. We also get into the LPGA and Euro Tour events before a deep dive into Soly's wedding, Neil breaking par for the first time, and your questions. 

Long time golf course architect Bobby Weed joins to discuss learning from Pete Dye, drainage, building golf courses for modern players, the TPC network, working for the PGA Tour, renovations, and a lot more. 

Kokrak moves all-in and wins his first PGA Tour event, and we definitely don't beat that into the ground. We discuss Shadow Creek as a PGA Tour venue, Tyrell Hatton, Xander, Bryson at Augusta, some listener questions, and a lot more. 

Rocco! The story telling legend joins the show to talk about the '06 Masters, '08 US Open, dealing with back pain, knowing he didn't have what it took to compete on the PGA Tour, figuring out what it takes, and so much more. 

Martin Laird wins the Shriners, so we spend most of the show talking about Bryson's comments this week, as he tees it up for the the last time until the Masters. 48 inch drivers, the line on 13, technology/distance, etc., all covered extensively. We also discuss Matt Wolff's rise, Will Zalatoris' nearly tracking down special temporary membership, Sei Young Kim's dominant performance at the KPMG Women's PGA, Koepka's return, and a lot more. 

Part 2 of the Tourist Sauce, Season Six: Oregon podcast episode. We recap our experiences at Bandon Trails, Bandon Dunes (10:45), Bandon Crossings (27:45), Tetherow (39:00), and Silvies Valley Ranch (53:30). Catch the premiere tonight (Oct 6) on the NLU YouTube channel!

Tourist Sauce, Season Six: Oregon premieres this Tuesday on our YouTube Channel. On this episode, we discuss the logistics of our trip, as well as our experiences at Portland Golf Club (19:30), Eastmoreland (24:00), Wildwood (28:30), Gearhart (35:00), Old Macdonald (56:30), Pacific Dunes (1:06:00), and Sheep Ranch (1:22:00). Part II will be published on Tuesday in advance of the premiere. 

Hudson Swafford joins us shortly after his win in the Dominican Republic to talk through the pressure of the back nine, how he channeled the nerves, persevered through a double bogey, and his health battles the last few years. On the back half, Mackenzie Hughes joins to talk about his wild ride towards the end of the season, needing to par the last at the BMW to make it to East Lake, getting back in the majors, Winged Foot, Corales, and a lot more. 

A slow week in golf means a two hour episode. Max Homa joins us to talk about the Corales Puntacana, his fall, the U.S. Open conditions, the Payne's Valley Cup, and a lot more. On the back half, Soly, D.J., and Max create a "composite" PGA Tour course, going through the best first hole, best second hole, best third, all the way through the 18th. Some holes you would expect to see on there, and some that you might not. This was maybe too much fun. 

Paul McGinley joins to talk about golf in England and Ireland, his first Ryder Cup, what Sam Torrance told him about his role on the team, the bits and pieces he learned from his captains, and how it molded him into the captain of the 2014. He gives great detail on how he managed egos, individual relationships, expectations, statistics, and everything else that goes into the complicated role of captain. Special thanks to BMW for their support of our Ryder Cup content, and we look forward to providing much more over the course of the next year. 

Gil Hanse joins us to discuss how the 2020 U.S. Open played out at Winged Foot, his reaction to what Bryson was able to do, how he restored Winged Foot, green firmness, how to test the best players in the world, regulation at the USGA level, a few of his ongoing projects, and so much more. 

Welcome to the new age. Bryson obliterates the field at Winged Foot, and we try to place his performance, his future, Wolff, Rory, DJ, setup, NBC, and everything else from U.S. Open week. 

Wolff! A fun Saturday means some fun content from tonight's live show. We (of course) revisit the course setup debate, discuss how great Wolff's round was, how technology has played an enormous role in what we're viewing this week, how The Big Golfer is still in this, Reed getting ejected, and everything else from Saturday at the U.S. Open. 

Bryson has entered the chat, Reed scrambles his way into a one shot lead, JT fades and then rebounds, Spieth and the Cat eject, Rory drifts, and everything else from Friday at the U.S. Open. We revisit our spirited debate on the course setup, and look forward to conditions continuing to ramp up as the weekend goes along. 

