No Laying Up - Golf Podcast

252 - England's Golf Coast (Lytham, Birkdale, West Lancashire, Formby, Formby Ladies, Hillside, Southport & Ainsdale)

09 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Part I of my England debrief goes deep into the links courses played on this trip (Royal Lytham, Royal Birkdale, West Lancashire, Formby, Formby Ladie...

251 - Ryder Cup - One Year Out

06 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We might be a year out from the 2020 Ryder Cup, but Soly and DJ are in a Ryder Cup mood after road tripping around the midwest and visiting the last t...

250 - Safeway Recap + Akshay Bhatia Interview

30 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Cameron Champ wins his second PGA Tour title at the Safeway. Soly and DJ Pie discuss his game, how it translates to the PGA Tour, the crazy story of h...

249 - Jim Wagner from Hanse Golf Design LIVE from Pinehurst

23 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Jim Wagner has been the lead associate with the Hanse Golf Design company for decades, and he joined us live from the Pinehurst Brewery to discuss his...

248 - Justin Thomas

18 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

JT is back to discuss his 2019 year, the new Tour Championship format, what $15 million means to him, how many PGA Tour wins he would trade for a majo...

247 - Solheim Cup & Greenbrier Recap

16 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Team Europe wins the Solheim Cup in Scotland, and we discuss Suzann Pettersen insanely clutch putt (and immediate retirement), the Korda sisters, Lexi...

246 - Mel Reid

10 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded earlier this year at the KPMG Women's PGA, here is our interview with Mel Reid. She tells about her experience coming out as gay, the tragic ...

245 - Ireland Trip, Part II

04 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Part II of our Ireland Trip includes Tralee, Carne, County Sligo (Rosses Point), and Enniscrone. We make our way north and play Arnold Palmer's gem, t...

244 - Ireland Trip, Part I

02 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

After much delay, Part I of our Ireland Recap is finally here. Doonbeg, Lahinch, Adare Manor, Ballybunion, Waterville, and Dooks make up this episode,...

243 - Tom Doak and Eric Iverson LIVE from the NLU Summit

28 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In our first ever LIVE podcast from the NLU Summit, Tom Doak and Eric Iverson join us to discuss CommonGround golf course, and their work from around ...

242 - Tour Championship Recap

26 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Rory McIlroy wins the $15 million prize, and we discuss money in golf, the new format, whether or not it worked, and everything else from the Tour Cha...

241 - Scott Harrington

21 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Scott Harrington is headed to the PGA Tour for the first time after 16 years in professional golf. We go through the ups and downs of mini tours, the ...

240 - BMW Championship, US AM, + Brooke Henderson Interview

19 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Justin Thomas rolls to victory in Chicago, and we discuss what that means going into the Tour Championship, the new format, and just how nuts the cash...

239 - Cabot Links

14 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We took a trip up to Cabot Links this summer for our annual board meeting and a few rounds of golf. We talk about the backstory behind one of the worl...

238 - Northern Trust, Bryson's Slow Play, Korn Ferry, & more

12 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Bryson set golf twitter ablaze this weekend, and we discuss his slow play video, his reaction, the confrontation with Koepka, solutions to slow play, ...

237 - Zac Blair

06 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Friend of the program Zac Blair is back to discuss his win this week on the Korn Ferry Tour and everything that's gone into regaining his PGA Tour car...

236 - TV Producer Jeff Neubarth

05 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Jeff Neubarth joins us to talk about producing golf for FOX, some details on the production of "The Match," drones in golf, contracts, and basically e...

235 - Poker Pro Daniel Negreanu

31 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

You guys wanted gambling stories. This guy's got 'em. Poker legend Daniel Negreanu joins us to talk about his poker career, life in Vegas, and most im...

234 - WGC FedEx St. Jude Classic/Barracuda Recap

29 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Brooks Koepka wins the WGC in Memphis. We discuss our feelings around this event, Rory, Memphis, and WGC's in general. We also discuss Morikawa's win ...

