No Laying Up - Golf Podcast
by NoLayingUp.com
The No Laying Up Podcast is a fresh, funny and informative conversation on all things golf. Founded in 2014, No Laying Up and its flagship podcast seeks to entertain and inform a community of avid golfers around the world. What started as a group text among college friends has now grown into one of the most popular podcasts in the game of golf, and our archives include appearances from the biggest names in the sport. Outside of the podcast, No Laying Up also produces multiple video travel series, best-in-class writing about the PGA Tour and LPGA, a robust social media presence, and a thriving community of friends and fans (The Nest).
Episodes
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1225: The Oral History of LIV Golf Part 1: Origins - 2021
We’ve combed through the archives and compiled pages upon pages of notes to tell the story of LIV golf over the next few weeks. In today’s opening episode, we start with the beginnings of what would eventually become the PIF-funded LIV golf tour through the preparations for the league’s first...
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1224: LIV's Treasure Trove of Documents + Weekly Recap
With the Butterfield headed for a Monday playoff after the tournament was shortened to 54 holes, we spend tonight’s pod chatting about the latest updates from LIV 2.0 including DJ’s top ten favorite LIV website domain names and other notes from the LIV bankruptcy filings. Then it’s on to updates...
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1223: Butch Harmon
We’re delighted to welcome Butch Harmon to the pod to discuss his legendary teaching career. Butch has worked with multiple world number ones and numerous other top ranked touring pros, not to mention the occasional pupil who also happened to be a monarch. We also cover his family, TV…
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1222: DPWT in India, Champs Tour Entitlements & Neil's Nightmare 18
Soly has the night off as TC, Neil and Randy react to Eugenio Chacarra winning the India Championship and Kevin Kisner’s comments on Rory’s motivations for playing the event. We also discuss some news and notes from the week including the return of the Skins Game, Will Zalatoris’s upcoming…
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1221: What's Going On With LIV Golf 2.0 with Sujeet Indap
As LIV 2.0 tries to weather an exodus of notable names amidst bankruptcy hearings and potential new investment from BC Partners, we’ve called upon Sujeet Indap to help us make sense of it all. Sujeet has reported extensively on LIV for the Financial Times and answers our questions on everything...
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1220: Michael Brennan (again), LIV 2.0 News + Jackson Koivun Interview
Michael Brennan wins the Baycurrent in Japan while PGA Tour cards for 2027 are handed out at the KFT Tour Championship. We also cover the latest LIV news as reports have emerged that several players, including Jon Rahm, are looking to bail for the DP World Tour. We also get into Jim Furyk’s...
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1219: Deane Beman
We’re pleased to welcome former PGA Tour Commissioner Deane Beman to the pod as he recently paid Soly an in-home visit to discuss his career as both a player and his twenty year career as the head of the tour. Support our Sponsors: Titleist Rhoback Club Glove AT&T If you enjoyed this episode,...
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1218: Utah, Dunhill, YTK Gold + Random Musings
DJ, Randy and TC recap the week in golf as Austin Smotherman wins in Utah, Adrian Meronk wins the Alfred Dunhill at The Old Course, and Tom Kim claims gold at the Asian Games. We also get into the potential renewal of the PGA Tour’s strategic alliance with the DP World Tour, the Reinstated Am...
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1217: Tourist Sauce Season 10 - Scotland: Islands & Highlands Preview
Tourist Sauce returns next week with the tenth installment of our travel series as we go back to Scotland and explore the Islands and Highlands at courses like Dunaverty, Macrihanish, Brora, Shiskine, Royal Dornoch and more. One of our inspirations for this season is a book by our friend Jim...
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1216: United States wins the 2026 Presidents Cup
The United States came back to win the 2026 Presidents Cup 17-13, the largest deficit ever in a home Presidents Cup. Join us as we break down the week's events: Sunday singles, individual grades, what this means moving forward, news and notes, and more. Presented by Titleist. Support our…
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1215: Day 3 of the '26 Presidents Cup
The International Team, led by Geoff Ogilvy, takes a 10.5-7.5 lead in Sunday Singles at the 2026 Presidents Cup. Join us as we break down both sessions of Day 3, react to the Sunday Singles draw, make final picks, and more. Presented by Titleist. Support our sponsors: Titleist - the #1 Driver in...