TC and Randy rail on the USGA for the soft setup while Soly and DJ try to calm them down, as the gang reacts to a mild day one at the 2020 U.S. Open. We talk about what makes a good setup, why it played easier than expected, and what we think is going to happen the rest of the week. We talk JT, Rory, Spieth, DJ, Rahm, Phil, and everything else from day one. This episode also aired live on our Periscope channel. 

Winged Foot is finally here, and we make our picks to win a rare fall US Open, our picks *not* to win, discuss Winged Foot and how it's going to play out, the significant factor the greens are going to play, debate what our favorite style of US Open is, and a lot more. 

It's a major championship week and 2003 US Open Champion Jim Furyk joins the pod to discuss his history in the event, Winged Foot, the transition to competing on the Champions Tour, preparing to host his own tournament, and plenty of Ryder Cup discussion as well.  

Almost a year after his first appearance on the pod, Harry Higgs returns!  We recap the past year on the PGA Tour, his favorite pairings, playing practice rounds at home with Bryson, his notable fashion choices, and more!

DJ triumphs at East Lake, and we breakdown the end of a peculiar season, take a bunch of listener questions, gross vs. net championship, the weird avoidance of the money discussion, East Lake, the upcoming sweepstakes of majors, Formula 1, and so much more. 

Success came to Mike Lorenzo-Vera quickly, but it was fleeting. Now it's back, and he walks us through a wild ride of tax issues, 400K of debt, from being #1 on the Challenge Tour to near the bottom, where the money went, how he got back, and now being in contention in major championships. 

Fireworks from Rahm and DJ, Olympia Fields absolutely bucks its head, Hideki, Niemann, Rory, and everything else from an exciting week at the BMW Championship. We look at how the FedExCup playoffs are shaping up, discuss Phil's win on the Champions Tour, LPGA, KFT, we settle the Pittsburgh debate, F1, and the usual segments. (Apologies of course for not getting into questions.)

2020 AIG Women's Open champion Sophia Popov joins us 48 hours after one her stunning performance at Royal Troon. She takes us through the nerves and emotion of the final round, her career development, overcoming Lyme disease, almost giving up the game, her Cactus Tour run, and a lot more. This one was a lot of fun.

The Evans Scholars Foundation has been sending caddies to college since 1930. Today's episode features three guests. First, we're joined by the president of the Western Golf Association, John Kackzowski to discuss the WGA's tie to the foundation, and background information on what it stands for and what it's accomplished. Second,  Evans Scholar alum and the founder of the Solich Caddie and & Leadership Program George Solich joins to discuss his humble beginnings, obtaining a scholarship through the foundation, the success he's found after college, and how he's developed his own caddie program. And lastly, a current Evans Scholar at Kansas University, Oscar Garcia discusses his ride from never setting foot on a golf course to being the co-chair of the Evans Scholars National Committee. No Laying Up is proud to support the Evans Scholars Foundation, and hope you find this episode as inspiring as we did. 

DJ runs away in Boston, Sophia Popov comes out of nowhere to win the Women's British Open, the annual "how do we fix the playoffs," DJ's career or Brooks' career, TPC Boston, Curtis Luck wins on the Korn Ferry Tour, and everything else from the week in golf. 

Data Golf co-founders Will and Matt Courchene join to talk about their statistical analysis, course history, form, how stats relate to golf, underrated players, betting, and a whole lot of hardcore golf nerd stuff. As someone who uses their site weekly, I especially enjoyed this conversation, and it will make you a smarter golf fan. 

Jim Herman comes out of nowhere to win the Wyndham, Si Woo makes a bizarre play, Koepka misses the cut, and everything else from the Wyndham with Golf Channel's Ryan Lavner. We also discuss the U.S. Am at Bandon (recorded before the finish of the championship match) as well as some bizarre controversies that emerged during the week, the current state of college and amateur golf and more.

He's back ! Jason Bohn joins to take us through the harrowing tale of surviving a heart attack, why he was concerned about his pension at the time, how pensions work on the tour, what the PAC does, some inner workings of the tour, an absolutely epic Tiger story, and so much more. Could talk to these guy for hours and hours. 

