No Laying Up - Golf Podcast
The No Laying Up Podcast is a fresh, funny and informative conversation on all things golf.
Founded in 2014, No Laying Up and its flagship podcast seeks to entertain and inform a community of avid golfers around the world. What started as a group text among college friends has now grown into one of the most popular podcasts in the game of golf, and our archives include appearances from the biggest names in the sport. Outside of the podcast, No Laying Up also produces multiple video travel series, best-in-class writing about the PGA Tour and LPGA, a robust social media presence, and a thriving community of friends and fans (The Nest).
Episodes
932: Scheffler defends at the Hero
The crew is back from Big Randy's wedding to recap Scottie Scheffler winning the Hero by six shots to repeat as champion in the Bahamas. We also cover the resignation of LPGA Commissioner Mollie Marcoux Samaan and Montana's native son Ryggs Johnston winning the Aussie Open.
Plus, another edition of our E-9 as we talk Tiger's schedule, Kisner getting the NBC analyst gig, the USGA's gender policy update, NLU joining the PGA Tour's Creator Council and Jordan closes us out with One for the Road as we look at the rarest and most obscure golf video game of all time.
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09/12/24•1h 38m
931: Luke Donald on 2023 Ryder Cup documentary "Una Famiglia"
Luke Donald joins DJ and Tron for a thorough debrief on the 2023 Ryder Cup and his captaincy for the victorious European team which has been profiled in a documentary "Una Famiglia" that premiered today.
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04/12/24•1h 14m
930: The 2024 Golf Quiz Show
This weekend we go in a different direction on the pod with DJ hosting a Quiz Show on the past year in golf with Neil, Tron and Big Randy competing for NLU bragging rights.
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01/12/24•59m 28s
929: Exit interview with the R&A's Martin Slumbers on where golf is headed
DJ catches up with Martin Slumbers, outgoing Chief Executive of the R&A, for a wide ranging discussion covering his time as the head of golf's oldest governing body and the state of the game from both a professional and recreational perspective.
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27/11/24•1h
928: Two Career Breakthroughs and the History of the 14 Club Rule
On this week's recap pod, we talk LPGA Tour Championship where Jeeno Thitikul outduels Angel Yin, and the RSM classic where Mav McNealy gets his first career PGA Tour win. We also offer some thoughts on the standings bubble discussions that played out this weekend and then it's on to assorted news and notes in our E-9 segment. Plus, a visit with NLU contributor Connor Belcastro about his time on the ground at the RSM, and KVV closes us out with One for the Road covering the origins of the fourteen club rule and stories of the rule being broken in competition.
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25/11/24•1h 46m
927: LPGA Tour Championship Preview
Randy and Cody are back with another LPGA pod as we preview this weekend's LPGA Tour Championship.
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21/11/24•1h 1m
926: How to plan a St Andrews golf trip (Fife region)
Soly and Tron welcome friend of the program and native Scot Ru Macdonald to kick off a new series as we take a comprehensive look at all things Scotland golf travel. For this first episode, we focus on the area in and around St Andrews and the larger Fife region on the east coast of Scotland.
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20/11/24•1h 58m
925: Rory ties Seve, Top 100 golf courses reaction, Zinger’s bass
We begin tonight's pod with a half-hour of competitive golf recap from this week on the PGA, DP World and LPGA Tours as Rafa Campos, Rory and Nelly emerge as winners this weekend. Then it's another eclectic array of off-course topics as we break down the Golf.com Top 100 Courses in the United States list and another E-9 segment discussing Ryder Cup compensation and ticket prices, DP and LIV schedule news, DT and Steamboat Jay teeing it up, Caitlin Clark's Pro-Am and more. We close with D.J. giving us One for the Road with a look back at the 1977 edition of Golf Digest's list of America's 100 greatest courses featuring a very unique ranking system.
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18/11/24•1h 58m
924: The Journey of Lauren Coughlin
Big Randy and Cody turn over the keys for this LPGA pod to Tron and John Pond - husband and part-time caddie for Lauren Coughlin. John details the long road that LC has taken from early struggles as a professional to multiple LPGA Tour wins and a Solheim Cup appearance.
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15/11/24•2h 27m
923: 1998 Majors Deep Dive
Soly and KVV are back as we take a deep dive into the majors from 1998 - highlighted by Mark O'Meara's Masters-Open Championship double, plus Lee Janzen's US Open win at Olympic Club and Vijay Singh claiming the PGA Championship at Sahalee.
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13/11/24•2h 13m
922: Players on the rise, leaf blowers, and Phil's dinosaur
We're back for another "offseason" pod with a few thoughts on Austin Eckroat's win at El Cardonal before another grab bag of topics including our picks for players who'll be on the rise in the 2025 calendar year and another E-9 segment. We then close with another "one for the road" as KVV dives into the legend of Phil's dinosaur head birthday gift.
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11/11/24•1h 49m
921: Golf Feuds Deep Dive
KVV and Soly are back with another deep dive pod. This time we look at two golf feuds featuring a couple of hall-of-fame players who went toe to toe over a rules infraction at a skins game and one landmark event in Ryder Cup history that a certain group of golf media just can't seem to get over.
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06/11/24•1h 39m
920: Offseason Chop Session - PGA Tour Eligibility Changes, Neil visits TPI, and a Gary Player Surprise
With no PGA Tour event this week we've got a bit of a topical grab bag on this weekend's recap pod. We start with a look at the proposed changes to the PGA Tour qualification system or, as TC has named it, the Mule Replacement Program. We also cover Neil and TC's trip to the Titleist Performance Institute, a new rapid-fire E-9 segment with some assorted news and notes and we close with KVV digging into a rumored Gary Player story about an interaction with a young child at the Masters in honor of GP celebrating his 89th birthday.
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04/11/24•1h 40m
919: Harry Higgs on the road back to the PGA Tour
Harry Higgs is back on the pod and headed back to the PGA Tour! We talked with Harry about his year on the KFT and how he improved his game to earn his tour card back. We also cover his mental health and revisit his comments surrounding the passing of Grayson Murray, learning to take time off during the season, getting recognized abroad, and his view of the current state of the PIF negotiations.
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30/10/24•1h 16m
918: TGL is coming, Zozo takeaways, Soly vs. the Blue Angels
Soly and DJ recap the Zozo as Nico Echavarria edges JT and Max Greyserman by a shot. We empty the notebook from the week in Japan plus the DP World Tour and LPGA events.
Then it's time to talk TGL (41:30) as we refresh ourselves on the league's format and what we see as the potential positives and negatives of the venture. We close with some news and notes from off the course, updates on our games and Soly's recent encounter with the Blue Angels during a match in Jax.
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28/10/24•1h 34m
917: NLU Special Projects - LA's Public Tee Time Scandal
In the latest episode of NLU Special Projects, we take our first hard look at the state of public golf, what is working, and what needs to change. KVV talks to people about why tee times just stopped being available in Los Angeles, and what a group of fed-up hackers did about it.
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23/10/24•52m 38s
916 - JT Poston delivers at the Shriners, Ryder Cup ticket prices controversy, and listener questions
JT Poston wins the Shriners - making a four foot putt on the 72nd hold to hold off Doug Ghim by one shot. We talk TPC Summerlin and run down the leaderboard and Neil gives us a history on the Shriners event and one of the longest running sponsorships on tour.
Then it's on to the controversy surrounding the 2025 Ryder Cup ticket prices (36:30) and the potential for reheating the controversy over players getting paid to participate in the event. We also hit on some news and notes and close with listener questions.
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21/10/24•1h 17m
915 - Wyndham Clark
Wyndham Clark makes his NLU podcast debut as he stops by to talk all things team golf after competing in the 2023 Ryder Cup and 2024 Presidents Cup. We also discuss his week at LACC winning the 2023 US Open, playing in the Olympics, and a ton more.
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16/10/24•1h 2m
914 - Black Desert Recap
We start our Sunday night pod with Matt McCarty's win at the Black Desert Championship after earning a KFT battlefield promotion earlier this year. We also react to the French Open, some recent reporting on the upcoming Showdown and DP World Tour finances, Rory's comments, Digital Jack vs Real Jack - plus listener questions.
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14/10/24•1h 17m
913 - Gaining speed with Dr. Sasho MacKenzie
If you wanna swing the club faster, this episode is for you. The co-founder of The Stack System, Dr. Sasho MacKenzie, joins the show to chat about the program that’s allowed thousands of golfers (including Soly) make meaningful gains in their swing speed. He explains the science behind the system, and how they went about gamifying it for maximum user enjoyment and benefit. Soly will testify… it works!
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10/10/24•1h 22m
912 - Sanderson and Dunhill Recaps plus David Duval Interview
Soly and TC recap the weekend on both sides of the pond with Kevin Yu winning the Sanderson and Tyrrell Hatton's win at the Dunhill. We also get into the week in Scotland off the course with Jay and Yasir teeing it up together, Rob MacIntyre hating on the Road Hole as well as a look at the KFT Championship, the Golf Digest article on Tony Finau and more.
On the back half of tonight's pod, Soly sits down with David Duval (56:30) for a chat covering his career, winning the Open Championship, close calls at Augusta, teaming up with Tiger and a ton more.
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07/10/24•1h 23m
911 - Thomas Bjørn and Boo Weekley
Double barreled in-person interviews in today’s episode, as Soly spent the day at the Constellation Furyk and Friends interviewing a bunch of players in the field, First up is Thomas Bjørn on the Ryder Cup, the Ryder Cup, and then some more Ryder Cup. It should be no secret at all after this as to why Europe has the success that they do in this event.
And up next is Boo Weekley (35:00) on Champions Tour life, how he got to be such a crazy good ball striker, never figuring out putting, how he adjusted to life on tour, and more.
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04/10/24•56m 29s
910 - Post-Solheim LPGA Check-In
Randy and Cody look at the last couple of LPGA tournaments in Arkansas and Cincinnati, preview the upcoming Asian Swing, Tour Championship and Epson Tour Championship along with a look ahead to the 2025 schedule and some assorted news and notes.
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01/10/24•57m 45s
909 - Sunday Presidents Cup Recap
The United States wins the Presidents Cup (again), this time by a margin of 18.5 to 11.5. We go through the Sunday matches, grade each player's week, discuss the event as a whole, take a peek at the Ryder Cup team for Bethpage, and put a cap on a fun week at Royal Montreal.
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30/09/24•2h 3m
908 - Saturday Presidents Cup Recap
The Internationals threatened on Saturday, but the last hour was all US. We recap a wild afternoon highlighted by Si Woo Kim and Patrick Cantlay exchanging blows on the back nine in the dark. We talk about Weir's strategy, tomorrow's singles matches, highlights and lowlights of the day, and a ton more.
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29/09/24•1h 11m
907 - Presidents Cup Friday Recap
The Presidents Cup is SO back. The Internationals rally to sweep the Friday Foursomes, and we breakdown the ass whooping that was laid upon the Americans at Royal Montreal. Where does Jim Furyk go from here? Is there a path to victory for the Internationals? We talk about Saturday's matchups, and what we expect to happen the rest of the way, on top of recapping the best moments of the day.
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27/09/24•1h 10m
906 - Presidents Cup Thursday
It was a clean 5-0 sweep for Team USA to open the 2024 Presidents Cup. We break down the days events, cover some news, and set up tomorrow's pairings. Presented by High Noon.
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27/09/24•1h 8m
905 - Presidents Cup Happy Hour
The pairings are out for the first day at the Presidents Cup. Join us for Happy Hour - presented by High Noon.
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25/09/24•58m 34s
904 - 2024 Presidents Cup Preview
The 2024 Presidents Cup begins Thursday at Royal Montreal with the International Team looking to win the event for just the second time ever. We look at the team rosters and potential pairings, the course, the captains, some favorite Presidents Cup memories and listener questions.
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24/09/24•1h 10m
903 - Billy at Wentworth, LIV Team Championship, and Lydia wins again
On this weekend's recap pod: Soly, TC and Randy break down Billy Horschel's playoff win over Rory at the BMW PGA Championship on the DP World Tour. Plus some thoughts on the LIV Team Championship and TC's trip to LIV Chicago, Lydia Ko's win on the LPGA Tour and some other assorted news and notes.
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23/09/24•1h 4m
902 - Presidents Cup Deep Dive
Ahead of the 2024 Presidents Cup next week, Soly and KVV take us on another Deep Dive pod as we go back to the origins of the event and relive the first two renditions of the competition in 1994 and 1996. We also profile the epic 2003 tie in South Africa and the equally epic beatdown delivered by the Americans at Liberty National in 2017.
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18/09/24•1h 52m
901 - Solheim Cup Sunday Live Show
Team USA wins the 2024 Solheim Cup over Europe by a final tally of 15.5 to 12.5. We put a bow on the matches with our final live show of the week as Lauren Coughlin joins the show. We close the pod with another narrative essay from KVV on his week on site with his daughter (1:44:25)
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16/09/24•1h 55m
900 - Solheim Cup Saturday Live Show
TM USA leads TM Europe 10-6 through two days at the 2024 Solheim Cup. We break down both sessions and the highlights of the day. Then we announce Sunday singles and play a few games along the way. Joined by special guests Gabby Herzig of The Athletic and our young on-the-ground journalist Keegan Van Valkenburg! Presented by High Noon.
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15/09/24•1h 29m
899 - Solheim Cup Friday Live Show
What a day around Robert Trent Jones Golf Club. Team USA takes a 6-2 lead after a wild day at the Solheim Cup. We discuss transportation and security before running down both days' sessions. Joined onsite by special guest Meg Adkins of The Fried Egg.
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14/09/24•1h 2m
898 - Solheim Cup Happy Hour
On the eve of the 2024 Solheim Cup, we take a look at the foursomes pairings for Friday morning, make our final picks, react to what we've seen on the ground so far, and laugh at Neil trying to pronounce stuff. It's been 7 years since the Americans have lifted the Cup, and we dive into what they'll need to do to change that this week. RTJ looks like it's going to be a great venue for this event, and we can't wait to watch.
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12/09/24•54m 34s
897 - Chris Como details his teaching philosophy and lessons from working with Tiger, Xander and Bryson
Chris Como joins Soly to recap his recent work with Xander Schauffele during his run to two major titles in 2024. We also talk through his work with Bryson and speed training from his home lab during COVID, his experiences as Tiger's swing coach and a ton more.
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12/09/24•1h 11m
896 - 2024 Solheim Cup Preview
Solheim Cup week is here and our preview features Randy, Cody and Tron looking at the course, team rosters, potential parings and a fantasy draft at the end as we try to select the top point scorers this weekend. Be sure to join us Thursday for a Happy Hour show once Friday pairings are announced, plus our Live Shows after the conclusion of play each day.
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10/09/24•1h 6m
895 - Revisiting the 2014 NLU PGA Tour All-Pigskin Team
Ten and a half years ago Neil posted a pair of articles on the NLU website naming a PGA Tour All-Pigskin Team, placing current PGA Tour golfers on a fictitious football team.
2014 PGA All-Pigskin Offense
2014 PGA All-Pigskin Defense
On this weekend's pod, we're back to update our roster and coaching staff.
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09/09/24•1h 42m
894 - Debating Scottie vs. Xander, Presidents Cup Picks Reaction
Soly and D.J. open up with some thoughts on the Presidents Cup captain's picks before we enter the courtroom of public opinion (17:40) to debate who had the better year between Xander Schauffele, and his two major wins, or the sheer statistical dominance of Scottie Scheffler.
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05/09/24•1h 18m
893 - Scottie's Incredible Season, Tour Championship Fixes, & Presidents Cup Picks
Scottie Scheffler cruises to a five shot win at the Tour Championship. We go through his ridiculous 2024, attempt to put it into perspective, remember the (many) highlights, dig into the numbers, and talk about what 2025 might look for him. We also do our annual revisit of "how to fix the Tour Championship," and why the staggered start just isn't working. We also chat LPGA, Presidents Cup picks, Curtis Cup, listener questions, and a lot more.
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01/09/24•1h 51m
892 - LPGA: Reactions to Solheim Picks and Stacy Lewis Interview
Randy and Cody break down the Solheim Cup captain's picks that were announced earlier this week for both teams and then visit with Stacy Lewis who'll lead the USA for a second consecutive cup.
Note: We recorded our interview with Stacy prior to the announcement of the Captain's picks.
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30/08/24•52m 37s
891 - Creator Classic Reaction, New East Lake, and our Tour Championship Happy Hour
We react as the Creator Classic comes to an end, give our thoughts on the event, and take a look at the East Lake Restoration. We also discuss Jay Monahan's press conference, make some picks for the Tour Championship, and of course, a Beluga Big Board.
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29/08/24•50m 4s
890 - Viktor Hovland Is Searching For A Feeling
A year ago, Hovland won the FedExCup, then got lost in a maze of swing theory. KVV went looking for answers. This week we present his written feature in narrative form as Hovland tries to regain his 2023 form
You can read KVV's original piece on our website: Viktor Hovland is Searching for His Old Self
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28/08/24•44m 24s
889 - Lydia Ko calls in after AIG Women's Open win + BMW Championship Recap
Two Sunday live shows = one crazy weekend. We recap TC and Neil's week out at the BMW Championship, Keegan's huge win, Adam Scott, Ludvig, Castle Pines, and everything else from out west.
We also breakdown Cody, Randy, and Jordan's week at the AIG Women's Open at St. Andrews (52:00), hear directly from the champion, Lydia Ko (1:51:00), and talk about everything else that transpired on a dramatic back nine at the Old Course.
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25/08/24•2h 10m
888 - AIG Women's Open Championship Friday Live Show
Nelly Korda (-8) leads the way after 36 holes around The Old Course. Defending Champion Lilia Vu (-5) and Charley Hull (-5) sit tied for second, followed by Ruoning
Yin (-4) in solo fourth. Cody, Jordan, and Randy are joined by TC calling in from Denver as the St Andrews crew breaks down their week in St Andrews (Weather, calling golf on the radio, Food, Drink). TC gets us up to date on the BMW Championship and what he and Neil have been up to in Denver. Back LIVE Sunday after play to recap it all. Cheers!
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23/08/24•1h 9m
887 - Surprise Major Winners Deep Dive
On this NLU Deep Dive pod, Soly, DJ and Neil each pick a surprise major winning performance from golf history with Soly also dropping a special extra selection to close us out.
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23/08/24•1h 28m
886 - BMW Championship/AIG Women's Open Happy Hour
Big week in golf! Randy and Jordan check in from St. Andrews and the very interesting weather at the AIG Women's Open. We make some picks for the final major championship of the year, as well as chat with Max Greyserman about how he's adjusting for altitude at the BMW Championship at Castle Pines, and hear about Neil's first pro-am experience.
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21/08/24•49m 45s
885 - Women's Open Championship Deep Dive
Randy, Cody and Jordan take their turn at our Deep Dive podcast format with a look at the history of the Women's Open Championship with particular focus on the previous two occasions where The Old Course has hosted the tournament.
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20/08/24•1h 40m
884 - Lauren Coughlin wins AGAIN, Hideki at St. Jude, Brooks at the Greenbrier
A wild Sunday with the PGA Tour, LIV, and the US Am all finishing at the same time, and Lauren Coughlin winning AGAIN on the LPGA Tour. We get a call in from Lauren celebrating at the Dunvegan, and react to Hideki making the FedEx St. Jude more interesting than it needed to be, Rahm and Koepka dueling at the Greenbrier, the top 50 cutoff on the PGA Tour, and everything else from the week in golf.
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19/08/24•1h 26m
883 - LPGA: Lydia Ko's Golden Career, Big Tournaments Ahead, and US Amateur Champ Rianne Malixi
Randy, Cody and Jordan are back with another LPGA focused pod on the heels of Lydia Ko's win at the Olympics to secure her place on the Hall of Fame. We recap Ko's incredible career, look ahead to the next few weeks on tour including the Solheim and Curtis Cups. Plus, Jordan catches up with Rianne Malixi who followed up her win at the US Girls' Junior by winning the US Women's Am last week at Southern Hills (1:19:00)
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15/08/24•1h 36m
882 - St. Jude Happy Hour: Kuchar, TPC Southwind, and the FedExCup Playoffs
Happy Hour is here! We chat about the news of the week, including Kuchar's conclusion at the Wyndham, who is on the bubble at the FedEx St. Jude Championship, some trivia, TPC Southwind, LIV at the Greenbrier, the US AM at Hazeltine, some news of the week, and more.
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14/08/24•1h
881 - Max Homa on the 2024 Masters, mental game improvements and team golf
He's back! Max Homa stops by for a look back at his 2024 season to date, highlighted by the top 5 finish at the 2024 Masters. We also talk through his process and journey toward a stronger mental approach to the game, some Presidents Cup and Ryder Cup discussions and more.
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13/08/24•1h 17m
880 - Wyndham Chaos, Lydia wins gold, and DJ’s trip to Sand Valley
This week on the recap pod: Aaron Rai wins in Greensboro after a wild finish to the PGA Tour's final regular season event of the 2024 season and an all-timer from Matt Kuchar, meanwhile in Paris, Lydia Ko claims a gold medal and locks up her hall of fame credentials at the Olympics. We offer some thoughts on Olympic golf looking ahead to 2028, cover a great finish to the US Women's Am, recap DJ's trip to Sand Valley, and give some personal golf updates as well.
