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No Laying Up - Golf Podcast1109: C.B. Macdonald Deep Dive - Part 1In this two-part biographical deep dive, Professor DJ takes Neil and Randy through the life and times of Charles Blair Macdonald, the father of American golf course architecture. Part one focuses on Macdonald’s introduction to golf from his time in Scotland, the design of America’s first eighteen hole course, the social circles who funded his early projects, the complicated history of what became the first official US Amateur championship,, and a ton more.
We’ll have part two of this deep dive out next week!
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2026-01-152h 13
No Laying Up - Golf Podcast1107: Best Players Without a Major + Weekly RecapSoly, TC and DJ update our current top ten players without a major list and touch on the latest news and notes from around pro golf including Brooks Koepka’s potential reinstatement, Derek Sprague’s resignation as the CEO of the PGA of American, the WTGL announcement, Blockie signing with Malbon, Vijay Singh cashing in on his career money list exemption, PGA Tour rule changes for 2026, LIV promotions, and more.
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2026-01-121h 34
No Laying Up - Golf Podcast1106: What Happened At Kapalua?For the first time in many years the PGA Tour season will not begin at Kapalua’s Plantation Course. For this episode, DJ and Charlie Van Kirk hear from several voices inside and outside of golf to unpack the layers of drought and water shortage issues on Maui that have forced the cancellation of the 2026 Sentry, and put the long-term future of the event in serious doubt.
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2026-01-071h 20
No Laying Up - Golf Podcast1104: 2025 Birdies and Bogeys + Mike McCartin from National Links TrustDJ, Tron and Soly have our final Sunday night pod of 2025 with a two part episode this evening.
We start with a Birdies and Bogeys segment highlighting the biggest newsmakers and moments in 2025. Part two focuses on the news this week from the National Links Trust and the political involvement that could harm access to affordable golf in DC. Soly and TC visit with Mike McCartin - Co-Founder of the NLT - for the latest on the interactions with the White House and the mission and goals of the NLT.
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2025-12-221h 53
No Laying Up - Golf Podcast1103: The World of Simulator Golf with Carl MarkestadCarl Markestad - owner of Carl's Place in Milton, Wisconsin - has turned what started out as a business focused on outdoor projector screen setups into one of the largest indoor golf simulator companies in the country.
As winter sets in across the country, DJ and Carl discuss the evolution of the indoor golf simulator, technological updates that have drastically lowered the price point of a home setup, common misconceptions around simulator installs, and a ton more.
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2025-12-191h 03
No Laying Up - Golf Podcast1102: LPGA Season Wrap-Up 2025Randy, Cody and Jordan put a bow on the 2025 LPGA season with a quick review of last week’s Grant Thornton (Way to go LC!!!) and the biggest storylines from the past twelve months in the women’s game including Craig Kessler’s arrival as the new LPGA Tour Commissioner, Nelly’s winless campaign in the year of parity on tour, emerging Japanese players, Jeeno as world #1 and more.
From there we hand out some 2025 superlatives, ask for a year-long mulligan, and revisit some of our predictions from the start of the season.
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2025-12-171h 25
No Laying Up - Golf Podcast1101: NLU Personal Golf Rewind 2025Soly, TC, Randy, DJ and Neil comb through the data of Team NLU’s golf in 2025 via the USGA GHIN app to see who made the biggest moves in the last twelve months, how we fared in the “Will They Go Lower in 2025” game from last year’s pod and guess if we’ll better our low round from this year in 2026. We also vow to stop (or start) something in 2026, our favorite trends in golf, and our most interesting playing partners of 2025.
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2025-12-151h 54
No Laying Up - Golf Podcast1100: NLU Personal Golf Spotlight - CodyNeil has returned from paternity leave to put Cody front and center for our latest installment of the Personal Golf Spotlight series. We get the latest on Cody’s game, his brief history of playing in Monday qualifiers, his favorite and least favorite golfers of all time, and his personal top ten favorite golf courses.
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2025-12-111h 02
No Laying Up - Golf Podcast1099: 2025 Season Trivia with Matt EveryThe NLU Quiz Show is back with DJ playing the role of host as we bring on Matt Every as our third contestant for a 2025 golf trivia battle with Soly and TC.
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2025-12-101h 00
No Laying Up - Golf Podcast1098: Royal Melbourne love at the Australian OpenSoly and TC talk all things Royal Melbourne and Australian Open as one of the best courses on earth took center stage this week with Cam Smith three putting on the 72nd hole handing Rasmus Neergaard-Peterson a one shot victory. Expect minimal birdies and bogeys discussion, we’re here to celebrate RM, react to Rory’s comments comparing it to Kingston Heath and have a fun hypothetical fifth major discussion.
From there it’s on to the Nedbank in South Africa and the Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas where Kristoffer Reitan and Hideki won those respective events...
2025-12-081h 29
No Laying Up - Golf Podcast1097: Aussie Golf Check-InWith the Australian Open underway at Royal Melbourne, Soly and TC bring on Scott Warren and Matt Mollica - the hosts of the Australian Golf Passport Podcast - to discuss the tournament and a bevy of other golf topics from down under including: moving the tournament away from a co-sanctioned event with the women’s open, the future of both men’s and women’s opens, recent course architecture renovations and updates at New South Wales and Royal Sydney and elsewhere. Plus, we cover recent updates to the World Top 100 rankings and their favorite interviews from their podcast so far.
2025-12-031h 42
No Laying Up - Golf Podcast1096: Justin Thomas on the 2025 Ryder CupSoly catches up with Justin Thomas to talk all things 2025 Ryder Cup and the lessons learned from the defeat at Bethpage. Before our Ryder Cup chat we hear from JT on his recovery from recent surgery and his career in team golf. We close our chat with some thoughts on the future of the PGA tour with the new leadership of Brian Rolapp and potential schedule changes in 2027.
