No Laying Up - Golf Podcast
The No Laying Up Podcast is a fresh, funny and informative conversation on all things golf. Founded in 2014, it has grown into one of the most popular golf podcasts, featuring appearances from the biggest names in the sport. The show also produces video travel series, writing about the PGA Tour and LPGA, and has a thriving community of fans.
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1170: Best US Opens Draft
Our majors draft series returns as we make our picks for the best US Opens of all-time before calling upon the services of two very special guest judges to rank our picks.
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1169: Previewing Shinnecock HIlls
Our content preview of the 2026 US Open begins with a look at the famed site of this year’s championship - Shinnecock Hills. We hear from Neil and Soly who recently played the course, plus a couple of interviews with John Bodenhamer and Jeff Hall from the USGA as we look ahead to the start of the tournament next Thursday.
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1168: Nelly wins the U.S. Women's Open, JT Poston breaks through at Memorial
Nelly has done it! We recap a thrilling and nerve-wracking U.S. Women's Open at Riviera, including the dramatic final putt and the ups and downs from the day. We break down our week on site, what this means for Nelly's career, an updated over/under on majors, and a ton more. We also catch up on JT Poston's playoff win at Memorial, check-in on some player's form ahead of Shinnecock, the hilarious f
1167: U.S. Women's Open 36 Hole Check-In
We're halfway through the 2026 U.S. Women's Open, and we're breaking down our last two days on site at Riviera. We chat about Nelly's 2nd round 67, and are joined by Lauren Coughlin as she sits at T9 heading into the weekend. Riviera has exceeded the hype, and we've got a lot of stories to tell about the last two days. Come through! Presented by Titleist.
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1166: 12 US Women’s Open Storylines
It’s US Women’s Open week as Riviera plays host to the event for the first time in the 81 year history of the championship. Soly visits with Shannon Rouillard - Sr Director of Championships for the USGA - to talk through the course setup and how it’ll differ from what we typically see when Riv hosts its annual PGA Tour event. Then, Soly is joined by TC, Randy and Cody for the twelve storylines we’
1165: Pete Dye Deep Dive Part 2
DJ, Neil and Charlie Van Kirk are back for part two of our look at the life and career of Pete Dye as we finish our trip through ten of his most famous designs.
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1164: Pete Dye Deep Dive Part 1
DJ and Neil are joined by Charlie Van Kirk for a two-part deep dive into the life and design career of Pete Dye. We focus on Pete’s upbringing and his marriage to his wife Alice before a look at ten of his most notable courses.
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1163: Wyndham Wins Dallas, LIV News & The Faz Speaks
Soly and DJ recap Wyndham Clark’s win at TPC Craig Ranch, the renovated course and the tournament’s place in a future PGA Tour schedule. Then it’s Neil, Randy and Soly with some reactions to the latest in LIV’s fundraising efforts and Tom Fazio’s comments on planned work at East Potomac. On the way out, a quick story from Bobby Weed on Pete Dye that will air this week as we debut a two-part deep d
1162: The Mental Side of Golf with Julie Elion
Soly visits with golf psychologist Julie Elion for a firsthand look at the methods and techniques she’s used with numerous touring pros to improve their mental approach to golf.
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1161: Aaron Rai and the PGA Championship
Aaron Rai wins the 108th PGA Championship at Aronimink by three over Jon Rahm and Alex Smalley. We break down all the events of the week. What does this mean for Rai moving forward? No big-name charges? Who did Aronimink favor? Plus, Lottie Woad wins at Maketewah. We run down the leaderboard, cover some news and notes, talk Coldest Moment, and a whole bunch more. Presented by Titleist.
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1160: Rahm, Ludvig, and 20 others trying to chase Alex Smalley down
Big Alex Smalley holds a two-shot lead over five others going into Sunday at the 2026 PGA Championship at Aronimink Golf Club. Rahm, Ludvig, Rory, Xander, P, Mav.....I mean, everyone is still in the mix. Max Homa joins us to break it all down: Lingering vs Loitering, HFBITFB, news, notes, and a bunch more. Presented by Titleist.
