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1143: Rory McIlroy builds a big lead after 36 holes at Augusta National Apr 11, 2026

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What a day for Rory McIlroy (-12). He jumps out to a six-shot lead over Sam Burns (-6) and P. Reed (-6) while Shane Lowry (-5), Tommy Fleetwood (-5), and Justin Rose (-5) sit at T4. We walk you through all of the day's action: Stories of the Day, Down the Leaderboard, Big's Top 10, on-site observations with Soly & Neil, news & notes, and a whole bunch more! Presented by Titleist. Titleist - #1 Ball in Golf High Noon - Sun's Up! Arccos - NLU15 for 15% off at https://www.arccosgolf.com/ Looking to travel this year, check out East Sands Golf Co.: https://www.eastsandsgolf.co/nlu Join us in our support of the Evans Scholars Foundation: https://nolayingup.com/esf The NLU email newsletter: bi-monthly updates on all things NLU: https://newsletter.nolayingup.com/subscribe Join The No Laying Up Nest: https://nolayingup.com/join

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1142: Rory, Burns lead by 2 after Rd 1 at Augusta National Apr 10, 2026

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Sam Burns (-5) and defending Masters Champion Rory McIlroy (-5) lead after Round 1 at Augusta National Golf Club. The trio of TM Rose (-3), Kurt Kitayama (-3), and Patrick Reed (-3) all sit T3. We break down all of the day's events: Rory & Bermuda Burns rounds, P.Reed & Scottie, and stinky Bryson and Rahm. Plus, we get onsite reports from Soly & Neil, a couple of Scoops Voicemails, Thrills & Delights presented by Big Randy, and a bunch more. Presented by Titleist. FootJoy - #1 Shoe in Golf High Noon - Sun's Up! H&B - NLU10 at https://www.hbgolf.com Looking to travel this year, check out East Sands Golf Co.: https://www.eastsandsgolf.co/nlu Join us in our support of the Evans Scholars Foundation: https://nolayingup.com/esf The NLU email newsletter: bi-monthly updates on all things NLU: https://newsletter.nolayingup.com/subscribe Join The No Laying Up Nest: https://nolayingup.com/join

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1141: Kicking Off The First Major Of The Year Apr 08, 2026

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One more day! Join us for our 2026 Kick-Off Show! Reaction to a bunch of pre-tournament press conferences, on-the-ground updates from Soly and Neil, The Big Board is Back!, news & notes, final picks, and a bunch more! Presented by Titleist. Support our sponsors: Titleist - the #1 ball in Golf! Rhoback - code NLU for 20% off at https://www.rhoback.com Lagoon - code NLU for 15% off at https://www.lagoonsleep.com/nlu Looking to travel this year, check out East Sands Golf Co.: https://www.eastsandsgolf.co/nlu Join us in our support of the Evans Scholars Foundation: https://nolayingup.com/esf The NLU email newsletter: bi-monthly updates on all things NLU: https://newsletter.nolayingup.com/subscribe Join The No Laying Up Nest: https://nolayingup.com/join

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1140: Augusta Preview Show Apr 06, 2026

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The best week of the year has arrived! Join us as we set up this year's play at Augusta National: What is the story of the Week?, run through our NLU Masters Draft, Field Quiz with D.J. Pie, run down the notebook, and an updated Fedora Five! Presented by Titleist. Support our sponsors: Titleist - the #1 ball in Golf! Rhoback - code NLU for 20% off at https://www.rhoback.com AT&T - Connecting Changes Everything Looking to travel this year, check out East Sands Golf Co.: https://www.eastsandsgolf.co/nlu Join us in our support of the Evans Scholars Foundation: https://nolayingup.com/esf The NLU email newsletter: bi-monthly updates on all things NLU: https://newsletter.nolayingup.com/subscribe Join The No Laying Up Nest: https://nolayingup.com/join

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1139: Early Augusta Notes + Lauren Wins In Vegas (and calls in!) Apr 06, 2026

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We kick off tonight’s pod in a celebratory fashion as Lauren Coughlin calls in after winning the LPGA event at Shadow Creek. Then Soly drops some notes from his first day on the grounds at Augusta National before we recap Saturday’s ANWA finale, JJ Spaun’s win at the Valero, and some assorted news and notes heading into Masters week.

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00:00 - Intro, LC + Shadow Creek Recap

31:00 - Soly’s Sunday at ANGC

47:30 - ANWA

1:09:00 - JJ Spaun - Valero Recap

1:23:45 - News and notes + DJ’s Notebook

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1138: Craig Stadler, 1982 Masters Champion Apr 03, 2026

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Craig Stadler paid Soly an in-person visit recently to join the pod and discuss his win at Augusta in 1982, the infamous towel rules controversy at Torrey Pines which we recently profiled (Ep. 1123), his views on the evolution of pro golf since his playing days, and a ton more.

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1137: Augusta From The Caddie’s Perspective Apr 01, 2026

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We’re a little over a week away from the start of the 2026 Masters, so we’ve decided to revisit three of our favorite interviews with men who have worn the famous white overalls and caddied during the tournament. First up Matty Kelly from 2020, then our 2022 conversation with John Wood, and to close it out - Bones from 2018.

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00:00 - Intro + Matty Kelly

1:11:30 - John Wood

1:41:00 - Bones

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1136: Another Tiger Car Accident + Gary Woodland’s Emotional Win Mar 30, 2026

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We open tonight’s pod with some thoughts on the news of another car crash involving Tiger Woods and what happens moving forward. Then it’s on to Houston where, in a much needed feel-good finish, Gary Woodland wins on the PGA Tour two and a half years after undergoing brain surgery and just weeks after he disclosed recent struggles with PTSD. We also pick a few players with rising and falling stock so far in 2026, offer our thoughts on Memorial Park and recap finishes on the DP World Tour, LPGA Tour, and an interesting Article from Adam Schupak in GolfWeek which asked pros to weigh in on the one design change they’d like to see made at Augusta National.

Time Stamps:

00:00 - Intro + Tiger Woods Accident

36:00 - Woodland’s win in Houston

46:00 - Players with rising and falling stock on tour

1:02:30 - Memorial Park + News & Notes

1:14:30 - DP World Tour / LPGA Recap

1:34:00 - Schupak Article - survey on ANGC design changes

Notes: Golf Digest - Article on history of ANGC changes:

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1135: Best Masters Draft Mar 25, 2026

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It’s draft day as we snake our way through four rounds of picking the greatest Masters tournaments in the history of the event. Once the picks are assembled, we call upon five friends of the program to act as judges to determine who has the best lineup.

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1134: Early Masters Stock Watch, Founders Duel, Bryson in South Africa Mar 23, 2026

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Soly, TC and Randy offer some quick thoughts on Matt Fitzpatrick’s win at the Valspar and some of the other contenders at Innisbrook before we go through our Masters Power Rankings as we’re three weeks away from the first major of the year. From there we react to the NFL Films Chasing Sunday project, other tour news and notes (Jerry Tarde column link), the LPGA Founders Cup duel between Hyo Joo Kim and Nelly Korda, Bryson and Rahm at LIV South Africa, and more

Timestamps:

00:00 - Intro + Valspar Recap

22:00 - Masters Power Rankings

41:00 - Chasing Sunday reaction, Tour News & Notes

59:45 - LPGA Founders Cup Recap

1:37:40 - LIV South Africa

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