233 - Tim Herron and Jason Bohn

24 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Tim Herron and Jason Bohn join to talk about PGA Tour life into their late 40's, their excitement for the Champions Tour, and their Tuesday games. Jas...

232 - UK British Open Recap

21 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Shane Lowry wins the UK British Open by 6 shots at Royal Portrush. We discuss his victory lap, poise down the stretch, winning in Northern Ireland, Po...

231 - UK British Open Preview, Part II

14 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Eamon Lynch joins the podcast to talk about his upbringing in Northern Ireland, perspective on The Troubles, Northern Ireland today, what this champio...

230 - UK British Open Preview with Scott Van Pelt

10 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Scott Van Pelt is back to talk about the 2019 U.K. British Open Championship (presented by Her Majesty), and he shares his favorite memories from cove...

229 - Matt Wolff wins the 3M! Irish Open Recap, and listener questions

08 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Matt Wolff wins the 3M with an eagle on the 18th, edging Bryson Dechambeau and Colin Morikawa. We talk about everything from Minnesota, the Presidents...

228 - Casey Martin

03 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

University of Oregon Head Golf Coach Casey Martin joins to discuss his playing career, his lawsuit with the PGA Tour, transitioning into coaching, win...

227 - Rocket Mortgage Recap

01 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We discuss a busy week in golf, including the Rocket Mortgage Classic, Nate Lashley, Doc Redman, Cam Champ, the European Tour, The Korn Ferry Tour, St...

226 - Joel Dahmen

25 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Joel Dahmen joins to discuss purposeful shanks on the range, boozing on the Canadian Tour, and a bunch of other stories from his PGA Tour career. Dahm...

225 - KPMG Women's PGA Championship Recap + Lizette Salas

24 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We had a blast of a week at the KPMG Women's PGA Championship. Soly and Randy recap Hannah Green's win, what it's like to attend an LPGA major, what l...

224 - Angel Yin and her caddie, Kris Maerke

19 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

20 year old American standout Angel Yin joins the podcast to talk about LPGA life, the KPMG Women's PGA, being the longest hitter on the LPGA Tour, an...

223 - US Open Recap

17 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Gary Woodland has won the 2019 U.S. Open. We discuss him flashing his stones with his 3-wood on the 14th hole, Koepka's incredible run, Pebble Beach, ...

222 - U.S. Open Preview, Part II

10 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We discuss Rory's romp at the Canadian Open, the BMW Charity Pro-Am, Pebble Beach, our picks for the U.S. Open, Koepka, Tiger, G-Mac, where Pebble ran...

221 - U.S. Open Preview with Shane Bacon

10 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Shane Bacon from Fox Sports joins to discuss the 2019 U.S. Open, what will be different about Pebble, Koepka, Tiger, what tricks Fox has up its sleeve...

220 - California Road Trip (Tourist Sauce Season 3)

05 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

For season 3 of our travel series "Tourist Sauce," we ripped up the west coast in an RV and played some golf along the way. We breakdown our trip from...

219 - U.S. Women's Open & Memorial Recap

03 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Jeongeun Lee6 has won the 2019 U.S. Women's Open, and we discuss how awesome Country Club of Charleston showed out on TV, Fox's commercial free covera...

218 - Scott Stallings

27 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Scott Stallings joins us from Colonial where we discuss the radical transformation of his body, 10 Dr. Peppers a day, adrenal fatigue, his suspension ...

217 - The life and career of Ben Hogan

22 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

From his humble Texas upbringing to a ticker tape parade in New York City, in this special edition episode, we dive deep into the life and career of B...

216 - PGA Championship Recap

20 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Brooks Koepka wins his fourth major and his second PGA Championship, and we discuss what this means, how many majors we're giving Brooks, you can poss...

215 - Scott Van Pelt

15 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

ESPN's Scott Van Pelt joins to discuss how he got into golf, how Tiger Woods launched his career, his favorite Tiger stories, how Sportscenter has evo...