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1159: McNealy/Smalley lead, but setup is all the talk
Alex Smalley (-4) and Mav McNealy (-4) have a one-stroke lead over six others after 36 holes at the 2026 PGA Championship. Notable chasers include T9 Cam Young (-2) and T9 Scottie Scheffler. Is it an interesting setup to blame for the bunched leaderboard? Join us as we break it all down, discuss some disappointing missed cuts (Blockie, Tommy, Vik Hovland, Bryson, Max), run down news and notes, and
1158: Seven Tied after Thursday at the PGA
Scottie Scheffler and six others share the first-round tie after 18 holes at Aronimink Golf Club. Not the start Cam Young, Rory, or Bryson envisioned as they sit well back. We recap all of Day 1: Round of the day on a bunched-up leaderboard, Aronimink and the wind, news, notes, and a whole lot more. Presented by Titleist.
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1157: Kicking off the PGA at Aronimink
Pumped to be back in Philadelphia for some golf! Join us as we kick off the 2026 PGA Championship: reaction to a bunch of pre-tournament press conferences, on-the-ground updates from Soly and Neil, a roll-back ball in play?!, news & notes, final picks, and a bunch more! Presented by Titleist.
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1156: PGA Championship Preview Show
Back at The 'Mink! Join us as we set up this PGA Championship: What is the story of the Week?, Aronimink course preview, players to keep an eye on, a rundown of the notebook, and more! Presented by Titleist.
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1155: Reitan wins Truist, Jeeno at Mizuho, and a lengthy notebook
Recap of events across the globe: Kristofer Reitan wins the Truist over Rickie Fowler and Nicolai Hojgaard, Brandt Snedeker wins by one over Mark Hubbard at Myrtle Beach, Jeeno Thitkul defends her title at the Mizuho LPGA Mountain Ridge in New Jersey, and Lucas Herbert wins by four over Sergio Garcia at LIV Virginia. Plus, a lengthy news-and-notes section served up by TC. Presented by Titleist.
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1154: Forecasting The 2028 PGA Tour Schedule
With 2028 looking to be the first year of meaningful schedule changes on the PGA Tour, Soly, TC and DJ do their best to carve out a theoretical schedule that embraces the new realities of the tour, yet makes noticeable improvements over the current structure with particular emphasis on implementing an actual “playoff” model to crown a tour champion.
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1153: Best PGA Championship Draft
Soly, DJ, Neil and TC are back to draft the best PGA Championships of all-time before we bring on three friends of the pod - and subject matter experts - to decide who had the best draft.
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1152: Cam Young rolls Miami, Nelly in Mexico + LIV News
Cameron Young blows out the field in Miami while Nelly Korda does the same in Mexico. Oh, and Blockie is back. Join us as we recap events across the globe. Plus a big week of news, notes, and what it all means. Presented by Titleist.
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1151: TC's Dream 18
After much thought and consideration, Tron has compiled his dream eighteen holes and shares them with DJ and Soly. The stipulations were: only holes on courses TC has played were eligible and the hole number from the course in question must match the hole number on his Dream 18.
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1150: Nelly wins Chevron; FitzBro's take Zurich
Nelly Korda wins her third Major Championship at the 2026 Chevron Championship. While Team Fitzpatrick locks up brother Alex's Tour Card after winning the Zurich. Join us as we break it all down, run through this week's news and notes, plus more. Presented by Titleist.
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1149: 12 Storylines For The Chevron Championship
Soly, Randy, TC and Cody preview the Chevron with a quick history lesson on the events origin as the tournament better known as the Dinah Shore, some of our favorite storylines headed into this year’s event, Solheim Cup roster chatter, a look at some of the key holes at Memorial Park, and we close with our picks to win - and not to win, and some thoughts on the building of the pool on the 18th to
1148: Matty Fitz holds off Scottie, Bryson's WD and a Wild Week of LIV news
Busy week in golf! Matt Fitzpatrick wins the RBC Heritage on the first playoff hole over Scottie Scheffler. Jon Rahm wins LIV Mexico City and leads his Legion XIII to the team title. Hannah Green beats Sei Young Kim and Jin Hee Im on the first playoff hole to win the JM Eagle LA Championship. We talk Harbour Town changes, a full week of LIV news and what it all means, talk a little Zurich teams, n
1147: What is going on with LIV Golf?