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1214: Day 2 of the '26 Presidents Cup
A clean sweep for Geoff Ogilvy and the International squad as they run out to a 7-3 lead over the United States. Join us to recap Day 2 of the 2026 Presidents Cup at Medinah No. 3: shockers in some matches, what went wrong and why, where is the heart? and more. Presented by Titleist. Support our...
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1213: Day 1 of the '26 Presidents Cup
The United States leads 3-2 over The International squad after Day 1 of the 2026 Presidents Cup at Medinah No. 3. Join us as we break down the opening foursomes action, discuss Captain Sneds and Ogilvy's pairings, Medinah, tomorrow's matches, and more. Presented by Titleist. Support our sponsors:...
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1212: Presidents Cup Preview
We have made it to Presidents Cup Week, and the 2026 edition in Chicago at Medinah Country Club. The United States comes into the match with a record of 13-1-1, something Geoff Ogilvy and his International Squad will try to forget. Join us as we talk Medinah, how each squad matches up, news…
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1211: A Wild Wentworth Finish + Details on Tour’s Future
JJ Spaun is the champ at Wentworth after missing out on the US Presidents Cup team while Jon Rahm’s struggles continue mightily. Meanwhile back stateside, Jacob Bridgeman wins the Biltmore after a 61 on Sunday. We react to both tournaments plus the announcement of how the PGA Tour’s new…
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1210: Talking Golf with Justin Hueber
On this bonus midweek episode, we’re sharing a conversation with Justin Hueber that originally aired as part of our Nest exclusive podcast series. Justin shares some fantastic stories from his experiences in college and the lower rungs of professional golf, and what led to his decision to step…
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1209: Medinah Preview with Mike Cocking
Soly and TC chat with Mick Cocking from OCM Golf Course Design about their work at Medinah No.3 ahead of this year's Presidents Cup with some significant changes since the last time the course hosted a professional event. We also discuss his design methods for testing the modern professional…
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1208: TM Europe win the '26 Solheim Cup
Carlota Ciganda earned the clinching point as Captain Anna Nordqvist’s European squad reclaimed the Solheim Cup at Bernardus. Join us as we break down all of the Sunday singles action: Europe’s midfield sweep, the missing links for the Americans, the strength at the top of both teams, and plenty...
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1207: 8-8 all going to Sunday of the '26 Solheim Cup
We predicted 8-8, and we got it! Join us as we recap all of the action from Day 2 of the 2026 Solheim Cup. From morning Foursomes to afternoon Fourballs, we break it down on-site at Bernardus Golf Club. Plus reactions to individual play, weather, tomorrow's singles matches, and more. Presented by...
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1206: 4-4 after Day 1 of the '26 Solheim Cup
4-4 after Day 1 of the 2026 Solheim Cup. From morning Foursomes to afternoon Fourballs, we break it down on-site at Bernardus Golf Club. Plus reactions to individual play, weather, tomorrow's pairings, and more. Presented by Titleist. Support our sponsors: Titleist - the #1 ball in Golf! High…
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1205: Solheim Cup Preview + US Team Captain Angela Stanford
The Solheim Cup heads to the Netherlands as the matches get underway Friday morning at the Bernardus Golf Club. Soly, TC, Randy and Cody set the stage for the matches with a quick recap of the history of the event and some notable recent controversies. We’re then joined by Solheim Cup veteran and...
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1204: Walker Cup, Presidents Cup Picks + TC’s Ireland Trip
After a remarkable rally in Sunday singles, Team GB&I wins the Walker Cup 13.5 to 12.5. We react to the finish at Lahinch before breaking down the captains picks for the upcoming Presidents Cup, plus a recap of TC’s Ireland Trip and some assorted news and notes. Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro + Walker...
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1203: Ross Steelman
Ross Steelman is headed to the PGA Tour in 2027 and currently occupies the top spot on the Korn Ferry Tour points list after winning twice this year - with both wins coming in the last two months. He joins the pod to chat about his upbringing in Missouri and playing collegiately for his hometown...
