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918: TGL is coming, Zozo takeaways, Soly vs. the Blue Angels Oct 28, 2024

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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917: NLU Special Projects - LA's Public Tee Time Scandal Oct 23, 2024

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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916 - JT Poston delivers at the Shriners, Ryder Cup ticket prices controversy, and listener questions Oct 21, 2024

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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915 - Wyndham Clark Oct 16, 2024

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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914 - Black Desert Recap Oct 14, 2024

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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913 - Gaining speed with Dr. Sasho MacKenzie Oct 10, 2024

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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912 - Sanderson and Dunhill Recaps plus David Duval Interview Oct 07, 2024

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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911 - Thomas Bjørn and Boo Weekley Oct 04, 2024

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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910 - Post-Solheim LPGA Check-In Oct 01, 2024

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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909 - Sunday Presidents Cup Recap Sep 30, 2024

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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908 - Saturday Presidents Cup Recap Sep 29, 2024

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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907 - Presidents Cup Friday Recap Sep 27, 2024

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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906 - Presidents Cup Thursday Sep 27, 2024

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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905 - Presidents Cup Happy Hour Sep 25, 2024

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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904 - 2024 Presidents Cup Preview Sep 24, 2024

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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903 - Billy at Wentworth, LIV Team Championship, and Lydia wins again Sep 23, 2024

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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902 - Presidents Cup Deep Dive Sep 18, 2024

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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901 - Solheim Cup Sunday Live Show Sep 16, 2024

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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900 - Solheim Cup Saturday Live Show Sep 15, 2024

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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899 - Solheim Cup Friday Live Show Sep 14, 2024

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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898 - Solheim Cup Happy Hour Sep 12, 2024

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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897 - Chris Como details his teaching philosophy and lessons from working with Tiger, Xander and Bryson Sep 12, 2024

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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896 - 2024 Solheim Cup Preview Sep 10, 2024

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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895 - Revisiting the 2014 NLU PGA Tour All-Pigskin Team Sep 09, 2024

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.

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On this weekend's pod, we're back to update our roster and coaching staff.

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894 - Debating Scottie vs. Xander, Presidents Cup Picks Reaction Sep 05, 2024

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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893 - Scottie's Incredible Season, Tour Championship Fixes, & Presidents Cup Picks Sep 01, 2024

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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892 - LPGA: Reactions to Solheim Picks and Stacy Lewis Interview Aug 30, 2024

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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891 - Creator Classic Reaction, New East Lake, and our Tour Championship Happy Hour Aug 29, 2024

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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890 - Viktor Hovland Is Searching For A Feeling Aug 28, 2024

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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889 - Lydia Ko calls in after AIG Women's Open win + BMW Championship Recap Aug 25, 2024

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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888 - AIG Women's Open Championship Friday Live Show Aug 23, 2024

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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887 - Surprise Major Winners Deep Dive Aug 23, 2024

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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886 - BMW Championship/AIG Women's Open Happy Hour Aug 21, 2024

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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885 - Women's Open Championship Deep Dive Aug 20, 2024

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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884 - Lauren Coughlin wins AGAIN, Hideki at St. Jude, Brooks at the Greenbrier Aug 19, 2024

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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883 - LPGA: Lydia Ko's Golden Career, Big Tournaments Ahead, and US Amateur Champ Rianne Malixi Aug 15, 2024

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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882 - St. Jude Happy Hour: Kuchar, TPC Southwind, and the FedExCup Playoffs Aug 14, 2024

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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881 - Max Homa on the 2024 Masters, mental game improvements and team golf Aug 13, 2024

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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880 - Wyndham Chaos, Lydia wins gold, and DJ’s trip to Sand Valley Aug 12, 2024

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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879 - Golf Sponsorships 101: Why Brands Sponsor Golf Events and Players Aug 07, 2024

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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878 - Olympic Men's Golf Recap: Scottie wins Gold! Aug 05, 2024

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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877 - Justin Thomas on links golf, Royal Troon, and bouncing back from his 2023 struggles Jul 31, 2024

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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876 - Lauren Coughlin wins the CPKC Women's Open! (+3M Open Recap, and LC calls in) Jul 29, 2024