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12/08/24•1h 42m
879 - Golf Sponsorships 101: Why Brands Sponsor Golf Events and Players
Despite a lot of changes in the professional golf ecosystem, money continues to pour into the sport at the highest level. Why is that? What do brands get out of sponsoring events (big and small), and players (famous or not). We dive into what makes golf an appealing audience despite declining ratings, the decision to sponsor an individual player, using a title sponsorship as a vehicle for other business interests, the increased value around major championships, the unrivaled appeal of the Masters, and a lot more.
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07/08/24•51m 11s
878 - Olympic Men's Golf Recap: Scottie wins Gold!
Scottie Scheffler claimed Gold, Tommy Fleetwood Silver, and Hideki Matsuyama Bronze at the 2024 Men's Olympic Golf competition held at Le Golf National. We discuss the week's highs and lows, Rahm and others' collapses, Olympic fashion, some news and notes, other events around the world of golf, and more.
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05/08/24•1h 43m
877 - Justin Thomas on links golf, Royal Troon, and bouncing back from his 2023 struggles
Justin Thomas returns for his annual visit to the podcast to discuss the bonus golf he played in Scotland and Ireland, reaction to his week at Royal Troon, bouncing back from his 2023 struggles, what the US team has learned at the Ryder Cup, his involvement with Keegan Bradley getting selected as the next captain, how he wants to see the golf wars resolved, and a ton more.
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31/07/24•1h 17m
876 - Lauren Coughlin wins the CPKC Women's Open! (+3M Open Recap, and LC calls in)
Our Young Hitter Lauren Coughlin wins the 2024 CPKC Women's Open!!! We recap Lauren's maiden LPGA title and after many close calls, how she finally broke through in her two-shot victory - and Lauren gives us a behind-the-scenes look at how it all went down.
We also recap Jhonattan Vegas' victory at the 3M Open, Jon Rahm and LIV UK, sneak an Olympics preview in, talk TC's Scotland trip, and cover some other big golf stories coming out of the week.
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29/07/24•1h 51m
875 - Lauren Coughlin Interview, LPGA News and Notes
Cody and Randy are back ahead of this week's LPGA Canadian Open with a recap of the last few weeks in women's pro golf, plus a look ahead to the upcoming Women's Open Championship and some Solheim Cup discussion as well.
Then in part two, we welcome NLU Young Hitter Lauren Coughlin (43:00) coming off her second top-five major finish in 2024. We recap her 4th place finish at the Evian, having her husband John as a caddie, preparing for a potential first Solheim Cup appearance and more.
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25/07/24•1h 11m
874 - Getting Better at Golf with Nico Darras
Soly catches up with Dr. Nico Darras of Golf Blueprint to talk through his rapid progression from beginning to play the game in his early 20s to working as a performance coach with some of the best players in the world. We also cover his academic background and how he's worked with partner Dr. Kevin Moore to create a program that applies their research to create unique and specialized practice plans for their clients.
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24/07/24•1h 20m
873 - Sunday Open Championship Live Show
Xander Schauffele is Champion Golfer of the Year, holding off Justin Rose and Billy Horschel at Royal Troon. We discuss the year Xander has had as he now sits with two Major Championships, run down the leaderboard, cover some segments, clean up a mess or two from the week, and more. Cheers!
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22/07/24•1h 49m
872 - Saturday Open Championship Live Show
Billy Horschel leads the 152nd Open Championship by 1 with 18 holes to play. We run down the leaderboard, discuss a day of weather, play lingering/loitering, and make our final round picks as we gear up for the final round of the year's last men's Major Championship. Cheers!
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20/07/24•1h 24m
871 - Friday Open Championship Live Show
Shane Lowry (-7) leads the 152nd Open Championship through 36 holes at Royal Troon. Daniel Brown and Justin Rose sit two back of Lowry, with former major champions Scottie Scheffler, Jason Day, and Xander Schauffele chasing. We run down the rest of the leaderboard to include some notable missed cuts and have KVV call in to discuss his day around the Postage Stamp. Cheers!
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19/07/24•1h 17m
870 - Thursday Open Championship Live Show
Dan Brown (-6) is your solo leader through 18 holes at Royal Troon, followed by Shane Lowry (-5) and Justin Thomas (-3). We talked through the day that was for Shane, JT, Scottie, and Spieth and not for Ludvig, Rory, Tiger, and Tommy. TC attempts to apologize for Tommy Lad before we bring KVV in from the bullpen to talk Bryson. We close out the show with a couple of segments, discuss viewing options, and more.
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19/07/24•1h 26m
869 - Open Championship Happy Hour
We are one night away from the opening round of the 152nd Open at Royal Troon. KVV calls in from Scotland to join us for the Open edition of Happy Hour. We run down some news and notes, talk weather and Royal Troon, play some trivia, and make our final picks.
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17/07/24•1h 3m
868 - Open Championship Preview
The final countdown is on for the final major of the 2024 golf season as the 152nd Open Championship begins Thursday at Royal Troon on Scotland’s west coast.
We open the pod with some reflections on the oldest major in the game, a draft of our favorite storylines headed into this week’s tournament, a look at the odds sheet, our picks to win and not win, and share some of our favorite moments from previous Opens.
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16/07/24•1h 17m
867 - Big Shot Bob wins the Scottish plus an Evian recap, thoughts on Keegan as Ryder Cup Captain and more
A year after falling a shot short of winning his home open, Robert MacIntyre wins the Scottish Open after a fortuitous break on the sixteenth hole and clutch putting to win by a shot over
Adam Scott. We also talk through Ludvig's week, Rory's return and everything else from The Renaissance Club.
Then it's onto our review of the Evian where Ayaka Furue wins while our NLU Young Hitter Lauren Coughlin finished fourth. We also talk Keegan Bradley as the 2025 USA Ryder Cup Captain, LIV's finish in Spain, Bryson's war of words with his former coach, some thoughts on Olympic golf and more.
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15/07/24•1h 40m
866 - Royal Troon Open Championships Deep Dive
As Royal Troon prepares to host the 2024 Open Championship, Soly and KVV bring another deep dive pod as we examine the last three Opens hosted at Troon: Henrik Stenson's epic duel with Phil Mickelson in 2016, Todd Hamilton's unlikely triumph in 2004 and Justin Leonard's win in 1997.
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10/07/24•2h 2m
865 - Who are the best 10 players in the world? + John Deere Recap
DJ and Soly open up tonight's pod with a look at the birdie-fest that was the John Deere where Davis Thompson won at 28 under par while Hayden Springer delivered the latest 59 on the PGA Tour in Thursday's first round.
Then it's on to some fun hypothetical questions (38:30) including the best ten players in the world regardless of tour status, our current favorite course on earth, the biggest difference between our views of some of the courses on the world's top 100 lists and a lot more.
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08/07/24•1h 36m
864 - Recent Scotland Travels: The Old Course Reversed, Royal Troon and places in between
Soly and DJ are joined by Tron calling in from vacation to relive our recent trip to Scotland where we played Royal Troon, The Old Course in both reverse and traditional routings, several of the other offerings in St. Andrews and a number of other courses as well.
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04/07/24•2h 3m
863 - Cam Davis Wins in Detroit, Akshay and Cam Young Close Calls, Assorted Golf News and Personal Golf Updates
Cam Davis is your champion in Detroit as the Aussie wins his second Rocket Mortgage Classic after Akshay Bhatia three putts on the 72nd hole. We recap all the action from Detroit including another close call for Cam Young plus Seth Waugh's resignation from the PGA of America, Chambers Bay in reported discussions to host a LIV event, golf's moment during the debate, some updates on our own golf games, and a ton more.
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01/07/24•1h 23m
862 - The Psychology of the Shanks
In the second installment of “NLU Special Projects,” Kevin Van Valkenburg takes us through a universal nightmare for any golfer: having a case of the shanks. He gets insights from pros like Tiger, Rory McIlroy, and Scottie Scheffler, as well as amateurs, coaches, and even a hypnotist, all in an effort to unravel one of golf’s most universally dreaded experiences.
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26/06/24•56m 52s
861 - Scottie (again) at the Travelers, KPMG Women's PGA , LIV Nashville
Protesters could not stop Scottie from winning his fifth straight signature event, as he outlasted Tom Kim at the Travelers. We chat about the exciting final round, Amy Yang's triumph at the KPMG Women's PGA at Sahalee, LIV Nashville, low scores on tour, Akshay Bhatia, some listener questions, and a lot more.
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24/06/24•1h 28m
860 - KPMG Women's PGA Friday Live Show
Nelly Korda shoots a shocking second round 81 to miss the cut at Sahalee at the KPMG Women's PGA. We check in live on Friday evening to chat about the tournament at the halfway point, place our auction bets on the eventual winner, get some #CoverageTakes in, discuss what we've liked about Sahalee to this point, and a ton more.
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22/06/24•1h 6m
859 - Travelers/KPMG Women's PGA Happy Hour (+ Will Zalatoris Interview)
A signature event and a women's major this week, as the PGA Tour heads to TPC River Highlands for the Travelers, and the women head west to Sahalee for the KPMG Women's PGA Championship.
We try to get over our U.S. Open hangover, catch up on some of the #discourse around Rory and Bryson since Sunday, talk about our picks for the weeks at both events, check in with Nelly, and more.
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19/06/24•57m 45s
858 - KPMG Women's PGA Preview
Big Randy and Cody have you covered for this look at the KPMG Women's PGA Championship at Sahalee Country Club. We start with a quick recap of the last few events on tour, a look at all the contenders and those vying for their second or third major title, as well as some thoughts on the tree-lined course and a ton more.
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19/06/24•1h 15m
857 - Sunday U.S. Open Live Show
Bryson DeChambeau wins the 2024 U.S. Open at Pinehurst. We discuss the day that was for Bryson, and wasn't for Rory McIlroy coming down the stretch. One of the best final rounds of a Major Championship at a course that stood it's ground. KVV pops in for an on the ground update as TC and Neil come through to lay down their thoughts on an action packed day on No. 2.
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17/06/24•1h 48m
856 - Saturday U.S. Open Live Show
Bryson DeChambeau holds a 3 shot lead with 18 holes to play at the 2024 U.S. Open. Matthieu Pavon, Rory McIlroy, and Patrick Cantlay sit 3 back at -4 total. We are joined by KVV on the ground to discuss Bryson's round. We run through the leaderboard, get a Block Party update, talk odds-and-ins and more.
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16/06/24•1h 32m
855 - Friday U.S. Open Live Show
Ludvig Aberg is your solo 36 hole leader at Pinehurst. We are joined by Harry Higgs to discuss the course and set up so far, Neil joins to discuss Rory, and KVV calls in to discuss his day around the course. We run down the leaderboard, lay some nuggies down on who thing think will win, and more.
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15/06/24•1h 29m
854 - Thursday U.S. Open Live Show
P. Cantlay and Rory McIlroy are your leaders through 18 holes at Pinehurst No. 2. We bring KVV in from the bullpen to discuss Cantlay's round, SVP joins us for his views on Pinehurst No. 2. We run down the leaderboard, talk some in's and out's of the course, get a quick history lesson and more.
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14/06/24•1h 29m
853 - 2024 U.S. Open Happy Hour
Final prep is complete for the 2024 U.S. Open at Pinehurst. We run down some news and notes, bring KVV in from the bullpen to discuss his latest Rory piece, identify some key features around No. 2, make our final picks and more.
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12/06/24•59m 11s
852 - 2024 U.S. Open Preview
We officially kick off U.S. Open week with our preview pod as we look at all the storylines, contenders, our favorite holes at Pinehurst #2, the betting odds, ranking the last decade of U.S. Open venues and some of our favorite US Open memories, plus listener questions.
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11/06/24•1h 22m
851 - Memorial Recap, June 6 a year later, and The Cleeks
Scottie Scheffler does it again. We discuss his 5th win in 8 starts, what it means for U.S. Open week, the state of signature events, TC's Cleeks getting it done in Houston, the events of June 6, 2023 and everything that's followed, and a ton more.
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10/06/24•1h 52m
850 - Pinehurst US Open Deep Dive
Soly and KVV welcome TC for this Deep Dive pod as we look back to the 3 previous US Opens hosted at Pinehurst #2. We start with Payne Stewart's iconic triumph in 1999 and Phil Mickelson's close call. Then, it's on to the carnage of 2005 with Michael Campbell emerging victorious on a crazy Sunday afternoon. We close with Martin Kaymer's dominant win in 2014 after the course's restoration by Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw.
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06/06/24•2h 3m
849 - Memorial Happy Hour
We preview this week's Memorial Tournament, talk about the history of the event, Neil brings the heat on Desmond Muirhead, make our picks for the week, talk U.S. Open Final Qualifying, and a ton more.
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05/06/24•1h
848 - Brandel Chamblee
Brandel Chamblee checks in with Soly ahead of next week's US Open at Pinehurst to talk through his preparation for broadcasting the tournament for NBC, the distance and golf course setup debates, backlash to his stance on LIV and a ton more.
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05/06/24•1h 46m
847 - Yuka Saso wins the U.S. Women's Open
Yuka Saso conquered a demanding setup at Lancaster for her second U.S. Women's Open title. We salute her incredible shotmaking on the back nine, the setup at one of the best venues we'll see all year, as well as Robert MacIntyre's win at the RBC Canadian Open. KVV calls in from on site having witnessed Minjee Lee's meltdown, and Yuka's ridiculous shots into the 15th and 16th holes. A fun recap!
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03/06/24•1h 17m
846 - U.S. Women's Open Half Way Show
Wichanee Meechai is your leader through 36 holes at the 2024 U.S. Women's Open in Lancaster, PA. Only Andrea Lee, Minjee Lee, and Yuka Saso are under par as the rest of the field scrambles to figure out Lancaster Country Club. We are joined by Marina Alex and Jane Park as we break down the action so far. Get an Amateur update from Jordan Perez, run down the leaderboard and more. Thank you to Yeti for presenting all LPGA content at No Laying Up for the year.
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01/06/24•1h 47m
845 - Stephan Jaeger
Stephan Jaeger returns to the pod to discuss his first win on the PGA Tour as he beat Scottie Scheffler at the Houston Open in late March. We also cover his distance gains off the tee and overcoming driver issues earlier in his career, embracing meditation practices, his first Masters appearance and more.
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30/05/24•55m 41s
844 - U.S. Women's Open Happy Hour
Lancaster Country Club is set to host the U.S. Women's Open, as we get caught up on the news of the week, (of course) talk Nelly, Scottie's charges being dropped, what to expect from the golf course this week, Hamilton, NCAAs, and a lot more.
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29/05/24•48m 36s
843 - The Amazing Nelly Korda + USWO Preview
We begin our US Women's Open preview pod with some thoughts on the news that Lexi Thompson will retire and not play a full-time schedule beyond the current 2024 season. Then, it's time for a look at the incredible season so far for Nelly Korda, her evolution on and off the course, and how long this run of dominance will continue.
We wrap the pod with a preview of the week ahead at Lancaster Country Club with a detailed look at the course and who it potentially favors. We also give our pick to win (guess who!) as well as some surprise contenders and who'll miss the cut.
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29/05/24•1h 33m
842 - Colonial Recap, Scheffler Updates with KVV and more
We begin tonight's pod with some brief thoughts on the tragic news of the passing of Grayson Murray. If you are experiencing a mental health crisis, please call the National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988 in the US or visit their website: https://988lifeline.org/
On the course: Davis Riley wins by five over Scottie Scheffler and Keegan Bradley for his second career PGA Tour win. We talk through the week for all the contenders plus Gil Hanse's renovation at Colonial.
KVV joins the show (19:00) to recap the developments in the Scottie Scheffler case with the Louisville police department.
We close with TC's celebration of Blandy's win at the Senior PGA (37:00), Harry Higgs going back-to-back on the KFT, a look at the NCAA championships and more.
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27/05/24•1h 9m
841 - Bandon Dunes Review with Roger Steele and first timers Will Lowery and Doug Smith
After meeting up in person on a recent trip to Bandon Dunes, Soly catches up with Doug Smith (@TheDouglasFresh) and Will Lowery (@WillLoweryGolf) after their first trip to the resort as well as Roger Steele (@Roger_Steele) for his second appearance on the pod.
We talk through our favorite shots, holes and courses from the recent trips plus the food, atmosphere and recent additions to the lineup of playing options.
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22/05/24•1h 19m
840 - Sunday PGA Championship Live Show
Xander Schauffele is your 2024 PGA Champion at Valhalla. He edges out Bryson DeChambeau by 1 with a birdie on his 72 hole to win his first Major Championship. We run down all of the leaderboard, news and notes, KVV calls in from on site, D.J. returns and close it out with some funny moments of the week. Presented by High Noon.
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20/05/24•2h 1m
839 - Saturday PGA Championship Live Show
Xander, Collin, THEEGALA!!! Birdies all over the place for the 3rd round of the PGA Championship. Lowry's 62, J Rose 64? We talk all through the days action, discuss the course as a major championship venue, make some calls and more. Presented by High Noon.
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19/05/24•1h 28m
838 - Friday PGA Championship Live Show
What an interesting day in golf. Join us as we break down all the events around Scottie Scheffler and what led up to his 2nd round 66 while Xander Schauffele's 68 finds him atop the leaderboard at -12. We discuss ESPN's excellent reporting throughout the day, run down the leaderboard and more. Presented by High Noon.
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18/05/24•1h 21m
837 - Thursday PGA Championship Live Show
New course record 62 at Valhalla for Mr. Alexander Schauffele as he sits 3 clear after round 1. Tony Finau, Sahith Theegala, and Mark Hubbard sit 3 back at -6. We run down the leaderboard, talk about The Block Party, sell some takes and start a monitoring list just in case things get out of control in Kentucky.
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17/05/24•1h 15m
836 - PGA Championship Happy Hour
What a week so far! As we gear up for this year's PGA Championship at Valhalla, we run around the table discussing news, notes and more. Tiger, Brooks, Scottie and Rory. Join us as we run down the strongest field of the year, make some pics and more.
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15/05/24•1h 1m
835 - PGA Championship Preview
The PGA Championship begins Thursday at Valhalla and we kick off the week with our preview pod with a thorough look at the odds sheet, our picks to win (and not to win), a power ranking of the courses hosting the PGA during the 2020s, listener questions and more. We close the pod with a deep dive into the 2014 PGA Championship with Rory's win at Valhalla (52:30).
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14/05/24•1h 21m
834 - Rory at Quail (again), Rose Zhang calls in after winning the Founders, and TIO outrage
Rory does it at Quail Hollow yet again, but does it mean anything for Valhalla? Xander wilts, Quail Hollow low key bucks, and everything else from Wells Fargo.
Rose Zhang calls in on her way out of town after a ridiculous performance at The Founders, Jason Day sets Twitter ablaze again, we answer a bunch of listener questions, and everything else from the week in golf.
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13/05/24•1h 47m
833 - Maja Stark, Hannah Green is Queen of Wilshire, and Founders Week
Randy and Cody are back with another LPGA pod as we look back at Hannah Green's win at Wilshire, preview this week's Founders Cup and next week's Mizuho Americas Open with tournament host Michelle Wie West.
We also catch up with Maja Stark (30:00) about her progression from college golf to the LPGA tour, growing up in the Sweden golf system, last year's Solheim Cup and a ton more.
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09/05/24•1h 25m
832 - Wells Fargo Preview, Johnson Wagner defends Quail Hollow, Rory won't be joining the board (Happy Hour Show)
In our High Noon Happy Hour show, we chat Quail Hollow with esteemed member Johnson Wagner as we preview the 2024 Wells Fargo, answer some questions, check in on some guys having sneaky good and sneaky bad seasons, chat about Rory's comments Wednesday about him not returning to the board, and a ton more.
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08/05/24•1h 4m
831 - Jim Nantz Returns
Four years after his first appearance on the pod, we welcome back Jim Nantz of CBS to detail the changes in the network's golf coverage, offer some context around the growth of the Masters coverage and infrastructure, Scottie Scheffler's recent dominance and the current fractured environment in pro golf.
We also get some amazing stories from Jim's time on the road, his favorite meal spots at various tour stops, and an incredible story to close us out surrounding an encounter from early in his career with an iconic actor at an iconic course.
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08/05/24•1h 3m
830 - Byron Nelson and LIV Singapore Recaps + Listener Mailbag
Taylor Pendrith birdies the 72nd hole to win the Byron Nelson at TPC Craig Ranch while Ben Kohles bogeys the final hole to miss a potential playoff. Meanwhile, at LIV Singapore (24:00), Brooks and Ripper GC win while TC's Cleeks made their first podium appearance of the year. We break down both events and a few other news and notes from the world of pro golf, Soly's trip to Bandon Dunes (53:00) before opening up the listener/reader mailbag to answer your questions (1:04:30).
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06/05/24•1h 37m
829 - Austin Eckroat
Coming off his first PGA Tour win and first Masters appearance, Austin Eckroat joins the pod to recap his trip to Augusta National, competing against Scottie Scheffler as a pro and during his junior career. We also cover his ascension up the rankings, playing into the Tour's signature events, managing his playing schedule and life on the road, and a ton more.
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01/05/24•59m 32s
828 - Golfers as Quarterbacks, Rory/Lowry win the Zurich, LIV Adelaide, and Equity on the PGA Tour
This week on the recap pod we open with a recap of the better-than-expected-Zurich Classic where Rory and Shane Lowry win in a playoff. Then we call in KVV for a segment we've been workshopping all week in conjunction with the NFL draft: comparing pro golfers and pro quarterbacks and vice versa (24:00).
From there we pivot to LIV Adelaide (54:00) as well as the LPGA at Wilshire, Rory's potential return to the PGA Tour policy board, tour players receiving equity, and more.