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2025-12-011h 29
No Laying Up - Golf Podcast1095: New Zealand - Tara Iti and Te AraiBack in March, TC and Neil packed their bags and flew across the world to play at Tara Iti and both North and South courses at Te Arai. We recorded this pod several months ago but hope you enjoy The Brothers Schuster reliving their Kiwi experience at some of the most scenic golf holes on the planet.
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2025-11-262h 31
No Laying Up - Golf Podcast1094: Tour finales, a new top 100 list + The ParkSoly, TC and Randy run a three man weave on the pod tonight covering Sami Valimaki’s win at Sea Island and Jeeno Thitikul claiming the LPGA CME Tour Championship. We also touch on Harris English hinting at a massive tour schedule shakeup for the 2027 season, some odds and ends from the LPGA season and potential roster movement on LIV. From there, we break down the newest golf.com top 100 list as several courses make their debut and some notable names moving up and down the rankings.
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2025-11-241h 49
No Laying Up - Golf Podcast1093: Life after Pro Golf with Steve WheatcroftSoly is joined by former tour pro Steve Wheatcroft to discuss his professional career and his recently released book “Cocktails and Range Balls: One's Too Many, Ten's Not Enough”. The book is a blend of memorable stories from his career at all levels of professional golf and his struggles with alcohol and what life on the road can become amidst the pressure of competing at the highest level. We’re incredibly thankful to Steve for his willingness to share his story and his foundation’s efforts to assist others who struggle with excessive drinking.
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2025-11-201h 26
No Laying Up - Golf Podcast1092: LPGA Season Wraps Up, Chevron on the Move, Encouraging Broadcast NewsRandy and Cody recap the Annika and set the stage for the CME Tour Championship this week in Naples. We also recap the season and notable players missing out on this week’s tournament and close with some trivia and reactions to the news about the Chevron's move to a new home and LPGA TV broadcast upgrades for 2026.
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2025-11-191h 07
No Laying Up - Golf Podcast1091: Fall Events That Slap + Great DunesSoly and TC catch up on the news of the week as Matt Fitzpatrick wins the DP World Tour Championship while Rory wins another Race to Dubai. We also show our appreciation for the Butterfield and other fall events that seemingly always punch above their weight, talk through the week for the LPGA, assorted news and notes including JT’s surgery and the publication of PGA Tour financials. We close with some thoughts on our recent trip to Great Dunes on Jekyll Island.
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2025-11-171h 24
No Laying Up - Golf Podcast1090: NLU Personal Golf Spotlight - CaseyOur personal golf series continues with Casey as she shares her perspective on getting better, playing competitive rounds without holding a single digit handicap index, how getting fit led to some surprising choices in her setup, and her top ten favorite courses.
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2025-11-121h 03
No Laying Up - Golf Podcast1089: LIV's 72 Hole Change, Phil's Group Chat + Weekly RecapDJ and Soly discuss a plethora of recent off-course news from the LIV format change to the latest with Pablo Torre’s reporting on Phil and Sable Offshore. Then it’s on to the week in pro golf as Ben Griffin claims a third PGA Tour win of 2025, Aaron Rai over Tommy Fleetwood in a playoff on the DP World Tour in Abu Dhabi, and Nasa Hataoka on the LPGA Tour in Japan.
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2025-11-101h 16
No Laying Up - Golf Podcast1088: Courses We Saw for the First Time in 2025Back in February (Ep 958) we set out a list of courses we wanted to see for the first time in 2025. Now, nearly nine months later, DJ, Soly and TC have regrouped to debrief on the places we were able to check off our list and what stood out on our 2025 travels.
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2025-11-0554 min
No Laying Up - Golf Podcast1087: Old Course Renovations, Weekly Recap + Jackson KoivunSoly and Randy discuss the news of renovations to the Old Course ahead of the 2027 Open, plus a recap of the week in pro golf with results on the Asian Tour and LPGA Tour. Plus we look at Phil’s latest posts, Gary Player’s recent interviews, and catch up with the number one amateur in the world, Jackson Koivun (60:15), to discuss his Walker Cup experience, competing in PGA Tour events, and the decision making process on when he’ll turn pro.
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2025-11-031h 22
No Laying Up - Golf Podcast1086: The Incidents of Sergio GarciaDJ and Soly debut a new pod idea as we look to profile some of the more unique characters in golf. First up, Sergio Garcia, and the numerous moments of bad boy behavior over the course of his career.
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2025-10-281h 01
No Laying Up - Golf Podcast1085: Lava Golf, International Crown + Jack's Big WinSoly, Tron and Cody fire up the weekend pod to discuss Michael Brennan winning in his first PGA Tour start as a professional, plus other notable finishes in Utah and a look at the LPGA International Crown, DP World Tour and the Asia-Pacific Am.
We also discuss Jack’s big legal win, the cancellation of the Sentry, assorted LIV news and notes, TC’s London trip and more.
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2025-10-271h 10
No Laying Up - Golf Podcast1084: The Wild Life of Joey FerrariDJ and Tron recently sat down with Joey Ferrari, a truly unique character in golf with a life story that defies belief on numerous levels. From his decorated amateur career - capped by qualifying for the 1994 US Open - to a ten year prison sentence for selling cocaine and methamphetamines, we’re incredibly thankful to Joey for his openness and willingness to tell his story without reservation.
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2025-10-222h 04
No Laying Up - Golf Podcast1081: Weekly Recap + Bacon & Nitties on KFT GraduatesTC is joined by a triumphant Soly from the NLU Birdhouse at Sweetens Cover where Team NLU claimed our 2025 Roost Club Championship. After our breakdown of the week in pro golf and some assorted news and notes, TC catches up with the Korn Ferry Tour broadcast team of Shane Bacon and James Nitties (27:30) to review the 2025 season, this weekend’s tour championship and a quick draft of some names to watch from the twenty golfers who’ve earned a PGA Tour card for 2026.
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2025-10-131h 18
No Laying Up - Golf Podcast1080: On The Ground At The Ryder Cup With NeilTwo weeks ago, we sent Neil to Bethpage to record his experience at the 2025 Ryder Cup. From the transportation headaches and practice rounds to the European fan celebrations after the final match concluded on Sunday evening, we did our best to paint an accurate and unfiltered picture of what it was like to have a front row seat to one of the most memorable events in golf.
