USGA CEO Mike Whan makes his return to the pod on the heels of today's announcement about a LIV exemption into the field for the 2025 US Open. We start our discussion on recent comments from various stakeholders in pro golf around the golf ball rollback before getting into pace of play issues, the LIV - US Open announcement and the USGA's rationale for creating the exemption. We close with some thoughts on current and upcoming venues for USGA championships - including Cypress Point for this year...
Feb 05, 2025•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 952
Rory McIlroy wins the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, finishing two ahead of Shane Lowry. Join us as we break down the results across the world of golf, dig into our week at Pebble, run down the leaderboard, news and notes, and more! Presented by High Noon. Support our sponsors: High Noon - Sun's Up! Titleist - GT Driver AT&T - Connecting Changes Everything ServPro Subscribe to the No Laying Up Podcast channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@NoLayingUpPodcast If you enjoyed this episode, consid...
Feb 03, 2025•2 hr 2 min•Ep. 951
For the second year in a row, we’re live from Pebble Beach! Friends of the program AT&T CEO John Stankey and Masters Champion Trevor Immelman pop into the show, KVV joins for a special AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am trivia, news and notes, laughs and more. Presented by AT&T. Subscribe to the No Laying Up Podcast channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@NoLayingUpPodcast If you enjoyed this episode, consider joining The Nest : No Laying Up’s community of avid golfers. Nest members help us mai...
Jan 31, 2025•2 hr 58 min•Ep. 950
For the second year in a row, we’re live from Pebble Beach! Special guests, new segments, revived favorites (shoutout to Baluga's Big Board), news, notes, and much more! Presented by AT&T. Subscribe to the No Laying Up Podcast channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@NoLayingUpPodcast 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...
Jan 29, 2025•2 hr 53 min•Ep. 949
In a truly electric NLU podcast debut, Joe Mayo joins Soly and KVV to break down his working relationship with Viktor Hovland, the early days of using launch monitors to aid in his instruction, competing philosophies and misconceptions around what he teaches and a ton more. We really enjoyed having Joe on and know you'll enjoy our chat. Support our sponsors: Rhoback fanduel.com/nlu The Stack Subscribe to the No Laying Up Podcast channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@NoLayingUpPodcast If you enj...
Jan 28, 2025•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 948
Harris English comes out on top at Torrey on a week marred by slow play and sickness among the field - plus JT takes tour members to task over a need for more cooperation with TV partners to improve the tour telecasts after some less-than-ideal ratings numbers from the AmEx. Then it's on to the Back 9 (52:00) where we discuss Seth Waugh's interview with Eamon Lynch, comments on the rollback from new PGA of America CEO Derek Sprague, TC on the Cleeks rebrand and other LIV news from the week, feed...
Jan 26, 2025•1 hr 38 min•Ep. 947
For this episode, we debut a new concept with the Personal Golf Spotlight - a biographical journey through the golf game of a member of our team. In this first episode, Neil takes center stage with DJ and Soly getting the Czar's WITB update, his story of learning to play as a kid while tagging along with TC, and his growth over recent years as his handicap has ticked towards the low single digits. We close the pod with Neil sticking his neck out with a personal list of the top ten courses he has...
Jan 23, 2025•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 946
For our second edition of NLU Special Projects, we continue to look at the unbelievable difficulty of booking tee times at certain public golf courses as we head to Long Island and Bethpage State Park - the host of this year's Ryder Cup as well as the 2002 & 2009 US Opens and the 2019 PGA Championship. Support our sponsors: Rhoback The Stack GolfPride Subscribe to the No Laying Up Podcast channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@NoLayingUpPodcast If you enjoyed this episode, consider joining T...
Jan 22, 2025•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 945
Sepp Straka wins at Mr. Dye's Stadium Course in La Quinta with JT coming in second by two shots. We talk all things Amex, some notable WDs, the Genesis moving from Riv due to the LA fires, Tyrrell winning in Dubai, Hovland's quotes, and the DP World Tour's viral social video from earlier this week. Then, it's on to our Back Nine of the episode highlighted by TC's trip to Argentina (49:00), LIV's TV deal and new CEO, a new segment highlighting someone in golf that Not Enough People Talk About, TG...
Jan 20, 2025•1 hr 52 min•Ep. 944
Tonight we break down Tiger's return in the second iteration of the TGL which saw the Cat, Kevin Kisner and Max Homa get wrecked by Team Rose, Morikawa and Sahith. Then TC and DJ are joined by PGA Tour resident foodie Keith Mitchell for an all-encompassing look at the best restaurants on tour, some of the less desirable stops on the calendar, and a special treat - Keith's Hall of Fame Caesar Salad List. Support our sponsors: Titleist and the new 2025 ProV1 and ProV1x Rhoback - code NLU for 20% o...
Jan 15, 2025•2 hr 1 min•Ep. 943
On this weekend's recap pod we recap a sleepy start in Hawaii before a frantic finish that saw Nick Taylor win the Sony in a playoff. We also look at the 2024 PIP and eulogize the end of the program, plus some initial thoughts on the TGL and our own TGL inspired golf hole designs, Creator Classic changes, LIV schedule news and more. Support our sponsors: Titleist and the new 2025 ProV1 and ProV1x Foresight Sports Launch Monitors Whoop- join our group with code COMM-NLUNLU Subscribe to the No Lay...