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29/04/24•1h 45m
827 - Soly Played Augusta National
After winning the media lottery, Soly wrapped up his week covering the Masters with a chance to play Augusta National the day after Scottie Scheffler won his second green jacket.
After some time to process the experience, Soly is joined by Neil and KVV to relive the anticipation leading up to the round, offer a hole-by-hole recount of his day on the course, and answer some listener questions.
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24/04/24•2h 2m
826 - Chevron/RBC Recap (ft. Nelly Korda & Lauren Coughlin)
Nelly Korda joins the podcast (29:30) to chat about winning her 5th straight tournament at the Chevron, what's changed for her, the nerves of the final round, and the jump into the pond on 18. We also chat about the first women's major of the year, Woodlands, get a call-in from T3 finisher Lauren Coughlin (41:45), and discuss the coverage of the Chevron. We check in on the leaderboard as it stands at the RBC Heritage (1:31:20), the bizarre decision not to move up tee times, and other notes from the men's golf side.
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21/04/24•2h
825 - Friday Chevron Championship Live Show
We are 36 holes complete at the 2024 Chevron Championship with two atop the leaderboard. Jin Hee Im and Atthaya Thitikul are tied at -8 with Nelly Korda 1 shot behind. Our very own Lauren Coughlin played tough trying to keep the momentum going after her opening 66. She sits at T5 with a host of others. We run down the leaderboard, discuss the other events going on, and close with our ESPN+ experience.
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20/04/24•1h 37m
824 - RBC/Chevron Happy Hour
A double dip this week as we preview the RBC Heritage at Harbour Town, and the first women's major of the year at the Chevron. We talk course fit at both places, our favorite Harbour Town memories, what's changed at the Chevron, Nelly's run, and preview our travel series that debuts tonight.
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17/04/24•1h 5m
823 - Tourist Sauce Season 9 - Australia Preview
The ninth installment of Tourist Sauce premieres Wednesday night on our YouTube channel as we return to Australia where the first season of our travel series was filmed. Our itinerary for our return down under:
New South Wales: 34:00
Bonnie Doon 43:00
Royal Adelaide: 53:45
St Andrews Beach 1:17:30
Lonsdale Links 1:30:45
Penn Kingswood 1:38:00
Cape Wickham 1:58:00
Ocean Dunes 2:23:10
Royal Melbourne 2:35:40
Kingston Heath 3:01:45
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17/04/24•3h 25m
822 - LPGA Chevron Preview with Justin Ray
Randy, TC and Cody are back with an LPGA preview pod as we gear up for the first major of the women's season with the Chevron Championship. To help us set the table for the week ahead, we call upon friend of the pod Justin Ray for some statistical research with his ten favorite stats from the dominant run of Nelly Korda who enters play this week winning her last four events.
After our chat with Justin we look at the schedule for the week, some of our favorite potential storylines at the event and close the show with our favorite dark horse and outright winner picks.
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16/04/24•1h 25m
821 - Sunday Augusta Live Show
Scottie Scheffler is now a two-time Major Champion, joining Tiger Woods winning The Players and The Masters in the same season and multiple times. He is the fourth youngest player to win his second green jacket (Tiger, Jack, Seve). We run through the day's events: Ludvig's solo 2nd at his first Major, a disappointing final 9 for Max finishing T3 with TommyLad, and Collin. Biggest stories of the week, a couple leaderboard rundowns, future Major predictions and more. We close it out with a lengthy menu from TC and KVV and we wish Soly all the best on his upcoming dream round.
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15/04/24•2h 30m
820 - Saturday Augusta Live Show
Scott Scheffler is leading the 2024 Masters Tournament through 3 rounds. D.J., Randy and Soly break down the day's action with special appearances from Tron and KVV. Plus we welcome special guest Johnson Wagner to break down Scottie, the chasers Collin Morikawa, Ludvig Aberg, and Max plus what weird stuff he saw Bryson do today. We close it out by picking winners and Jordan and Soly's Champions dinner menus.
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14/04/24•1h 46m
819 - Friday Augusta Live Show
The Pro John Maxwell Homa along with Big Bryson DeChambeau and Scott Scheffler sit atop of the leaderboard at -6 through 36 holes. We break down all of the day's action to include Bryson moving signs, Zatch not cussing at Patrons, The Rib and J. Spieth's troubles and more. TC pops in to shout out the young Swede Ludvig and Neil runs our lingering or loitering game. We close it out with Neil and Big Randy's Champions Dinner menus and the debut of the new hit song "Big Cans."
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13/04/24•1h 30m
818 - Thursday Augusta Live Show
The opening day of the 2024 Masters saw the artist formerly known as The Big Golfer jump out to an early lead. Bryson is one ahead of Scott Scheffler and two clear of Nicolai Hojgaard as round 1 is not yet complete. We run down the leaderboard, get caught up with Soly and KVV, call in Big Randy from the bullpen, try not to ice Max Homa and talk a little Tiger Woods. We close the show with some fashion takes and Cody and D.J. present their Champions Dinner menus. A ton of fun, a whole lot more golf to be played.
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12/04/24•1h 31m
817 - Augusta Happy Hour Preview
We are back with the High Noon Happy Hour Preview show Augusta edition. We run down news and notes, pairings and featured groups, reaction from early week pressers and more. Plus our final picks at the end of the show on the eve of the first Major of the year!
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10/04/24•1h 4m
816 - Masters Preview
Soly, Tron and KVV fire up our preview pod for the 2024 Masters with a look at what we're most excited for this week at Augusta and offer some darkhorse picks to claim the green jacket on Sunday. We also go through some listener questions, data points for the week, our Who Won't Win picks, the odds sheet, course changes and a ton more.
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09/04/24•1h 18m
815 - Valero + ANWA Recap
We have a jam packed pod this weekend as Akshay Bhatia wins the Valero, Nelly Korda wins the LPGA Match Play, and Lottie Woad claims the 5th Augusta National Women's Amateur.
We start in San Antonio where Bhatia won in a playoff over Denny McCarthy after McCarthy's back nine 28 (!!) to force extra holes. We talk Akshay's career outlook in light of his second win on tour and try to make sense of McCarthy's incredible run of birdies before his chunked wedge in the playoff. We also talk Rory, Spieth, and a few other notes ahead of the Masters.
Then it's on to Las Vegas (30:00) where Nelly Korda wins for the fourth consecutive start as she defeats Leona Maguire to win the LPGA Match Play while Lottie Woad birdies 17 and 18 to win the ANWA (44:00).
We close with some observations from our day at Augusta today (1:10:00), JT's split from Bones, LIV-Miami, upcoming content this week and more.
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08/04/24•1h 39m
814 - Masters Deep Dives - '77, '80, '89, '11
Soly and KVV are back with another deep dive episode - this time we look at four specific Masters tournaments:
2011 - a year famous for Rory's collapse, Tiger's Sunday charge and Charl Schwartzel's closing run of birdies to win
1977 - Tom Watson holds off Jack Nicklaus to win the first of his two green jackets (59:40)
1980 - After winning the Open the year before, Seve Ballesteros goes wire to wire to win by four strokes (1:38:00)
1989 - Faldo emerges as the winner in a playoff after Scott Hoch's infamous missed two-foot putt on the first playoff hole (1:59:45)
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04/04/24•2h 32m
813 - LPGA Match Play & ANWA Preview + Rachel Heck Interview
We've got a busy episode tonight as Randy, Cody and Jordan preview the upcoming LPGA Match Play in Las Vegas and the 5th edition of the Augusta National Women's Amateur with both events getting underway on Wednesday. We also catch up with Stanford's Rachel Heck (1:11:00) to discuss her recent essay, "Why I'm Remaining an Amateur."
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03/04/24•1h 35m
812 - Houston Recap
Scottie Scheffler's win streak is no more as Stephen Jaeger wins in Houston by a shot over Scheffler and four others for his first PGA Tour win. KVV, Randy and Cody make sense of Jaeger's win, Scheffler's putting down the stretch and the comps to Tiger.
We also talk Alejandro Tosti and Memorial Park before we shift gears to the LPGA Tour (39:00) where Nelly Korda won for the third time this year. We look at the dominant start to the year for Nelly, Lexi's close call, and some other news and notes from Phoenix.
We also touch on Chris DiMarco and Bryson making news this week(1:06:30), and wrap the pod with a fun exercise from the mind of KVV (1:21:00) - constructing our own golfer hoops squads based on personalities and athletic abilities.
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01/04/24•1h 45m
811 - Improving the Product
Over recent months the phrase "improve the product" has become a crutch phrase for players, tour officials, TV executives, and virtually anyone with a stake in the health of professional golf.
We try our best to actually define the phrase and its various forms, the biggest hurdles standing the way of progress, and what we view as most important to actually making meaningful improvements for the benefit of golf fans.
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27/03/24•1h 38m
810 - Valspar Recap
Peter Malnati is the Valspar champion - his second win on tour and first in over eight years. We break down Malnati's triumph, plus a look at the week for Cam Young, Keith Mitchell and JT, amongst others - plus some listener questions.
Then it's time for a great deal of speculation around the meeting in the Bahamas between the Tour / SSG and the PIF (43:00). After a careful review of the flight tracking data and how close - or not close - a potential investment deal may be, we move on to Nelly Korda's win on the LPGA tour (53:00) and other news and notes.
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25/03/24•1h 16m
809 - LPGA Check-In
Randy, TC and Cody are back with another LPGA check-in as we recap the tour's Asian Swing highlighted by a pair of wins for Patty T and some other notable performances from the last three tournaments.
Then it's time for a look ahead to the upcoming event at Palos Verdes and beyond as the tour returns stateside for a three week run of events before a week off ahead of the first major of the year - the Chevron. We also touch on the rumors regarding a mixed event at the 2028 Olympics and some other assorted news and notes from the women's game.
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21/03/24•1h 12m
808 - Ken Green
Soly catches up with former PGA Tour pro Ken Green who has some amazing and hilarious stories about his career on tour, his numerous fines, sneaking his family into Augusta for the Masters and getting to play with the biggest superstars of his era.
We also hear about the traumatic events over the course of his life which he has detailed in his book Hunter of Hope: A Life Lived Inside, Outside, and On The Ropes. Soly has an editorial note at the 55:45 mark that introduces this portion of the podcast.
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20/03/24•1h 19m
807 - Sunday Players Recap
Scottie Scheffler's final round 64 has us creeping into uncomfortable territory with some of the comparisons that we make. Plus, we discuss how Wyndham's putt stayed out, his last 12 months, who the top 5 players are in the world right now, what makes the Players special, and a ton more. Thanks to everyone who tuned in live all week, these are always a blast to do.
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18/03/24•1h 42m
806 - Saturday Players Recap
Xander Schauffele leads by one heading into the final round of the Players, as we recap our day out at TPC Sawgrass, Wyndham's chunk, Harman's 65, Scottie's health, some course setup issues, and a lot more from Saturday at the Players.
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17/03/24•57m 7s
805 - Friday Players Recap
Wyndham Clark races out to a 4-shot lead. Will Soly's pre-tournament pick go on to win? We chat about a Friday out at TPC Sawgrass, Scottie's neck, what makes the Players experience special, Roger Maltbie, Rory, a fun trivia game, and a ton more.
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16/03/24•1h 10m
804 - Thursday Players Live Show
The first round of the Players is in the books, Rory, Xander, and Wyndham all shoot 65 to race out to the lead, Vik and Jordan confront Rory about a couple of drops, TPC Sawgrass plays benign, and everything else from our day on site at the Players.
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15/03/24•1h 8m
803 - Players Happy Hour Preview
Our High Noon Happy Hour Preview show covers our week at the Players to date, reactions to Jay Monahan's press conference, Rory's comments, as well as Xander, Scottie, and others. We also make our picks for the week, what groups we want to follow, what hole at TPC Sawgrass we would tweak if we could, and a lot more.
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13/03/24•1h 2m
802 - Players Preview
Soly is joined by DJ and Randy for a look ahead to this week's Players from TPC Sawgrass. After Soly sprinkles in a few nuggets from his day at the course we play 'Buy or Sell' on a number of topics around this week's event (the lack of a repeat winner, Monahan's presser and future as commissioner, the event's claim of the strongest field in golf) as well as the prospects for a number of the biggest names on tour who figure to be in contention on Sunday.
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12/03/24•1h 14m
801 - Bay Hill Recap
Scottie Scheffler obliterates the field at Bay Hill, and we recap his ridiculous week, put his win into perspective, project his next month and a half, and more. We also chat Bay Hill, Zalatoris, Rory, Wyndham, Lowry, AK's 65, Matteo Mannesaro, and a lot more.
You can find the full show notes here.
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11/03/24•1h 51m
800 - Arnold Palmer Happy Hour
Back with our High Noon Happy Hour Live Show, we preview the week at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, chat about Bay Hill, some API trivia, and discuss field sizes. Plus news, comments, laughs and more. Cheers!
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06/03/24•55m 28s
799 - Netflix Full Swing Season 2 Deep Dive
As the second season of Full Swing gets released on Netflix this week, Soly, DJ and Neil hand out their reviews of the sophomore installment for the series. We touch on the episodes that we liked, the ones that were duds, improvements from season one, how we view the 2023 Ryder Cup differently in light of the final episodes, and the stories we wish would have been a part of the retelling of the 2023 year in professional golf.
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06/03/24•1h 44m
798 - Cognizant Check In + LIV Jeddah Recap
With the PGA Tour event at Palm Beaches pushed to a Monday finish we throw the audience a bit of a curveball to start tonight's episode with a modified Pro Golf Fantasy Draft.
From there it's on to Palm Beaches (25:00) for a look at the tournament where Austin Eckroat leads by a shot with just seven holes completed. We look at the rest of the contenders and the apparently softened course setup - plus Webb's interview and the notable sponsor's exemptions for this week's event at Bay Hill and the rumor mill surrounding Rory's LIV comments.
Then it's on to LIV Jeddah for the return of Anthony Kim to pro golf (51:00), Talor Gooch popping off again and the PGL lawsuit against LIV. We close with a look at Hannah Green's win on the LPGA (1:15:00), our reaction to The Match, a look at the Seminole Pro-Member tee sheet and more.
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04/03/24•1h 32m
797 - Daniel Berger
Daniel Berger stops by to talk with Soly about his back injury and the road back to reclaiming his physical health and his place in the competitive golf landscape. We also cover his experiences in team competitions, playing money games with tour pros as a high school-aged kid, his mental approach to golf and his injury rehab, the changes on tour while he was away and a ton more.
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28/02/24•49m 55s
796 - Mexico Open Recap
Jake Knapp wins the Mexico Open in his fifth start as a PGA Tour rookie and our three amigos of Soly, TC and Neil fire up the weekend pod to recap everything from Vidanta including Knapp, runner-up Sami Valimaki, and the decided lack of juice surrounding this week's event.
We also talk through the Masters special exemptions that were handed out this week (31:40), Bryson's bonkers interview, and Anthony Kim's rumored return to pro golf at LIV Jeddah.
Also on the pod this week: (1:02:00) Charlie Woods's pre-qualifier attempt, some assorted news and notes from around the globe, a look ahead to Monday night's edition of The Match and Soly's week at the Gasparilla.
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26/02/24•1h 33m
795 - LPGA Check-In
As the LPGA Tour's spring Asian swing kicks off in Thailand this week our LPGA pod crew of Randy, Cody and Jordan break down the Tournament of Champions and the Drive On, won by Lydia Ko and Nelly Korda, respectively. Then it's on to LET and the Saudi Ladies International (23:20) where Patty Tavatanakit won with a seven-under final round 65 and offered some candid thoughts on her recent struggles in her post-round interview.
We then look ahead to the weekend in Thailand and some of the notable names in the field (40:30) as well as a look ahead to the latest iteration of The Match involving Lexi Thompson and Rose Zhang. Then, Jordan helps us get up to speed on the latest from the women's amateur golf scene before we close with a look at some of the notable rookies on the LPGA Tour this year (54:20) and some assorted news and notes.
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21/02/24•1h 10m
794 - Genesis Recap
Hideki puts on a ball-striking clinic on Sunday to with the Genesis with a final round 62. We break down Matsuyama's win, the return of Will Zalatoris, Cantlay and Xander's Sunday struggles, Scottie Scheffler's adventures on the greens, Tiger's WD, Spieth's DQ and ton more from the week at Riv.
We also offer some thoughts on Mackenzie Hughes's interview during the third round on the state of pro golf, some Hamsterdam takes, results from elsewhere in pro golf and more.
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19/02/24•1h 53m
793 - Genesis Happy Hour
Back with our second High Noon Happy Hour Live Show, we preview the week at the Genesis, chat about what makes Riviera special, send some Valentines, make our picks for the week, discuss "Sun Day Red," our expectations for Tiger this week, and everything else you need to get hyped for the best PGA Tour event of the year.
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14/02/24•56m 4s
792 - Billy Horschel
After an eventful weekend in Scottsdale, Billy Horschel returns to the pod to talk through his experience with the crowd at the WM and how the event has changed over the course of his career. We also get into the PGA Tour - SSG deal, PIF investment, differing opinions on the road back for LIV players, his interview after shooting 84 at the Memorial last year and a ton more.
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14/02/24•57m 12s
791 - WM Phoenix Open Recap
Nick Taylor survives a playoff with Charley Hoffman at TPC Scottsdale, as Soly, DJ, and Neil breakdown the week in Phoenix. What went right, what went wrong, Sahith, Scottie, Spieth, what makes TPC Scottsdale work, and a lot more. We also talk LIV Vegas, PGA Tour Enterprises equity grants, and more news and notes from the week in golf.
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12/02/24•1h 57m
790 - 1997 Majors Deep Dive
1997 was a transformative year in men's golf. Soly and KVV dive into Tiger's dominant performance at the Masters, what this meant for golf, how it was covered at the time, and how it all happened. We also chat about Ernie Els at Congressional, Justin Leonard at The Open, and Davis Love's triumph at Winged Foot. Come for the results, and stay for the hilarious tidbits uncovered along the way.
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08/02/24•2h 26m
789 - AT&T Pebble Beach & LIV Mayakoba Recap Live Show
After the cancellation of the final round of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am we look back at a pair of 54 hole tournaments with the PGA Tour's weather shortened weekend as well as the LIV season opener at Mayakoba.
We begin at Pebble where Wyndham Clark wins after a third, and final, round 60 - setting a new course record and beating Ludvig by a shot. We break down the finish and the decision making that led to the shortened format given the relative lack of options, and provide some context for how Clark's third round compares to other low rounds from recent years in pro golf.
We also look at the others on the leaderboard (19:00) including Ludvig, JT, Jason Day as well as the course setup, Clark's decision to turn LIV down and stay on the PGA Tour, Spieth and Rory's respective comments on the potential PIF investment into the Tour (40:00), off course rumblings, a review of Neil's top and bottom 10 from his pre-tournament power rankings, and some reflections from our time on-site at the tournament.
Then we turn our attention to Mayakoba for the LIV season opener (1:09:30) as Joaquin Niemann wins the individual title in a playoff over Sergio with Jon Rahm's team wins the team crown. As the only live golf broadcasted on Sunday, we take stock of the progress and remaining shortcomings of the league's team rosters, the broadcast product and upcoming tech advancements and more.
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06/02/24•1h 52m
788 - LIVE from the Range at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am
We're back and live from the range again at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, chatting with Lucas Glover, Maverick McNealy, tournament director Steve John, Sahith Theegala, and Justin Thomas. The Beluga also gives us big board for the entire tournament, we make some picks, react to the Tour investment announcement, player quotes, and a ton more. Thanks a ton to AT&T for having us out to do a show from the range, it was an absolute blast.
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31/01/24•2h 50m
787 - LIVE from the Range at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am
Live from the range at Pebble Beach for the first time, the guys chat about the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, welcome some guests including Kira K. Dixon and Max Homa, chat about their Australia trip, and what they've seen on the range here at Pebble. We'll be back for another live show from Pebble on Wednesday from 11PM ET to 2PM ET.
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30/01/24•2h 52m
786 - Farmers Recap
KVV remains in the captain's chair for tonight's pod along with Shane Bacon and Kyle Porter as Matthieu Pavon wins at Torrey Pines with a birdie on the 72nd hole to beat Nicolai Hojgaard by a shot. We break down the finish, the international leaderboard, the lack of French golfing success, the concept of non-Sunday finishes on tour plus Tom Whitney's week and which PGA pro we would trust (and not trust) with handling nuclear weapons.
We also have some fun with wondering why certain players didn't go to LIV (47:40), the abysmal pace of play this past week, the angst over sponsors exemptions at Pebble next week, the latest edition of The Match, and - with some help from Jordan Perez - we break down Nick Dunlap's decision to turn pro after his win last week (1:04:00).
On the back half of the pod we talk through the rumored PIF-PGA Tour deal, our hopes for what a reunified pro golf world could look like, the Anthony Kim rumors, a few musings on buddies trips, and more.
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28/01/24•2h 1m
785 - The Tall Tales of Gary Player
In this, the first in a series of what we’re calling “NLU Special Projects,” Kevin Van Valkenburg dives deep into the curious life story of Gary Player, the son of a South African miner who would go on to win more than 160 global tournaments over the course of his storied career.
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24/01/24•51m 25s
784 - AmEx Recap with KVV and Joel Beall
KVV returns to the captain's chair tonight with Joel Beall of Golf Digest joining for this weekend's recap pod.