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2025-10-081h 09
No Laying Up - Golf Podcast1079: Ryder Cup Loose Ends, Sand Valley + Weekly RecapDJ, Tron and Randy open the pod with a quick trip around the world of pro golf with a recap of the Sanderson, KFT, Euro, LPGA and Champions tours before we review a litany of post Ryder Cup news and notes including fallout at the PGA of America, leadership of future US teams, the week of Don Rea, and various social media posts and articles.
We also talk to Randy about his recent trip to Sand Valley, some personal golf updates and upcoming content releases.
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2025-10-061h 59
No Laying Up - Golf Podcast1078: Ryder Cup Autopsy Report with Duncan Carey and Jamie KennedyOur coverage of the 2025 Ryder Cup moves in the US post-mortem phase as Soly searches for answers and insights into what makes the European Ryder Cup machine so effective. In this two-part pod we open up with Duncan Carey - one of the first analytics consultants for the European team in the 2010s - for his thoughts on what the US got wrong on the setup at Bethpage, plus the story of the role of analytics in team competitions, how pairings are formed, and his work with the International teams during the Presidents Cup. In part two (39:00), Soly chats wi...
2025-10-011h 19
No Laying Up - Golf Podcast1072: Justin Hueber on reinstated ams + Weekly RecapSoly, TC, and DJ bring on former NLU Young Hitter Justin Hueber to discuss his run at the USGA Mid-Am and the debate surrounding former professional golfers regaining their amateur status. We also had some fun with random stats from the 2025 PGA Tour Season, recap Michael Kim’s win on the DP World Tour, the LPGA washout in Arkansas, and the KFT tournament in Columbus. Then it’s on to a back nine where we discuss a few bits of pre-Ryder Cup chatter from Bryson and Rory, the cancellation of the 2026 Sentry, the Masters addition of Amazon Prime to their...
2025-09-222h 13
No Laying Up - Golf Podcast1071: NLU Personal Golf Spotlight - Big RandyIt’s time for Randy to step into our personal golf spotlight as Soly and Neil quiz the big guy on his swing and gear setup, his changing relationship with the game, his top ten favorite courses and more.
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2025-09-191h 23
No Laying Up - Golf Podcast1070: NLU Presents - Does The Ryder Cup Captain Matter?The importance and impact of a Ryder Cup team captain has been debated on our pods for as long as we’ve covered the event - but always as a part of a larger discussion around the matches. In this episode we talk with numerous players, captains, media members and discuss amongst ourselves to try and form a consensus on how a captain’s decision making can affect - or not affect - the result of a Ryder Cup.
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2025-09-171h 10
No Laying Up - Golf Podcast1069: Favorite Phil Stories + Weekly RecapRandy and Soly talk all things Procore as Scottie Scheffler shoots a Sunday 67 to beat Ben Griffin by a shot to continue an absurd 2025 as he preps to lead the US team at the Ryder Cup in two weeks. We also give some well deserved props to Griffin's runner up finish and Jackson Koivun as the Walker Cup star lands a top 5.
From there we go to the Euro BMW PGA as Alex Noren wins in a playoff at Wentworth, Charley Hull’s win in Cincinnati on the LPGA Tour, Greg Norman’s LIV exit, and close the p...
2025-09-151h 17
No Laying Up - Golf Podcast1068: Tommy FleetwoodTC - and Soly - are joined by Tommy Fleetwood on a triumphant return to the pod to discuss his win at East Lake, the close call leading up to getting his first win, a look at the Ryder Cup later this month and a ton more.
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2025-09-1154 min
No Laying Up - Golf Podcast1067: Seve Saiz’s Golf Trip of a LifetimeOn the morning of his long-awaited trip to document golf in Scotland without a set itinerary, Seve Saiz found his car window smashed and his clubs, equipment and clothes all missing. Instead of canceling his trip, Seve left anyway and documented his trip on an old camcorder using rented clubs while travelling across Scotland in a camper. His story piqued our interest, so TC caught up with Seve to relive it all.
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2025-09-102h 21
No Laying Up - Golf Podcast1066: Recapping the Walker Cup at Cypress PointTeam USA has won the 50th Walker Cup at Cypress Point defeating Team GB&I 17-9 thanks to a dominant performance in singles on Saturday and Sunday afternoons. Soly, DJ and Tron recap a memorable weekend of golf at an incredible venue, compare and contrast the event with the Ryder Cup, hand out some superlatives - including our favorite logo bingo sightings - and close with some quick news and notes from elsewhere in golf including Rory’s win at the Irish open.
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2025-09-081h 35
No Laying Up - Golf Podcast1065: A Visit With Michael BambergerRandy visits with the one and only Michael Bamberger to discuss his latest book, The Playing Lesson: A Duffer's Year Among The Pros, and a number of other topics from his legendary career.
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2025-09-041h 39
No Laying Up - Golf Podcast1064: Future of the PGA Tour + Team Europe FinalizedWe've got a two-part pod tonight as Soly and TC react to the six captains picks for the European Ryder Cup squad and round up some assorted news and notes. Part two (36:15) adds in DJ to the mix as we react to the first weeks of the Brian Rolapp era and some potential changes that could be coming to the PGA Tour ecosystem.
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2025-09-021h 53
No Laying Up - Golf Podcast1060: LPGA Check-In + Megha GanneRandy, Cody and Jordan are back with a look ahead to the fall LPGA season and storylines from around the women's game including the Rookie of the Year race, Jeeno Thitikul as the new world number one, Lottie Woad's transition into the professional ranks, Nelly Korda's winless - to this point - 2025 and a look back at the US Women's Am at Bandon Dunes. In part two of the pod, (46:30) we're joined by the champion of the US Women's Am, Megha Ganne to recap her week and her plans to continue at Stanford into the 2025-26 season.
