Justin Lower joins the NLU pod for the first time to chat about his winding path toward getting a PGA Tour card, what he's learned out on tour so far, what he learned after an excruciatingly close call in 2018, a devastating tragedy in 2005, and a ton more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The latest installment of The Match - Brooks v Bryson - has come and gone. We recap everything from the golf itself, the broadcast, the future of the event and why it does (or doesn't) work for the casual and hardcore fan. We also dive into the PGA Tour memo that was sent to players earlier this week and the Tour's response to the pending threat of competition from other leagues. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Tony Jacklin joins to discuss playing in seven Ryder Cups before being tasked with transforming virtually everything about the event from the European side. He tells the story of The Concession, a hair-raising ride in Arnold Palmer's plane, Seve, and the challenges of trying to make it on the US Tour as a Brit. He also details heartbreak he experienced as his wife suddenly died at the age of 44, losing his fortune, differences with IMG, peers that rubbed him the wrong way, and so much more. Pick...
Jin Young Ko wins the LPGA Tour Championship while Collin Morikawa claims the European Tour championship and the Race to Dubai title. Meanwhile on the PGA Tour, Taylor Gooch wins at Sea Island for his first career victory. We recap all three tournaments, plus the Cat's potential return, the LPGA Tour player of the year process, Rory's wardrobe malfunction, some reaction to our midweek PGL interview pod and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Andy Gardiner from the Premier Golf League (PGL) joins the podcast to discuss the format for the league, how the league's proposal has evolved in recent years, inconsistencies in the reports around the league, the issues that golf faces, and why the golf world could look a lot different with a bit of imagination. We discuss their desire to work directly with the PGA Tour, the confusion around their involvement with the Saudis, what PGA Tour players stand to gain from their proposal, and so much ...
Jason Kokrak wins at Memorial Park in Houston while Nelly Korda survives a four way playoff to win in Tampa as the LPGA season winds down. We break down both tournaments and then catch up with NLU Young Hitter Lauren Coughlin who secured her LPGA tour card for next season with a t-16 finish this week. Then we react to the news from the week in golf and a few listener requested topics as well. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
He's back! Justin Thomas joins the pod to recap his 2021 season including his win at the Players and his experiences on the US Ryder Cup team. We also discuss his struggles on and off the course during the year, his recent visits with Tiger, and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
We sat down with Lee Janzen a few weeks ago when he was in Jacksonville for the Furyk and Friends PGA Tour Champions Event. Since we recorded with Lee he won his second Champions Tour event at the SAS Championship. We discuss his PGA Tour career, highlighted by a pair of US Open victories, as well as his experiences as a rookie on tour, what separates golfers in major championships, the Ryder Cup, playing at Isleworth with Tiger, and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.f...
Golf course architect, and Michigan native, Mike DeVries joins Soly to discuss his courses featured on the current season of Tourist Sauce as well as his background in the golf course architecture business, his work both domestically and around the world, his design influences and philosophies, and much more. Catch Tourist Sauce: Michigan with new episodes premiering on the NLU YouTube channel Wednesday nights at 9p ET. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
There were some developments this past week, as Greg Norman was announced as the commissioner of the new event series. We chat through everything we know, everything we've heard behind the scenes, the pros and cons, developments at the PGL, and a ton more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
World number one Jon Rahm joins the pod to talk about a crazy 2020-21 season. From contending at the Masters, to winning his first major at the 2021 US Open, testing positive for COVID while leading the Memorial, competing in the Ryder Cup and, of course, the new perspective he gained from becoming a father. Really enjoyed this chat with Jon - thanks to him for spending some time with us! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
The home game models were, once again, off the charts as Hideki wins on home soil at the Zozo Championship. Neil, DJ and Tron break down the action from Japan plus Jin Young Ko's win at the LPGA BMW Ladies Championship, the latest rumors on the PGL/SGL, and a cameo from Soly who phones in from Austin after attending the F1 US Grand Prix. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
With Season 7 of Tourist Sauce set to air on our YouTube channel this Wednesday, October 20, we spend 3+ hours recapping our trip through Michigan. We chat about the trip coming together, and each course that we played, including: Detroit Golf Club, Rackham, University of Michigan, Pilgrim's Run, Diamond Springs, The Mines, Forest Dunes, The Loop, Kingsley, Belvedere, Bay Harbor, Boyne Highlands (Hills), Wawashkamo, and Greywalls. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adcho...