Collin Morikawa wins the 2020 PGA Championship in iconic fashion. We break down the win, the ridiculous shot into 16, a wild Sunday, Koepka, DJ, Finau, Bryson, Rory, Spieth, Wolff, and all of the other key players from the week. We talk Harding Park, course setup, the usual segments, and of course some coverage takes (we make it wayyyy deep in the show before this hits). This may be our longest ep yet. A lot to talk about! 

DJ rises, Haotong fades, Scottie makes a move, Cam Champ makes it look easy, and everything else from Saturday at the PGA. Of course we go deep on Phil putting Faldo in a body bag in the booth, rip into an especially poor telecast, ESPN, the Women's Am, tomorrow's F1 race, and a lot more. 

Has Haotong Li left the golf course yet? We break down an eventful Friday of golf discussing Brooks, Haotong Li, Mike Lorenzo-Vera, Tiger, Rory, Spieth, DJ, Rickie's whiff, and a ton more. We make our picks going forward, talk how Harding Park is playing, and everything else you need to know before the weekend. 

This episode features our audio from our Thursday live show directly after coverage ended of the first round of the PGA Championship. We chat Jason Day, Brendon Todd, Bryson, Brooks, The Cat, Rory, Spieth, Rose, the rest of the leaderboard, Harding Park, ESPN+, CBS, and a ton more. More of these to come the rest of the week!

Major championship golf is back! We preview TPC Harding Park, who it's going to favor, who's going to win, who's not going to win, our DraftKings picks, the Big Cat, Rory, and so much more. On the back half, we chat with Curtis Strange who will be on the call this week for ESPN. We chat about major championships, his closest call at the PGA, and what he expects to see this week. A lot in this one, enjoy!

JT avenges the Workday, Brooks comes up short, Berger makes a run, some key action gets missed, and everything else from a busy week in golf. We talk about Bryson's ant situation, Bones' big week, the awkwardness with Phil, Danielle Kang winning on the LPGA Tour, and a ton more. 

About to tee it up in his first WGC, Joel Dahmen shares some insight as to what got him there, stats in golf, strategy, how often he thinks about money when he plays, course setups, shooting 58, not practicing for three months, Trackman, and so much more. This one has a ton in it and you're going to really enjoy it. 

Michael Thompson emerges from a crowded pack, Tony Finau does not, some coverage takes, Adam Long, an extensive PGL discussion, Richy Werenski, segments, and a ton more. 

Fox is no longer bringing us the US Open, and we're all pretty bummed about that. Joe Buck joins us to talk about the strides Fox made over the years, what it was like to break into golf coverage, and what this five year journey has been like for him as a golf junkie. We try to make sense of what went down behind the scenes, we breakdown what he learned from the analysts he worked with, and what he learned about covering golf. Really appreciate Joe's perspective on these topics, and hope this isn't the end of his appearances on this podcast. 

Jon Rahm blows away the field, and then he doesn't, and then he does again. We discuss a wild weekend at Muirfield Village, the weird rules situation down the stretch (13:00), Finau, Bryson (29:30), course setup (47:30), why this doesn't happen every week, segments (1:23:00), and a bunch of listener questions. This one went long and we're not even a little bit sorry about it. A whole lot of fun in this one. 

Tom Watson, Padraig Harrington, Iain Carter, and (for some reason) Soly spent an hour talking about The Open Championship, the Old Course, and "The Open for the Ages" which is airing this coming weekend. The R&A was kind enough to provide us with the audio from the conversation to put on our feed, so we're adding it as a bonus episode this week. It was a thrill to hear these two share their memories and perspective on the historic championship. They also break down how they play the Old Course, holes they can't crack, and what makes the Old Course great. 

Our man is back! Peter Kostis joins to talk a bit more about golf on TV, why streaming happens and what those days are like for announcers, and the next deal. He also details some stories from his time at Augusta, including a great Greg Norman story. We also pick his brain on his teaching, what Bryson is currently doing, technology, Formula 1, and a great Tiger story near the end. Thanks again to Peter for the time. 

JT's a killer, then he's not, then he is, then he's not. Collin Morikawa pulls off the come from behind win, and we cover everything from a wild weekend in golf. The coverage was a bit of an online disaster (35:30), Hovland fades on Sunday, Brooks vs. Bryson (44:30), a little different Muirifield Village setup, and a lot of other topics covered. This was a fun one. Let's do it again next week! 