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2025-08-221h 10
No Laying Up - Golf Podcast1058: The Scottish Highlands Golf Trip - Royal Dornoch, Nairn, Cabot Highlands, Brora and moreWe’re venturing north into the Highlands region of Scotland for our latest Scottish Golf Trip planning podcasts with Ru Macdonald. On this episode we profile a number of our favorites in the area including Royal Dornoch, Nairn, Cabot Highlands, Brora, and more.
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2025-08-201h 20
No Laying Up - Golf Podcast1055: Ryder Cup RoundtableOur Ryder Cup Roundtable foursome has assembled again as Soly and Kyle Porter spar with TC and Jamie Weir. With just a little over six weeks to go we get a vibes check from both sides of the pond, the latest in the Keegan playing-captain saga, and review other likely and unlikely captains picks for both teams.
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2025-08-121h 42
No Laying Up - Golf Podcast1052: The State of Men's Pro Golf with Josh CarpenterAs the Tour prepares for the 2025 Playoffs, Soly is joined by Josh Carpenter from the Sports Business Journal to review the business landscape of the professional game - Brian Rolapp’s arrival as CEO, key sponsorship agreements that will expire in the next two to three years, broadcast innovations, what’s behind the tour’s increase in TV ratings, the current state of LIV, future PGA Tour schedule possibilities and the USGA bidding rights.
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No Laying Up - Golf Podcast1051: AIG Women's Open Recap + Cam Young's Breakthrough\We've got a two part episode tonight with Big Randy and Cody live from Wales after Miya Yamashita wins the AIG Women's Open at Royal Porthcawl. Then in part two, (1:19:15) it's Soly and DJ with a recap of the Wyndham where Cameron Young is - at last - a PGA Tour winner as he blitzed the field with a six shot victory at Sedgefield. We look at Young’s potential place on the Ryder Cup squad (1:33:00), offer some ServPro Mulligans, look at some notable names missing the PGA Tour Playoffs, IBF's departure from the CBS booth, and an interesting Mone...
2025-08-042h 20
No Laying Up - Golf Podcast1049: Ben GriffinIt’s been a whirlwind of a year for Ben Griffin with two wins on tour and a pair of top tens in majors with a T-8 finish at the PGA and a t-10 at the US Open. Soly and Ben break down his decision to step away from, and then reenter, the professional golf scene after struggling early in his career, as well as his chase for a Ryder Cup spot, becoming a better driver of the golf ball, life on tour and a ton more.
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2025-07-311h 17
No Laying Up - Golf Podcast1046: The 2025 Majors Quiz ShowWith the 2025 season of men's majors fully in the rearview mirror, we've called upon friend of the pod, Sean Martin to challenge Soly and TC in the latest edition of our quiz show as DJ tests the guys on their knowledge of what we saw at Augusta, Quail Hollow, Oakmont and Portrush.
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2025-07-2555 min
No Laying Up - Golf Podcast1045: Lydia KoAhead of next week's AIG Women's Open we're joined by the event's defending champion, Lydia Ko. We talk through her win last year at The Old Course and her road to earning status as a Hall of Fame member.
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2025-07-2346 min
No Laying Up - Golf Podcast1043: Round 3 at The OpenScott Scheffler (-14) takes a four-shot lead over Haotong Li (-10) into the final round of the 2025 Open Championship at Royal Portrush. Join us as we recap all of the day's action: stories of the day, Rory McIlroy's 66 (-8), take a spin down the leaderboard, shots of the day, HFBITFB, check in on our picks, answer questions, and more. Presented by High Noon.
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No Laying Up - Golf Podcast1041: Round 1 at The OpenWe have a five-way tie (-4) at the top of the leaderboard after the opening round of the 2025 Open Championship at Royal Portrush. Stories of the day, down the leaderboard, round 1 disappointments, check-in on winner predictions, Scottie, and more.
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2025-07-181h 26
No Laying Up - Golf Podcast1039: The Open Championship PreviewJoin us LIVE as we kick off the 2025 Open Championship with our traditional preview podcast. We run down storylines and favorites, check in on some Odds, run through some questions, take a look back at 2019, and more.
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2025-07-141h 42
No Laying Up - Golf Podcast1037: Northern Ireland - Royal Portrush, Royal County Down, and BelfastSoly, Randy and DJ debrief on their trip to Northern Ireland where we played both Royal Portrush - the site of next week’s Open Championship - and Royal County Down. We also share our experiences visiting Belfast and taking in the culture and history of the region. Make sure to join us on our YouTube channel on Monday at 8pm ET for the premiere of our video from the trip!
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2025-07-101h 57
No Laying Up - Golf Podcast1036: Evian Preview with Sophie Walker + Minjee Lee InterviewCody catches up with Sophie Walker of Sky Sports to talk all things LPGA and LET ahead of this week's Evian Championship. We also hear from Minjee Lee who joined Cody a couple of days after her win at the KPMG Women's PGA Championship earlier this summer (47:30)
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2025-07-091h 10
No Laying Up - Golf Podcast1035: Tiering PGA Tour Courses + John Deere RecapSoly and TC break down Brian Campbell’s playoff win and the rest of the action from the John Deere before we have some fun and rank PGA Tour courses via our personal custom tiers (29:00).
We close the pod with some assorted news and notes and a quick interview with last week’s winner in Detroit, Aldrich Potgieter (1:58:00), to talk swing speed, his recent technique tweaks, and winning his first tour event at the tender age of 20 years old.
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2025-07-072h 11
No Laying Up - Golf Podcast1034: 2025 Mid-Year GHIN RewindThe USGA's GHIN Rewind feature within their app allows users to take a snapshot of their year - the highs and lows and plenty of data to chew on as well. Now as we reach the midway point of 2025 we’re reviewing our year in golf so far - our favorite shots, rounds and playing partners, plus a look at our stats for the year and some larger reflections on the current state of our games.