We start with the first amateur to win on the PGA Tour in over 30 years as Nick Dunlap wins the AmEx with a clutch five foot putt on the 72nd hole. We make sense of Dunlap's rise through the amateur golf scene and his performance today as he stared down seasoned pros with multiple wins on tour.
We also talk JT (24:00), Bezuidenhout, Burns, Xander, Scottie and Daniel Berger's return to the tour after a lengthy absence due to a back injury.
Then it's off to Dubai where Rory wins after a close call last week (39:40) with a one shot victory over Adrian Meronk and two clear of Cam Young - plus Joaquin Niemann's participation as a LIV player in the Euro Tour event (54:50).
We also cover Lydia Ko's win at the LPGA Tournament of Champions (1:04:00), Jay Monahan's trip to Saudi Arabia (1:16:45), and some other news and notes and with thoughts on the events at Sports Illustrated before we close with KVV reading his latest column "Lost in the Sauce of Golf Training Aids" (1:55:25) which can be found on our website: https://nolayingup.com/blog/lost-in-the-sauce-of-golf-training-aids
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22/01/24•2h 3m
783 - LPGA 2024 Season Preview
As the LPGA season kicks off Thursday at Lake Nona we fire up the first of many LPGA focused podcasts in the new year.
Ahead of the Tournament of Champions, our crew of Randy, Tron, Cody and Jordan go 24 for (20)24 with two dozen questions to be answered over the course of the upcoming season, including:
Our favorite venues and events on the 2024 schedule including a breakdown of the courses that will host the Women's PGA, US Open and Open Championships
The season outlook for Lilia Vu, Nelly Korda, Linn Grant, Lexi Thompson, and several other big names on the LPGA Tour
Our predictions for movement in and out of the Rolex Top 10, potential first-time winners in 2024, Player and Rookie of the year awards.
Early thoughts on the 2024 Solheim Cup
A look at the ANWA and NCAAs
Off-course rumblings around the rumored LPGA-LET merger.
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18/01/24•1h 35m
782 - Brian Harman
The Champion Golfer of the Year, Brian Harman joins the pod to talk through his win at Royal Liverpool, how his life and playing schedule look after winning a major championship, his experience in Rome as a Ryder Cup rookie and a ton more.
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17/01/24•1h
781 - Sony & Dubai Recap with KVV and Shane Bacon
With the boys off filming the latest season of Tourist Sauce, KVV steps into the captain's chair along with our pal Shane Bacon for this week's recap episode.
After a special cameo in our show open, we start with the Sony where Grayson Murray wins in a playoff over Keegan Bradley and Ben An. We talk through Murray's play in Hawaii and his personal struggles in recent years, plus Carl Yuan's....... interesting...... TIO ruling on 18 (32:40) and Gary Woodland's emotional return to the tour after brain surgery in September (47:00).
Then it's on to Dubai (50:30) for Tommy Fleetwood's dramatic birdie-birdie finish to beat Rory McIlroy by a shot. We prognosticate on the rest of 2024 for both Tommy and Rory and then look at the off-course news of both Martin Slumbers and Keith Pelley stepping away from their respective roles at the R&A and the DP World Tour.
We wrap with some thoughts on the end of Tiger's Nike contract (1:21:00) and the numerous legends across other sports - players and coaches - who have recently retired or are reaching the end of their competitive careers.
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15/01/24•1h 37m
780 - Beau Welling
Golf course architect Beau Welling joins the pod to talk through his design career which began under Tom Fazio and how his business made it through the financial crisis of the late 2000s. Plus, we detail his views on the current golf boom and how much of a role the pandemic played in the rise in golf participation. We also cover his work at the new Omni Frisco PGA Resort, working with Tiger Woods on some of his design projects, designing short courses, his thoughts as an architect on the distance debate and a ton more.
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10/01/24•59m 14s
779 - Sentry Recap
Chris Kirk kicks off the 2024 PGA Tour season by winning the Sentry at 29 under par after a bogey-free 65 on Sunday. We look at Kirk's week at Kapalua with a clip from his prior appearance on the pod - NLU Episode 326 - detailing his struggles with anxiety and alcoholism (8:10).
We also cover the close calls for Sahith and Spieth (21:00), what to make of Scheffler's week (30:00), Kisner's broadcasting debut (40:30), Rahm lurking on Maui (49:30) and Jason Day's new look (53:00).
In the final half hour, we look at the off-course news including the Rory interview from this week and various reactions to his comments, the curious schedule for the PGA Tour's rookie orientation, some early dubs for us in 2024, and more.
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08/01/24•1h 35m
778 - Sentry Happy Hour Preview
We're back with new shows in the new year, kicking off our first "Happy Hour" presented by High Noon as we debrief on a Twitter spat with Brandel, hand out some more superlatives from 2023, revisit our 2023 predictions, make our predictions for 2024, catch up on Rory's interview, and of course, try to remember who won PGA Tour events in 2023.
Thanks to everyone who tuned in live. You can view the show in its entirety on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/live/RVqz2wfsd4k?si=BCYTq9e-9toCsWTX
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03/01/24•1h 52m
777 - 10 Year Oral History
We are ten years into No Laying Up, a text thread among college friends that's turned into more than any of us could have imagined. Come along for a three hour conversation about the origins of that initial text thread, the website (21:30), the first podcast (35:00), Justin Thomas marking the first podcast appearance from a tour pro (55:30), the first detonation of golf television coverage (1:09:00), our Rory-DT news scoop (1:23:00), the first Tourist Sauce (1:50:30) and Strapped seasons (2:14:00), and a ton more.
A more extensive list of some of our favorite web posts, tweets, and other moments from the last decade will be available soon on the No Laying Up website.
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26/12/23•3h 4m
776 - 2023 Holiday Medley
Our annual holiday tradition returns with a medley of clips from our 2023 podcasts. Thanks for supporting what we do at No Laying Up, and we hope you enjoy reliving some of our favorite moments from the past year. Guests featured on this episode include:
Jon Rahm, Lee Trevino, Scottie Scheffler, Jordan Spieth, Max Homa, Will Zalatoris, Steph Curry, Lilia Vu, Padraig Harrington, Hunter Mahan and more.
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23/12/23•1h 52m
775 - PNC Recap
Tiger and Charlie Woods once again starred at the PNC while Bernhard Langer and his son Jason took the top spot in Orlando. We start this weekend's recap pod elsewhere with a recent ESPN report about the potential imminent private equity investment into the PGA Tour from a combination of US-based investors and the Saudi PIF. We also look back at some critical decisions from the tour over the last 3-4 years and play some revisionist history (17:00).
We also get into Rahm's public silence since his LIV move (52:00), the mule uprising (55:30), Finau staying put (1:02:45) and potential talent changes at NBC (1:04:45).
Then it's time for the on-course update portion of the pod (1:07:00) with the PNC, Q-School and then we close with a 2023 Superlatives game (1:13:15). Awards handed out include: Shot of the year, mule of the year, best major championship hole of the year and more.
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18/12/23•1h 44m
774 - 2023 LPGA Season Review Part Two
Randy, TC, Cody and Jordan are back with part 2 of our LPGA 2023 recap. In this episode we discuss the past twelve months on an individual basis for some of the biggest names in the women's game including Nelly Korda, Linn Grant, Rose Zhang, Leona Maguire and more.
(Editor's note: you'll find a thorough discussion on Lilia Vu's year in part 1 of our LPGA review podcast).
From there we delve into the off-course news (51:40) of potential Saudi PIF investment into the women's game and take stock of year two for LPGA commissioner Mollie Marcoux Samaan.
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14/12/23•1h 36m
773 - 2023 LPGA Season Review Part One
It's time to put a bow on the 2023 LPGA season as Randy, Tron, Cody and Jordan gather to recap the last twelve months in women's professional golf. In part one, we relive the ascension of Lilia Vu whose two major wins catapulted her to the top spot in the world rankings, relive our most notable moments of 2023 (20:55), review our predictions from the start of the year that came true and those that most certainly did not (52:05), and take stock of the notable changes in the top ten over the course of the season (1:04:30).
Stay tuned for part 2 of our discussion on Thursday which delves into the potential Saudi-PIF involvement in the women's game, a review of 2023 from some of the biggest names on the LPGA tour, and a review of the first year in charge for LPGA commissioner Mollie Marcoux Samaan.
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13/12/23•1h 6m
772 - Grant Thornton Recap, PGA Tour Investment News + Mike Whan & Martin Slumbers Interview
We've got several different avenues to cover on this week's recap pod. First up, Soly, KVV and Tron react to the latest news on the PGA Tour's efforts to snag private investment dollars and do our best to make sense of how these negotiations dovetail with the potential PIF investment into the PGA Tour
Then it's on to the Grant Thornton (19:00) where Lydia Ko and Jason Day win the inaugural edition of the PGA-LPGA team crossover tournament. We also talk Rory's return to Twitter, the reactions to Jon Rahm's LIV announcement and some additional ramifications of a restructured PGA Tour (24:00) before we move to Soly's interview with USGA CEO Mike Whan and R&A CEO Martin Slumbers on this week's rollback announcement (44:30)
We close the pod (1:42:10) with KVV reading his recent column "Jon Rahm, The Rollback and an Entire Reevaluation" which you can read here: https://nolayingup.com/blog/jon-rahm-the-rollback-and-an-entire-reevaluation
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11/12/23•1h 52m
771 - Jon Rahm to LIV
We rallied the crew to go live shortly after Jon Rahm officially announced that he would be joining LIV Golf. We talk about today's announcement, what it means, the ridiculous letterman jacket, how this all likely gets resolved, and where we go from here.
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09/12/23•1h 36m
770 - The Rollback
Soly, DJ and Tron gather for our midweek pod fresh off the USGA / R&A announcement of a rollback of the golf ball beginning for pro golfers in 2028 and in 2030 for the recreational golfer. We offer our initial reaction to the announcement as well as some other reactions from around the game of golf, plus a look back to how we arrived at the announcement - particularly in light of the rejected Model Local Rule bifurcation proposal from earlier this year. We also sift through the various opposing points of contention around today's announcement, the responses from other organizations in pro golf, and much more.
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07/12/23•1h 47m
769 - Hero Recap
Scottie Scheffler wins the Hero World Challenge as Tiger returns to competitive golf, but we begin this week's pod with the latest on the Jon Rahm to LIV rumors, its impact on PGA Tour leadership and private equity negotiations, and the curious silence from Rahm and his camp.
Then it's on to this week's mule uprising (24:40), the forthcoming distance announcement from the R&A and USGA (49:00), Jay Monahan's recent appearances (1:08:30), and reactions to actual golf played this week, starting in the Bahamas with Scheffler's win, the Cat's potential 2023 schedule, Morikawa's penalty, and more (1:15:25).
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04/12/23•1h 43m
768 - Lee Trevino
On the eve of his 84th birthday we are honored to welcome Lee Trevino to the pod for the first time. Over the course of two hours we cover Lee's unlikely story of overcoming poverty and hardship in his youth, his introduction to the game, military service in the Marine Corps, money game matches and introduction to the pro tour, winning majors, competing against Nicklaus, Palmer and Player and a ton more.
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30/11/23•2h 4m
767 - Hunter Mahan
Hunter Mahan returns to the pod to catch up on all things Ryder Cup and gives his take on what went down in Rome. Before the Ryder Cup discussion, Hunter shares his reasons for optimism concerning the professional game and offers some insight on the players' response to the communication from the Tour concerning the framework agreement.
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27/11/23•1h 9m
766 - Ludvig, TGL Roof Collapses, Rory Leaves the Board, RSM Classic
Ludvig Aberg dominates the RSM Classic, Rory leaves the board, Lanto Griffin has some quotes, the TGL roof collapses, and that's just a bit of what's discussed in this week's recap. We also talk DP World Tour, CME Group Tour Championship, LIV free agency, Azinger out at NBC, Tiger playing the Hero, and a ton more.
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20/11/23•1h 52m
765 - LPGA Check-In
Randy and Cody are joined by Jordan Perez ahead of this week's LPGA Tour Championship. On the pod this week:
Jordan gives us a sneak peek at her profile of Angel Yin which will hit the NLU website later this week
We recap the year for world no. 1 Lilia Vu as she reclaimed the top spot in the world rankings after her fourth win of the season last week at the Annika as well as some other notable performances during the tour's Asian swing (8:30)
What to make of some of the notable players who did not make the Tour Championship (30:10)
Who would win player of the year if the award was voted upon as it is on the PGA Tour? (44:00)
Some of the other season-long awards up for grabs this week, assorted news and notes from across the women's game, and our picks to win this weekend in Naples (54:00)
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16/11/23•1h 6m
764 - Michael Kim
Soly catches up with Michael Kim for a true golf nerd discussion covering:
His social media presence and embracing his role as one of the Mules on tour.
(7:15) His opinion on the decision makers on potential outside investment into the tour and how important the effects on his level of player will prove to be in the decision making process.
(16:10) The depths of the struggles he dealt with in his game, working to find a way out of those struggles and the search for the right swing coach to help in that process.
(37:10) A more thorough explanation of some of his tweets regarding how pros approach their swing thoughts, the distance debate, and more.
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15/11/23•55m 32s
763 - Butterfield Recap + Max Homa from South Africa
We start tonight's pod with an NLU tradition, a Max Homa cameo after another win for The Pro. Max hops on for a quick recap of his win in South Africa at the Nedbank and we offer some thoughts on the fall season thus far and enjoy some laughs thanks to some... interesting... comments from Mr. Player (21:45).
Then it's on to Bermuda where Camilo Villegas wins on the PGA Tour for the first time since 2014 (24:00). We give Camilo some well-deserved praise battling back from the pro golf abyss amidst heartbreaking personal tragedy, offer our thoughts on the setup, and enjoy a nice rant from TC on some of the last few entrants into this week's field.
After a couple of final notes from the Butterfield we dive into the latest news and rumors from the PGA Tour's future investment (44:00), some follow ups to our midweek TGL pod, and a recap of this week's LPGA event in Tampa (57:20) and TC and DJ's trip to see the new Pinehurst no. 10 golf course, designed by Tom Doak (1:00:45), a Tiger sighting as Charlie's caddie and more.
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13/11/23•1h 21m
762 - The TGL
As news about the forthcoming TGL (Tomorrow Golf League) has trickled out in recent weeks, we gather to try and compile what we know, and what we don't know, about the venture.
First up, the basics of the league: the competition format, the rosters, who's investing in the league, etc.
We also examine:
Our big picture feelings about the state of the TGL venture and how legitimate the competition will feel to viewers (20:20).
The viability of the league long term in light of the non-Tiger players who are participating and the cringe-worthy Morikawa video (45:30).
Rahm's absence from the league after initially committing and other notable players who are not participating (56:50).
Our best guesses on how the league will do in its initial season (1:04:00)
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08/11/23•1h 14m
761 - 1996 Majors
No recap pod this weekend as we're all on the road after our Nest Invitational Tournament in Frisco, Texas. Instead, we bring you another calendar year majors deep dive with Soly and KVV as we turn the clock back to 1996. We start, of course, with the dramatic Sunday in Augusta as Greg Norman falters and Nick Faldo claims his third Masters.
Then it's on to Oakland Hills (49:00) for Steve Jones's unlikely triumph at the U.S.st Open, Tom Lehman's lone major win in the Open Championship at Royal Lytham & St. Annes (1:27:25), and we wrap with the PGA Championship at Valhalla (1:29:55) where Mark Brooks beats local favorite Kenny Perry in a playoff.
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06/11/23•1h 43m
760 - Sean Foley
Soly catches up with veteran swing coach Sean Foley to discuss his career coaching some of the best players on tour and lessons learned from mistakes over the course of his interactions tour pros (12:30). We also examine the different styles of coaching when it comes to professional players (20:30), the intersection of swing thoughts and relying on natural instincts (32:30), working with Tiger (44:00), adjusting his teaching methods for the next generation (57:00) and more.
We're also bringing you something new after our chat with Sean as our own Kevin Van Valkenburg reads his recent essay "I Walk Alone: Embracing Solo Golf" (1:13:10) which you can also read on our website here: https://nolayingup.com/blog/i-walk-alone-embracing-solo-golf
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02/11/23•1h 25m
759 - Asia-Pacific Amateur Recap
Soly and Ben bring you the weekly recap pod from down under where Aussie Jasper Stubbs wins the Asia-Pacific Amateur at Royal Melbourne's famed composite course.
We start with our observations from the week and experiencing firm and fast sandbelt golf at one of the best courses in the world before breaking down the action from the 2023 tournament (14:00) culminating in Stubbs winning in a playoff and securing invites to the 2024 Masters, the 2024 Open Championship and the 2024 Amateur Championship.
We also reflect on the purpose of the tournament (29:00) and some of the interesting stories and competitors we met during the week from all over this part of the globe including countries with little to no championship golf tradition.
We close with Ben's impressions as a first-time visitor, of Melbourne's golf culture and sandbelt courses (42:30), our upcoming match on the composite course at Royal Melbourne, and (55:00) the need for more top-level professional golf in Australia.
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30/10/23•1h 4m
758 - Latest LPGA News and Notes + Gabi Ruffels Interview
Big Randy and Cody are back with a recap of the latest from the women's game including Lexi's performance on the PGA Tour, the last couple of LPGA tournament results, recent interviews featuring Rose Zhang and Mollie Marcoux Samaan, and more.
Then in part two (45:00), we're joined by Gabi Ruffels to talk through her year on the Epson Tour, her transition from high-level junior tennis to golf (01:08:40) and a look ahead to her upcoming year on the LPGA Tour in 2024. (01:12:23)
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26/10/23•1h 16m
757 - Edoardo Molinari
Our Ryder Cup recap content continues with Soly and TC interviewing European assistant captain and analytics guru Edoardo Molinari. We get into his first explorations into golf data and analytics during his own professional career, his experience helping Luke Donald form the partnerships that were so successful in Rome, how he viewed some of the decisions from the American team, the atmosphere in the team room after the heated ending to Saturday's matches and a ton more.
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25/10/23•1h 13m
756 - ZoZo Recap
Neil steps in as our substitute teacher on this week's recap pod as Collin Morikawa wins the ZoZo with a final round 63 for his sixth career PGA Tour win. We take stock of Morikawa's prospects headed into 2024 compared to some of the other big names on tour and other notable finishes from the week in Japan. We also recap Minjee Lee's win at LPGA BMW Ladies Championship in Korea, the LIV team championship and some of the rumblings around LIV's attempts at a big name signing and more (Note: We recorded our pod before the LIV team championship finished so there won't be any discussion about the results from Miami).
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23/10/23•1h 18m
755 - Steph Curry
Ahead of the start of the 2023-24 NBA season, Soly catches up with Steph Curry who was just named the 2023 Charlie Sifford Award winner for his efforts in advancing diversity in the game of golf. We cover Steph's work with the Underrated Golf Tour and the Howard University golf teams plus his current competitive golf aspirations and his plans for golf when his basketball career comes to a close. We also get into his thoughts on the Ryder Cup and some comparisons to his experiences with USA Basketball.
0:00 Steph Curry's golf game
07:10 Underrated Golf Tour
13:20 Howard University
18:50 Life after basketball, The Match
24:20 Ryder Cup and USA Basketball overlap
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17/10/23•32m 13s
754 - Shriners Recap
Tom Kim gets his third PGA Tour win by defending his title at the Shriners while Lexi Thompson misses the cut. We recap all the news from Vegas before a check-in on the DP World Tour, LPGA and LIV events.
Then it's time for the off course rumors regarding the PGA Tour - PIF framework agreement, the OWGR denying LIV's request for world ranking points, an overly thorough examination of Phil's upcoming chess moves, TGL news, listener questions, and more.
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16/10/23•1h 7m
753 - Zac Blair
As he competes this week in Las Vegas we hear from a longtime friend of the pod, PGA Tour pro Zac Blair. Soly and ZB catch up on the latest with Zac's golf course in South Carolina - The Tree Farm - and the path from his initial work on a site in Utah for The Buck Club to what was ultimately built outside of Aiken, South Carolina. We also get into his road back from a shoulder injury that led to surgery, playing on tour under a major medical exemption and a lot more.
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13/10/23•1h 3m
752 - LPGA Check In
Big Randy, Tron and Cody are back with a post-Solheim cup check in on all things LPGA. We start with Lexi Thompson's appearance in this week's PGA Tour event, some recent comments from LPGA Commissioner Mollie Marcoux Samaan about maximizing the tour's financial opportunities and capitalizing on the positive momentum of the Solheim Cup. We close with a look at the last couple of tournaments, Epson Tour graduates and some other news and notes.
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12/10/23•1h 30m
751 - Sanderson & KFT Tour Championship Recap
DJ and Soly fire up the Sunday night pod with some thoughts on the Sanderson and the PGA Tour's Fall Series as Luke List emerges from a five man playoff to win in Jackson. Then it's on to some additional Ryder Cup reactions from DJ (18:00) and some additional reporting surrounding the Cantlay and Schauffele situations. From there we transition to the Korn Ferry Tour Championship as James Nitties, Golf Channel broadcaster and former PGA Tour pro, joins us to recap the notable stories from the weekend (46:00). We close with some assorted news as notes from the world of golf including the Dunhill, Lexi Thompson's upcoming appearance at the Shriners, the recent TGL announcements and more.
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09/10/23•1h 29m
750 - Max Homa on the 2023 Ryder Cup
Fresh off his debut Ryder Cup appearance we welcome The Pro, Max Homa, back to the pod for the first of undoubtedly several postmortem episodes recapping the events at Marco Simone. Max takes us through the emotions of the week and during the American rally on Sunday, his partnership with Brian Harman, the mood in the team room after Friday and Saturday, his reaction to the narrative around Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele, and the path forward for the US Ryder Cup team in Bethpage and beyond.
