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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...

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 ...

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...

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...

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. 

TimeStamps:

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 Noteb...

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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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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1:11:30 - John Wood

1:41:00 - Bones

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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 Go...

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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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

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Soly and Cody visit with LPGA Commissioner Craig Kessler for a check-in on his first eight months in charge. We discuss the controversy at the season opening Tournament of Champions, some key staff additions, establishing relationships with some of the biggest stars on tour and key sponsors, scheduling and venue priorities and a ton more.

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Birdie on 17 and a closing 68, Cameron Young (-13) is your 2026 Players Champion. Matty Fitzpatrick (-12), Xander Schauffele (-11), Robert MacIntyre (-10), Sudarshan Yellamaraju (-9), Jacob Bridgeman (-9), and Ludvig Åberg (-9) rounded out the top of the leaderboard. What a day for Cam Young. We break down what this win means, what unraveled for Ludvig on Sunday, and what Matty Fitzpatrick let slip away. Plus, notable names further down the board and more. Elsewhere, Bryson DeChambeau won LIV Singapore in a playoff over Richard T. Lee, while the 4Aces ran away with the team title. Hannah Green captured the W...

Ludvig Åberg (-13) leads by 3 over Michael Thorbjornsen (-10) going into the final round of the 2026 Players Championship. Cam Young (-9) sits at solo 3rd with Matty Fitzpatrick, Brian Harmon, Viktor Hovland, Justin Thomas, Corey Conners, and Xander Schauffele (-8) all at T5. We run through all of today's play, get TC's on-the-ground experience following Ludvig, run down the leaderboard, play HFBITFB, pick some winners, and more. Presented by Titleist. Support our sponsors: Titleist - #1 Ball in Golf High Noon - Sun's Up! Arccos - NLU15 for 15% off at https://www.arccosgolf.com/ Players Championship Giveaway: https://subscribe.nolayingup.c...

Ludvig Åberg leads by two over Xander Schauffele at the halfway point of this 2026 Players Championship. Cam Young! And surging Corey Conners and Justin Thomas make up the top 5. We break down the rounds of the day, talk on-the-ground experiences with Soly and TC, notable MCs, news & notes, a whole bunch more! Presented by Titleist. Support our sponsors: Titleist - #1 Ball in Golf High Noon - Sun's Up! Golf Pride - code NLU20 at https://www.GolfPride.com Players Championship Giveaway: https://subscribe.nolayingup.com/march-giveaway-2026

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Five tied at -5 to start the 2026 Players Championship. Join us to run down all of the day's action. Down the leaderboard, round of the day, news & notes with a whole bunch more! Presented by Titleist. Support our sponsors: FootJoy - #1 Shoe in Golf High Noon - Sun's Up! Club Glove - code NLU at https://www.clubglove.com Players Championship Giveaway: https://subscribe.nolayingup.com/march-giveaway-2026 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

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Join us for the 2026 Players Championship Kick-Off Show! Reaction to PGA Tour CEO Brian Rolapp's remarks: new season structure, late-January-September, 120-player fields with a cut, major markets, promotion/relegation, and is match-play back?! PLUS - We will get you caught up on other news and notes, course updates, and everything else you need prior to this years Players. Presented by Titleist. Support our sponsors: Titleist - the #1 ball in Golf! Rhoback - code NLU for 20% off at https://www.rhoback.com The Stack - code nolayingup at https://www.thestacksystem.com/nlu Looking to travel this year, check out...

It is Players Week! Join us as we set up this year's play at TPC Sawgrass: What are you excited about? What can we expect out of TPC Sawgrass? Overrated/Underrated, odds check-in, 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 SoFi - find out more at https://www.sofi.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...

Akshay Bhatia wins in a playoff over Daniel Berger at Bay Hill, Dan Bradbury wins on the DP World Tour, Jon Rahm wins LIV Hong Kong and the 4 Aces claim the team title. We also had Mi Hyang Lee battling a shoulder injury to win the Blue Bay LPGA to wrap up the Spring Asian Swing on the LPGA Tour. We break down the results across the world of golf and discuss who is in form leading into The Players Champ. Down the leaderboard, news and notes, and a whole bunch more! Presented by Titleist.