Rory wins his 20th career PGA Tour event in a birdie fest at the CJ Cup in Las Vegas. We recap his performance, give our reactions to Rickie's return to contention, the golf course, the TV coverage issues and a ton more. Plus, we examine Phil's rants against the USGA's new equipment rule and answer some of your questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dr. Bob Rotella joins us to chat about his work with professional golfers, how we can all quiet our minds on the golf course, the yips, why golf is best played from your unconscious mind, working with athletes in other sports, the power of a strong mind, and so much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Max Homa joins us to (belatedly) celebrate his win at the Fortinet Championship, share his thoughts on the winning process on the PGA Tour, Sungjae Im, Matthew Wolff, Jin Young Ko's win on the LPGA Tour, Phil on the PGA Tour Champions, as well as some listener questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
We caught up with Padraig Harrington and Chris DiMarco ahead of the Constellation Furyk & Friends event in Jacksonville. Soly of course wears Padraig out on the Ryder Cup, clarifies a few things that have surfaced since the event concluded, talked about the future, how the US has copied the Europeans, the Tiger effect, and a lot more. And on the back half, Chris DiMarco joins to chat about his run in the mid-2000's, the 2005 Masters with Tiger, the 2004 PGA, injury struggles, the claw grip, ...
Sam Burns wins the Sanderson and we're joined by NLU Young Hitter Justin Hueber to break down the tournament and get an inside look at some of the rookies who could have an immediate impact on tour in the 2021-22 season. We also get Justin's take on Bryson's appearance at the world long drive championships and a ton more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Scottie Scheffler joins to chat about how he found out he made the Ryder Cup team, how his Bryson pairing came about, the team room dynamic, how the captains fostered a great team environment, and everything else from his first Ryder Cup. Then Kyle Porter from CBS joins to talk about our week walking the grounds at Whistling, his recent piece on CBSsports.com, chatting with Rory, and everything else from our favorite event. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
History is made as the US by a record margin of 19-9. We recap the Sunday matches, discuss Rory, the press conferences afterwards, who is going to be on these teams in the next event, grades for each player, and so much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
History is made as the US takes an 11-5 lead into Sunday singles. We recap the Saturday action at Whistling Straits, go through everyone's week thus far, recap the pairings, go through tomorrow's matchups, and a lot more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
What a day! The US jumps out to their best start ever in the modern Ryder Cup, and we recap our day on the grounds. We break down each match, highlights of each session, preview tomorrow's matches, and the usual shenanigans. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
We sum up our day at Whistling Straits, preview each match tomorrow, chat about Whistling's effect on the crowd, Poulter, some adjusted predictions, predict what we're gonna see in the afternoon, and a lot more. Kyle Porter crashes the party about halfway through, Soly tells a JT story, and we're definitely ready for this thing to start. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
We're live from the RV at Whistling Straits with updates from on-site, pairings insights, Whistling Straits takes, an extensive DJ discussion, team golf, and so much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Before we get too deep into the breakdowns of Team USA and Team Europe, MAX HOMA WON AGAIN! Congrats to Max as we listen back to a great segment from his 2018 appearance on the pod shortly after he earned his way back to the PGA Tour. After that, Ryder Cup week is officially here and we call in Jim "Bones" Mackay and Jamie Kennedy for their thoughts on the upcoming matches at Whistling Straits. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
(Almost) every Ryder Cup story or perspective ever shared on our podcast, all in one place. 5+ years of accumulated content from the likes of Rory McIlroy, Jordan Spieth, Paul McGinley, Hunter Mahan, Paul Azinger, Bones, Webb Simpson, Sergio Garcia, Hal Sutton, Mark O'Meara, Curtis Strange, Lanny Wadkins, and more. Special thanks to our friends at BMW that have supported all of our Ryder Cup content. Next week can't get here soon enough! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adcho...
After Steve Stricker unveiled his six captain's picks we fired up the pod to record a Ryder Cup preview with two of our favorite guests: Kyle Porter of CBS and Kevin Van Valkenburg from ESPN. We break down who Captain Stricker chose to complete his team, who he left out of the squad, potential pairings for foursomes and fourballs, Team Europe, the setup at Whistling Straits, and some listener questions as well. NOTE: we recorded this episode mid-week before the European captain's picks were anno...
Ahead of this week's BMW PGA Championship, Luke Donald joins the pod to discus the event, his ascension to becoming the top ranked player in the world, his style of game and his keys to achieving success on tour, plus a preview of his upcoming role as an assistant captain on the European Ryder Cup team. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Team Europe wins the 2021 Solheim Cup at Inverness by a 15-13 margin. We recap the highlights of the singles matches, salute the victorious Europeans - particularly Leona Maguire's performance today, examine what went wrong for the US, and offer our biggest takeaways from the last three days. Plus some speculation on captain's picks for the upcoming Ryder Cup. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Team Europe holds a 9-7 lead over Team USA and we recap a spectacular Sunday of golf at Inverness and preview the lineups for Monday singles. Then it's on to Atlanta where Patrick Cantlay wins the Tour Championship over Jon Rahm, plus our reaction to NLU Young Hitter Justin Lower locking up his PGA tour card at the KFT finals and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