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04/10/23•1h 29m
749 - Sunday Ryder Cup Recap
After a too little too late rally from the USA in singles, Europe reclaims the Ryder Cup by a final margin of 16.5 to 11.5 to extend the American winless drought on European soil. Settle in for a lengthy review of the matches at Marco Simone, the off course drama, what lies ahead for both teams as we look ahead to Bethpage and the 2025 Ryder Cup, our grades for each player and a ton more.
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02/10/23•2h 41m
748 - Saturday Ryder Cup Recap
The Euros continue to dominant the 2023 edition of the Ryder Cup. TM USA finally got a whole point on the board and appeared to be gathering some momentum by the days end. Hat-gate, LaCava vs Rory, and Sunday singles to discuss as we break down all the events of Day 2 at the Ryder Cup.
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30/09/23•2h 1m
747 - Friday Ryder Cup Recap
The Euros were dominant, the Americans - and the TV coverage - stunk, and we've got a 6.5 to 1.5 score after day one of the Ryder Cup. We break it all down, make some apologies, and look ahead to the remaining two days of competition in Rome.
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29/09/23•2h 9m
746 - Ryder Cup Pairings Preview
Pairings are out for the first session of the 2023 Ryder Cup, and we break down each match, each grouping, what we think happens in the afternoon, our reaction from seeing Marco Simone on Thursday, and try to contain our excitement for the best event of the year.
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28/09/23•1h 18m
745 - Ryder Cup Preview with Shane Ryan
With our resident Euro supporters in transit home from the Solheim Cup we call up Shane Ryan for a thoroughly biased American preview of the 2023 Ryder Cup which (finally) begins this week in Rome. We take a final look at the course and some recent setup changes, the American's approach to the event, our picks for MVP and LVP plus some other predictions and a few listener questions as well.
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26/09/23•1h 33m
744 - Solheim Sunday Recap
After a back and forth final day of individual match play the Europeans retain the Solheim Cup in a dramatic 14-14 tie with the USA. We do our best to provide a comprehensive recap of an incredible three days in Spain.
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25/09/23•2h 8m
743 - Solheim Saturday Recap
We are 8-8 after two days of the 2023 Solheim Cup. We break down morning and afternoon sessions from Spain, roll out Sunday Singles predictions, and cover the news and notes from the day.
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24/09/23•1h 44m
742 - Solheim Friday Recap
After a 4-0 sweep by the Americans in morning foursomes, the Europeans have clawed back to a 5-3 deficit after the first day of the 2023 Solheim Cup. Randy, Cody, Tron and Neil are on site with their reactions to the first two sessions and to get your set for the weekend in Spain.
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23/09/23•1h 3m
741 - When Revelation Comes with Jim Hartsell
Ahead of the release of NLU's film about our friend Jim Hartsell and his book When Revelation Comes, we recorded a podcast with Jim, the film's editor Matt Golden, DJ and Tron. We get Jim's reaction to viewing the film for the first time, reminisce about the trip and the memorable courses and moments from our journey and Jim's experiences since the book's publishing.
We hope you enjoy the film and this complimentary podcast and we encourage you to consider purchasing a copy of When Revelation Comes - available via Back 9 Press or wherever you get your books: https://back9press.com/pages/when-revelation-comes
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21/09/23•2h 4m
740 - Solheim Cup Preview with Sophie Walker
Randy and Cody are on location in Spain as we close in on the start of the 2023 Solheim Cup matches which begin on Friday morning. For our preview episode we bring in Sophie Walker - former LET player and current broadcaster for Sky Sports Golf - to preview our favorite holes at Finca Cortesin, the potential parings and matchups, plus our predictions for the final score, top point scorers for each side, and more.
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20/09/23•1h 22m
739 - Fortinet/BMW Recap
Sahith Theegala is a PGA Tour winner after an eventful Sunday that saw him claim a two shot victory in Napa. We start our recap by celebrating Sahith's win and making sense of the new fall series. Then, it's time to go across the pond to Wentworth where Ryan Fox wins the DP World Tour's BMW Championship as the entire European Ryder Cup team appears to be trending heading to Marco Simone.
On the back half of tonight's recap we get into the USGA Mid-Am, the KFT, Full Swing not getting access to the US Ryder Cup team room and some other miscellaneous news and notes. Plus an equipment update from Soly and a look ahead to our upcoming content plans for the Solheim and Ryder Cups.
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18/09/23•1h 25m
738 - Cheyenne Knight
Ahead of her Solheim Cup debut in Spain next week, Cheyenne Knight sits down with Randy to talk about her selection to the team as well as her amateur and collegiate career at Alabama, her initial struggles in professional golf, the distance and technology debate from an LPGA perspective, and more.
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13/09/23•52m 33s
737 - Irish Open and LPGA Cincinnati Recaps
With no PGA Tour golf this week we go across the pond for a recap of the Irish Open where Vincent Norrman wins at The K Club while we get an on the ground report from Randy at this week's LPGA Kroger Queen City Championship where Minjee Lee defeated Charley Hull in a playoff. We also get into the US Ryder Cup team's trip to Marco Simone, an update on our own golf games headed into the fall, paying off our season long picks contest, Ryder Cup TV coverage and more.
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11/09/23•1h 8m
736 - Angel Yin
Big Randy is on location at this week's LPGA Kroger Queen City Championship in Cincinnati. Ahead of the tournament he catches up with Angel Yin to talk about her road back from a difficult patch in her career, learning to coach herself and own her swing, her close calls at notching her first win during the 2023 season and the upcoming Solheim Cup matches in Spain.
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07/09/23•45m 13s
735 - Ryder Cup Roundtable post Captains Picks
Each of the twelve man teams are set for Marco Simone - time for another Ryder Cup roundtable with Soly and Kyle Porter vs. Tron and Jamie Weir. We begin with Soly and Tron trading haymakers on Ludvig's inclusion on the European team and their respective histories of opinions on the Swedish Ryder Cup rookie. After the Ludvig shouting match concludes (28:00), we settle down for some additional thoughts on the makeup of the rosters, those who were considered and not selected, potential pairings and a ton more.
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06/09/23•1h 53m
734 - Last Four European Ryder Cups
It's time for another deep dive from Soly and KVV - this time we look back at the last four Ryder Cups on European soil. From the blowout win at the K Club in 2006 to Le Golf National in 2018, we examine every detail in each of the home European victories from the most memorable moments to the many shortcomings from the Americans, the controversies, the fashion.... or lack thereof, and a ton more. Settle in for this one!
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04/09/23•3h
733 - George Gankas
George Gankas makes his return to the pod to talk with Soly about swing mechanics and how intricate and varied the golf swing can be, his work coaching players of all skill levels, working with Matt Wolff through his recent struggles, how he observes his players from TV coverage, his own aspirations of playing competitively and more.
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31/08/23•49m 17s
732 - Tour Championship Recap
The 2023 Tour Championship finished with Viktor Hovland running away from the field with a five shot win over Xander Schauffele after a Sunday 63 to claim the $18 million first prize. We sing Viktor's praises after another dominant playoff performance and take stock of Xander's week in Atlanta, the confusing year for Scottie Scheffler and the need for official injury reports in golf. We also talk Ryder Cup picks and our biggest winners and disappointments from the 2023 season.
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28/08/23•1h 46m
731 - LPGA Check-In and Look Ahead to Solheim Cup
Big Randy and Cody are back with another LPGA-focused pod which kicks off with a review of Alexa Pano's first professional win at the co-sanctioned ISPS Handa World Invitational event in Northern Ireland.
Then it's on to the upcoming Solheim Cup matches in Spain which are just inside of a month away (34:00). We recorded shortly after European captain Suzann Pettersen announced her captain's picks. We debrief on the European team before moving on to the Americans and the upcoming decisions facing captain Stacy Lewis. We close with some hypothetical head-to-head matchups based on the Rolex rankings.
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24/08/23•1h 39m
730 - Ryder Cup Roundtable with Jamie Weir and Kyle Porter
With just a little more than a month to go our foursome of Ryder Cup sickos are back to trade barbs ahead of the action at Marco Simone. For the stars and stripes, Soly pairs with Kyle Porter while the Euros are represented by Tron and Jamie Weir. We take the temperature of both sides and potential captain's picks, venue and setup concerns, the path to victory for each side, the shortcomings of the points systems, underrated players on both teams, and a ton more.
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24/08/23•1h 38m
729 - BMW Championship Recap
Viktor Hovland wins the BMW with a blistering back nine 28 en route to a course record 61 at Olympia Fields to claim the second leg of the FedEx Cup Playoffs. We try to wrap our brains around Hovland's finish and the week for Scottie, Rory, The Pro, and some first hand reporting from TC and DJ who were both on location (just outside of Chicago).
Then it's on to some fiery Ryder Cup discussion (37:30) before some reactions to the US Am, LPGA-LET and Euro events this week (1:10:30). We wrap with some hard hitting analysis of Blockie's round at Valhalla, our interview with Billy Walters and some personal life updates on our way out.
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21/08/23•1h 37m
728 - Billy Walters
Soly visits with legendary sports gambler Billy Walters ahead of the release of Billy's book Gambler: Secrets from a Life at Risk.
In addition to the well publicized partnership Billy had with Phil Mickelson, we cover his upbringing in Kentucky, his first exposure to gambling, his road to becoming of the most famous sports bettors in the world and a ton more.
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17/08/23•59m 35s
727 - Women's British Open + Memphis Recaps
After a busy weekend on multiple fronts, we fire up the pod and begin with Cody and Randy from the Women's British Open where Lilia Vu won her second major of the year. Then it's on to Memphis where Lucas Glover wins for a second consecutive week - this time in a playoff over Patrick Cantlay at the FedEx St. Jude to kick off the first leg of the PGA Tour playoffs. We close with the latest on the PGA Tour HQ dysfunction, the US Women's Amateur at Bel-Air CC, LIV Bedminster and more.
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14/08/23•1h 50m
726 - Women's British Open Friday Recap
Big Randy and Cody report from Walton Heath with TC joining stateside for a Friday recap of the first two rounds of the Women's British Open where Ally Ewing leads by five shots. We break down Ewing's first two rounds, the rest of the contenders, those who we expected to contend that are heading home after two days, plus our experiences as members of the Women's Open Radio crew and a look ahead to the weekend.
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12/08/23•1h 40m
725 - Women's British Open Preview
Big Randy and Cody are on location at Walton Heath for this week's AIG Women's Open. After a brief recap of our jet-lagged experience at today's Pro-Am, we offer our thoughts on the course, our upcoming appearance on the tournament radio broadcast, and our picks to contend in the final major of the year in women's golf.
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09/08/23•1h 16m
724 - Wyndham Recap
The PGA Tour regular season has come to an end with Lucas Glover winning in Greensboro while Justin Thomas missed advancing to the playoffs by just one shot. We break down the weekend in Greensboro, look at how the playoff bubble shook out, the Ryder Cup chances for JT and Ludvig, and Bryson's 58 at LIV Greenbrier.
Then it's on to the off-course news as Tiger joins the PGA Tour policy board and the players attempts to take back control of Tour decisions. We close with a quick look at the LPGA Scottish Open and the upcoming Women's British Open, plus the KFT in Utah, college athletics conference realignment in the scope of college golf and more.
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07/08/23•1h 39m
723 - 3M + Evian Recap
Tron and Cody take the reins in this week's recap pod with Jordan Perez hopping on for our LPGA coverage of the Evian Championship.
We begin with the 3M as Lee Hodges claims his first career tour victory with a seven shot victory at TPC Twin Cities. Then, we're on to some Ryder Cup discussions for both squads (12:50) with just one regular season event left on the tour schedule.
We shift gears over to the Evian (22:15) as Jordan joins us to dissect Celine Boutier becoming the first French woman to win the event. There's also Solheim Cup implications to discuss after several strong showings from the European side, the slow pay penalty assessed to Carlota Ciganda during Friday's second round, plus a quick recap of the US Junior Am.
We close the pod with some off-course PGA Tour news (1:01:30) as Jay Monahan's memo confirms the PGA Tour will not support the MLR roll back, plus some additional details in the memo on the potential process for LIV players returning to the Tour, communication from the tour to the players on the negotiations with the PIF and more.
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31/07/23•1h 26m
722 - LPGA Evian Preview with Grant Boone
Ahead of the fourth LPGA major of the year, Randy catches up with Grant Boone to talk all things Evian Championship and LPGA. Grant is a long time play by play voice on Golf Channel and brings a great perspective on the up and down history of the Evian and the debate around what makes a major earn that distinction on tour. We also get into some general discussion on this season thus far and some of the names who we expect to contend this week in France.
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26/07/23•1h 13m
721 - Open Championship Recap
Brian Harman is the Champion Golfer of the Year with a six-shot victory at Royal Liverpool in the 151st Open Championship. It's an all-hands-on-deck recap pod tonight as we cover the week at Hoylake. We'll start with the champ and take stock of Harman's dominant performance for his first major championship and his potential spot on the Ryder Cup team. Then it's time to hear from TC who joined KVV from on-site after Tron flew to the UK before today's final round to support Tommy-Lad (36:00).
Then it's on to a neutral's perspective on Tommy and the rest of the leaderboard (59:45) as well as some thoughts on this season's majors as a whole, the upcoming Ryder Cup, and a few coverage takes to close us out.
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23/07/23•1h 59m
720 - Saturday Open Championship Recap
Tommy disappoints, Harman surges ahead by five, Rahm re-enters the picture, and everything else from Saturday at the Open Championship. We chat about a day that started out exciting but lost juice, and Tron has a reveal that, and I cannot emphasize this enough, is well worth your time.
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22/07/23•1h 28m
719 - Friday Open Championship Recap
Brian Harman surges ahead by 5 shots at the halfway point as Tommy Lad battles to join him in the final pairing on Saturday. We recap a lengthy day 2 at Royal Liverpool, discuss the bunker adjustments made by the R&A, assess some performances after two rounds, preview the weekend ahead, and a lot more.
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21/07/23•1h 25m
718 - Thursday Open Championship Recap
TOMMY LAD! TC's beautiful boy jumps out to the early lead, as we react to day one at Hoylake. We talk Tommy, Rory, internal OB, Royal Liverpool, other noteworthy rounds of the day, down the leaderboard, and a ton more.
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20/07/23•1h 24m
717 - Jane Park
We have a very special bonus midweek episode as Randy speaks with Jane Park. Jane left the LPGA Tour in 2021 after her ten month old daughter, Grace, experienced a series of seizures which left her with permanent brain damage.
This week Jane will return to the tour along with Paula Creamer at the Dow Great Lakes Invitational - the LPGA's team event - in Midland, Michigan. In addition to enjoying a proper send-off for her competitive career, Jane hopes to bring awareness and raise financial support for families of children who experience epileptic seizures.
(You can follow Jane's week on Instagram @TheJanePark. If you'd like to contribute to the foundations mentioned, please visit: Epilepsy Foundation and Golf4Her Foundation)
Jane walks us through her family's experiences through the last two years, her goals for the upcoming tournament, her favorite current players to watch on the LPGA Tour and a ton more.
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19/07/23•45m 0s
716 - Open Championship Preview
The Open Championship (presented by his majesty the king) returns to Royal Liverpool this week for the latest edition of the game's oldest major. We break down the course, the changes since the last time it hosted the Open, the weather forecast and a quick scan of the betting favorites.
Then it's time for us to make our picks for the week (24:00), and our traditional picks not to win. We close with our own personal rankings of the courses of the Open rota and how they stack up against each other (58:30).
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18/07/23•1h 14m
715 - Scottish Open Recap
Rory wins the Scottish Open and we're left wondering if that's a good thing for his chances in next week's Open Championship. We take stock of McIlroy's win, Big Shot Bob MacIntyre's incredible shot into 18 in his home open, Tommy-lad, Scottie, Lord Tyrrell and everything else from the week at the Renaissance Club.
After some Hamsterdam on the CBS sports app coverage, we take a sneak peek at the captains pick options for the Euro and US Ryder Cup teams (42:30), some additional reaction to Tuesday's Senate hearing, Linn Grant's win on the LPGA Tour, plus DJ's epic two-day run of ten rounds on Wisconsin's ten top-100 public courses.
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17/07/23•1h 29m
714 - Martin Ebert previews Royal Liverpool
Ahead of the Open Championship we're joined by Martin Ebert, a UK based golf course architect who helped Royal Liverpool through several major changes to the course ahead of next week's tournament. We cover all the changes to the course including the brand new 17th hole and get an in depth perspective on the challenges of renovating a seaside links course. We also discuss the effects of modern technology on some of the world's oldest courses and look at potential changes to other Open rota courses.
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13/07/23•53m 26s
713 - Senate Hearing Recap with Slate's Jim Newell
After the events of the day in DC we fire up the pod and call upon Jim Newell, Senior Political Writer at Slate Magazine, to help us make sense of today's proceedings in front of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations.
We examine what was (and wasn't accomplished) over the course of the three plus hour hearing, plus the documents that were released about the communications between the Tour and the PIF - including the "best of both worlds" proposal. We also discuss potential reactions from players on tour, offer some thoughts on the road ahead and close with some listener questions.
Link to documents discussed on tonight's pod: https://www.hsgac.senate.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023-07-10-PSI-Majority-Staff-Memorandum-Regarding-Preliminary-Information-on-Agreement-Between-PGA-Tour-and-Saudi-Arabian-Public-Investment-Fund-with-Consolidated-Appendix.pdf
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12/07/23•1h 37m
712 - Sen. Ron Johnson
Ahead of the PGA Tour's hearing in DC on Tuesday, Soly is joined by Senator Ron Johnson of Wisconsin who serves as the ranking member of the Senate's permanent sub-committee on investigations.
Senator Johnson gives us his perspective on the proposed agreement between the Tour and the Saudi PIF, the purpose and goals of a public congressional hearing, the trends of sovereign wealth funds investing in pro sports - both domestically and internationally, how professional sports leagues are treated compared to other potential monopoly cases, and more.
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10/07/23•29m 30s
711 - US Women's Open & John Deere Recap
We begin tonight's live show recap pod with Randy, Tron, KVV, Cody and Jordan from Pebble Beach where Hawaii's Allisen Corpuz won the US Women's Open at Pebble Beach for her first professional win.
After that, Soly takes the wheel and we're on to the PGA Tour where Sepp Straka fired a final round 62 to win the John Deere Classic. We also touch on all the action from LIV London, the DP World Tour, the recent departure from the PGA Tour's Policy Board and more.
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10/07/23•1h 58m
710 - Saturday U.S. Women's Open Recap
Nasa Hataoka is your leader through 3 rounds of the U.S. Women's Open at Pebble Beach. TC runs down the prix fixe leaderboard menu as we gear up for Sunday's final round. How far back is too far back, worst case scenario winners, and winner picks as we wrap up the show.
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09/07/23•1h 7m
709 - Friday U.S. Women's Open Recap
Big Randy has some explaining to do as Bailey Tardy leads the U.S. Women's Open through 2 rounds at Pebble Beach. TC cooks down the leaderboard, some Team Rose chatter, and a farewell to Michelle Wie West. Plus a special interview with Michelle's former caddie Matthew Galloway to close out the show.
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08/07/23•1h 31m
708 - Thursday U.S. Women's Open Recap
Round 1 recap of the US Women's Open! Is this the way Pebble Beach is supposed to play? Late/Early advantage? And a surprise Amateur uprising. Chef TC cooks down the leaderboard as Big Randy plays host Live from the Dog House, onsite at Uncle Jim's place.
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07/07/23•1h 28m
707 - Christine Fraser
Golf course architect Christine Fraser joins Soly to detail her philosophy around her golf course design work, creating community centered courses, learning the tools of the trade under Martin Hawtree while living in Europe, getting her own company started and working as a woman in the GCA space.
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06/07/23•51m 22s
706 - US Women's Open Preview
The 2023 US Women's Open begins tomorrow and we're on location as Pebble Beach hosts a women's major championship for the first time. We start with some thoughts on the course itself and how it presents itself in the context of a US Women's Open. Then it's on to the leading contenders among US women (41:15) and the general lack of momentum for several of the highest-ranked Americans. We also recap the career of Michelle Wie West as she prepares for her final event as a professional (53:15). We close with some of Randy's favorite statistical nuggets headed into the week (1:13:15) and our picks for low Am and who'll hoist the trophy on Sunday evening.
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05/07/23•1h 42m
705 - Rocket Mortgage Recap
Rickie Fowler wins for the first time in four years as he claims the Rocket Mortgage in a playoff over Collin Morikawa and Adam Hadwin. We look at all the action from Detroit, and the struggle to watch the final round today when tee times were moved up. Plus some thoughts on Morikawa and the rest of the contenders this week - Ludvig included.
Then it's on to the news from off the course over the past week, starting with PGA Tour - Saudi PIF framework agreement that came out on Monday (30:15). Plus, the DP World Tour internal document release from last year (58:30), Peter Malnati's GolfWeek interview (1:16:45), the players' backlash against Eamon Lynch and more.
We close with a round up from non-PGA Tour events (1:34:15), a quick look ahead to the upcoming US Women's Open and more.
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03/07/23•1h 56m
704 - Scottie Scheffler and Jordan Spieth
Soly catches up with Jordan Spieth and Scottie Scheffler for a quick chat about both of their journeys to becoming world number one, continuing to learn new techniques, Ryder Cup team experiences, Scheffler's current run at majors, putting, and more.