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2025-07-041h 34
No Laying Up - Golf Podcast1033: Everyone Only - The Gimme Golf Club Origin StoryFive years ago, Kyle Walton had a kernel of an idea: What if I started a golf club that wasn't attached to a golf course? That idea eventually became Gimme Golf, one of the best and most inclusive golf societies in the country. It also changed public golf in St. Louis in a profound way.
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2025-07-0248 min
No Laying Up - Golf Podcast1032: Rocket Recap & Neil Gets A Sports PsychologistDJ and Neil have this weekend’s pod as Aldrich Potgieter wins in a five-hole playoff in Detroit over Max Greyserman and Chris Kirk. We talk all things Rocket Classic - including Collin Morikawa beefing with the media - before touching on results from the Senior US Open, LIV Dallas, DP World Tour and KFT. We also get into some fun anecdotes from a recent Titleist shoot, other news and notes, and a fun personal golf discussion as well.
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2025-06-301h 55
No Laying Up - Golf Podcast1031: NLU Personal Golf Spotlight - DJIt’s DJ’s turn to step into the Personal Golf spotlight as we discuss the transition from Florida to Wisconsin golf, enjoying the game regardless of score, gear updates after a recent fitting with Titleist and DJ’s personal top ten favorite golf courses.
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2025-06-251h 16
No Laying Up - Golf Podcast1028: The Many Feuds of Seve BallesterosFor our second installment of a Golf Feuds episode, we gathered as many stories as we could from the career of Seve Ballesteros and his numerous confrontations with American players during Ryder Cup matches, PGA and Euro tour officials, and various media members.
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2025-06-201h 23
No Laying Up - Golf Podcast1026: KPMG Storylines + Gil HanseRandy, Cody and TC catch up on all things LPGA and preview this week’s KPMG Women’s PGA Championship at the Fields Ranch East Course in Frisco, Texas. In part two of our preview (45:00), Randy and Cody chat with the course's architect, Gil Hanse, for his perspective on the challenges that are facing the best players in women’s golf this week.
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2025-06-171h 13
No Laying Up - Golf Podcast1019: Playoff madness in Canada, Rory speaks, Bryson at OakmontSoly, Tron and Neil talk through Ryan Fox’s win in Canada thanks to a never ending playoff triumph over Sam Burns, our reactions to Rory’s comments around driver testing, LIV Virginia, Golf’s Longest Day, Bryson’s video at Oakmont, a look ahead to the upcoming US Open and more.
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2025-06-091h 19
No Laying Up - Golf Podcast1018: Previewing OakmontSoly and Tron debrief on their trip to Oakmont ahead of the upcoming US Open with their favorite shots, holes and observations from playing the course. In part two of tonight's pod, Soly catches up with Jeff Hall - the USGA's managing director of rules and open championships - to talk through the setup philosophy for this year's championship and how they'll employ new pin positions thanks Gil Hanse's restoration work.
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2025-06-061h 07
No Laying Up - Golf Podcast1017: NLU Presents: KVV’s Favorite MuniWhat makes a great muni? As part of our on-going series about public golf, KVV writes a love letter to Forest Park, his favorite local track. In the back half of the episode, Neil, Randy and KVV debate what makes a great muni — and what makes a bad one
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2025-06-041h 20
No Laying Up - Golf Podcast1014: How to plan a Scotland golf trip (East Lothian)Soly and TC are back with another Scotland golf travel pod as we call upon Ru Macdonald to help guide us through the East Lothian region as we talk Muirfield, North Berwick, Dunbar and more.
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2025-05-3054 min
No Laying Up - Golf Podcast1010: LPGA Check-In and Charley Hull InterviewRandy and Cody recap the last few weeks on tour ahead of the LPGA’s second major as we’re a week away from the US Women’s Open at Erin Hills. We’re then joined by Charley Hull to talk all things LPGA golf, life away from the course, the upcoming majors at the Women’s US and British Opens, her Solheim Cup career, and more.
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2025-05-221h 04
No Laying Up - Golf Podcast1009: Ryder Cup RoundtableSoly and TC are joined by Kyle Porter and Jamie Weir for a spring Ryder Cup roundtable. The Americans are still betting favorites, but should they be? We look at who’s trending on both sides, potential options for captains picks and take a look back at the Hat-Gate controversy in Rome.
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2025-05-211h 59
No Laying Up - Golf Podcast1008: Scottie Scheffler wins the PGA ChampionshipScottie Scheffler claims his third Major Championship, beating H.E., Bryson DeChambeau, and Davis Riley by five. Join us as we break down all of the tournament's action, run down the final leaderboard, figure out where we are at in Men's Professional Golf through two Major Championships, and a bunch more. Presented by High Noon.
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2025-05-192h 12
No Laying Up - Golf Podcast1006: Friday at the PGA ChampionshipJohnny Vegas leads the 2025 PGA Championship by two over Si Woo Kim, Matty Fitz, and Matthieu Pavon. Round of the day from The Pro Max Homa with a 64 to get to -5 (T5). We break it all down: leaderboard, MCs, Mudballs, TIO, and more! Presented by High Noon.
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2025-05-171h 32
No Laying Up - Golf Podcast1001: Truist Championship Happy HourPhilly Cricket Club! Join us as we talk all things Wel...Truist Championship, news and notes, One and Done picks, play some trivia about this historic club, audience questions and more. Plus, we discuss our recent visits to Erin Hills and Oakmont as we gear up for USGA Championship SZN. Presented by FanDuel.
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2025-05-071h 06
No Laying Up - Golf Podcast1000: We Never Got This Far In Our DreamsWe've reached the 1000th episode of the No Laying Up podcast. To celebrate the occasion, DJ asked Soly, TC, Randy and Neil to come up with some superlatives from our catalogue of episodes: Hardest you've laughed on the pod, most stressful moment, favorite guest, most underrated guests, favorite bit in pod history and most electric prediction. We've combed through the archives and pulled clips for as many of the gang's responses as we could and hope you enjoy this trip down memory lane.