Are we close to the end of LIV Golf? Join us as we break down the knowns and unknowns after a whirlwind 24 hours. Presented by Titleist.
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1146: Neil Played Augusta National
Join Soly, DJ and Randy as we check in with Neil to recap his round at Augusta National after winning the media lottery.
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1145: Rory McIlroy repeats at Augusta National
Rory McIlroy wins the Masters for the 2nd straight year! Join us as we recap the 90th Masters at Augusta National Golf Club. What does a second green jacket mean for Rory, Scottie's solo 2nd, Cam Young's disappointing day, Hatton, Henley, TM Rose, and more? Plus on-site observations and experience, disappointments, news & notes, and more. Presented by Titleist.
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1144: Cam Young, Rory McIlroy tied going into Sunday at Augusta National
What a day for Cameron Young (-11)! He shoots a third round 65 to rocket up the leaderboard and tie Rory McIlroy (-11) at the top. Sam Burns (-10) sits in solo third, Shane Lowry (-9) in fourth, and Jason Day (-8) and Justin Rose (-8) rounding out the Top 5. We break it all down and get you set up for an epic Masters Sunday: Stories of the Day, Down the Leaderboard, HFBITFB, on-site observations w
1143: Rory McIlroy builds a big lead after 36 holes at Augusta National
What a day for Rory McIlroy (-12). He jumps out to a six-shot lead over Sam Burns (-6) and P. Reed (-6) while Shane Lowry (-5), Tommy Fleetwood (-5), and Justin Rose (-5) sit at T4. We walk you through all of the day's action: Stories of the Day, Down the Leaderboard, Big's Top 10, on-site observations with Soly & Neil, news & notes, and a whole bunch more! Presented by Titleist.
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1142: Rory, Burns lead by 2 after Rd 1 at Augusta National
Sam Burns (-5) and defending Masters Champion Rory McIlroy (-5) lead after Round 1 at Augusta National Golf Club. The trio of TM Rose (-3), Kurt Kitayama (-3), and Patrick Reed (-3) all sit T3. We break down all of the day's events: Rory & Bermuda Burns rounds, P.Reed & Scottie, and stinky Bryson and Rahm. Plus, we get onsite reports from Soly & Neil, a couple of Scoops Voicemails, Thrills & Delig
1141: Kicking Off The First Major Of The Year
One more day! Join us for our 2026 Kick-Off Show! Reaction to a bunch of pre-tournament press conferences, on-the-ground updates from Soly and Neil, The Big Board is Back!, news & notes, final picks, and a bunch more! Presented by Titleist.
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1140: Augusta Preview Show
The best week of the year has arrived! Join us as we set up this year's play at Augusta National: What is the story of the Week?, run through our NLU Masters Draft, Field Quiz with D.J. Pie, run down the notebook, and an updated Fedora Five! Presented by Titleist.
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1139: Early Augusta Notes + Lauren Wins In Vegas (and calls in!)
We kick off tonight’s pod in a celebratory fashion as Lauren Coughlin calls in after winning the LPGA event at Shadow Creek. Then Soly drops some notes from his first day on the grounds at Augusta National before we recap Saturday’s ANWA finale, JJ Spaun’s win at the Valero, and some assorted news and notes heading into Masters week.
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1138: Craig Stadler, 1982 Masters Champion
Craig Stadler paid Soly an in-person visit recently to join the pod and discuss his win at Augusta in 1982, the infamous towel rules controversy at Torrey Pines which we recently profiled (Ep. 1123), his views on the evolution of pro golf since his playing days, and a ton more.
