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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1199: 1995 PGA Tour Season Deep Dive
Neil, Soly and DJ are back for the second edition of our week by week review of a historical season on the PGA Tour. This time we flash back to 1995 and learn just how much time is truly a flat circle, with many familiar themes emerging that sound an awful lot like the current state of the game in 2026.
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1198: Scottie Wins in Memphis, US Am at Merion
Scottie Scheffler claims an 8-shot dub at TPC Southwind to get the playoffs started. Soly, Neil and Randy open up the show talking Scottie, TPC Southwind and general playoff format thoughts. They also pay their respects to those who fell outside the bubble. They then share their thoughts on the U.S. Amateur at Merion, the latest on LIV, Jeeno’s win Portland and other news and notes
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1197: Neil Learns How a PGA Tour Event Gets Built
Ahead of next week’s BMW Championship at Bellerive Country Club in St. Louis, we visit with Patrick Timson - Vice President of Tournament Operations for the Western Golf Association - and a number of members of his staff - to get an idea of everything that goes into the build out and staging of a tour event.
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1196: Michael Brennan Breaks Through + Neil Goes to LIV Bedminster
Soly, DJ and TC start tonight’s pod with the action at the Wyndham where Michael Brennan is the champ in Greensboro - the former Wake Forest standout winning at Sedgefield for his second career PGA Tour title. After some thoughts on the Greensboro tournament’s future we look at the finalized playoff field and who’ll be missing next week in Memphis. Plus an updated Fedora Five from TC and some asso
1195: The Hidden Gems of Western Scotland with Jim Hartsell
Soly and TC are joined by our friend Jim Hartsell to discuss his new book “A Round of Scottish Courses” and his travels to Scotland to explore the hidden gem courses along the western coast.
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1194: Kuwaki wins the AIG Women's Open, Thorbjornsen in Detroit
It's a wrap on the 2026 major championship season as Japan's Shiho Kuwaki defeats Esther Henseleit on the second playoff hole to win the AIG Women's Open. We break down Kuwaki's breakthrough, Henseleit's close call, and look back at the biggest storylines from this year's LPGA majors, including top-10 finishes from Nelly Korda and Jeeno Thitikul. Then we head to Detroit, where Michael Thorbjornsen
1193: 12 Storylines for the AIG Women's Open
The final major championship of the year is here as we gear up for the 2026 AIG Women's Open at Royal Lytham & St Annes. We run through our 12 biggest storylines heading into the championship, draft our teams, make our final winner picks, and much more.
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1192: The Koivun Era is here + Alex Fitzpatrick interview
The Jackson Koivun Era has officially begun after his first PGA Tour victory at the 3M Open. We have a lot to discuss from across the world of golf this week: Koivun's breakthrough, Jenny Shin's impressive win at the Women's Scottish Open, LIV JCB, and Big Tommy Morrison's first professional victory at the Korn Ferry Tour's Evans Scholars Invitational. Plus, Alex Fitzpatrick joins the show (59:24)
1191: Golf Rules Q&A With The USGA’s Craig Winter
Soly and Neil caught up a couple of weeks ago with Craig Winter, USGA Sr. Director of the Rules of Golf and Amateur Status, for a Q&A focusing on a variety of topics surrounding the rules and their application. Now, after an eventful Open Championship with notable rulings involving Bryson DeChambeau and Scottie Scheffler, we’re excited to share our chat with Craig which touches on many of the hot
1190: Ryan Fox wins The Open
Ryan Fox is your Champion Golfer of the Year! Join us as we break down the entire week at Royal Birkdale, discuss the biggest winners and disappointments, look ahead to future Open Championship venues, dive into Hamsterdam, cover some news, and more. Presented by Titleist.
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1189: Saturday at The Open
Sam Burns (-10) leads the 2026 Open Championship by two going into Sunday. Ryan Fox (-8) and Si Woo Kim (-8) sit two back. Join us as we break down all the action: Down the Leaderboard, Lingering/Loitering, Rory's comments on Bryson, news and notes, and much more. Presented by Titleist.
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1188: Friday at The Open
Not so fast! Bryson's penalty controversy and more! Lucas Herbert (-8) and Sam Burns (-5) both post 62s, but that wasn't the biggest story of the day. Bryson DeChambeau was assessed a two-stroke penalty after his round, dropping from solo second to T5. And his third-round status is in question. We break it all down and react live. Plus, we discuss Cameron Young (-6), Scottie Scheffler (-4), Tommy
1187: Thursday at The Open
The Detective Jackson Suber (-5) leads by one over Sungjae Im and Dan Brown after the first day at Royal Birkdale. Join us as we break down all the action from the 2026 Open Championship, including Down the Leaderboard, news and notes, and much more. Presented by Titleist.
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1186: Kicking off The Open at Royal Birkdale
Join us as we get you set up for the 2026 Open Championship: Course conditions, player reactions, news & notes, team draft, final picks, and a bunch more! Presented by Titleist.
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1185: Open Championship Preview Show
Thomson, Palmer, Trevino, Miller, Watson, IBF, O'Meara, and of course Spieth. We are back at Birkdale for the 2026 Open Championship. Join us as we run down Storylines of the Week, Course preview, players to keep an eye on, a rundown of the notebook, and a bit of trivia, and more! Presented by Titleist.