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2025-05-071h 56
No Laying Up - Golf Podcast995: Chevron Championship Check-inJoin us as we break down three days of golf in Houston at the Chevron Championship—down the leaderboard (does it stink?), HFBITFB, news and notes, plus more.
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2025-04-271h 04
No Laying Up - Golf Podcast988: Rory wins at Augusta National!Rory McIlroy wins his first green jacket in a playoff over Justin Rose! Join us as we break down the week at Augusta National Golf Club. We run down Rory and TM Rose's round from the jump, let TC cook down the leaderboard, get an onsite update from Neil and KVV, talk through the highs and lows, and more. What a week! Presented by High Noon. Support our sponsors:High Noon - Sun's Up!Titleist - and the new GT280The Stack...
2025-04-142h 29
No Laying Up - Golf Podcast987: Saturday at AugustaThe #blockparty is bumpin'! Rory McIlroy (-12) leads by two after a third-round 66. Paired with Bryson DeChambeau (-10) tomorrow as he chases the career Grand Slam and his first Masters win. Join us as we break down the day's action at Augusta National Golf Club, bring in KVV and Neil from onsite, let TC cook down the leaderboard, make our final picks, and more. Presented by High Noon. Support our sponsors:High Noon - Sun's Up!FanDuel - Official Sportsbook of No Laying UpRhoback - Best fit...
2025-04-131h 24
No Laying Up - Golf Podcast986: Friday at AugustaTM Rose remains your outright leader at eight under, followed by Bryson DeChambeau, one back halfway through play at Augusta National Golf Club. Vibes were high at the #Blockparty as Rory McIlroy's 66 puts him two shots behind Justin Rose. We run down the leaderboard, talk scenes around Amen Corner, welcome in special guest Shane Bacon, and play lingering/loitering and HFBITFB. Presented by High Noon. Support our sponsors:High Noon - Sun's Up!Rhoback - Best fit, Best feel!The Stack - code NOLAYINGUP
2025-04-121h 37
No Laying Up - Golf Podcast985: Thursday at AugustaTM Rose finds himself front of the pack after an opening 65 to lead Scottie Scheffler, Corey Conners, and Ludvig Aberg by 3. We talk Rory and the block party, TC serves a lengthy run down the leaderboard, discuss shots of the day you might have missed, bring in Big Randy and KVV from the bullpen, and more. Presented by High Noon.Support our sponsors:High Noon - Sun's Up!Titleist - #1 Ball in GolfOmni - Play the Possibilities Subscribe to the No Laying...
2025-04-111h 42
No Laying Up - Golf Podcast984: 2025 Augusta Happy HourOur favorite week of the year has finally arrived! Join us as we run down news and notes, One-and-Done picks, play some trivia, answer audience questions, and more. Presented by FanDuel. Support our sponsors:FanDuel x NLURhobackSubscribe to the No Laying Up Newsletter here:https://newsletter.nolayingup.com/Subscribe to the No Laying Up Podcast channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@NoLayingUpPodcastIf you enjoyed this episode, consider joining The Nest...
2025-04-091h 23
No Laying Up - Golf Podcast983: 2025 Masters PreviewLive recording as we kick off the 2025 Masters week with our traditional preview podcast. We run down storylines and favorites, check-in on some Odds, run through some questions and more. Plus trivia, head-to-head match ups and a lot of fun. It's Masters Week!Support our sponsors:Rhoback - Best fit, Best feel!FanDuel - FanDuel.com/NLUAT&T - Connecting Changes EverythingSubscribe to the No Laying Up Newsletter here:https://newsletter.nolayingup.com/Subscribe...
2025-04-071h 18
No Laying Up - Golf Podcast982: Sunday at ANGC, TC at LIV Miami + Valero, ANWA & LPGA Match PlayNeil and Soly have arrived in Augusta for our coverage of the Masters and kick off tonight’s pod with some observations from their day at ANGC. Then it’s recap time as we’ve got four tournaments to digest with Brian Harman’s win in San Antonio, Carla Bernat Escuder at the ANWA, Madelene Sagstrom defeating Lauren Coughlin in an all-NLU Young Hitter Final at the LPGA Match Play, and TC’s surprise trip to witness Marc Leishman winning at LIV Miami.Support our sponsors:FootjoyAT&TNLU Pro Sh...
2025-04-071h 11
No Laying Up - Golf Podcast981: NLU Special Projects - Our Favorite MastersFor this edition of NLU Special Projects, KVV canvassed Team NLU with a simple question: which Masters tournament is your favorite and why? Some of the answers are predictable. Some will surprise you. All are deeply personal and reveal a unique connection to this golf tournament held each April in Augusta, GeorgiaSupport our sponsors:RhobackGolfPrideSubscribe to the No Laying Up Newsletter here:https://newsletter.nolayingup.com/Subscribe to the No Laying Up Podcast channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@NoLa...
2025-04-031h 46
No Laying Up - Golf Podcast980: LPGA Check-In & ANWA Preview + Jasmine Koo InterviewWe've got a busy week ahead in women's golf as the LPGA heads to Shadow Creek for the Match Play while we'll also get the sixth rendition of the Augusta National Women's Amateur. Randy, Cody and JP have you covered on both fronts and we close the pod with Jordan's chat with USC's Jasmine Koo (56:50) who'll be in the field this week in Augusta. Support our sponsors:Titleistfanduel.com/nluSubscribe to the No Laying Up Newsletter here:https://newsletter.nolayingup.com/...
2025-04-011h 19
No Laying Up - Golf Podcast979: Min Woo breaks through + TGL Season 1 ReviewSoly and DJ are ready to dine on tonight's pod as The Chef, Min Woo Lee, wins his first PGA Tour title, holding off Gary Woodland and Scottie Scheffler to win in Houston. We break down the weekend and sneak in a little lookahead to Augusta before an eclectic back nine (38:15) featuring the LIV Duels announcement, a review of TGL's inaugural season, Eugenio Chacarra winning on the DP World Tour, our research into the best current golfer in MLB, Jack Nicklaus winning a lawsuit against himself, the passing of Dave Pelz and a ton more.