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1137: Augusta From The Caddie’s Perspective
We’re a little over a week away from the start of the 2026 Masters, so we’ve decided to revisit three of our favorite interviews with men who have worn the famous white overalls and caddied during the tournament. First up Matty Kelly from 2020, then our 2022 conversation with John Wood, and to close it out - Bones from 2018.
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1136: Another Tiger Car Accident + Gary Woodland’s Emotional Win
We open tonight’s pod with some thoughts on the news of another car crash involving Tiger Woods and what happens moving forward. Then it’s on to Houston where, in a much needed feel-good finish, Gary Woodland wins on the PGA Tour two and a half years after undergoing brain surgery and just weeks after he disclosed recent struggles with PTSD. We also pick a few players with rising and falling stoc
1135: Best Masters Draft
It’s draft day as we snake our way through four rounds of picking the greatest Masters tournaments in the history of the event. Once the picks are assembled, we call upon five friends of the program to act as judges to determine who has the best lineup.
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1134: Early Masters Stock Watch, Founders Duel, Bryson in South Africa
Soly, TC and Randy offer some quick thoughts on Matt Fitzpatrick’s win at the Valspar and some of the other contenders at Innisbrook before we go through our Masters Power Rankings as we’re three weeks away from the first major of the year. From there we react to the NFL Films Chasing Sunday project, other tour news and notes (Jerry Tarde column link), the LPGA Founders Cup duel between Hyo Joo Ki
1133: LPGA Commissioner Craig Kessler
Soly and Cody visit with LPGA Commissioner Craig Kessler for a check-in on his first eight months in charge. We discuss the controversy at the season opening Tournament of Champions, some key staff additions, establishing relationships with some of the biggest stars on tour and key sponsors, scheduling and venue priorities and a ton more.
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1132: Cam Young wins The Players
Birdie on 17 and a closing 68, Cameron Young (-13) is your 2026 Players Champion. Matty Fitzpatrick (-12), Xander Schauffele (-11), Robert MacIntyre (-10), Sudarshan Yellamaraju (-9), Jacob Bridgeman (-9), and Ludvig Åberg (-9) rounded out the top of the leaderboard. What a day for Cam Young. We break down what this win means, what unraveled for Ludvig on Sunday, and what Matty Fitzpatrick let sli
1131: Saturday at the 2026 Players
Ludvig Åberg (-13) leads by 3 over Michael Thorbjornsen (-10) going into the final round of the 2026 Players Championship. Cam Young (-9) sits at solo 3rd with Matty Fitzpatrick, Brian Harmon, Viktor Hovland, Justin Thomas, Corey Conners, and Xander Schauffele (-8) all at T5. We run through all of today's play, get TC's on-the-ground experience following Ludvig, run down the leaderboard, play HFBI
1130: Friday at the 2026 Players
Ludvig Åberg leads by two over Xander Schauffele at the halfway point of this 2026 Players Championship. Cam Young! And surging Corey Conners and Justin Thomas make up the top 5. We break down the rounds of the day, talk on-the-ground experiences with Soly and TC, notable MCs, news & notes, a whole bunch more! Presented by Titleist.
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1129: Thursday at the 2026 Players
Five tied at -5 to start the 2026 Players Championship. Join us to run down all of the day's action. Down the leaderboard, round of the day, news & notes with a whole bunch more! Presented by Titleist.
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1128: Reaction to Brian Rolapp's vision of the future PGA Tour
Join us for the 2026 Players Championship Kick-Off Show! Reaction to PGA Tour CEO Brian Rolapp's remarks: new season structure, late-January-September, 120-player fields with a cut, major markets, promotion/relegation, and is match-play back?! PLUS - We will get you caught up on other news and notes, course updates, and everything else you need prior to this years Players. Presented by Titleist.
1127: Players Championship Preview
It is Players Week! Join us as we set up this year's play at TPC Sawgrass: What are you excited about? What can we expect out of TPC Sawgrass? Overrated/Underrated, odds check-in, picks and a bunch more. Presented by Titleist.