214 - PGA Championship Preview

13 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We discuss last week's AT&T Byron Nelson and how Trinity Forest represented on television, as well as take listener voicemails about the upcoming 2019...

213 - Mike Keiser

10 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Mike Keiser has helped usher in a new era of golf in the United States, and in other remote places around the world. He joins the podcast to talk abou...

212 - Max Homa

07 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

NLU pod favorite Max Homa joins to recap his win the previous day at the Wells Fargo Championship. He breaks down how nervous he was, what he did duri...

211 - Adam Long

28 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The winner of the 2019 Desert Classic, Adam Long joins the podcast to talk about his rise through the lower levels of professional golf, to lifting a ...

210 - Golf Photographer David Cannon

22 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Getty Sports photographer David Cannon joins us to talk about his legendary career in golf covering the game from Jack, to Seve, to Tiger, and into th...

209 - Kevin Van Valkenburg on Tiger Woods and the 2019 Masters

16 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

One episode on the 2019 Masters was not enough. Kevin Van Valkenburg from ESPN joins to share his perspectives on one of the most historic weekends of...

208 - TIGER WOODS HAS WON THE MASTERS

14 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Tiger Woods has won the 2019 Masters, and I can't believe that is a sentence that I'm typing. The guys try to come to terms with the new world and put...

207 - Masters Preview

08 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The best week in golf is here, and we break down the Masters by going through the odds, making our picks, making our picks on who WON’T win, our fav...

206 - Jordan Spieth

03 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Ahead of next week’s Masters, we sat down with Jordan Spieth to talk about what’s gone wrong in his golf game, how he’s addressed it, and where ...

205 - WGC-Match Play Recap

01 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We break down a busy week in golf, from the Dell Technologies Match Play, Kisner’s triumph, formats, Tiger/Rory, the Sergio/Kuchar feud, and a lot m...

204 - Steve Elkington

27 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Steve Elkington swings by the Killhouse to tell some stories from his career on tour. Subjects include the Big Cat, how he came up with that nickname,...

203 - Matthew Wolff

25 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Matthew Wolff has won five of the seven collegiate events he’s played in this year, and has an outside chance at getting to the NCAA record of 8. We...

202 - Eddie Pepperell

20 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Eddie Pepperell joins the podcast for the second time to discuss how much his career has changed since his last appearance, winning two European Tour ...

201 - Players Championship Wrap & Kiradech Aphibarnrat

18 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Rory McIlroy had returned from the dead and won the 2019 Players Championship. As usual, we take some listener voicemail questions and discuss Rory br...

200 - Justin Ray

13 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Formerly of the Golf Channel, and now of the 15th Club, Justin Ray joins to discuss how he initially got a job with ESPN, how that got him into golf, ...

199 - Francesco Molinari (BONUS EPISODE)

11 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Bonus Ep! We got a chance to spend a few minutes with Francesco Molinari shortly after his win at the Arnold Palmer Invitational. We chatted with him ...

198 - Bay Hill Recap w/ Kevin Van Valkenburg

11 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

ESPN’s Kevin Van Valkenburg joins to discuss Francesco Molinari’s victory at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, Rory’s final round struggles, Tiger...

197 - Morgan Hoffmann

06 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

From gambling stories with Michael Jordan at the Bears Club, to the five year process of being diagnosed with muscular dystrophy, all the way to holis...

196 - Honda Classic Recap

04 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Keith Mitchell has won the 2019 Honda Classic, and we recap his back-nine run, the charges made by Koepka and Rickie down the stretch, Vijay almost wi...

195 - WGC-Mexico Wrap

25 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Dustin Johnson ran away with the WGC-Mexico Championship, and we discuss what a realistic career win total looks like for DJ, Rory’s runner-up finis...

194 - Genesis Open Recap

19 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

JB Holmes very slowly marched his way to victory at the Genesis Open. We discuss slow play, whether it will ever be addressed and many other topics fr...

