No Laying Up - Golf Podcast

110 - Adam Sarson Debriefing 2017

22 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Friend of the pod Adam Sarson joins to talk about the biggest stories of 2017. From JT’s breakout, Spieth’s win at Birkdale, the controversy at th...

109 - Streamsong

11 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Soly, Tron, and DJ recap their trip to Streamsong Black, and talk about the resort as a whole. Spoiler alert: we were very, very impressed with the Bl...

108 - Tiger Woods’ Return with Kevin Van Valkenburg

03 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

The Big Cat is back, and Kevin Van Valkenburg from ESPN is here to talk about Tiger’s impressive return. We get hyped, but also preach caution regar...

107 - Kevin Kisner

13 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Kevin Kisner joins the podcast to talk about the 2017 Presidents Cup, his experience in his first team event, his rise in recent years, and how he cha...

106 - Jim Furyk

08 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Live from Jupiter, we sat down with the 2018 United States Ryder Cup, Jim Furyk. We talked in great detail about his history with the Ryder Cup, and w...

105 - Club Pro Guy

31 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

From a legendary career on the mini tour circuit in Mexico, to the glory of the life of a club pro. With his identity masked as he avoids the chase of...

104 - Tron Carter Talking Asian Swing & Mailbag

30 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Tron Carter joins to debrief the Asian swing, talk about golf in Korea, and to take some listener questions. We wanted to share some stories on what i...

103 - Jay Monahan

23 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

PGA TOUR commissioner Jay Monahan joins from the CJ CUP in South Korea to talk about the transition into his role, golf in Asia, television, his backg...

102 - Graeme McDowell

20 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

2010 U.S. Open champion Graeme McDowell joined me in South Korea for a lengthy chat about his career, the status of his game, trying to keep up with t...

101 - Peter Uihlein

15 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Peter Uihlein joins the podcast for the second time to talk about obtaining his PGA TOUR card, his future plans for playing both tours, and his insane...

100 - Presidents Cup Recap with Kyle Porter

02 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Updated  – Kyle Porter joins for the 100th episode of the No Laying Up podcast to breakdown the 2017 Presidents Cup, and to get way overconfident a...

99 - Rory McIlroy, Part II

20 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

In Part II of our conversation with Rory McIlroy, we touch on his caddie situation, handling fame, fashion regrets, how much he plays for in his recre...

98 - Rory McIlroy, Part I

18 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Rory McIlroy sits down with Soly and D.J. at the BMW Championship in Chicago to talk about his 2017 season, getting married, his golf swing, his sched...

97 - Ben Higgins and Mackenzie Hughes

15 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

In this week’s episode, we debrief with Soly’s Pro-Am partner at the BMW Championship, former Bachelor Ben Higgins. We talk about the great experi...

96 - Justin Thomas

07 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

UPDATED LINK – JT makes his record setting third appearance on the podcast, as we chat about his ridiculous season, a breakdown of the final round o...

95 - Mailbag w/ D.J. Piehowski

05 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

New addition to the NLU team D.J. Piehowski joins to debrief on an exciting week in golf, and take some spillover questions from last week’s mailbag...

94 - Zac Blair

30 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

At long last, Zac Blair has joined the No Laying Up podcast to talk about his 2017 season, and more importantly his love of golf course architecture. ...

93 - Pinehurst/Sandhills w/ Big Randy and Brendan Porath

23 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Back from a brief trip to the Sandhills area, we debriefed with Big Randy about his experience at Pinehurst No.2, Brendan Porath on his Pinehurst expe...

92 - Eddie Pepperell

22 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Eddie Pepperell joins the podcast to talk about his career, his fascinating blog, how he sees the future of the European Tour, and the ups and downs o...

91 - PGA Championship Recap with Kyle Porter, Brendan Porath, & Sean Martin

14 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Joined by Kyle Porter of CBS, Brendan Porath of SB Nation, and Sean Martin of the PGA TOUR, we debrief the wild final round of the 2017 PGA Championsh...

90 - Tron Carter on the Bridgestone & PGA Championship Preview

07 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Tron Carter joins to break down the Bridgestone, RICOH Women’s British Open, Steph Curry, and the week that was in golf. We also preview the PGA Cha...

89 - Chad Coleman on Western Scotland Golf

31 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

We partnered with Callaway Golf and Visit Scotland for an #EpicScotland sweepstakes that included a round trip flight to Scotland, a full set of brand...

88 - Open Championship Recap w/ Kevin Van Valkenburg

23 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

ESPN’s Kevin Van Valkenburg joins me live from Southport just a few hours after Jordan Spieth was crowned the Open Champion. We talk about how it ha...