Joseph Bramlett came out of the gates firing as golf started back up, finishing T2 and T3 in his first two Korn Ferry events. We chatted with him about his career path from Stanford, missing 4.5 years with back injuries (!), being the first black golfer to graduate from Q-School in 25 years, the current racial tensions in the United States, plus some great Tiger stories. He also shares his perspective on Bryson, what it would take for him to be a perennial player on the PGA Tour, and a ton more. Appreciate Joseph's perspective and willingness to speak on all topics. Would love to have him back some time. 

Bryson, Bryson, and some more Bryson. We discuss his dominate performance, what this means for the future of his career and the future of the game, and whether or not he's the best player in the world. We also make fun of his asinine comments during the week (33:00), Matt Wolff's strong showing (38:30), and our usual segments (48:00). 

Chris Kirk stepped away from the game in 2019 due to alcoholism and anxiety issues. Now sober, he reflects on his personal journey, when he realized he had a problem, how he addressed it, and how he rebounded to win on the Korn Ferry Tour a few weeks ago. We also discuss his 2014 season, not getting a Ryder Cup selection, a tee ball that traveled 55 yards, and a lot more. We sincerely appreciate Chris' openness and willingness to come on the podcast to discuss some difficult topics. 

DJ wins, Streelman makes a run, Phil has some moments, and the TPC doesn't bite back too hard. We discuss the course setup, DJ's drive on 18, the COVID "outbreak," how the tour moves forward, Daniel Summerhays' run at the Utah Championship, segments, and a whole lot more. We also react live on the air to the shocking news that NBC will be taking over the USGA contract from Fox, effective this fall (1:05:45). 

The Senior Managing Director, Championships for the USGA, John Bodenhamer joins us to walk us through how they came up with the exemption categories for the US Open, his first time setting up a US Open, how the schedule change will affect Winged Foot, defining "tough but fair," how the USGA recovered from a potential boycott of the US Open, and a lot more. 

Webb Simpson wins yet again, and the boys break down a fun week at Harbour Town that included a lot of birdies, a great run from Honest Abe (20:15), the first positive COVID test (50:00), some excellent television coverage (1:00:00), and a lot more. We discuss Harbour Town as a tournament venue, plus we react to the Nantz pod (1:04:00), as well as some segments (1:27:00). This was a fun one. 

Jim Nantz joins to discuss the challenges the CBS crew is facing in the current environment, commercials on television, some takes on the coverage takes, how CBS compares to other networks, and basically anything we asked about. We also discuss the 2019 Masters, rebroadcasting with Tiger, how he knows so many people's names, Tony Romo, and a ton more. Thanks a ton to Jim for taking the time and being willing to come on. 

From a dairy farm in Australia to the PGA Tour, Stuart Appleby takes us on a journey that spans how he learned to play American golf, what it was like being in Isleworth with Tiger, Cat's trophy room, and the bizarre playoff at the 2002 Open Championship. He also discusses tragically losing his wife in 1998, almost quitting golf as a result, to finding happiness years later, and sustained success on the PGA Tour. He also discusses how much the depth of professional golf has changed, his back injury, the Champions Tour, and so much more. I could have talked to Stuart for hours and he will definitely be back. Easily one of my favorite eps of the year!

Daniel Berger wins, Collin Morikawa misses, Bryson smashes, and everything else from a wild week in golf. We talk about Spieth's up and down week, Rory's fade, Varner's run, Kokrak's near miss, mic'ing up the players, and a ton more. This was a relief to be able to recap some golf again, and a lot of fun. 

Professional golf returns this week, and we discuss the OWGR starting back up, the enormous field at the Charles Schwab Challenge, what makes Colonial unique, some picks, and a lot more. We also discuss Spieth's success here, Bryson, Rory playing here for the first time, testing procedures, Augusta buying land, the Korn Ferry events here in Jax, and plenty more. 

Olin Browne is dusting off his plaid jacket and playing the Charles Schwab Challenge this as a former champion of the event. We talked to Olin about why he decided to play, what Colonial is like, golf's return, technology, the PGA Tour Champions, picking up the game at the age of 19, lessons he's learned along the way, shooting 59, and a lot more. 