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28/06/23•31m 11s
703 - Travelers & KPMG Women's PGA Recap
We're pulling double duty on this week's recap pod with Ruoning Yin claiming the KPMG Women's PGA Championship and Keegan Bradley winning the Travelers.
We start at Baltusrol with Yin's first major championship, the close calls for some of the contenders on the leaderboard, our thoughts on Baltusrol as a host for a women's major and the television coverage from the weekend.
Then it's on to the Travelers (56:15) where Keegan Bradley took advantage of the home game models and won with a whopping 23 under par at TPC River Highlands. We're joined by friend of the program Zac Blair (1:02:45), fresh off his T-2 finish, for his take on the course and what it's like competing in elevated purse events.
We close with some of the rumblings and remaining unknowns around the PGA Tour and the potential deal with the Saudi PIF (1:37:30).
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26/06/23•2h 6m
702 - KPMG Women's PGA Friday Live Show
We're halfway through the KPMG Women's PGA at Baltusrol. We check in on a stacked leaderboard, a difficult golf course, Leona Maguire, Minjee Lee, Nelly Korda, more names that missed the cut, the disappointment from Peacock, and a lot more.
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24/06/23•1h 25m
701 - KPMG Women's PGA Championship Preview
Ahead of the KPMG Women's PGA Championship we fire up another LPGA pod with our preview of the season's second major. We start with a look at the setting for the tournament - the recently renovated lower course at Baltusrol - and how it sets up for the women's profession game. We also give a quick recap of the recent tournaments since our last LPGA pod and look at some of the notable contenders and pairings this week including Rose Zhang in her first major appearance as a professional. Then it's prediction time as we offer some safe and risky prognostications for how the week will play out as well as our picks to win and not win.
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22/06/23•1h 31m
700 - Padraig Harrington
Fresh off a top 30 finish in this year's US Open, three-time major champion Padraig Harrington joins Soly to offer his perspective on the setup at LACC, competing in golf's biggest events into his 50s, the ins and outs of his speed training and how it applies to golfers of all skill levels, plus his views on the PGA Tour - LIV news from a couple of weeks ago and its impact on the upcoming Ryder Cup.
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21/06/23•1h 21m
699 - Sunday US Open Recap
Wyndham Clark wins the 2023 US Open, and we recap the week that was, Rory's close call, Scottie, LACC as a venue overall, the fan dilemma, thoughts from on site, Tommy's run, some bets paid off, and a lot more.
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19/06/23•2h 3m
698 - Saturday U.S. Open Recap
Rickie, Rory, Wyndham, and Scottie separate from the field at LACC, as we recap a furious finish to a very fun day of golf. We talk about what a win would mean for each person, how things unfolded on Saturday, Hamsterdam, veneers, what we expect out of Sunday, and a lot more.
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18/06/23•1h 23m
697 - Friday US Open Recap
LACC fights back as the sun comes out, Rickie takes the solo lead into the weekend, Rory has given himself another shot, how different the course played today, what's reasonable to expect from a US Open, another cathartic Hamsterdam, and a ton more.
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17/06/23•1h 40m
696 - Thursday US Open Recap
LACC is under attack! We react to the low scores from Thursday at the US Open, breakdown where and why the birdies happened the way that they did, pick some winners and losers of the day, Hamsterdam, Rory, Rick, Xander, Scottie's putting, the vibe on the course, and a ton more.
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16/06/23•1h 30m
695 - US Open Preview
Soly, Tron and KVV are on location for our preview of the 2023 US Open at Los Angeles Country Club. The guys break down some of the key shots the players will face this week, offer some observations from their Monday at the course, and we look forward to the challenges of competing at a place like LACC without a ton of history at the venue. Plus, our picks to win and not to win, some long shots that have caught our eye, and more.
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13/06/23•1h 12m
694 - Canadian Open Recap
OH CANADA!!!!
Native son Nick Taylor wins the Canadian Open in a playoff over Tommy Fleetwood with a dramatic 72ft eagle putt at the 18th hole to become the first Canadian to win their nation's open since 1954. We break down Taylor's performance as well as the close call for Fleetwood, the course at Oakdale and Rory's week on the course.
We then shift to the off the course drama from earlier in the week as more details emerge about the proposed framework agreement between the Saudi PIF and the PGA Tour. We theorize LIV's potential future, the communication - or lack thereof - from the PGA Tour to its members, the lack of initial details about the new structure, and what happens next if the deal does (or doesn't) go through.
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12/06/23•2h 14m
693 - The Day After
As the golf world attempts to make sense of yesterday's PGA Tour - Saudi PIF - DP World Tour announcement, we do our best to offer a wide-ranging view of the repercussions from the perspectives of various stakeholders in the game. This episode includes:
DJ is joined by Big Randy for his thoughts on yesterday's news, what led us to this point, and what could/should have been done differently on the part of PGA Tour leadership.
A recap of audio from Rory's press conference ahead of the Canadian Open (51:00)
John Nucci of Conduct Detrimental on the potential legal challenges that will arise from both the US DOJ and European regulators (1:05:45).
An assortment of quotes today from Jay Monahan on Golf Channel (1:20:00), Bryson on CNN (1:23:15) and press conference audio from Mackenzie Hughes and Corey Conners (1:29:00)
Cody and Big Randy with DJ on Saudi Arabia and the PIF's potential expansion into women's professional golf (1:40:30)
Rose Zhang closes us out on a positive note and she visits with Soly and DJ on the heels of her first professional win over the weekend (2:16:15)
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08/06/23•2h 29m
692 - The Great Merge
The golf world was rocked by a stunning announcement Tuesday morning that the PGA Tour would be forming a new "commercial entity" with the Saudi Public Investment Fund, including LIV Golf, as well as the DP World Tour. The boys fire up an emergency Live Show to discuss what details are known at this point, what the road back to the PGA Tour could look like for players who made the jump to LIV, some potential FTC-DOJ legal roadblocks, and a ton more.
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07/06/23•1h 47m
691 - Memorial Recap plus Rose Zhang's first LPGA Win
Viktor Hovland wins the Memorial in a playoff over Denny McCarthy for his fourth PGA Tour win while Rose Zhang beats Jennifer Kupcho in a playoff to win on the LPGA tour in her first start as a pro. We begin the pod breaking down Hovland's win and the week for runner-up Denny McCarthy, Rory, Scottie, the renovation to the course, Billy Ho's interview, and more.
Then it's on to Liberty National as Rose announces her presence on tour with a win just a week after she defended her title in the NCAAs. In short, there's no better time for some absurd predictions on how many career majors she'll win.
We also get into Phil's week on Twitter and a quick look at Monday's final stage of US Open qualifying.
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05/06/23•1h 48m
690 - Ryder Cup Check In with Jamie Weir and Kyle Porter
Time for another check-in on the upcoming Ryder Cup as Jamie Weir of Sky Sports and Kyle Porter from CBS Sports join TC and Soly to take the temperature of both teams headed into the summer months. We theorize about the setup at Marco Simone, who could be trending as a captain's pick, the depth of both squads, inclusion of LIV players, listener questions and more.
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31/05/23•1h 40m
689 - Charles Schwab Challenge Recap
Emiliano Grillo wins at Colonial, and we recap our week on site, the final dramatics, Colonial's renovation, Michael Block, more Michael Block, Claude Harmon's comments, LPGA Match Play, news and notes from around the world of golf, and more.
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29/05/23•1h 38m
688 - LPGA Match Play Preview + NCAA Recap
This is a two-part episode. In the first part Tron, Cody and Randy discuss the Founders Cup, hit on some odds and ends around the women's game, and preview + make picks for the Match Play this weekend. In part two (beginning at 1:08:47), Jordan Perez (@Jrdnprz on twitter) joins Randy to discuss the NCAA D-I Women's Championships which just concluded yesterday. Wake Forest captured the team title while Rose Zhang captured the individual title. Enjoy!
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25/05/23•1h 40m
687 - Joel Dahmen & Geno Bonnalie
Joel Dahmen and his caddie Geno Bonnalie join us at the Charles Schwab Challenge to chat about their newfound fame from their appearance in "Full Swing," what dad life has been like for Joel, their take on Oak Hill, and what makes this week a fun one on tour. But the highlight is Geno recanting the story of how he set a Guinness world record, and I promise this is a story you're going to want to hear.
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24/05/23•1h 8m
686 - PGA Championship Recap
Brooks Koepka claims the PGA Championship at Oak Hill for his fifth career major with a two shot victory over Viktor Hovland and Scottie Scheffler. We get an on the ground report from KVV, take stock of another impressive major championship for Koepka, witness Randy's efforts to cancel the Block party, catch up with Soly, recap our experience with the ESPN broadcast, and more.
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22/05/23•2h 1m
685 - Saturday PGA Championship Recap
Day 3 PGA Championship recap: Brooks sitting alone at the top, Viktor, Corey and the Big Golfer chasing and an appearance by TM Rose! Plus we break down Scottie's rough day, MIKE BLOCK, Rory and the ESPN+ show.
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21/05/23•1h 50m
684 - Friday PGA Championship Recap
Day 2 at Oak Hill recap: Scottie's continues to get it done, Hovland's incredible play and bad fashion, Brooks and Bryson paired up tomorrow and a ton more. Guests Matt Every and Roger Steele join to discuss their day out at the 2023 PGA Championship.
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20/05/23•1h 44m
683 - Thursday PGA Championship Recap
We recap a fun opener at Oak Hill, including Bryson's unlikely resurgence, Rory's up and down day, Rahm's disaster, DJ, Oak Hill, Tom Kim's mud excursion, what KVV saw out of Bryson in person, Phil, and a ton more.
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19/05/23•1h 32m
682 - PGA Championship Preview
Major championship golf is back as the PGA Championship begins Thursday at Oak Hill. Soly joins the pod from on location in Rochester along with Tron, DJ and KVV to offer our thoughts on the setup and what type of player stands to benefit. We also get into the evolution of the PGA Championship, the pre-tournament favorites that we're buying and selling and some listener questions.
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16/05/23•1h 42m
681 - Byron Nelson Recap plus LIV Tulsa with Bunkie Perkins
For the first time in five years, Jason Day is a winner on the PGA Tour as he holds off a jam packed leaderboard in Dallas to win the Byron Nelson. We look back at Day's road back from the injuries and struggles that derailed his run as the top ranked player in the world and look at the rest of the week at TPC Craig Ranch.
Then we call upon friend of the program Bunkie Perkins for his report from the grounds of LIV Tulsa. Plus, Phil Mickelson's week on Twitter, our upcoming TV coverage partnerships at the PGA Championship and US Open, and a quick debrief on our trip to Italy for the Italian Open to check out Marco Simone ahead of the Ryder Cup.
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15/05/23•1h 32m
680 - LPGA Check-in with Randy and Cody
Randy and Cody are back for another LPGA pod as we recap the International Crown with our biggest takeaways from each team. Plus, our experience at the Wednesday pro-am with Maja Stark of Sweden and LPGA commissioner Mollie Marcoux Samaan, some thoughts on recent TV coverage of LPGA events, our clubhouse leaders for Player and Rookie of the Year and our picks for this week's Founders Cup. We close with Randy's look at the thirteen women who started the LPGA tour and for whom the Founders Cup is named.
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11/05/23•1h 31m
679 - Lilia Vu
Randy and Cody catch up with Lilia Vu, the newest major champion on the LPGA Tour. Lilia details her win at the Chevron, her road to success on the LPGA tour after a decorated amateur career, overcoming early struggles as a professional, and more.
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10/05/23•47m 51s
678 - Wells Fargo Recap
Neil takes over as substitute teacher on the wrap up pod as TC, Randy and Cody join for a look at Wyndham Clark's first PGA Tour win as he claims the Wells Fargo in Charlotte. We take a trip down the leaderboard, gauge our levels Quail Hollow fatigue, plus a check in on the LPGA International Crown, the Italian Open on the DP World Tour and an update on our own golf games a third of the way through the 2023 calendar.
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08/05/23•1h 49m
677 - Johnson Wagner
Soly catches up with PGA Tour pro and broadcaster, Johnson Wagner, to discuss his transition from playing full time to broadcasting for the Golf Channel as well as his take on the PGA Tour policy changes, life on tour as a "mule", LIV, the distance debate and more.
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03/05/23•1h 9m
676 - Mexico Open Recap
Tony Finau wins the Mexico Open at Vidanta outlasting Jon Rahm to win on the PGA Tour for a sixth time. Soly, DJ and Neil fire up the pod to relitigate Big Tone's career in light of the strength of field this week - plus some discussion of Akshay Bhatia's appearance in the final group on Sunday as well.
We also talk Hannah Green's win at the LPGA LA Championship at Wilshire, Taylor Gooch's second consecutive LIV win, our midweek interview with Keith Pelley, possible Ryder Cup captain's pick candidates, and more.
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01/05/23•1h 25m
675 - Keith Pelley
Keith Pelley, CEO of the European Tour, joins the podcast to chat about the recent Sports Resolutions Decision, the strategic alliance between the DP World Tour and the PGA Tour, LIV, OWGR, the future of the DP World Tour, how the last few years have unfolded, and a lot more.
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26/04/23•1h 2m
674 - Chevron LPGA and Zurich PGA Recap
We've got a lot to cover on this week's recap pod as Lilia Vu wins in a playoff at the LPGA Chevron Championship while, on the PGA Tour, Nick Hardy and Davis Riley shoot 30 under to win the Zurich in New Orleans.
Special thanks to our guest appearances on our Chevron coverage by LPGA pro and current Golf Channel commentator Karen Stupples and stats aficionado Justin Ray for a complete look at the first impressions of the Chevron in Houston as well as Vu's family background, Angel Yin missing out on her first major, Nelly Korda's week, and more.
We also take stock of the role of the Zurich team event on the PGA Tour and some other format possibilities, the atmosphere at this week's LIV event in Australia, plus the return of This Week in James Hahn Tweets.
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24/04/23•1h 51m
673 - Friday LPGA Chevron Recap
We're joined by the Golf Channel's Grant Boone and NLU Young Hitter Lakareber Abe to react to the first two rounds of the LPGA's Chevron Championship. We break down the leaders, those who missed the cut, the course and a look ahead to the weekend in Houston.
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22/04/23•1h 29m
672 - Danielle Kang
Ahead of the LPGA's first major of the year, Soly catches up with Danielle Kang to talk all things LPGA and major championship golf as well as her lessons with Butch Harmon, her career goals and more.
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20/04/23•51m 26s
671 - LPGA Chevron Championship Preview
The first major of the LPGA season begins this week in Houston with the Chevron Championship. Big Randy, Tron and Cody recap some of the recent storylines across the LPGA before diving into the week ahead with the questions we'd like to see answered and a draft of our picks to hoist the trophy on Sunday. We also get into the event moving from its longtime home in Palm Springs, plus our best (and worse) case scenarios for the tournament champion.
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18/04/23•1h 30m
670 - Heritage Recap
Matt Fitzpatrick wins at Hilton Head in a playoff over Jordan Spieth to claim the RBC Heritage. We recap a busy week at Harbour Town including Spieth's close call, the slow play controversy surrounding Patrick Cantlay, the tournament's profile and designated event status, Rory's absence and a ton more.
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17/04/23•1h 34m
669 - 1995 Major Championships
We're back with another major championship recap, and this time, it's 1995. Soly and KVV take you through Ben Crenshaw's triumph at Augusta, Corey Pavin at Shinnecock Hills, John Daly at the Old Course, and Steve Elkington at Riviera. We recount some of the more important and entertaining moments in each championship, discuss what golf looked like in 1995, who had close calls, and a ton more.
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12/04/23•1h 50m
668 - Sunday Masters Recap
Jon Rahm wins at Augusta National after an extended Masters Sunday. Rahm claimed his second major by passing third round leader Brooks Koepka and then withstanding an unexpected charge from Phil Mickelson to ultimately win by four strokes.
Soly, Neil, DJ and Cody recap a hectic and crazy week at Augusta along with guest appearances from KVV - who spent the week on site - as well as Randy and Tron for their reaction to the first major of the season.
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10/04/23•1h 48m
667 - Saturday Masters Recap
We are joined by Scott Van Pelt, Wright Thompson, and Iona Stephen as we recap a rainy Saturday at Augusta National. We preview the final Rahm/Koepka showdown, discuss Phil's resurgence, Tiger, and everything else from the day that was.
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08/04/23•1h 31m
666 - Friday Masters Recap
Harry Higgs joins the show to chat about Brooks Koepka's open to the tournament, patient major championship golf, trees, the Koepka/Woodland incident, and a lot more. We also check in with Kevin Van Valkenburg who followed Brooks today, TC's takes, Kira K. Dixon from Golf Channel, our usual jaunt down the leaderboard, some weather prognosticating, and a lot more.
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08/04/23•1h 28m
665 - Thursday Masters Recap
John Wood from NBC joins the podcast as we chat through an eventful opening day at Augusta National. We also check in with Kevin Van Valkenburg on his day following Phil Mickelson, discuss the big names at the top of the leaderboard, the disappointment from Rory, Spieth's up and down day, odds going forward, and a lot more.
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07/04/23•1h 36m
664 - Wednesday Masters Happy Hour
If you have two preview shows, do you even have one? We went live with a special Wednesday preview on the eve of the 2023 Masters talking about developments on the week, Ridley's press conference, Phil's bizarre champion's dinner behavior, Tiger's comments, Bryson, and a lot more.
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05/04/23•59m 25s
663 - Masters Preview
The 2023 Masters is almost here and we fire up the preview pod to run through our favorite storylines and hot takes headed into the week at Augusta. From Scottie Scheffler's bid to repeat to Neil's plans for a Rory block party, potential LIV contenders and more - we have every angle covered ahead of the opening tee shots on Thursday morning.
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04/04/23•1h 24m
662 - ANWA and Valero Recap with Rose Zhang and Michael Wolf
What a weekend. With Soly having the night off and TC running the show, there are lots of directions to go on this recap podcast.
First up, Cody brings us his first-hand report from Rose Zhang's win at the Augusta National Women's Amateur. We have a thorough debrief of the fourth edition of the event and Cody's first visit to the grounds of Augusta (50:00).
Then it's on to the PGA Tour where Corey Connors wins in San Antonio for the second time while on the LPGA Tour, Ruoning Yin wins for the first time as she claims the LA Open at Palos Verdes. Meanwhile the LIV boys prepped for the Masters in Orlando at Orange County National.
We close the pod with Michael Wolf to recap our first Office Hours video about the origins of the Masters (1:36:00), some reactions to Gary Player's antics and Soly's interview with Patrick Cantlay. We end with DJ's visit with Rose Zhang to relive her win at the ANWA (2:10:20).
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03/04/23•2h 36m
661 - Patrick Cantlay
With the Masters almost here, Patrick Cantlay returns to the pod to talk about his recent visit to Augusta and the recent changes to the 13th hole as well as some other notable changes ahead of this year's tournament. We also get a sneak peak on what to expect at LACC for this year's US Open. We also get into Patrick's reaction to the recent USGA MLR golf ball announcement and his take on the distance debate in general. We also hear from Patrick about his experience as the Player Director on the PGA Tour's Policy Board and how the tour has reshaped itself over the last year.
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31/03/23•51m 20s
660 - ANWA Preview + Rose Zhang Interview
All eyes turn towards Augusta as the 4th annual Augusta National Women's Amateur kicks off a huge week-and-a-half of golf amongst the pine trees of Georgia. In today's episode, Cody and Randy are joined by Jordan Perez (@jrdnprz on Twitter) to discuss and preview what is surely the deepest, most talented field the ANWA has seen to date. Jordan is covering the ANWA on behalf of AmateurGolf.com and you can find all her writing this week there. Today's run of the show is as follows: Cody and Randy spend the first ~35:00 minutes recapping last weekend's Drive On Championship and touching on some LPGA odds & ends. At the 35:00 minute mark, Jordan joins to go over her favorite storylines at the ANWA, plus the trio reveals their favorite dark horses to contend and their five favorites to win. Finally, and certainly not to be missed, Cody and Randy interview (at the 1:37:05 mark) World Amateur #1, Rose Zhang, as she prepares to tee it up in her fourth ANWA. Rose talks about the state of her game, lessons learned from prior ANWAs, and her mental approach to this week. Enjoy!
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29/03/23•2h 1m
659 - Match Play Recap + Rory Interview
The end of the WGC era closed down in Austin as Sam Burns defeated Cameron Young 6 and 5 to win the Match Play Championship. Both finalists needed extra holes to win their semifinal matches on Sunday morning as Burns defeated Scottie Scheffler while Young outlasted Rory McIlroy. We show some appreciation for Austin Country Club, look back at the entire week's action and eulogize our favorite moments from the WGC era in professional golf.
We also react to the audio from our interview with Rory on the MLR ball and his take on the distance debate (1:10:15). Plus our monthly Ryder Cup segment presented by BMW and some other news and notes from the past week in golf.
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27/03/23•1h 43m
658 - Trevor Immelman
Trevor Immelman returns to the pod to take an early look at the upcoming Masters and also offers some great insights from his win at Augusta in 2008. We also get Trevor's thoughts on the distance debate and how it affects pros, courses, amateur events, manufacturers and more. We also close the pod with some details from Trevor on the recent evolutions in golf TV coverage.