87 - Open Championship Preview with Mike Tirico

18 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Calling his 21st Open Championship, Mike Tirico joined us to talk about what it’s like to call the Open, what his greatest memories are, his favorit...

86 - Scotland Trip Part 2 with Shane Bacon and Ru MacDonald

10 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

We’re back with a second Scotland episode, bringing the grand total to three hours worth of chat about Scotland golf. We debrief with Shane Bacon ab...

85 - Scotland Golf Trip, Part I

06 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

With two weeks on the road in Scotland in the books, I debriefed with Scottish golf extraordinaire Ru MacDonald on the trip. As the resident expert, R...

84 - US Open Recap w/ Tron

19 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Tron and Soly recap the US Open, break down Erin Hills, talk about the FOX broadcast, and discuss Koepka’s ball striking fiesta. We also settle our ...

83 - Jason Dufner

30 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

2013 PGA Champion Jason Dufner joins the No Laying Up podcast to talk about where he’s at in his career, some misconceptions about himself, Tiger, s...

82 - Players Championship Wrap with Tron Carter

17 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Tron and I debrief on the 2017 Players Championship and our week in Ponte Vedra soaking up the scene. We talk about the courses we played in the area,...

81 - The Players Championship

11 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

The NLU crew is here in full force at the Players Championship. We spent Wednesday popping in and out with a few players with the mics rolling. The gu...

80 - Northern Ireland Golf Trip with Jamie Kennedy

26 Apr 2017

Contributed by Lukas

After an epic 3 day weekend in Northern Ireland, Jamie Kennedy and I debrief on our rounds at Royal County Down, Royal Portrush, and Portstewart. This...

79 - Harold Varner III

24 Apr 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Harold Varner III joins to talk about this week’s Zurich Classic, the new format, his win in Australia, and life on the road. We change it up a bit ...

78 - Kyle Porter on Playing Augusta National

12 Apr 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Kyle Porter literally won the lottery, and got the once in a lifetime opportunity to play Augusta National on the Monday after the Masters. We spend t...

77 - Masters Recap with Tron and Big Randy

10 Apr 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Sergio Garcia slayed the dragon, and won the 2017 Masters, and we’re here to break it down. Tron and Big Randy join to talk about the Spaniard’s t...

76 - Masters Preview Part II, Shane Bacon

04 Apr 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Shane Bacon from Fox Sports joins us to do our traditional major championship bet, to go through the storylines, and who to look out for this week. We...

75 - Kyle Porter, Masters Preview Part I

02 Apr 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Veteran of the podcast Kyle Porter makes his 10th appearance, and annual visit to preview the best tournament week of the year. We talk about some of ...

74 - England Golf Trip, Part II

28 Mar 2017

Contributed by Lukas

One hour was not enough time to discuss the ins and outs of our four day trip to northwest England. Part I broke down the Belfry, West Lancashire, Roy...

73 - England Golf Trip, Part I

27 Mar 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Golfbreaks.com reached out to us and invited us to play some of the best courses that the Northwest corner of England has to offer. It’s hard to com...

72 - Jaime Diaz

21 Mar 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Golf World’s Jaime Diaz joins the podcast to talk about his writing career, the Arnold Palmer Invitational, Rory’s close call, and some of his rec...

71 - Matt Every

15 Mar 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Matt Every joins the No Laying Up podcast to talk about the Arnold Palmer Invitational, his success there, the current struggles he’s facing, and wh...

70 - David Feherty

13 Mar 2017

Contributed by Lukas

David Feherty joins the podcast to talk about the 6th season of his show “Feherty” on Golf Channel, what it’s like to interview Phil Mickelson, ...

69 - Young Neil, Tron Carter, & Brandon Hagy

06 Mar 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Young Neil and Tron Carter stop by to offer up their thoughts on the WGC Mexico Championship, as we riff on DJ, the Rahm Threat, the vibe in Mexico, a...

68 - Tron Carter

28 Feb 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Tron Carter joins the podcast to chat about Rickie’s recent win, what we think of him, Jason Day’s WD, Bryson’s delicate genius-ness, white belt...

67 - Peter Uihlein

27 Feb 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Peter Uihlein joins the No Laying Up podcast to talk about being an American on the European Tour, culture shock around the world, and why he chooses ...

66 - Chris Wood

17 Feb 2017

Contributed by Lukas

European Ryder Cupper Chris Wood joins the No Laying Up podcast to talk about his pending fatherhood, how that will affect his scheduling, his future ...

65 - Adam Sarson

14 Feb 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Adam Sarson from The Score stops by to debrief Spieth’s win at Pebble, Hideki’s triumph in the desert, CBS, the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, Sergio, ...