193 - Michelle Wie

11 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We change things up a bit this week, as we do a deep-ish dive into Michelle’s career, along with about 25 minutes of interview with her. We provide ...

192 - Hank Lebioda

06 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Hank Lebioda joins the podcast to bask in the glory of his Wolf Hammer win on Wild World of Golf, talk about his amazing battle with Crohn’s disease...

191 - Waste Management & Saudi Arabia Wrap

04 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Rickie Fowler has won the Waste Management Phoenix Open, and Big Randy is here to lick his wounds. We break down Rick’s collapse and rebound, the ru...

190 - Farmers Insurance Open Recap (& Bryson wins in Dubai)

28 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Justin Rose has won the 2019 Farmers Insurance Open, and we recap the world number one adding another trophy to the case. The gang also discusses Brys...

189 - Annika Sörenstam

21 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Annika Sörenstam joins the podcast to talk about her remarkable LPGA career, reaching the pinnacle of the game, winning major championships, playing ...

188 - Sony Open Recap

14 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Soly, DJ, and Big Randy recap Matt Kuchar’s win at the Sony Open, but spend the majority of the time breaking down the bizarre story that surfaced t...

187 - Sergio Garcia (& Sentry TOC Recap)

07 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We got the chance to chat with Sergio Garcia at the Callaway launch event, and discussed his comments at the 2012 Masters, winning his first green jac...

186 - 2018 Trivia, Resolutions, New Rules, and Mailbag Questions

03 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

After enjoying a nice layoff, we’re back and pumped to fire it up again for 2019. We start the podcast off with some obscure trivia about the 2018 s...

185 - 2018 Highlights (Part II)

22 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In Part II of our highlights episode, we have the best stories from Bones, Joe Buck, Mike Whan, Danielle Kang, Lydia Ko, Jessica Korda, Maverick McNea...

184 - 2018 Highlights Show, Part I

20 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In the closing episodes of 2019, we gathered up some of the best moments from the top interviews of the years. Get ready to laugh, be inspired, learn,...

183 - Adam Hadwin and Dylan Meyer

17 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

At the Callaway ad shoot, we got a chance to chat with Adam Hadwin and Dylan Meyer about a myriad of topics. Up first is Adam, where we discuss his 59...

182 - Brandel Chamblee (Part II)

12 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In Part II of our conversation with Brandel Chamblee, we discuss what needs to be done with technology, what kind of golf is rewarded on the PGA Tour,...

181 - Brandel Chamblee (Part I)

10 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Subscribe to the No Laying Up podcast on iTunes here Golf Channel analyst and professional golfer Brandel Chamblee joins the podcast to talk about his...

180 - Ollie Schniederjans

03 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

*Making his second appearance on the podcast, Ollie Schniederjans joins to talk about his career progression, how he hits his patented stinger shot, w...

179 - “The Match” Recap

24 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Phil Mickelson has won the $9 million match in Vegas, and we break down the broadcast, how they could have made the match more interesting, and where ...

178 - Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson

21 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This podcast is a preview of “The Match” between Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson. We got a chance to travel to Vegas and sit down with Tiger Woods ...

177 - Maverick McNealy

12 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Stanford standout, and fresh off his rookie campaign on the Web.com Tour, Maverick McNealy joins to talk about his golf career. From walking on at Sta...

176 - Mailbag (Part II)

05 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In Part II of our mailbag podcast, we talk about future NLU events, how we would design a golf course for the PGA Tour, pulling in podcast guests, The...

175 - Mailbag (Part I)

01 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In part I of our November mailbag podcast, we talk about the American golf model compared to the UK model, municipal golf, the course we’d most want...

174 - Tom Coyne

29 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

As we’re set to premiere season 2 of Tourist Sauce on YouTube this week, we thought we’d chat with a connoisseur of links golf this week on the po...

173 - Zac Blair and Rob Collins on Sweetens Cove, and the building of The Buck Club

23 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

After spending the weekend at The Ringer at Sweetens Cove with Zac Blair and course architect Rob Collins, we caught up wit them on the masterpiece th...