We dove back into the archives to better understand four of the greatest golf collapses of all time. DJ takes us through the 1966 US Open (7:00), Randy on Adam Scott's downfall at the 2012 British Open (32:30), Neil on a flurry of collapses at the 2005 US Open (57:30), and Soly on Greg Norman's defining unraveling at the 1996 Masters (1:11:30). We set the scene, mined some old quotes, and reacted to some shocking details along the way. This was more fun than the collapses probably were. 

Henrik Stenson has often been one of the most requested guests in our podcast history, and he's joins us to chat about his new podcast, growing up in Sweden, emerging from not one but two enormous slumps, and of course the 2016 British Open. We talk breaking clubs, how he spends his summers, the new tour schedule, the challenge it presents for Europeans, and a lot more. Thanks a lot to Henrik for the time. 

Rob Collins from King Collins Golf Course design joins us again to tell the Sweetens Cove story from the top. The little nine hole course with a shed for a clubhouse has become a cult favorite, and now features a celebrity packed ownership group, but it was many years of challenges, blood, sweat, and many tears before that became the reality. Rob takes us on this journey, and updates us on his latest project (Landmand) in Nebraska, a new site for The Buck Club, and a lot more. Thanks a ton to our partner Charles Schwab for feature Rob in their "Challenger" series which you can find at www.schwabgolf.com. 

How good was that!? We recap a wild and fun Sunday by chatting through our favorite parts, the format, Brady's shaky play, Tiger's stripe show, cart cams, and a ton more. We also talk to producer Jeff Neubarth (19:30) who takes us inside the booth, and on course commentator Justin Thomas makes a great appearance as well (53:00). We discuss what made this successful, Phil's commentary, the wild moments, and a ton more. 

"The Match" returns, pitting the Big Cat and Peyton against Phil and Tom Brady this Sunday at Medalist. In our preview show, presented by DraftKings, we talk with Jeff Neubarth, the producer of The Match, about what to expect with the television product, JT, Barkley, the carts, the mics, and a lot more. On the back end, we share our thoughts on the format, whose partner we'd rather be, Brady and Manning as pro golfers, handicaps, and a ton more. This was fun, and we're pumped for this thing to kick off. 

Live golf is back! We recap Sunday's skins game, from Seminole, to the golf played, to the positives and negatives of the entertainment product. We take some questions from listeners, discuss the upcoming PGA Tour challenges, Vijay Singh, and a lot more.

We dove into the annals of history to each find a past event that featured some special carnage. We detail where things went wrong (or right, depending on how you look at it) in course setups, the high scores that ensued, the funny occurrences, and of course the classic quotes. The events include the 2004 US Open, the 2017 Bahamas Great Exuma Classic, the 1901 US Open, the 1979 Players Championship, and the 1999 Open Championship. This was a lot of fun. 

The 2003 Masters champion joins us to talk about the lessons he learned from playing with Tiger at the '99 PGA, his many Q-school attempts before breaking through, golf in Canada, the Champions Dinner, stack and tilt, how injuries derailed his career, turning 50, and his future on the Champions Tour. 

We each went our separate ways, researched a topic we wanted to talk about, and presented it to the group, show and tell style. Neil tackled Bryson's alarming weight gain, DJ takes us on a history tour of Pebble Beach, Soly goes deep on the OWGR, Tron explores future possibilities for the European Tour, and Big Randy tells us about the 2010 Crystal Downs Club Championship. 

Webb Simpson joins for the first time, and we go deep on his golf swing, the Birdman, texting Tom Watson, his golf swing, the belly putter, and a ton more. Webb talks about how different it is trying to close out tournaments now compared to a decade ago, some of the other highlights and lowlights of his career, playing with Bubba in Ryder Cups, playing with Reed at Royal Melbourne, and what his games are like at home. Thanks a ton to Webb for the time. 

This one is going to be a bit more controversial. Who has gotten more love for resumes that might be a little light? We have a lot of different definitions of "overappreciated", and we fleshed these out over and hour and half, and narrowed it down to five overappreciated guys in golf history. You're not going to like some of the names thrown out.