For this episode we're graced with the return of Denny Cash to talk about the finances of professional golfers across all levels of the game with interviews featuring PGA Tour veteran Steve Wheatcroft, Korn Ferry Tour player James Nicholas, aspiring Korn Ferry Tour caddie Ryan Murray, and LPGA Tour veteran Lauren Coughlin.

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Soly, Neil and Tron react to Nico Echavarria’s win at the Cognizant and the unfortunate late collapse by Shane Lowry. We look at the up and down history of the event and then enjoy a medium dive on Lowry’s career to this point and how it compares to others of his generation.  We also check the leaderboards at the Cognizant and the DP World Tour, react to Eamon Lynch’s article on Brian Rolapp and rumored plans for the future PGA Tour scheduling model, 

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28:15 - Lowry career d...

Soly, Neil and Tron have searched far and wide for rules controversies from recent, and not so recent, golf history.  Enjoy this look at some of our favorites including Tiger’s drop on 15 at Augusta in 2013 as well as some dust ups involving the Walrus, Monty, Arnie and Brooks. Plus - of course - TC’s extensive list of other possible infractions we’ll save for another day.

Timestamps

0:00 - Intro

5:10 - Tiger’s drop at the 2013 Masters

34:15 - 1987 Craig Stadler TowelGate

1:01:30 - Monty’s Jakarta incident

1:13:05 - Arnie at...

A wet week around Riviera and a big lead going into Sunday, Jacob Bridgeman beat out Kurt Kitayama and Rory McIlroy by 1 to win the 2026 Genesis Invitational. Plus Jeeno Thitikul wins her home event at the Honda LPGA Thailand. Join us as we break down the results across the world of golf, run down the leaderboard, news and notes, and more! Presented by Titleist.

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DJ, Tron and Neil debrief on our trip to Western and Central Nebraska which we depicted in a video that premiered on the NLU YouTube channel a couple of weeks ago

No Laying Up: Nebraska

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Collin Morikawa wins at Pebble, AK is BACK with a big win in Adelaide, and Charley Hull comes from way back to win the PIF Ladies International. 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 Titleist. Support our sponsors: FootJoy - and the new ProSL High Noon - Sun's Up! AT&T - Connecting Changes Everything SoFi - Get Your Money Right at SoFi.com/NLU Looking to travel this year, check out East Sands Golf Co...

Back at Pebble Beach for the third year running! Join our watch-along, talk through Soly and Neil's round, bring in some guests, get a Big Board update, and much more! Connecting changes Everything - AT&T. NLU brings you wall-to-wall coverage of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, featuring two three-hour live broadcasts on Wednesday and Thursday. Come through!

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Back at Pebble Beach for the third year running! Join us as we bring through some special guests, run through segments, revive favorites (shoutout to Beluga's Big Board), cover news and notes, and much more! Connecting changes Everything - AT&T. NLU brings you wall-to-wall coverage of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, featuring two three-hour live broadcasts on Wednesday and Thursday. Come through!

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Our Deep Dive series takes a slightly different form for this pod as Soly, Neil and DJ go through a week by week recap of the 1994 PGA Tour season.

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Chris Gotterup beat Hideki on the first playoff hole to win Waste Management, both outpacing a surging Scottie, who closed with a 64. P Reed won for the second time in three weeks. Plus Elvis Smylie gets a dub under the lights. Join us as we break down the week in golf and shine a light on TPC Scottsdale.

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We’ve got a three-part medley episode for this midweek pod as DJ and Soly react to today’s announcement from the OWGR concerning LIV, followed by Soly’s chat with new LPGA commissioner Craig Kessler about the issues this weekend in Orlando, and we close the pod with Soly and Neil chatting with Johnny Keefer about his rise up the pro golf ranks and learning the ropes of the PGA Tour.