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22/03/23•1h 22m
657 - Valspar Recap + Billy Horschel on the distance debate
We've got a two part pod on this Sunday night as Soly and KVV make sense of Taylor Moore's win at the Valspar as Adam Schenk, Jordan Spieth and Tommy Fleetwood come close at Innisbrook. We also offer some thoughts on LIV Tuscon, the guys who will be competing in the upcoming majors, and the lackluster tv ratings.
Then in part two, (54:10) Billy Horschel joins KVV and Soly to offer his perspective on the distance debate in light of this week's announcement from the USGA and R&A. Soly and KVV also offer some reactions Billy's opinions after our conversation as well.
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20/03/23•2h 6m
656 - LPGA Storylines + Asian Swing Recap w/ Kate Burton + How Pros Set Their Schedule w/ Lauren Coughlin
Great news! We're inching closer to the LPGA season unfolding in earnest! On today's show Cody and Randy kick things off by discussing their most compelling storylines of 2023 thus far. Then, two guests join the show. First up is Kate Burton, broadcaster and Singapore-resident, to breakdown and discuss the recently completed mini-Asian swing as well as a few other topics (begins at the 32:52 mark). After that, NLU Young Hitter and LPGA regular, Lauren Coughlin, joins the show to discuss how she goes about setting up her schedule. It's an insightful look into the hectic schedule of an LPGA player, including the difficult decisions of where to play, how often to play, when to rest, and how this season's schedule is a doozy (begins at the 1:13:16 mark). Enjoy!
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16/03/23•1h 51m
655 - Mike Whan on the USGA's proposed distance changes
On the heels of today's announcement of a proposed model local rule of the golf ball rollback for elite level players, we're joined by USGA CEO Mike Whan to explain the position of the USGA and R&A and what lies ahead in the process. After our chat with Mike, we outline our reaction to the announcement, address some misconceptions about the proposed changes, and have some fun with listener questions as well.
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15/03/23•1h 44m
654 - Sunday Players Recap
Scottie Scheffler cruises to a five-shot win at the Players. We recap the day, compare Scottie to some tennis greats, what it's like watching him, other notable performances, setup for the week, the 12th hole, what the future of the Players looks like, who is on the outside of the designated events as of now, and a ton more. Thanks to everyone that tuned in live throughout the week, the shows have been a blast to do.
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13/03/23•1h 55m
653 - Saturday Players Recap
Scottie Scheffler takes a two-shot lead into Sunday after a buzzing day at TPC Sawgrass. We discuss what we saw out of Scottie on Saturday, Min Woo Lee, the rest of the leaderboard, Rory quotes, the easy setup, and a ton more.
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12/03/23•1h 30m
652 - Friday Players Recap
Round 2 of the Players is far from over, but we recap the day's happenings in our live show, presented by our friends at High Noon. We chat Chad Ramey, Morikawa, Svensson, more TPC Sawgrass, what we saw on the ground, who we're buying and selling at the (almost) halfway point, and Shane Bacon joins us on the back end. Enjoy!
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11/03/23•1h 19m
651 - Thursday Players Recap
It's Chad Ramey time! We go through our day at TPC Sawgrass for day one of the Players Championship, Morikawa, TPC Sawgrass, Spieth, JT, Max, down the rest of the leaderboard (of course), Ryan Armour's comments, and everything else from the day.
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10/03/23•1h 18m
650 - Players Championship Preview
Players week is here, and we discuss Jay Monahan's Tuesday press conference, discussions with players on the grounds at TPC Sawgrass, reaction to the news of the day, favorites this week, listener questions, how the tour should respond to LIV players that want to return, the role of the PGA Tour commissioner, and a ton more.
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08/03/23•1h 20m
649 - Bay Hill Recap
Kurt Kitayama holds off a star-studded leaderboard at Bay Hill to win the Arnold Palmer Invitational and claim his first career win on tour. We review the week for Kitayama and the rest of the leaderboard, evaluate our impressions the golf course, and a thought or two on the NBC coverage (or lack thereof).
We also check in on Jin Young Ko's win on the LPGA Tour in Singapore and offer some additional thoughts on the PGA restructuring announcement from earliest this week, plus a thorough response to James Hahn's Golfweek comments and more.
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06/03/23•2h 11m
648 - Reaction to the new PGA Tour designated events structure ft. Peter Malnati
With the announcement earlier today unveiling the new PGA Tour structure starting next season, we fire up a midweek pod and are joined by Peter Malnati - the Player Director on the PGA Tour Policy Board - to get an inside look at the decision making process that led to today's announcement. Peter also details why he initially opposed many of the measures that passed today and what led him to change his mind.
After our chat with Peter we do our best to make sense of the new structure and offer our takes on what works and what still gives us pause at this point in the process. We also do our best to answer the LIV related questions, predict what comes next at PGA Tour HQ and what they can do the properly message their plans moving forward.
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02/03/23•1h 33m
647 - Honda Classic Recap
Chris Kirk claimed the Honda Classic in a playoff over Eric Cole to win his fifth career PGA Tour event. We recap Kirk's road back to winning on tour after struggles with alcoholism and depression, relive the wild finish on the final hole of regulation, and praise Cole's perseverance to continue his career on the mini tours.
Then it's on to Mayakoba and the first LIV event of 2023 and the first traditional TV broadcast. We discuss some rumblings of players who might want out of their contracts and the potential outcomes that could play out under such a scenario. We close the pod with an LPGA update, an early mock drafts of the European Ryder Cup team, and more.
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27/02/23•1h 55m
646 - Saudi Ladies Discussion + New Faces to Watch on LPGA in '23 + Lucy Li Interview
It's an absolutely jam-packed women's golf show for you! Cody, Tron and Randy begin by recapping last weekend's Saudi Ladies International before turning their attention to this weekend's Honda LPGA Thailand. Next, Cody runs down 7 new faces on the LPGA in 2023 everyone must know. Finally, Lucy Li joins the show (at about the 1:46:00 mark) to discuss her upcoming rookie year, how she's evolved from that little girl we all saw eating ice cream at the US Open, and a lot more. Enjoy!
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23/02/23•2h 15m
645 - Smylie Kaufman
Smylie Kaufman returns to the pod to walk us through his transition into broadcasting, his take on the west coast swing and the upcoming run of major championships, the physical and mental struggles that derailed his playing career, some current hot topics in pro golf, and a ton more.
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23/02/23•1h 1m
644 - Riviera Recap
The Buoy has surfaced again! Jon Rahm wins by two shots over Max Homa at Riviera to reclaim his spot atop the world rankings. We hear from KVV who was on location this week and break down the week for Rahm, Max, the Cat and the rest of the leaderboard. We also get into some coverage takes, updates from the LPGA and Euro tours and the latest round of LIV signings and more.
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20/02/23•2h 12m
643 - Full Swing Recap with Chris Ryan
The Netflix golf series "Full Swing" is here. We're joined by Chris Ryan from The Ringer for a deep dive into all aspects of the first season of the show. We explore the origins of Full Swing and how it compares to Drive to Survive and other sports documentary television, the crafting of the show's episodes, the coverage of LIV's emergence, and a breakdown of what worked and what didn't in each episode.
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16/02/23•3h 6m
642 - WM Recap
There's a new world number one as Scottie Scheffler goes back to back with his second consecutive win at the WM Phoenix Open. Soly, DJ and KVV break down another win for Scheffler, the impact of Ted Scott as his caddie, the "controversial" drops from the weekend, and some other observations from the week on site at another designated event. Then it's on to a quick Riv preview as the Cat announces he'll tee it up, some reactions to the Bryson article in Golfweek, the LIV hype video, and more.
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13/02/23•1h 36m
641 - Colt Knost
Colt Knost joins Soly to talk broadcasting, his amateur and pro career, the PIP, the injuries that ultimately derailed his playing career, playing money games with Phil and some great stories from his work in golf media.
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08/02/23•1h 2m
640 - Pebble Beach Update + Soly's Pro-Am Recap
While the professional half of the Pebble Beach Pro-Am will be decided on Monday, we have more than enough to discuss on this Sunday night as Soly, Tron and DJ are joined by the newest member of the NLU team, Kevin Van Valkenburg.
We get a thorough first-hand report from Soly who participated in the pro-am, preview the Monday finish at Pebble and check in on the insane finish on the DP World Tour - plus the text message statement from P, Bubba's comments on team golf, some LIV rumors, and more.
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06/02/23•1h 56m
639 - Will Zalatoris
Will Zalatoris joins the pod to detail his return from a back injury that ended his 2022 season, his mental approach to competing in majors, the disappointment of his runner up finishes, his putting stroke on short putts, playing junior golf with Jordan Spieth and Scottie Scheffler, the future of the PGA tour and a ton more.
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02/02/23•59m 16s
638 - Farmers Recap ft. Max Homa
The NLU podcast bump strikes again as Max Homa wins at Torrey Pines to claim his sixth career PGA Tour victory. Max joins Soly, Tron and Randy to take us through the week in San Diego, the shots on 16 and 18 to close out the tournament, his mindset while competing at the top of the leaderboard, his in-round TV interview and a ton more.
We run down the rest of the leaderboard and evaluate the concept of a Saturday tournament finish. Then it's time for some coverage takes, the latest with Patrick Reed and Rory in Dubai, more LIV schedule and executive departure updates, and more.
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30/01/23•1h 54m
637 - Max Homa
He's back! Max Homa returns to the pod to talk fatherhood, managing a changing golf swing, working with a sports psychologist for the first time, being a member of the PAC, Presidents Cup and more.
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25/01/23•1h 13m
636 - AMEX Recap
Jon Rahm continues his heater with a fourth win in his last six starts as he claims the AMex with a one shot victory over Davis Thompson. We recap the week and sing the praises of both Rahm and Thompson, evaluate recent results through the prism of the OWGR and run down the leaderboard - despite TC's absence from the pod.
We also shout out Victor Perez's incredible hole out en route to a win in Abu Dhabi, Brooke Henderson's wire to wire win at the LPGA Tournament of Champions, LIV's TV deal with the CW, plus a fun early US Ryder Cup roster building exercise.
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23/01/23•1h 51m
635 - LPGA Season Preview
In advance of the LPGA Tournament of Champions we fire up the first of several dedicated LPGA focused podcasts with a robust preview of the season ahead. Big Randy, Tron, Cody and Jen Corcoran of Grueter Golf lay out our plans and motivations for expanded LPGA podcast content, profile each of the top ten ranked players in the world, the tour's structure and how it compares to the men's tour. We close the pod with a look at some of hte biggest strengths of LPGA golf and our predictions for the upcoming year.
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19/01/23•2h 18m
634 - Jon Rahm
Fresh off his win at the Tournament of Champions, Jon Rahm makes his third appearance on the pod to break down his victory in Maui, the new PGA Tour events structure, the role of the players in making tour policy decisions, the OWGR, LIV, the upcoming Ryder Cup and a ton more.
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18/01/23•55m 54s
633 - Sony Open Recap
The first full field PGA Tour event of 2023 served up a great final round as Si Woo Kim finished birdie-birdie to win the Sony Open by a shot over Hayden Buckley. We break down the finish in Honolulu, some..... improvements.... in the television coverage, the designated vs non-designated events, Hideki's woeful putting and Spieth's MC.
Then it's on to a variety off off-course items to cover including the Netflix golf documentary trailer, PGA Tour players getting releases to play in the Saudi International, some LIV lawsuit updates and a ton more.
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16/01/23•1h 29m
632 - Tournament of Champions Recap
Jon Rahm comes back from a NINE shot deficit to win the Tournament of Champions, overtaking Collin Morikawa who led by seven at the start of the final round. We recap a wild day at Kapalua, offer some initial thoughts on the elevated/designated event status, detail the latest departures at LIV, share some behind the scenes stories from our video with JT and Spieth, and more.
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09/01/23•1h 52m
631 - Kapalua Preview ft. Mark Rolfing, Cameron Young and Sahith Theegala
Ahead of the 2023 Tournament of Champions, we visit with Maui legend Mark Rolfing for a lesson in the history of golf at Kapalua, his work with the Plantation Course and the Tournament of Champions, his continuing career with NBC golf and more.
Then we catch up with a pair of TOC rookies, Cameron Young and Sahith Theegala, about their 2022 seasons, what they're looking forward to this week in Maui, team events, recent PGA Tour changes, and a ton more.
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04/01/23•1h 24m
630 - 2023 Season Preview
After a holiday break we kick off our 2023 season preview episode with some exciting content and partnership announcements for the year ahead. Then it's time for our annual "Who Won That Tournament Last Year?" game, some creative superlatives from 2022, plus a look the 2023 schedule, the new concept of elevated tour events, some of our predictions for the year ahead and your questions as well.
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01/01/23•1h 51m
629 - 2022 Highlight Medley
Our traditional holiday highlight medley is here! Catch up on some stories you missed or re-live them again as we go through some of the best interview clips of the year, featuring Harry Higgs, Joel Dahmen, Justin Thomas, Max Homa, Collin Morikawa, Leona Maguire, Madelene Sagstrom, JJ Redick, Mel Reid, JR Smith, Xander Schauffele, Davis Love III, and so many more. Thanks to everyone that has tuned in throughout the year, and we'll be ready to start the new year with a bang in January.
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22/12/22•2h 58m
628 - PNC Recap
The PNC is in the books as Vijay and Qass Singh win the event which was predictably dominated by the presence of Tiger and Charlie Woods. We look at the good and bad from the week in Orlando, plus the on-air changes at NBC and another notable front office departure at LIV. We also take some listener questions and look ahead to 2023.
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19/12/22•1h 6m
627 - Roger Steele
Soly catches up with Roger Steele for a wide-ranging discussion on golf content creation, inclusion in the game, his introduction to golf as a kid, interviewing guests for Range Talk, some of his early viral videos, and a ton more.
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14/12/22•59m 11s
626 - The Match Recap
Soly and Tron fire up the weekend pod to break down all things related to the latest iteration of The Match as JT and Spieth defeated Tiger and Rory. From the best and worst jokes of the evening, Tiger's health, the broadcast setup and potential future matchups, we answer your questions covering all aspects of the event. Then it's on to the NYT's reporting on LIV's financial projections, the latest Greg Norman article and several other prime silly season talking points.
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12/12/22•1h 9m
625 - Kyle Porter - Normal Sport 2
Longtime friend of the pod Kyle Porter returns ahead of the release of Normal Sport 2, his second book which recaps the craziness that was the year in golf over the last twelve months. Along with plenty of serious LIV-PGA Tour discussion and forecasting, plus a thorough debrief on Rory's year, we also take some time to enjoy the hilarious and unserious moments on and off the course in 2022. Check out the book at ANormalSport.com
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06/12/22•1h 52m
624 - Hero World Challenge Recap
We start our weekly recap with the Hero World Challenge where Victor Hovland wins over Scottie Scheffler and Cam Young. We examine the Hero's place in the golf landscape headed into the new PGA Tour scheduling model and how to make the most of the Australian Open event. Then we debrief on Tiger's withdrawal from the Hero, his comments on the OWGR rankings and a realistic look at his future in competitive golf. We also dive into the 2022 PIP results, the Australian Open in full, Rory's latest interview, LIV's 2023 schedule and more.
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05/12/22•1h 38m
623 - Harry Higgs
Harry Higgs rejoins the pod to discuss his on course struggles during 2022, how it affected his relationships, his mental health dealing with the loss of his tour card, and how he fought through those struggles heading into 2023. We also get into the new elevated events structure and its impact on rank and file members of the PGA Tour, the long term benefits and the risks of the new TV deal, some LIV talk and more.
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30/11/22•1h 18m
622 - 1991-93 Majors Deep Dive with KVV
Kevin Van Valkenburg joins Soly to relive an often forgotten era in pro golf after peak Nicklaus and before the arrival of Tiger: the 1991 Masters though the 1993 PGA Championship. From Woosie's win at Augusta to Zinger's lone major at Inverness and everything in between, join us for a deep dive into all the storylines from these three years of major championship golf.
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25/11/22•2h 37m
621 - RSM, Dubai and CME Recap with Michelle Wie West
Soly and Neil fire up the Sunday night pod with a recap from all fronts of pro golf as Adam Svensson takes the RSM, Jon Rahm wins the DP World Tour Championship as Rory claims the Race to Dubai and Lydia Ko wins the LPGA's CME Group Tour Championship. We take a thorough look at both men's tour finishes and Rahm's OWGR frustrations before we're joined by Michelle Wie for her insight on Ko's win and this past LPGA season. We also wrap with a few miscellaneous listener questions covering P's lawsuit, Bryson, the new PGA Tour app and more.
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21/11/22•1h 39m
620 - Xander Schauffele
Xander Schauffele joins the pod to address the recent rumors about departing for LIV, what it was like to be in the room with Tiger in Delaware, his relationship with his dad as his coach, his path to the tour, competing in majors and a ton more.
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17/11/22•47m 52s
619 - Houston Recap + Evin Priest
Another Tony Finau win means another lively Sunday night as Soly, Tron and DJ recap the week in Houston with some notable performances and insightful quotes about the Tom Doak design at Memorial Park. Then it's off to the DP World Tour in South Africa where Tommy Fleetwood wins for the first time in three years and a check-in with the LPGA as Nelly Korda outduels Lexi Thompson to reclaim her number one world ranking.
Then we bring on Evin Priest of Golf Digest Australia for an international perspective on the latest with LIV golf, his experience attending multiple tournaments this year, what lies ahead in the upcoming offseason, and more.
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14/11/22•2h
618 - Mayakoba Recap
Russell Henley wins by four strokes at Mayakoba for his fourth career tour win. We look at Henley's consistent performances on tour, the week for other notable finishers in the field and some interesting comments from Collin Morikawa. Then it's on to the latest news from the LPGA, the TGL made for TV event series, the latest iteration of The Match featuring Tiger and Rory against JT and Spieth, plus an interesting grab bag of listener questions.
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07/11/22•1h 37m
617 - Mike Clayton
Mike Clayton joins the pod for a wide ranging discussion covering his latest course design at 7 Mile Beach and his views of how the modern game and equipment interacts with the great architects of prior generations. We also chat about the equipment rollback debate and the Australian perspective on LIV and how the PGA Tour has affected the professional game in his home country.
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02/11/22•1h 18m
616 - Butterfield / LIV Championship Recap
Seamus Power wins in Bermuda while the inaugural season of LIV golf concludes at Doral. We start with Power's win and take a larger look at how the tour markets its fall events and some other storylines from the week. Then it's on to the LIV team championship where the match play team format peaks our interest but also exposes the lack of the tour's roster depth. We also get into some best and worst superlatives from the first year of LIV golf and take our best guesses at what lies ahead in 2023.
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31/10/22•1h 44m
615 - Tourist Sauce, Scandinavia
Ahead of the release of the first episode of Tourist Sauce, Scandinavia we gather for a lengthy recap of the eighth season of our travel series. From the formation of our itinerary to the logistics of filming across the pond and a thorough review of each course along the trip, this pod will serve as a preview and an audio companion for our video episodes. Catch them each Wednesday at 9pm ET starting October 26.
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26/10/22•2h 38m
614 - CJ Cup Recap + Zach Helfand on LIV
Rory wins the CJ Cup at Congaree as he reclaims the top spot in the world rankings. We fight off some jet lag to praise Rory's continued run of outstanding golf and highlight our favorite moments from the week. We also break down the latest on the newly minted elevated events on the 2023 PGA Tour schedule and our experience this week in South Korea at the LPGA BMW Ladies Championship.
Then in part two (1:08:15) Soly is joined by Zach Helfand, a writer for the New Yorker, for a deep dive into his article on LIV and his insights from reporting at the Boston event, interviewing Saudi officials, the political element to the tour, and his take on what lies ahead.
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24/10/22•1h 56m
613 - Ryder Cup Check-In with Jamie Weir and Kyle Porter
With less than a year to go until the 2023 Ryder Cup we welcome Jamie Weir and Kyle Porter for a check-in on all things related to the upcoming matches in Rome. We examine the lessons learned in Whistling Straits, the course setup at Marco Simone, potential roster construction for both teams as well as captains picks - including the possibility of including LIV players, and a ton more.
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19/10/22•1h 27m
612 - Zozo Recap
Soly, Tron and Cody bring you the weekly recap pod from Seoul as the guys will be on location at the LPGA's BWW Championship. We recap the Zozo where Keegan Bradley wins his fifth career PGA tour event - his first victory in over four and a half years. We also take stock of Rickie Fowler's runner up finish, the future of the event and an Asia-Pacific swing in the new PGA Tour schedule. We also debrief on the LIV event in Jeddah, the Aramco series and more.
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17/10/22•1h 35m
611 - Darren Clarke
Darren Clarke joins Soly for the latest on his career on the Champions Tour and what he enjoys most about continuing his competitive golf career. Darren also offers his insight as a former European Tour member and Ryder Cup player and captain about the players who've joined LIV and its potential impact on the Ryder Cup. He also gives us some awesome stories about his friendship with Tiger and what it was like to compete against him at the peak of his career.
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12/10/22•31m 41s
610 - Shriners Recap w/ Kyle Porter
Kyle Porter joins Soly and Neil to chat about Tom Kim's win at the Shriners, Cantlay's decision on 18, putting Kim's season into perspective, and everything else from the Shriners. We also talk about Eugenio Chacarra's win in Bangkok, Bryson whining about the OWGR, LIV's MENA Tour shenanigans, what the OWGR actually is, LPGA, Jon Rahm, Furyk and Friends, and a lot more.