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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875 - Lauren Coughlin Interview, LPGA News and Notes Jul 25, 2024

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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874 - Getting Better at Golf with Nico Darras Jul 24, 2024

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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873 - Sunday Open Championship Live Show Jul 22, 2024

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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872 - Saturday Open Championship Live Show Jul 20, 2024

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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871 - Friday Open Championship Live Show Jul 19, 2024

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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870 - Thursday Open Championship Live Show Jul 19, 2024

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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869 - Open Championship Happy Hour Jul 17, 2024

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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868 - Open Championship Preview Jul 16, 2024

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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867 - Big Shot Bob wins the Scottish plus an Evian recap, thoughts on Keegan as Ryder Cup Captain and more Jul 15, 2024

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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866 - Royal Troon Open Championships Deep Dive Jul 10, 2024

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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865 - Who are the best 10 players in the world? + John Deere Recap Jul 08, 2024

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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864 - Recent Scotland Travels: The Old Course Reversed, Royal Troon and places in between Jul 04, 2024

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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863 - Cam Davis Wins in Detroit, Akshay and Cam Young Close Calls, Assorted Golf News and Personal Golf Updates Jul 01, 2024

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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862 - The Psychology of the Shanks Jun 26, 2024

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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861 - Scottie (again) at the Travelers, KPMG Women's PGA , LIV Nashville Jun 24, 2024

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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860 - KPMG Women's PGA Friday Live Show Jun 22, 2024

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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859 - Travelers/KPMG Women's PGA Happy Hour (+ Will Zalatoris Interview) Jun 19, 2024

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.

Will Zalatoris also joins (48:45) to chat about his status, his experience with major championship heartbreak, and more.

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858 - KPMG Women's PGA Preview Jun 19, 2024

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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857 - Sunday U.S. Open Live Show Jun 17, 2024

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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856 - Saturday U.S. Open Live Show Jun 16, 2024

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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855 - Friday U.S. Open Live Show Jun 15, 2024

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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854 - Thursday U.S. Open Live Show Jun 14, 2024

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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853 - 2024 U.S. Open Happy Hour Jun 12, 2024

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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852 - 2024 U.S. Open Preview Jun 11, 2024

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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851 - Memorial Recap, June 6 a year later, and The Cleeks Jun 10, 2024

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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850 - Pinehurst US Open Deep Dive Jun 06, 2024

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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849 - Memorial Happy Hour Jun 05, 2024

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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848 - Brandel Chamblee Jun 05, 2024

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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847 - Yuka Saso wins the U.S. Women's Open Jun 03, 2024

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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846 - U.S. Women's Open Half Way Show Jun 01, 2024

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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845 - Stephan Jaeger May 30, 2024

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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844 - U.S. Women's Open Happy Hour May 29, 2024

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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843 - The Amazing Nelly Korda + USWO Preview May 29, 2024

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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842 - Colonial Recap, Scheffler Updates with KVV and more May 27, 2024

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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841 - Bandon Dunes Review with Roger Steele and first timers Will Lowery and Doug Smith May 22, 2024

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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840 - Sunday PGA Championship Live Show May 20, 2024

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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839 - Saturday PGA Championship Live Show May 19, 2024

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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838 - Friday PGA Championship Live Show May 18, 2024

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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837 - Thursday PGA Championship Live Show May 17, 2024

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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836 - PGA Championship Happy Hour May 15, 2024

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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835 - PGA Championship Preview May 14, 2024

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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834 - Rory at Quail (again), Rose Zhang calls in after winning the Founders, and TIO outrage May 13, 2024

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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833 - Maja Stark, Hannah Green is Queen of Wilshire, and Founders Week May 09, 2024

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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832 - Wells Fargo Preview, Johnson Wagner defends Quail Hollow, Rory won't be joining the board (Happy Hour Show) May 08, 2024

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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831 - Jim Nantz Returns May 08, 2024

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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830 - Byron Nelson and LIV Singapore Recaps + Listener Mailbag May 06, 2024

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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829 - Austin Eckroat May 01, 2024

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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828 - Golfers as Quarterbacks, Rory/Lowry win the Zurich, LIV Adelaide, and Equity on the PGA Tour Apr 29, 2024

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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