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Justin Rose decimates the field at Torrey while Patrick Reed nearly won again on the DP World Tour a few days removed from announcing he’s not returning to LIV, plus an LPGA fiasco at a frigid Tournament of Champions with the Orlando event shortened to 54 holes and Nelly Korda winning for the first time since 2024. Soly and TC recap the week along with DJ who joins for some first hand perspective on the LPGA side of things. TC also takes us around the wolf of golf with a quick monitoring list, plus LIV corner and a grab bag of...

A few weeks ago Soly put a call out on the Refuge for a list of listener questions for Dr. Sasho MacKenzie. We got some fantastic responses and what was planned as an add-on to a Sunday pod became more than enough material for a standalone episode. From his research on putting to the Stack wedge program and advice on improving during the cold weather months, we cover a ton of ground and hope you enjoy the chat.

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Scottie wastes no time as the world number one wins in his 2026 debut at the Amex for his 20th career tour win while P wins on the DP World Tour in Dubai. We react to both tournaments plus some news and notes from the Champions Tour, TGL, LIV, and a distance update development from the USGA.

We also preview the upcoming week at Torrey and the LPGA season debut plus our Nebraska trip film which will debut on our YouTube channel on Wednesday night.  

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00:00 - Intro / Amex Recap

35:45 - PGA To...

We’re back with part two of our look at the life of C.B. Macdonald as DJ takes us through Macdonald’s most notable designs at the National Golf Links of American and The Lido, his partnership with Seth Raynor, and his legacy as one of the most enduring Golden Age golf course architects.  

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Chris Gotterup wins in Hawaii to kickoff the PGA Tour season while the reaction to Brooks Koepka’s impending return dominated much of the news this week. We also discuss the tenuous future of a Hawaii PGA Tour event, a wild finish in Dubai on the DP World Tour, the Latin America Amateur, our trip to the Dominican Republic, and an assorted grab bag of topics from TC's notebook.

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In this two-part biographical deep dive, Professor DJ takes Neil and Randy through the life and times of Charles Blair Macdonald, the father of American golf course architecture. Part one focuses on Macdonald’s introduction to golf from his time in Scotland, the design of America’s first eighteen hole course, the social circles who funded his early projects, the complicated history of what became the first official US Amateur championship,, and a ton more.

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A bit of news to discuss.........Brooks is back! What does this mean? What is the Returning Member Program? And more, LIVE from an undisclosed location. Presented by Titleist - The #1 Ball in Golf. 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

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Soly, TC and DJ update our current top ten players without a major list and touch on the latest news and notes from around pro golf including Brooks Koepka’s potential reinstatement, Derek Sprague’s resignation as the CEO of the PGA of American, the WTGL announcement, Blockie signing with Malbon, Vijay Singh cashing in on  his career money list exemption, PGA Tour rule changes for 2026, LIV promotions, and more.

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For the first time in many years the PGA Tour season will not begin at Kapalua’s Plantation Course. For this episode, DJ and Charlie Van Kirk hear from several voices inside and outside of golf to unpack the layers of drought and water shortage issues on Maui that have forced the cancellation of the 2026 Sentry, and put the long-term future of the event in serious doubt.

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00:00 - Intro

2026 season kick-off: Brooks out at LIV, Bryson TBD, National Links Trust update, and 2026 predictions. Presented by Titleist. Support our sponsors: Titleist - The #1 Ball in Golf High Noon - Sun's Up! Arccos - NLU15 for 15% off 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

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DJ, Tron and Soly have our final Sunday night pod of 2025 with a two part episode this evening.

We start with a Birdies and Bogeys segment highlighting the biggest newsmakers and moments in 2025. Part two focuses on the news this week from the National Links Trust and the political involvement that could harm access to affordable golf in DC. Soly and TC visit with Mike McCartin - Co-Founder of the NLT - for the latest on the interactions with the White House and the mission and goals of the NLT. 

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