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10/10/22•1h 44m
609 - Trevor Immelman
On the heels of the 2022 Presidents Cup, Trevor Immelman returns to the pod with some reflections on his time as captain of the International Team. Trevor offers some great insights into his decision making process before and during the week in Charlotte, his belief in the future of the event, what data analysis shows ultimately made the difference in the final outcome, how the team rallied from an 8-2 deficit on Saturday and a ton more.
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05/10/22•1h
608 - Sanderson Recap
With Soly on vacation it's Tron and DJ on the pod tonight as Mackenzie Hughes wins the Sanderson Farms Championship. We take a look at the Sanderson's place in the new PGA Tour ecosystem and recap some notable performances from the week in Jackson. We also look at the action from the home of golf at the Dunhill Links and the LPGA event in Texas before closing with updates on the OWGR-LIV letter, the various lawsuits in the world of golf and the reports surrounding the LIV media rights deal.
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03/10/22•1h 39m
607 - Coaching Neil with Lynn Marriott and Pia Nilsson
Lynn Marriott and Pia Nilsson return to the pod to help put their Vision54 program to work on Neil's mental game on the course. From better practice routines to learning how to handle failure - and success - during a round, Lynn and Pia offer some great insights for our own Icarito that have helped countless golfers of all skill levels play better golf.
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28/09/22•1h 2m
606 - Sunday Presidents Cup Recap
Max Homa calls in as the group recaps the US victory at the 2022 Presidents Cup. We chat with Max about the week, what he learned this week, how he'd grade himself, and the highlights of the week. We recap all of the Sunday matches, and give out grades to each player, assess the Presidents Cup going forward, and chat a bit about Rome. Thanks to everyone for tuning into these shows throughout the week.
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26/09/22•2h 3m
605 - Saturday Presidents Cup Recap
We got a ball game! The Internationals rally on Saturday afternoon and bring some serious momentum into Sunday singles, and we bring in Shane Bacon to go through what each captain "should" do for their singles pairings, and then react to the actual pairings. We also bring in Smylie Kaufman to debrief the day, preview tomorrow's action, and a ton more.
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25/09/22•1h 17m
604 - Friday Presidents Cup Recap
Max Homa! We recap a surprisingly fun day at Quail Hollow, starting with special guest Hunter Mahan. He takes us through his Presidents Cup experiences, getting the call from Jack, a Tiger story, and what it's like to compete on these teams. We recap today's matches, the great golf played, Max's finish, pairings for tomorrow, Tom Kim, Billy Ho, and a ton more.
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24/09/22•1h 24m
603 - Thursday Presidents Cup Recap
Thursday at the Presidents Cup is in the books. We recap the matches from day one with Sean Martin of the PGA Tour, highlight some studs and duds of the day, what was interesting, what was not, a cathartic Amsterdam section, preview tomorrow's matches, and chat about Third Leg Greg's letter to the OWGR. Thanks for tuning in.
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23/09/22•1h 25m
602 - Presidents Cup Preview with Trevor Immelman
Ahead of the Presidents Cup at Quail Hollow we offer our best cases for an entertaining weekend in Charlotte. After allocating our nuggets for the week we're pleased to be joined by the captain of the International team, Trevor Immelman (54:00). Trevor helps us get a better grasp of his strategy for the week ahead, how the LIV defections have complicated his plans, and how the process for assembling the International team has evolved from his playing days to today.
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20/09/22•1h 26m
601 - Fortinet and LIV Chicago Recap
Soly and Big Randy are joined by KVV as The Pro, Max Homa, wins again on the PGA Tour as he defends his Fortinet Championship title. We hear from Max on his fifth PGA Tour win and take stock of his rise up the world rankings. We also sympathize with Danny Willett's three putt on the 72nd hole and recap the rest of the notable finishes in the first event of the year on tour. Then it's on to Chicago where Cam Smith wins in his second start as a member of LIV. We look at the tone of recent comments from Phil, LIV's search for a domestic TV partner, Bryson losing a fight with a gallery rope and more.
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19/09/22•1h 45m
600 - Shane Lowry
Fresh off a victory at the DP World Tour's BMW PGA Championship, Shane Lowry recaps his win at Wentworth, his 2019 Open Championship victory at Royal Portrush - and how his disappointment at the 2016 US Open at Oakmont prepared him for an eventual major championship win. Shane also offers some great insight on the future of European professional golf, his decision to not pursue a LIV contract, and some outstanding stories from his first Ryder Cup experience in 2021.
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15/09/22•54m 14s
599 - Euro BMW PGA Recap with Jamie Weir
Shane Lowry wins the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth by a shot over Rory and Jon Rahm. We're joined by Jamie Weir of Sky Sports to go through the Sunday fireworks on the course as well as the off course drama surrounding the LIV players who participated in the event, the future of the European Tour, Sergio's WD and more. Plus - we review our week in Cincinnati at the inaugural LPGA Kroger Queen City Championship and look at the captains' picks for the upcoming Presidents Cup.
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12/09/22•1h 26m
598 - Tom Kim
Ahead of his first appearance in the Presidents Cup, Tom Kim joins Soly to take us through his journey from competing professionally as a 15 year old to shooting a final round 61 to win on the PGA Tour last month in Greensboro. We also hear from Tom on his childhood living in multiple counties across Asia, the potential International Team members who've departed for LIV, learning to adapt his game on the PGA Tour, advice he received from Sungjae Im and more.
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08/09/22•46m 38s
597 - LIV Boston Recap
With the PGA Tour on its brief offseason hiatus, LIV took center stage over the weekend in Boston for its fourth tournament. We take stock of LIV's legitimacy as a competitive golf product, the successes and the shortcomings of the format, recent comments by various LIV players and more. In non-LIV news we also break down the latest results from the KFT finals.
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06/09/22•1h 45m
596 - John Simpson
Cody takes the reins for this episode as he and TC are on location at Baltusrol for the 2022 Simpson Cup - an annual Ryder Cup style event featuring teams from the USA and Great Britain comprised of 13 injured Veterans. Cody sits down with John Simpson - the founder of the event - to discuss its origins, his own personal history with polio, the goals of his On Course foundation, introducing injured vets to the game, his career working at IMG, some thoughts on the current hot topics in the game and more. To learn more about the event - please visit SimpsonCup.com
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31/08/22•1h
595 - Tour Championship Recap
Rory wins the Tour Championship at East Lake by a shot over Scottie Scheffler and Sungjae Im for his third FedEx Cup title. We close down the 2021-22 PGA Tour season with a cameo from The Pro, Max Homa, and do our best to put a bow on a truly wild season in professional golf. Then we dive into the latest round of reported LIV golf defectors, the role of agents in the recruiting process, more player feedback on the proposed PGA tour changes and more.
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29/08/22•2h 2m
594 - Keith Mitchell
Keith Mitchell returns to the pod fresh off the heels of today's press conferences in Atlanta highlighting the upcoming changes to the PGA Tour. Keith gives us his take on how the changes detailed in today's announcements will be received among fellow pros, the impact of Tiger's involvement, how he views the guys who left the tour for LIV, his plans for the offseason and more.
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24/08/22•1h 46m
593 - BMW Recap + Our Report on Tiger and Rory's Proposed Changes
Patrick Cantlay wins the BMW Championship for the second consecutive year while Scottie Scheffler will take the top starting spot in next week's Tour Championship. We dive into Cantlay's week, the course, Rory's unique fan interaction, who's trending heading to East Lake, and more from our experience in Delaware.
Then, a full debrief on our report from earlier today (45:00) https://nolayingup.com/blog/rory-tiger-top-players-agree-on-vision-for-pga-tour-changes concerning the proposed changes to the PGA Tour schedule and structure - spearheaded by Tiger and Rory - which would create more opportunities for the top players to play in more concentrated numbers during the year.
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22/08/22•1h 59m
592 - Tiger's meeting, Reed sues Brandel, Pro-Am w/ Tony Finau
On the heels of a pro-am round with Tony Finau and JR Smith, Soly recaps his day at the BMW Championship with Tron and DJ before diving into the rumblings after Tiger's meeting with some of the top ranked guys on tour. Then it's back to the courtroom as Patrick Reed sues Brandel Chamblee and the Golf Channel for $750 million. DJ helps us take a gleeful look at the absurdity of the legal filing - as well as P's choice of representation - for some much needed laughs.
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18/08/22•1h 9m
591 - FedEx St Jude Recap
Will Zalatoris is now a PGA Tour winner after claiming the FedEx St Jude in a wild three hole playoff over Sebb Straka. We review the week in Memphis, shout out the US Women's Amateur at Chambers Bay and - with the help of our friend and lawyer Job Fickett - do our best to make sense of the legal proceedings this week in the LIV-Tour lawsuit.
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15/08/22•2h 12m
590 - Davis Love III
Davis Love III joins Soly to expand on his recent comments on the LIV-PGA Tour lawsuit, his recollection of the failed breakaway attempt by Greg Norman in 1994, the Tour's plan to combat the LIV lawsuit and more. We also break down his work as a captain on US Ryder and Presidents Cup teams and the evolution of statistical analysis in captains picks, course setup and pairings for the team events.
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11/08/22•1h 2m
589 - AIG Women's Open, Wyndham Recap + LIV/PGA Tour Complaint
Lots to unpack on the recap pod tonight as Ashleigh Buhai wins the 2022 AIG Women's Open at Muirfield by defeating In Gee Chun in a four hole sudden death playoff. Meanwhile stateside in Greensboro, Tom Kim wins the Wyndham by five shots after a 61 on Sunday to close down the 2022 PGA Tour Regular Season - and Nick Faldo's CBS broadcasting career.
Off the course, eleven LIV players - including Phil and Bryson - have filed an antitrust lawsuit against the PGA Tour with three players seeking a temporary restraining order aiming to compete in this week's FedEx Cup Playoffs. We try to make sense of the lawsuit with Lauren Donahue, a Chicago based attorney who specializes in antitrust, competition and trade regulation and then have an extended chat with friend of the pod Will Bardwell who helps contextualize the legal implications and what's ahead in both short and long term scenarios.
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08/08/22•2h 16m
588 - Sean Zak
Sean Zak joins the pod for the first time to react to Tony Finau's second consecutive win and all aspects of the past weekend's LIV event. We also take stock of what LIV has gotten right and wrong, answer your questions, and hear from Sean on his month living in Scotland including his experience caddying for Joel Dahmen in the Scottish Open.
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02/08/22•1h 39m
587 - Catriona Matthew
Ahead of the AIG Women's Open at Muirfield we're pleased to be joined by Catriona Matthew. Catriona lives nearby in North Berwick and won the Women's Open in 2009. In addition to some great insight on the significance of the upcoming tournament we visited with Catriona about her OBE honor, competing in the Solheim cup as a player and captain, and some of the other memorable moments from her career.
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01/08/22•46m 29s
586 - Pseudo Emergency Finau-Henderson Recap
Despite previous plans to not recap the weekend in golf, we've fired up the pod and entered the court of public opinion as Randy is called to task in light of Brooke Henderson's second major win as the Canadian claimed the Evian Championship. Then the spotlight shines on the big guy and DJ as Soly gleefully recaps a pair of facial hair wagers that must be paid after Tony Finau's Sunday charge to win the 3M.
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26/07/22•43m 19s
585 - Joey D
Golf fitness expert Joey D joins Soly for a look at his work with pros on tour, how improving hydration and diet can affect golfers of all skill levels, and ways we can all optimize our bodies to play our best golf.
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25/07/22•1h 1m
584 - Shane Bacon
Shane Bacon returns to recap the 150th Open Championship as we try to make sense of Sunday's incredible back nine from Cameron Smith, the disappointing finish for Rory, what's up with Jordan Spieth, and more from the week at St. Andrews. We also get into the latest from LIV and what lies ahead in the upcoming months.
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20/07/22•1h 14m
583 - Sunday Open Championship Recap
Cam Smith roars back with a final round 64 to take the Open Championship, Rory gets stuck in neutral, Cameron Young misses out by a shot, and the boys are forced to listen to TC gloat. We discuss why some of us feel things about Rory and why some don't, highlights from the final round, a check-in on our boy Jamie Weir, LIV stuff (all on the back end!), and everything else recapping a memorable week.
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17/07/22•2h
582 - Saturday Open Championship Recap
Rory! We react to a masterful 66 from both McIlroy and Hovland, Cam Smith's questionable decision making, the Old Course, and everything else from an exciting Saturday at the Open.
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16/07/22•1h 20m
581 - Friday Open Championship Recap
Max Homa joins the show to debrief on his experience playing with Tiger, Cameron Smith jumps out to a lead, Cameron Young hangs tough, and Rory posts a 68. An eventful live show as we debrief the day, chat about the Old Course, Rory, DJ, and the rest of a stacked leaderboard. Michael Wolf also joins us to tell some historical stories about St. Andrews, Cash App game, and a ton more!
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15/07/22•1h 39m
580 - Thursday Open Championship Recap
Mike Tirico and Shane Bacon join us to recap Thursday at the Open Championship at St. Andrews. We discuss Rory's fantastic start, Tiger's disappointment, how the Old Course held up, setup, Cameron Young, best things we saw today, and a ton more.
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14/07/22•1h 35m
579 - Open Championship Preview
We're positively chuffed to bring you this Open Championship preview episode as the oldest major in the game returns to the Old Course. We do our best to detail what has us so pumped for the week ahead, what the potential winning score could be, specific holes and shots we're looking forward to seeing, our picks to win (and not win), and more.
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12/07/22•1h 11m
578 - Scottish Open Recap with KVV
Soly and Tron break down Xander Schauffele's win at the Scottish Open with the help of our pal Kevin Van Valkenburg. We take stock of Xander heading into the Open, the setup at the Renaissance Club, Spieth's week, the future of PGA/Euro co-sanctioned events and more. On the back half of the pod we get KVV's take on the LIV saga in light of the uncertainty with the OWGR and his reaction to comments this week from Rory, Graeme McDowell and Billy Horschel.
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11/07/22•2h 6m
577 - The Ode to The Old Course
The Open has returned to The Old Course at St Andrews. To help get our Open week coverage started we spoke to a variety of voices in golf on what makes the home of golf so unique. From elite tour pros to mid-handicappers, writers, broadcasters and locals, we look at the course's qualities that have fascinated players for decades as well as the magic of the setting in the town of St. Andrews, the outlook for the upcoming Open and a ton more.
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09/07/22•45m 6s
576 - John Deere + LIV Portland Recap
JT Poston wins his second PGA Tour event with the John Deere Classic in the Quad Cities while Branden Grace, and the four aces, win at the LIV event in Portland. First, we hear from TC who was on site this week for the Deere and take stock of the event's future vs the increasing number of elevated events. Then, we head to Pumpkin Ridge for the second LIV event for the good, the bad and the ugly from Portland.
We also take a deep dive into the brewing OWGR battle for the LIV players, the implications of the response from the majors, changes to the PGA and KFT tour schedules and more.
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04/07/22•2h 7m
575 - Justin Thomas
Justin Thomas returns to the pod for a full debrief on his win at Southern Hills, the evolution of his shot-making on course and the growth of his relationship with Bones. We also get the latest from JT on his views on the LIV tour, changes to the PGA Tour policies and schedule, and what lies ahead.
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29/06/22•53m 45s
574 - KPMG Women's PGA + Travelers Recap
A dramatic Sunday in both women's and men's golf as In Gee Chun wins the KPMG Women's PGA Championship while Xander Schauffele claims the Travelers. We start with a look at a wild Sunday in DC with another disappointing finish in a major for Lexi Thompson, our verdict on the new look Congressional, the setup and more.
Then it's on to TPC River Highlands for the late heartbreak for Sahith Theegala, the emergence of Michael Thorbjornsen, Xander's first solo win since 2019, Rory, Kokrak, and more. Plus the latest from the KFT, Euro Tour, PGA structure changes, LIV's roster additions and, most importantly, the Slime Cup.
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27/06/22•1h 44m
573 - Latest LIV developments with Max Homa
On the heels of the Brooks Koepka - LIV announcement and Jay Monahan's press conference, we fire up a bonus midweek pod and we're joined by Max Homa to detail his thoughts on Koepka's move, the pending counters from Ponte Vedra, his reasons for staying on the PGA Tour, and the decision process that pros are going through when they get an offer from LIV.
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23/06/22•1h 40m
572 - KPMG Women's PGA Championship Preview
Soly and Randy are on location in DC for this week's KPMG Women's PGA Championship at Congressional. Our preview pod is a three part episode. In part one we check in with Alison Lee and Bronte Law on their outlook for the week ahead, their friendship dating back to their college days at UCLA, dealing with struggles on tour and some off course fun as well. In part two, (33:00) NLU Young Hitter Madelene Sagstrom is back to discuss competing in major championships, the reaction to her appearance on our Week in the Life video, her mental approach to the game and a ton more. Finally, we hear from Congressional superintendent Peter Wendt (55:00) on the changes to the course in the last few years, what it's like to prepare for a major championship and working with Kerry Haigh of the PGA on the course's setup.
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22/06/22•1h 4m
571 - Sunday US Open Recap
Matt Fitzpatrick wins the 2022 US Open! Joel Dahmen and Harry Higgs join the show to chat about what we just witnessed, Zalatoris and Scheffler's close call, The Country Club, down the leaderboard, future US Open venues, LIV rumors, and a ton more.
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20/06/22•1h 45m
570 - Saturday US Open Recap
Hunter Mahan and Kevin Van Valkenburg join the show to recap Saturday at the 2022 US Open. We chat about The Country Club, Rahm, Rory, Zalatoris, Fitzpatrick, the rest of the leaderboard, a cathartic Hamsterdam section, and a lot more.
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19/06/22•1h 23m
569 - Friday US Open Recap
A myriad of guests join the show, including Joel Dahmen, Kyle Porter, and Stephanie Apstein to talk about Friday at the 2022 U.S. Open. We chat about Rory, Morikawa, Rahm, Scheffler, the rest of the leaderboard, the course setup, what Joel is gonna do tomorrow, Porter following Rory, what Stephanie is covering this week, and a lot more.
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18/06/22•1h 30m
568 - Thursday US Open Recap
Scott Van Pelt and Brandon Matthews join us live as we recap an eventful day one at The Country Club. We chat Rory, course setup, Phil, Fitzpatrick, and a slew of other contenders. TC runs through his experience on the grounds today, some listener questions, and a lot more.
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17/06/22•1h 28m
567 - US Open Preview plus Max Homa
It's US Open week at Brookline as we get set for the action at The Country Club. Soly checks in from on site as the guys preview the week ahead, make our pre-major picks for who will and won't win and get a quick check in with The Pro, Max Homa, as he preps for Thursday's opening round.
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14/06/22•1h 18m
566 - Jamie Weir of Sky Sports + KVV from London
For the first time we welcome Jamie Weir of Sky Sports to help recap the madness of this crazy week in golf as we cover the LIV event in London, the fireworks in Canada as Rory wins over JT and Tony Finau, the upcoming tug of war between LIV and the PGA Tour, plus your questions and a look at the Scandinavian Mixed event and the Curtis Cup.
Then, we check in with Kevin Van Valkenburg (56:45) who was in London for the LIV event at the Centurion Club.
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13/06/22•1h 28m
565 - LIV Golf is here
The inaugural LIV golf event is underway in London ushering in what is sure to be the most chaotic period in professional golf in recent memory. We break down the LIV event, the broadcast, the blatant sportswashing, the format, the next wave of players to sign up, the PGA Tour's response given its options and what comes next.
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10/06/22•1h 13m
564 - LIV Updates + Zac Blair
Soly and Tron catch up on the bizarre unveiling of the LIV golf teams ahead of the first event in London later this week and take best guesses at what comes next. Then, Zac Blair returns to the pod (29:30) to offer his perspective on the LIV saga and the potential response of the PGA Tour. We also get into the latest on the Buck Club and Tree Farm projects, his road back from shoulder surgery, and more.
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08/06/22•1h 34m
563 - US Women's Open, Memorial, and LIV Golf Developments
Minjee Lee wins the US Women's Open at Pine Needles, Billy Horschel claims the Memorial and more developments on the LIV Golf front as the first Saudi backed event is set to begin this week in London. Settle in as we break down another wild week in the world of golf.
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06/06/22•2h 4m
562 - Emergency LIV Golf Field Reaction + USWO Preview with Mel Reid
Tonight we finally have the confirmed field list for the first LIV Golf event. Soly, Tron and DJ fire up an emergency pod reacting to the news that Dustin Johnson will in fact tee it up in the Saudi league. Plus a look at who else is, and isn't, on the initial list of 48 players, the rumored dollars that have been offered to various players and what lies ahead in the brewing legal battles with the PGA Tour.
Then, ahead of the US Women's Open at Pine Needles, we're joined Mel Reid (26:20) to discuss the state of her game, going through struggles on tour, the upcoming courses set to host women's majors, competing at the Olympics in Tokyo, teaming up with Leona Maguire at the Solheim Cup and a ton more.
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01/06/22•1h 15m
561 - Charles Schwab Challenge Recap (ft. Scott Stallings, Rose Zhang and Rachel Heck)
We've got a jam packed pod this week as Sam Burns comes from way down the leaderboard to defeat Scottie Scheffler in a playoff to win the Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial.
We take stock of the week in Ft Worth - the ejections, the course, the close calls, the unreported scoring tent shouting match and more. Then, Scott Stallings calls in to recap his wild rules experience today and we recap the false start on the Saudi field list and the rumored names of who'll make the jump.
Then to close us out DJ catches up with Rose Zhang and Rachel Heck (1:31:40) to recap the Stanford women's golf team's run to a team national championship as well as Zhang's individual national championship victory.
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30/05/22•1h 51m