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. If you enjoyed this episode, consider joining The Nest : No Laying Up’s community of avid golfers. Nest members help us maintain our light commercial...
Nov 11, 2024•1 hr 50 min•Ep. 922
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. If you enjoyed this episode, consider joining The Nest : No Laying Up’s community of avid golfers. Nest members help us maintain our light commercial interruptions (3 minutes of ads per 90 minutes of con...
Nov 06, 2024•1 hr 40 min•Ep. 921
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...
Nov 04, 2024•1 hr 41 min•Ep. 920
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. If you enjoyed this episode, consider joining The Nest : No Laying Up’s community of avid golfers. Ne...
Oct 30, 2024•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 919
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. If you enjoyed this episode...
Oct 28, 2024•1 hr 35 min•Ep. 918
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. If you enjoyed this episode, consider joining The Nest : No Laying Up’s community of avid golfers. Nest members help us maintain our light commercial interruptions (3 minutes of ads per 90 minutes of content) and receiv...
Oct 23, 2024•53 min•Ep. 917
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 li...
Oct 21, 2024•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 916
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. If you enjoyed this episode, consider joining The Nest : No Laying Up’s community of avid golfers. Nest members help us maintain our light commercial interruptions (3 minutes of ads per 90 minutes of content) and receive access to exclusive content, d...
Oct 16, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 915
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. Show notes: Money in Sport article on DP World Tour finances If you enjoyed this episode, consider joining The Nest : No Laying Up’s community of avid golfers. Nest members ...
Oct 14, 2024•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 914
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! You can save ten percent off your order with code: NoLayingUp If you enjoyed this episode, con...
Oct 10, 2024•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 913
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...
Oct 07, 2024•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 912
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 adj...
Oct 04, 2024•56 min•Ep. 911
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. If you enjoyed this episode, consider joining The Nest : No Laying Up’s community of avid golfers. Nest members help us maintain our light commercial interruptions (3 minutes of ads per 90 minutes of content) and receive access to exclusive content, disc...
Oct 01, 2024•58 min•Ep. 910
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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 30, 2024•2 hr 3 min•Ep. 909
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. We're also pumped to talk about our new partnership with The Stack System. Soly has been in the lab hunting speed gains, and the results have been astonishing. Hear all about it in the show, and v...
Sep 29, 2024•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 908
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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Sep 27, 2024•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 907
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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 27, 2024•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 906
The pairings are out for the first day at the Presidents Cup. Join us for Happy Hour - presented by High Noon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 25, 2024•59 min•Ep. 905
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. If you enjoyed this episode, consider joining The Nest : No Laying Up’s community of avid golfers. Nest members help us maintain our light commercial interruptions (3 minutes of ads per 90 minutes of content) and recei...
Sep 24, 2024•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 904
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. If you enjoyed this episode, consider joining The Nest : No Laying Up’s community of avid golfers. Nest members help us maintain our light commercial interruptions (3 minutes of ads per 90 minutes of co...
Sep 23, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 903
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. If you enjoyed this episode, consider joining The Nest : No Laying Up’s community of avid golfers. Nest members help us maintain our light commercial interrupt...
Sep 18, 2024•1 hr 53 min•Ep. 904
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) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 16, 2024•1 hr 56 min•Ep. 901
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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 15, 2024•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 900
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. Presented by High Noon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 14, 2024•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 899
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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Sep 12, 2024•55 min•Ep. 898
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. If you enjoyed this episode, consider joining The Nest : No Laying Up’s community of avid golfers. Nest members help us maintain our light commercial interruptions (3 minutes of ads per 90 minutes of content) and receive access to exclusi...
Sep 12, 2024•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 897
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. If you enjoyed this episode, consider joining The Nest : No Laying Up’s community of avid golfers. Nest members help us maintain our light com...
Sep 10, 2024•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 896
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. If you enjoyed this episode, consider joining The Nest : No Laying Up’s community of avid golfers. Nest members help us maintain our light commercial interruptions (3 minutes of ads per 90 min...
Sep 09, 2024•1 hr 42 min•Ep. 895
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. If you enjoyed this episode, consider joining The Nest : No Laying Up’s community of avid golfers. Nest members help us maintain our light commercial interruptions (3 minutes of ads per 90 minutes of content) and receive ac...
Sep 05, 2024•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 894
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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/...
Sep 01, 2024•1 hr 51 min•Ep. 893