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1202: Scottie wins the '26 Tour Championship
Scottie Scheffler wins the 2026 Tour Championship after a final round 66 (-4) at East Lake. Join us as we recap the 2026 PGA Tour playoffs, discuss who made the biggest leap and who left us wanting more. We check in on Ronni Yin, the LPGA Tour in Boston for the FM, and more. Presented by…
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1201: Match Play at the Tour Championship
It’s Tour Championship week in Atlanta, and we react live to PGA Tour CEO Brian Rolapp’s announcement of major changes coming to the Tour in 2028, including the return of match play. We break down the new season-ending format, the two-track event system, the Returning Members Program, his…
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1200: Wyndham holds off Rory to win BMW Champ + LIV Indy
One of our favorite weeks of the year at our 10th BMW Championship! Join us as we break down a busy week: Wyndham Clark gets the dub in St. Louis, Scott Jamieson wins the Nexo Championship on the DP World Tour, Yuta Sugiura takes the AdventHealth Championship on the KFT, and Mike LaSasso and…
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1199: 1995 PGA Tour Season Deep Dive
Neil, Soly and DJ are back for the second edition of our week by week review of a historical season on the PGA Tour. This time we flash back to 1995 and learn just how much time is truly a flat circle, with many familiar themes emerging that sound an awful lot like the current state of the game…
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1198: Scottie Wins in Memphis, US Am at Merion
Scottie Scheffler claims an 8-shot dub at TPC Southwind to get the playoffs started. Soly, Neil and Randy open up the show talking Scottie, TPC Southwind and general playoff format thoughts. They also pay their respects to those who fell outside the bubble. They then share their thoughts on the...
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1197: Neil Learns How a PGA Tour Event Gets Built
Ahead of next week’s BMW Championship at Bellerive Country Club in St. Louis, we visit with Patrick Timson - Vice President of Tournament Operations for the Western Golf Association - and a number of members of his staff - to get an idea of everything that goes into the build out and staging of a...
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1196: Michael Brennan Breaks Through + Neil Goes to LIV Bedminster
Soly, DJ and TC start tonight’s pod with the action at the Wyndham where Michael Brennan is the champ in Greensboro - the former Wake Forest standout winning at Sedgefield for his second career PGA Tour title. After some thoughts on the Greensboro tournament’s future we look at the finalized...
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1195: The Hidden Gems of Western Scotland with Jim Hartsell
Soly and TC are joined by our friend Jim Hartsell to discuss his new book “A Round of Scottish Courses” and his travels to Scotland to explore the hidden gem courses along the western coast. Support our Sponsors: Titleist Rhoback AT&T East Sands Golf Co. If you enjoyed this episode, consider...
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1194: Kuwaki wins the AIG Women's Open, Thorbjornsen in Detroit
It's a wrap on the 2026 major championship season as Japan's Shiho Kuwaki defeats Esther Henseleit on the second playoff hole to win the AIG Women's Open. We break down Kuwaki's breakthrough, Henseleit's close call, and look back at the biggest storylines from this year's LPGA majors, including...
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1193: 12 Storylines for the AIG Women's Open
The final major championship of the year is here as we gear up for the 2026 AIG Women's Open at Royal Lytham & St Annes. We run through our 12 biggest storylines heading into the championship, draft our teams, make our final winner picks, and much more. Support our Sponsors: Titleist Rhoback...
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1192: The Koivun Era is here + Alex Fitzpatrick interview
The Jackson Koivun Era has officially begun after his first PGA Tour victory at the 3M Open. We have a lot to discuss from across the world of golf this week: Koivun's breakthrough, Jenny Shin's impressive win at the Women's Scottish Open, LIV JCB, and Big Tommy Morrison's first professional...
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1191: Golf Rules Q&A With The USGA’s Craig Winter
Soly and Neil caught up a couple of weeks ago with Craig Winter, USGA Sr. Director of the Rules of Golf and Amateur Status, for a Q&A focusing on a variety of topics surrounding the rules and their application. Now, after an eventful Open Championship with notable rulings involving Bryson...
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1190: Ryan Fox wins The Open
Ryan Fox is your Champion Golfer of the Year! Join us as we break down the entire week at Royal Birkdale, discuss the biggest winners and disappointments, look ahead to future Open Championship venues, dive into Hamsterdam, cover some news, and more. Presented by Titleist. Support our sponsors:...
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1189: Saturday at The Open
Sam Burns (-10) leads the 2026 Open Championship by two going into Sunday. Ryan Fox (-8) and Si Woo Kim (-8) sit two back. Join us as we break down all the action: Down the Leaderboard, Lingering/Loitering, Rory's comments on Bryson, news and notes, and much more. Presented by Titleist. Support…
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1188: Friday at The Open
Not so fast! Bryson's penalty controversy and more! Lucas Herbert (-8) and Sam Burns (-5) both post 62s, but that wasn't the biggest story of the day. Bryson DeChambeau was assessed a two-stroke penalty after his round, dropping from solo second to T5. And his third-round status is in question.…
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1187: Thursday at The Open
The Detective Jackson Suber (-5) leads by one over Sungjae Im and Dan Brown after the first day at Royal Birkdale. Join us as we break down all the action from the 2026 Open Championship, including Down the Leaderboard, news and notes, and much more. Presented by Titleist. Support our sponsors:...