2025-03-311h 32
No Laying Up - Golf Podcast978: Steve Williams and Evin Priest on "Together We Roared"Soly and TC are joined by Steve Williams and Evin Priest of Australian Golf Digest to discuss their book "Together We Roared", a retrospective on the time Williams spent as Tiger's caddie from 1999 to 2011. From the stories you might have heard before to some new revelations on that famous partnership, this was a fantastic chat from start to finish.Subscribe to the No Laying Up Newsletter here:https://newsletter.nolayingup.com/Subscribe to the No Laying Up Podcast channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@NoLayingUpPodcastIf you enjoyed...
2025-03-291h 21
No Laying Up - Golf Podcast977: Carolinas Road Trip - Tree Farm, Camden Country Club, Broomsedge, Pinehurst No. 10 & No. 2Soly and TC recently took a road trip north through the Carolinas to play several courses that have piqued our interest. We began in South Carolina with The Tree Farm, Camden Country Club (25:00), and Broomsedge (33:45) before finishing our trip in Pinehurst with The Donnybrook - an NLU Nest event - that provided us with a look at Tom Doak's Pinehurst #10 (49:30) and Pinehurst #2 (1:05:30).Support our sponsors:RhobackThe NestSubscribe to the No Laying Up Newsletter here:https://newsletter.nolayingup.com/Subscribe...
2025-03-271h 13
No Laying Up - Golf Podcast976: Valspar Recap, Listener Line + Solheim Captain Angela StanfordNeil, KVV and Randy run the show on this Sunday night as Viktor Hovland emerges from the wilderness to win the Valspar by a shot over JT. We break down the weekend, take some listener voicemails, critique the midweek podcast list of best players without a major and drop some personal golf updates before closing the pod with a chat with Angela Stanford - newly named Team USA captain for the 2026 Solheim Cup (1:20:35)Support our sponsors:TitleistHolderness & BourneSubscribe to the No Laying Up...
2025-03-241h 43
No Laying Up - Golf Podcast975: NLU Personal Golf Spotlight - Ben HotalingThe NLU personal golf spotlight returns as Ben "Hollywood" Hotaling takes center stage. Ben takes us through his introduction to golf, his work starting his own backyard golf course - Brough Creek National - and his appreciation for golf course architecture through his NLU travels.NYT Article on Brough Creek National Support our sponsors:TitleistThe NestSubscribe to the No Laying Up Newsletter here:https://newsletter.nolayingup.com/Subscribe to the No Laying Up Podcast...
2025-03-211h 12
No Laying Up - Golf Podcast974: Best Players Without A Major - Class of 2025Once considered the hottest debate in professional golf, we reheat the classic "Best Players Without A Major" conversation in two forms - an All-Time Top Ten and a Current Top Ten list as well (31:20)Support our sponsors:RhobackYetiSubscribe to the No Laying Up Newsletter here:https://newsletter.nolayingup.com/Subscribe to the No Laying Up Podcast channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@NoLayingUpPodcastIf you enjoyed this episode, consider joining The Nest: No Laying Up’s community of...
2025-03-191h 11
No Laying Up - Golf Podcast973: Sunday at the 2025 PlayersRory McIlroy and J.J. Spaun are set for a playoff to determine the 2025 Players Championship. Join us as we break down the rest of the week's action, cover some news and notes, Coldest Moment of the Week, and ask for a Mulligan or two. Presented by High Noon.Support our sponsors:High Noon - Sun's Up!TitleistGolf PrideYetiServProSubscribe to the No Laying Up Newsletter here:https://newsletter.nolayingup.com/
2025-03-171h 36
No Laying Up - Golf Podcast972: Saturday at the 2025 PlayersJ.J. Spaun is your solo leader heading into the final round of the 2025 Players Championship. Saturday 66 for Bud Cauley puts him 1-shot back. Join us as we break it all down. News and notes, on-the-ground observations, and more. Presented by High Noon.Support our sponsors:High Noon - Sun's Up!The Stack - Biohack your golf game (code: NOLAYINGUP)Holderness & Bourne - Spring collection is now Live FanDuel - Official Sportsbook of No Laying Up...
2025-03-161h 10
No Laying Up - Golf Podcast971: Friday at the 2025 PlayersMin Woo Lee and Askhay Bhatia are tied at -11 to lead halfway through The Players Championship. But today was more about JT. Join us as we break it all down. Is Rory coming? Will Z? Top 10 Tommy. All this plus news and notes, Who Said This?, and more. Presented by High Noon.Support our sponsors:High Noon - Sun's Up!Rhoback - Best fit, Best Feel! (code NLU)Subscribe to the No Laying Up Newsletter here:https...
2025-03-151h 21
No Laying Up - Golf Podcast970: Thursday at the 2025 PlayersLucas Glover, J.J. Spaun, and Camilo Villegas are tied at -6 at the end of Day 1 of the 2025 Players Championship. We run down the leaderboard, spend too much time talking about Corey Pavin, cover some news and notes, and more!Presented by High Noon.Support our sponsors:High Noon - Sun's Up!Holderness & BourneSubscribe to the No Laying Up Newsletter here:https://newsletter.nolayingup.com/Subscribe to the No Laying Up...
2025-03-141h 10
No Laying Up - Golf Podcast969: Players Happy Hour (Creator Classic Reaction)Our beautiful boy Soly Solomon is back, folks. It's a special edition Happy Hour following the Creator Classic at TPC Sawgrass, and we collected all of the perspectives: The Strapped boys from home, Tron the spectator, D.J. Pie as caddie, and Soly himself all convene to break down his big moment. Congrats to our boy for ascending into Wikipedia Yellow and getting Data Golf'd.We close the show by sharing our picks of the week, throwing together some fun parlays, and breaking down some interesting trends in our FanDuel segment.