172 - George Gankas

18 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

George Gankas joins the podcast to talk about his teaching career, his meteoric rise through the Instagram ranks, to now working with some of the top ...

171 - Final Ryder Cup decompression w/ Job Fickett

08 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

One wrap up podcast was not enough. Settled back in the US, Soly chats with Job Fickett on everything that went wrong for the US, as well as dealing w...

170 - Max Homa

03 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Max Homa is headed back to the PGA Tour this week, and he stopped by the Killhouse while in town for the Web.com Tour Championship. He talks about wha...

169 - Ryder Cup Recap w/ Kevin Van Valkenburg

30 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Europe dominated a favorite U.S. team, beating them to a pulp in Paris, and Kevin Van Valkenburg from ESPN joins to share in my misery. We do a tiny b...

168 - Tiger Woods has won the Tour Championship

24 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

We all started believing this would happen back in February. But if you thought this was possible a year ago, you’re lying. Tiger Woods has won his ...

167 - Ryder Cup Preview w/ Bones

20 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Our man Bones won’t be caddying in the Ryder Cup for the first time since 1993, but he’s here to share some incredible stories from the 11 Cups he...

166 - Ryder Cup Preview w/ Job Fickett

13 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The teams are set, and we’re a few short weeks away from balls going in the air at the 2018 Ryder Cup at Le Golf National in France. Our European To...

165 - Gil Hanse

07 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Gil Hanse joins us from Aronimink Golf Club at the 2018 BMW Championship to discuss the restoration work his team performed there, how it will play fo...

164 - Marc Leishman and Matty Kelly

06 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Marc Leishman and his caddie Matty Kelly join us at the BMW Championship to talk about their relationship, the early stages of professional golf in th...

163 - Oral History of the Ryder Cup, 2010-2016

29 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Continuing where we left of from the previous podcast, we head to Wales to breakdown the rainsuit controversy of 2010, the Corey Pavin/Jim Gray dustup...

162 - Oral History of the Ryder Cup, 1999-2008

27 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In Part I of our deep dive into the last 20 years of play of the Ryder Cup, we break down the 1999, 2002, 2004, 2006, and 2008 Ryder Cups in great det...

161 - Justin Thomas

20 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

*Justin Thomas makes his annual appearance on the podcast, discussing how badly he’s getting beaten up for cart fees on the Citi commercial, how lif...

160 - Golf Course Designer Bruce Hepner

15 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Golf course designer Bruce Hepner joins to talk about his background working in the industry, working with Tom Doak for 17 years, his current restorat...

159 - PGA Championship Recap w/ Kyle Porter and Kevin Van Valkenburg

13 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Brooks Koepka is your 2018 PGA Championship, but it was the Big Cat that captured our hearts with a fiery 64 to finish two shots out of first. Kyle Po...

158 - Julian Suri

06 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

*Julian Suri joins us to talk about his recent run on the European Tour, his path from Duke through the Florida mini-tours, through the Challenge Tour...

157 - Ryder Cup Stock Report with Job Fickett

30 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Our European Tour correspondent Job Fickett joined to take a look at current Ryder Cup standings, who are the locks, the captain’s picks as of today...

156 - Scotland Trip, Part II

27 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In Part II of our Scotland recap, we talk about our experiences at Cruden Bay, Cullen, Castle Stuart, Nairn, Brora, and Royal Dornoch. We also go into...

155 - Scotland Trip, Part I

25 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

We spent 8 days in Scotland playing some of the most fun golf courses in the world in amazingly firm conditions, and we’re here to break down our tr...

154 - UK British Open Recap

22 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Francesco Molinari is the Champion Golfer of the Year, and we break down everything that happened in one of the most fun weeks of golf. We chat about ...

153 - UK British Open Championship Preview w/ Shane Bacon + Brittany Lincicome on Playing The Barbasol

17 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

We’re back! Joined by long time guest Shane Bacon from Fox Sports, we break down everything you need to know about the UK British Open presented by ...