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1184: Linksmaster Tom Kim and Haeran Ryu goes back-to-back
Tom Kim is the Scottish Open champ after a marathon Sunday at the Renaissance Club with a final round 64 which gave him a two shot win over Min Woo Lee. We assess Kim’s bounce back after a rough 2025, poke at TC with a Tom Kim v Ludvig comp before going down the leaderboard including Scottie’s missed cut and the Trackers getting in their feelings.
From there, we head to France to recap the Evian
1183: Best Open Championships Draft
We conclude our major drafts pods with The Open - as Randy, Soly, TC, DJ and Neil vie to draft the best foursome of Opens in the eyes of our three UK based judges.
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1182: Previewing Royal Birkdale
Our preview content for next week’s 154th Open Championship begins with a look at Royal Birkdale, which hosts for the first time since Jordan Spieth’s win in 2017. Soly, Neil, TC and DJ discuss the changes to the course ahead of this year’s championship and their experience playing there a couple of months ago as a part of our video covering golf in Northwest England which premieres Wednesday nigh
1181: Gotterup gets a 5th dub + a fun week in golf
Soly, TC and DJ break down Chris Gotterup’s fifth career win - and third in 2026 - as he claims the John Deere with a final round 62. We also discuss Max Homa’s strong week and some of the other top finishers before we dive into a grab bag of topics including the Hollywood Reporter article on future PGA Tour media rights strategy. We also discuss Padraig’s win at the US Senior Open, the DP World
1180: Story Time with Rich Lerner
Rich Lerner joins Soly to discuss his career broadcasting golf for NBC and Golf Channel and shares some of his favorite stories detailed in his book “Aren’t You That Golf Guy?: Doglegs and Detours from a Life in the Game”. From the early days of Golf Channel, the Tiger boom, working on “Life From” and a ton more, we really enjoyed having Rich on the pod for the first time.
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1179: Vik & Scottie go to a playoff, Haeran Ryu wins the KPMG
Vik Hovland and Scottie Scheffler are headed to a Monday morning playoff at the Travelers. We break down a busy week in golf: Haeran Ryu wins the KPMG Women's PGA Championship, Eugenio Chacarra goes back-to-back and wins the DS Automobiles Open, and Blockie makes his Champions Tour debut. Plus, we get a new Fedora 5, discuss Phil Mickelson news, cover down on notes, and a bunch more. Presented by
1178: PGA Tour Announcement Reaction + KPMG Storylines
Substantial changes are on the way for the PGA Tour as Brian Rolapp announced a new competitive structure beginning in 2028. Join us as we react to the new two-tiered system, the February-to-August season, the match-play postseason, and more.
Plus, we get you ready for the third major of the LPGA season as the best women in the world head to Hazeltine National for the KPMG Women's PGA Championshi
1177: Wyndham Clark Wins The 126th U.S. Open
Wyndham Clark (-4) claims his second U.S. Open, holding off Sam Burns (-3) and Tom Kim (-1). We break down the entire week at Shinnecock Hills, discuss the biggest winners and disappointments, look ahead to future U.S. Open venues, dive into Hamsterdam, cover some PGA Tour news, and more. Presented by Titleist.
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1176: Saturday at the '26 U.S. Open
Wyndham Clark (-7) takes a six-stroke lead into the final round of the U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills. Scottie, Sahith, Tom Kim, and Sam Stevens all sit at T2 (-1). Join us as we break down the day: Leaders, On the Ground with Neil, Lingering/Loitering, Hamsterdam, and much more. Presented by Titleist.
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1175: Friday at the '26 U.S. Open
Wyndham Clark (-7) leads the 2026 U.S. Open by four shots over Matt Fitzpatrick, Xander Schauffele, Sam Stevens, and Young Tom Kim. Collin Morikawa (-2) fired the round of the day and sits solo sixth.
Harry Higgs (-1) joins the show to discuss travel logistics and his round as he sits T7 alongside Justin Thomas, Sam Burns, and Sahith Theegala. Join us as we break down all the action from Shinneco
1174: Thursday at the '26 U.S. Open
Wyndham Clark (-6) opened a four-shot lead before play was suspended due to darkness. Seven players sit T2 at -2, including Matt Fitzpatrick, Dustin Johnson, Gary Woodland, and Jon Rahm. Rory McIlroy, Ludvig Åberg, and Bryson DeChambeau are among the notable names at -1.
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1173: Kicking off the U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills GC
Early news from Shinnecock! Join us as we get you set up for the 2026 U.S. Open: ball talk, course updates, reaction to a bunch of pre-tournament press conferences, news & notes, final picks, and a bunch more! Presented by Titleist.
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1172: The U.S. Open Preview Show
Foulis, Floyd, Pavin, Goosen, and Brooks: Hitters only as we return to Shinnecock Hills GC for the U.S. Open. Join us as we set up the 2026 edition: Storylines of the Week, Course preview, players to keep an eye on, a rundown of the notebook, players draft, and a bit of trivia, and more! Presented by Titleist.
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1171: Canada, Cauley, and Curtis Cup
Bud Cauley wins his first PGA Tour event in his 239th start to claim the Canadian Open. We recap all the action from Toronto plus the future of the event and other news from elsewhere in the PGA Tour ecosystem. We also cover Joel Beall’s reporting on Phil Mickelson, the latest on LIV’s attempts to secure future funding, the Curtis Cup at Bel-Air and a few other notes headed into the US Open.
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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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