2025-03-131h 14
No Laying Up - Golf Podcast968: NLU Special Projects - Rickie FowlerTen years ago, Rickie Fowler won The Players in one of the most exciting finishes in the history of the PGA Tour. It seemed like he had arrived as the next great player. The fact that it didn't quite work out that way shouldn't lessen the magic of that Sunday, or how we feel about Rickie a decade later.Support our sponsors:Rhobackfanduel.com/nluSubscribe to the No Laying Up Newsletter here:https://newsletter.nolayingup.com/Subscribe to the No L...
2025-03-111h 24
No Laying Up - Golf Podcast967: Russell Henley wins at Bay Hill, Ryder Cup talk, the rollbackYou woke up one hour closer to a live Sunday recap, and we delivered. His first in three years, Russell Henley clutched it out at Bay Hill, while Collin Morikawa struggled to close his lead out. We talk API, Ryder Cup, Keegan ire, and a little bit of Hamsterdam.Then it's onto the back nine as we go deep on Eamon Lynch's interview with Jay Monahan, some recent public commentary on the rollback, Larry Scott x LPGA, TGL, and more.Support our sponsors:High Noon - Sun's...
2025-03-101h 57
No Laying Up - Golf Podcast965: Happy Hour: 2025 API at Bay HillBay Hill week. Join us as we run down news and notes, One-and-Done picks, play some trivia, answer audience questions, and more. Presented by FanDuel. Support our sponsors:FanDuel x NLURhobackSubscribe to the No Laying Up Newsletter here:https://newsletter.nolayingup.com/Subscribe to the No Laying Up Podcast channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@NoLayingUpPodcastIf you enjoyed this episode, consider joining The Nest: No Laying Up’s community of av...
2025-03-051h 03
No Laying Up - Golf Podcast964: Scavenger HuntDJ, Soly, Tron and KVV were each given $200 to spend as they pleased on golf memorabilia that caught their eye - regardless of how unserious some of the items might be. We give a quick lament to the items that got away or wouldn't fit our budget constraints and then show off our purchases for all to enjoy.Support our sponsors:Rhobackfanduel.com/nluSubscribe to the No Laying Up Newsletter here:https://newsletter.nolayingup.com/Subscribe to the No...
2025-03-051h 35
No Laying Up - Golf Podcast963: Pro golf thrills and delights, plus Thomas Detry on the process of winningDJ, Randy and Neil fire up the pod as we ask ourselves to come up with three things that thrill and delight us in pro golf and we fire up our listener voicemails line (33:30).On tonight's Back Nine (1:01:00) we recap Joe Highsmith's win at PGA National, the significance - or lack thereof - of Jake Knapp's 59, LPGA, DP World Tour, TGL, PGA Tour HQ Layoffs, and in honor of tonight's Oscars, Pro Golfers as Best Picture nominees.We also hear from Soly who catches up with Thomas Detry (1:36:30) to relive his win in Phoenix and...
2025-03-031h 58
No Laying Up - Golf Podcast962: NLU Personal Golf Spotlight - TronWe're back with the second installment of our personal golf spotlight series as Tron gives us his current What's In The Bag, relives his days as a junior golfer and details the process of learning and appreciating golf course architecture before and during his time with NLU. Then, for the main event, we pin TC down and force him to name his Top Ten Favorite Courses (subject to change, of course). Support our sponsors:TitleistFootjoySubscribe to the No Laying Up Newsletter here:
2025-02-281h 23
No Laying Up - Golf Podcast961: NLU Special Projects - Calvin PeeteOn this edition of NLU Special Projects, KVV brings us a deep dive on the life and career of Calvin Peete. From the famous story of the fall that broke his arm as a boy to his career on tour where he won twelve times including the 1985 Players, we hope you enjoy this look at one of golf's most remarkable stories you might not have heard before.Support our sponsors:RhobackYetiThe StackSubscribe to the No Laying Up Newsletter here:
2025-02-261h 02
No Laying Up - Golf Podcast960: Power ranking the Masters, Ryder Cup check-in, Vidanta World, Tour/PIF negotiations in DCOn this weekend's pod we recap a wild playoff in Mexico that saw Brian Campbell defeat Aldrich Potgieter after an incredible bounce to avoid out of bounds off the tee on the second and final playoff hole. Then we offer some early Masters picks as the Tour begins the Florida swing next week and an early guess at the US and Euro Ryder Cup team rosters.For our Back Nine segment tonight we review the latest rumblings on the PIF-PGA Tour meetings, the LPGA Thailand and DP World Tour's Magical Kenya Open, TGL, The Rory...
2025-02-241h 41
No Laying Up - Golf Podcast957: Ludvig wins the Genesis at Torrey, Joaco at LIV Adelaide, Jeeno at Saudi LadiesLudvig Åberg wins the Genesis! Join us as we recap the week in golf: Ludvig's win at Torrey, Joaquin Neimann at LIV Adelaide, and Jeeno Thitkul at the PIF Saudi Ladies International. We will break down everything from Torrey Pines, talk LIV, news and notes, fun segments, and more. Presented by High Noon. Support our sponsors:High Noon - Sun's Up!FootJoy - New Spring line is outThe Stack - code "nolayingup" for 10% offServPro - Like it never even happened
2025-02-182h 07
No Laying Up - Golf Podcast941: LIVE Reaction to TGL Match #1 + Max HomaLIVE Tuesday episode as we break down the inaugural match of TGL, New York vs The Bay. What worked and what didn't as we all followed along to watch The Bay beat NYGC 9-2. Plus, Jupiter Links star Max Homa joins us for his week 1 reaction and more!Support our sponsors:Rhoback - Best fit, Best feel!FanDuelThe Stack - Use code nolayingup for 10% offSubscribe to the No Laying Up Podcast channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@NoLayingUpPodcast
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No Laying Up - Golf Podcast913 - Gaining speed with Dr. Sasho MacKenzieIf 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: NoLayingUpIf you enjoyed this episode, consider joining The Nest: No La...
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No Laying Up - Golf Podcast862 - The Psychology of the ShanksIn 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.comIf you enjoyed this episode, consider joining The Nest: No Laying Up’s community of avid...
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