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1186: Kicking off The Open at Royal Birkdale
Join us as we get you set up for the 2026 Open Championship: Course conditions, player reactions, news & notes, team draft, 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 Arccos…
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1185: Open Championship Preview Show
Thomson, Palmer, Trevino, Miller, Watson, IBF, O'Meara, and of course Spieth. We are back at Birkdale for the 2026 Open Championship. Join us as we run down Storylines of the Week, Course preview, players to keep an eye on, a rundown of the notebook, and a bit of trivia, and more! Presented by...
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1184: Linksmaster Tom Kim and Haeran Ryu goes back-to-back
Tom Kim is the Scottish Open champ after a marathon Sunday at the Renaissance Club with a final round 64 which gave him a two shot win over Min Woo Lee. We assess Kim’s bounce back after a rough 2025, poke at TC with a Tom Kim v Ludvig comp before going down the leaderboard including Scottie’s...
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1183: Best Open Championships Draft
We conclude our major drafts pods with The Open - as Randy, Soly, TC, DJ and Neil vie to draft the best foursome of Opens in the eyes of our three UK based judges. Support our Sponsors: Titleist Holderness & Bourne East Sands Golf Co If you enjoyed this episode, consider...
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1182: Previewing Royal Birkdale
Our preview content for next week’s 154th Open Championship begins with a look at Royal Birkdale, which hosts for the first time since Jordan Spieth’s win in 2017. Soly, Neil, TC and DJ discuss the changes to the course ahead of this year’s championship and their experience playing there a couple...
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1181: Gotterup gets a 5th dub + a fun week in golf
Soly, TC and DJ break down Chris Gotterup’s fifth career win - and third in 2026 - as he claims the John Deere with a final round 62. We also discuss Max Homa’s strong week and some of the other top finishers before we dive into a grab bag of topics including the Hollywood Reporter article on...
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1180: Story Time with Rich Lerner
Rich Lerner joins Soly to discuss his career broadcasting golf for NBC and Golf Channel and shares some of his favorite stories detailed in his book “Aren’t You That Golf Guy?: Doglegs and Detours from a Life in the Game”. From the early days of Golf Channel, the Tiger boom, working on “Life…
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1179: Vik & Scottie go to a playoff, Haeran Ryu wins the KPMG
Vik Hovland and Scottie Scheffler are headed to a Monday morning playoff at the Travelers. We break down a busy week in golf: Haeran Ryu wins the KPMG Women's PGA Championship, Eugenio Chacarra goes back-to-back and wins the DS Automobiles Open, and Blockie makes his Champions Tour debut. Plus…
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1178: PGA Tour Announcement Reaction + KPMG Storylines
Substantial changes are on the way for the PGA Tour as Brian Rolapp announced a new competitive structure beginning in 2028. Join us as we react to the new two-tiered system, the February-to-August season, the match-play postseason, and more. Plus, we get you ready for the third major of the LPGA...
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1177: Wyndham Clark Wins The 126th U.S. Open
Wyndham Clark (-4) claims his second U.S. Open, holding off Sam Burns (-3) and Tom Kim (-1). We break down the entire week at Shinnecock Hills, discuss the biggest winners and disappointments, look ahead to future U.S. Open venues, dive into Hamsterdam, cover some PGA Tour news, and more.…
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1176: Saturday at the '26 U.S. Open
Wyndham Clark (-7) takes a six-stroke lead into the final round of the U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills. Scottie, Sahith, Tom Kim, and Sam Stevens all sit at T2 (-1). Join us as we break down the day: Leaders, On the Ground with Neil, Lingering/Loitering, Hamsterdam, and much more. Presented by...
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The No Laying Up Podcast is a fresh, funny and informative conversation on all things golf.
Founded in 2014, No Laying Up and its flagship podcast seeks to entertain and inform a community of avid golfers around the world. What started as a group text among college friends has now grown into one of the most popular podcasts in the game of golf, and our archives include appearances from the biggest names in the sport. Outside of the podcast, No Laying Up also produces multiple video travel series, best-in-class writing about the PGA Tour and LPGA, a robust social media presence, and a thriving community of friends and fans (The Nest).
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