Jan 13, 2025•1 hr 34 min•Ep. 942
LIVE Tuesday episode as we break down the inaugural match of TGL, New York vs The Bay. What worked and what didn't as we all followed along to watch The Bay beat NYGC 9-2. Plus, Jupiter Links star Max Homa joins us for his week 1 reaction and more! Support our sponsors: Rhoback - Best fit, Best feel! FanDuel The Stack - Use code nolayingup for 10% off Subscribe to the No Laying Up Podcast channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@NoLayingUpPodcast If you enjoyed this episode, consider joining The N...
Jan 08, 2025•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 941
Hideki can putt! Matsuyama closed with an 8-under 65 to beat Collin Morikawa by three at The Sentry. Join us as we are LIVE and in person from TC's garage. We talk Kapalua, run down the leaderboard, talk some TGL and more. Presented by High Noon. Support our sponsors: High Noon - Sun's Up! Titleist - the new Pro V1 Whoop - Official fitness wearable of No Laying Up Subscribe to the No Laying Up Podcast channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@NoLayingUpPodcast If you enjoyed this episode, consider ...
Jan 06, 2025•1 hr 35 min•Ep. 940
We are so back! Kicking off the 1st of 18 Happy Hour Live Shows of the year at The Sentry. We will run down some news, notes, and injury (LOL) updates before we do a special Buying or Selling segment to kick off the year. Plus, the start of our One-and-Done picks, audience questions, and more. Presented by FanDuel. 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 p...
Jan 03, 2025•59 min•Ep. 939
Tron kicks off our weekend pod with a recap of his trip to TGL media day and what we can expect when the new league starts up in January. Then it's Data Boys Award SZN as Soly recaps some data superlatives from the 2024 season. We close with the main event of this weekend pod as we draft our pick to win each event on the '25 PGA Tour schedule. 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 inte...
Dec 30, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 938
After a brief recap of the PNC, the Crypto Showdown, and the search for a PGA Tour CEO, we conduct a review of our personal golf games over the past year. We break down our GHIN app rewind data and look back at a number of topics including our favorite courses, shots, moments, and playing partners plus our lowest moment on the course and the worst shots we hit in 2024. If you enjoyed this episode, consider joining The Nest : No Laying Up’s community of avid golfers. Nest members help us maintain...
Dec 23, 2024•1 hr 54 min•Ep. 937
Back in June, KVV penned a piece for the NLU Website "The Lost Decade of Rory in Majors" . For this pod, Soly and D.J. join KVV to relive the decade-long dry spell, the near misses, the not-so-near misses, the changing approaches to Augusta and our best guesses if Rory will win another major before his career wraps up. 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 a...
Dec 18, 2024•1 hr 56 min•Ep. 936
Soly makes a triumphant return to the weekend pod along with DJ and Neil as Jake Knapp and Patty Tavatanakit win the Grant Thornton while tour cards are handed out at PGA and LPGA Q-School and LIV's promotion event. We also offer some season-long Mea Culpas and offer an extended E-9 about PIF - PGA Tour deal rumors, Scottie's PGA Tour POY award win and upcoming documentary, TGL's ESPN broadcasting crew, our worst golf shots of 2024 and Neil's self-defense in the face of allegations of slow play ...
Dec 16, 2024•1 hr 35 min•Ep. 935
Cody, Randy, and TC start our recap of the 2024 LPGA Tour season with some thoughts on the recent announcement of the departure of LPGA Commissioner Mollie Marcoux Samaan and the challenges and opportunities that her successor will face. From there we dive into the past twelve months on tour - starting with the winners of the season-long awards, our favorite moments from the season, plus a look back at some of our preseason predictions and some player stock buy, sell, or hold questions to set th...
Dec 12, 2024•1 hr 55 min•Ep. 934
In this NLU Special Project, we relive Vijay Singh's dominant 2004 season, which might be the most underappreciated in modern golf history. We also look back at Singh's unlikely ascension from the island of Fiji. Through various tours in far-flung locations around the globe, he ultimately challenged and briefly overtook Tiger Woods as the best golfer on the planet. If you enjoyed this episode, consider joining The Nest : No Laying Up’s community of avid golfers. Nest members help us maintain our...
Dec 11, 2024•57 min•Ep. 933
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 w...
Dec 09, 2024•1 hr 39 min•Ep. 932
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. 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, discounts in the pro shop, and an annual membe...
Dec 04, 2024•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 931
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. 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, discounts in the pro shop, and an annual member gift. It’s a $90 annual membe...
Dec 01, 2024•59 min•Ep. 930
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. 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, ...
Nov 27, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 929
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 fourte...
Nov 25, 2024•1 hr 46 min•Ep. 928
Randy and Cody are back with another LPGA pod as we preview this weekend's LPGA Tour Championship. 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, discounts in the pro shop, and an annual member gift. It’s a $90 annual membership, and you can sign up or learn more at nolayingup.com/join Support Ou...
Nov 21, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 927
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. 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 conten...
Nov 20, 2024•1 hr 58 min•Ep. 926
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. givi...
Nov 18, 2024•1 hr 58 min•Ep. 925
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. This interview was originally released as Nest exclusive podcast. 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...
Nov 15, 2024•2 hr 27 min•Ep. 924
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. 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, discounts...
Nov 13, 2024•2 hr 13 min•Ep. 923