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1126: Akshay beats out Berger to win the API
Akshay Bhatia wins in a playoff over Daniel Berger at Bay Hill, Dan Bradbury wins on the DP World Tour, Jon Rahm wins LIV Hong Kong and the 4 Aces claim the team title. We also had Mi Hyang Lee battling a shoulder injury to win the Blue Bay LPGA to wrap up the Spring Asian Swing on the LPGA Tour. We break down the results across the world of golf and discuss who is in form leading into The Players
1125: Finances of Being a Pro Golfer
For this episode we're graced with the return of Denny Cash to talk about the finances of professional golfers across all levels of the game with interviews featuring PGA Tour veteran Steve Wheatcroft, Korn Ferry Tour player James Nicholas, aspiring Korn Ferry Tour caddie Ryan Murray, and LPGA Tour veteran Lauren Coughlin.
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1124: The Cognizant Collapse, a Lowry Deep-ish Dive, and Predicting Rolapp's Vision
Soly, Neil and Tron react to Nico Echavarria’s win at the Cognizant and the unfortunate late collapse by Shane Lowry. We look at the up and down history of the event and then enjoy a medium dive on Lowry’s career to this point and how it compares to others of his generation. We also check the leaderboards at the Cognizant and the DP World Tour, react to Eamon Lynch’s article on Brian Rolapp and r
1123: Infamous Rules Controversies
Soly, Neil and Tron have searched far and wide for rules controversies from recent, and not so recent, golf history. Enjoy this look at some of our favorites including Tiger’s drop on 15 at Augusta in 2013 as well as some dust ups involving the Walrus, Monty, Arnie and Brooks. Plus - of course - TC’s extensive list of other possible infractions we’ll save for another day.
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1122: Jacob Bridgeman wins the Genesis & Jeeno Thitikul's big win at home
A wet week around Riviera and a big lead going into Sunday, Jacob Bridgeman beat out Kurt Kitayama and Rory McIlroy by 1 to win the 2026 Genesis Invitational. Plus Jeeno Thitikul wins her home event at the Honda LPGA Thailand. Join us as we break down the results across the world of golf, run down the leaderboard, news and notes, and more! Presented by Titleist.
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1121: The Great Nebraska Golf Trip
DJ, Tron and Neil debrief on our trip to Western and Central Nebraska which we depicted in a video that premiered on the NLU YouTube channel a couple of weeks ago
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1120: Collin wins at Pebble, AK triumphs in Adelaide, and Charley Hull moves to world No. 3
Collin Morikawa wins at Pebble, AK is BACK with a big win in Adelaide, and Charley Hull comes from way back to win the PIF Ladies International. Join us as we break down the results across the world of golf, dig into our week at Pebble, run down the leaderboard, news and notes, and more! Presented by Titleist.
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1119: Live at Pebble Beach (Thur)
Back at Pebble Beach for the third year running! Join our watch-along, talk through Soly and Neil's round, bring in some guests, get a Big Board update, and much more!
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1118: Live at Pebble Beach (Wed)
Back at Pebble Beach for the third year running! Join us as we bring through some special guests, run through segments, revive favorites (shoutout to Beluga's Big Board), cover news and notes, and much more!
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1117: 1994 PGA Tour Season Deep Dive
Our Deep Dive series takes a slightly different form for this pod as Soly, Neil and DJ go through a week by week recap of the 1994 PGA Tour season.
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1116: Gotterup Wins Again, + Celebrating TPC Scottsdale
Chris Gotterup beat Hideki on the first playoff hole to win Waste Management, both outpacing a surging Scottie, who closed with a 64. P Reed won for the second time in three weeks. Plus Elvis Smylie gets a dub under the lights. Join us as we break down the week in golf and shine a light on TPC Scottsdale.
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1115: LPGA Commissioner Craig Kessler, LIV’s OWGR Update & Johnny Keefer
We’ve got a three-part medley episode for this midweek pod as DJ and Soly react to today’s announcement from the OWGR concerning LIV, followed by Soly’s chat with new LPGA commissioner Craig Kessler about the issues this weekend in Orlando, and we close the pod with Soly and Neil chatting with Johnny Keefer about his rise up the pro golf ranks and learning the ropes of the PGA Tour.
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1114: Team Rose stunts, P is back, Florida cold catastrophe
Justin Rose decimates the field at Torrey while Patrick Reed nearly won again on the DP World Tour a few days removed from announcing he’s not returning to LIV, plus an LPGA fiasco at a frigid Tournament of Champions with the Orlando event shortened to 54 holes and Nelly Korda winning for the first time since 2024. Soly and TC recap the week along with DJ who joins for some first hand perspective
1113: Listener Questions with Dr. Sasho MacKenzie
A few weeks ago Soly put a call out on the Refuge for a list of listener questions for Dr. Sasho MacKenzie. We got some fantastic responses and what was planned as an add-on to a Sunday pod became more than enough material for a standalone episode. From his research on putting to the Stack wedge program and advice on improving during the cold weather months, we cover a ton of ground and hope you e
1112: Scottie gets #20, P Prevails in Dubai + Distance Update
Scottie wastes no time as the world number one wins in his 2026 debut at the Amex for his 20th career tour win while P wins on the DP World Tour in Dubai. We react to both tournaments plus some news and notes from the Champions Tour, TGL, LIV, and a distance update development from the USGA.
We also preview the upcoming week at Torrey and the LPGA season debut plus our Nebraska trip film which wi
1111: C.B. Macdonald Deep Dive - Part 2
We’re back with part two of our look at the life of C.B. Macdonald as DJ takes us through Macdonald’s most notable designs at the National Golf Links of American and The Lido, his partnership with Seth Raynor, and his legacy as one of the most enduring Golden Age golf course architects.
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1110: Gotterup Wins The Sony + Koepka Fallout
Chris Gotterup wins in Hawaii to kickoff the PGA Tour season while the reaction to Brooks Koepka’s impending return dominated much of the news this week. We also discuss the tenuous future of a Hawaii PGA Tour event, a wild finish in Dubai on the DP World Tour, the Latin America Amateur, our trip to the Dominican Republic, and an assorted grab bag of topics from TC's notebook.
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1109: C.B. Macdonald Deep Dive - Part 1
In 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
1108: Brooks Koepka and the Returning Member Program
A bit of news to discuss.........Brooks is back! What does this mean? What is the Returning Member Program? And more, LIVE from an undisclosed location. Presented by Titleist - The #1 Ball in Golf.
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1107: Best Players Without a Major + Weekly Recap
Soly, 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 promot
1106: 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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1105: LIV News, NLT Update, and 2026 Season Kick-Off
2026 season kick-off: Brooks out at LIV, Bryson TBD, National Links Trust update, and 2026 predictions. Presented by Titleist.
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1104: 2025 Birdies and Bogeys + Mike McCartin from National Links Trust
DJ, 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 th
1103: The World of Simulator Golf with Carl Markestad
Carl 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
1102: LPGA Season Wrap-Up 2025
Randy, 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
1101: NLU Personal Golf Rewind 2025
Soly, 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 interes
1100: NLU Personal Golf Spotlight - Cody
Neil 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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1099: 2025 Season Trivia with Matt Every
The 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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1098: Royal Melbourne love at the Australian Open
Soly 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 di
1097: Aussie Golf Check-In
With 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 renovati
1096: Justin Thomas on the 2025 Ryder Cup
Soly 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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1095: New Zealand - Tara Iti and Te Arai
Back 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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1094: Tour finales, a new top 100 list + The Park
Soly, 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 s
1093: Life after Pro Golf with Steve Wheatcroft
Soly 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
1092: LPGA Season Wraps Up, Chevron on the Move, Encouraging Broadcast News
Randy 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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1091: Fall Events That Slap + Great Dunes
Soly 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
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