64 - Smylie Kaufman

06 Feb 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Smylie Kaufman joins the No Laying Up podcast for the first time to talk about Smylie’s Army, tour life, and more. This is a bit of a shorter episod...

63 - Rory McIlroy

01 Feb 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Rory’s back, and he’s ready to dish on his time off, how much golf he watches while he’s away, his fitness routines, and a lot more. We also tal...

62 - Alan Shipnuck

23 Jan 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Alan Shipnuck from Golf.com joins me to talk about their new layout, and his new vertical called The Knockdown. We talk about what he’ll be doing th...

61 - Kyle Porter

16 Jan 2017

Contributed by Lukas

The No Laying Up Podcast is back after a month off, and Kyle Porter joins to break down Justin Thomas’ ridiculous run, what his ceiling is, how we d...

60 - Bones

12 Dec 2016

Contributed by Lukas

A landmark day in the history of the NLU podcast, as we welcome the game’s most famous caddie, Jim “Bones” Mackay to talk about Phil Mickelson, ...

59 - Tron Carter

06 Dec 2016

Contributed by Lukas

No Laying Up Co-Founder Tron Carter joins the NLU podcast for the first time in six months to talk about golf down in Jacksonville, Tiger’s glorious...

58 - Jordan Spieth

29 Nov 2016

Contributed by Lukas

The 2015 Masters and U.S. Open Champion dropped by the podcast today to talk about the reaction to his 2016 season, what’s changed in his life in re...

57 - Charles Howell III

23 Nov 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Back on the No Laying Up podcast for the second time by popular request, Charles Howell III checks in to talk about his fall series, the 2017 majors, ...

56 - Rory McIlroy

01 Nov 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Four time major champion, reigning FedExCup Champion, and the number two ranked player in the world, Rory McIlroy joins the No Laying Up podcast to ta...

55 - Ireland Golf Trip

21 Oct 2016

Contributed by Lukas

By popular request, I debriefed my recent trip to Ireland playing some of the greatest golf courses in the world. This is my first ever attempt at a s...

54 - Ryder Cup Recap w/ Brendan Porath, Kevin Van Valkenburg, and Kyle Porter

03 Oct 2016

Contributed by Lukas

After an incredible week at Hazeltine, Brendan Porath from SB Nation, Kyle Porter from CBS, and Kevin Van Valkenburg and I recorded a late night podca...

53 - Kevin Van Valkenburg talks Ryder Cup

12 Sep 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Kevin Van Valkenburg of ESPN is back to react to Davis Love III’s first three Ryder Cup picks, and preview the event. We talk Fowler, Holmes, Kuchar...

52 - Chris Chaney

07 Sep 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Swing by Swing managing editor Chris Chaney joins the NLU Podcast to talk about the breaking Tiger news, Rory’s first PGA Tour win of the season, ...

51 - Ollie Schniederjans

15 Aug 2016

Contributed by Lukas

With a tour card locked up for 2017, and the Web.com Tour Finals ahead, I caught up with Ollie Schniederjans to talk about his experience so far on th...

50 - Kyle Porter Recaps the PGA Championship

01 Aug 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Kyle Porter from CBS joins to celebrate us making it halfway to 100 episodes of the No Laying Up podcast. We talk Jimmy Walker’s win, Baltusrol, Jas...

49 - PGA Championship Preview Part II with Shane Bacon

27 Jul 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Legend of the podcast Shane Bacon from Fox Sports joins to break down the PGA a bit, but most importantly, we have to draft our teams for the PGA Cham...

48 - PGA Championship Preview with Jake Nichols and D.J. Piehowski

26 Jul 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Two guests this week, as I chatted with Jake Nichols from the 15th Club, as well as D.J. Piehowski from Skratch TV. Jake has made a name for himself o...

47 - Adam Sarson on the Open Championship

17 Jul 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Emergency podcast! Adam Sarson joins less than two hours after Henrik Stenson’s 63rd and final stroke of the day fell on the 72nd hole of the Open C...

46 - Jamie Kennedy from the European Tour

11 Jul 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Jamie Kennedy, social media manager for the European Tour, joins me to discuss how he got his amazing job, the process behind sharing material on soci...

45 - Barry O’Hanrahan on Ireland Golf Trip

06 Jul 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Barry O’Hanrahan from the A Good Talk Spoiled podcast joined me to debrief on our three day, four round ball striking fiesta in the greater Dublin,...

44 - US Open Recap with Kyle Porter

21 Jun 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Kyle Porter from CBS joins me to talk about his experience at Oakmont for the 2016 U.S. Open for DJ’s triumph, and what it was like following that g...

43 - US Open Reaction with Tron Carter

20 Jun 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Tron Carter joins me to pop the champagne and celebrate Dustin Johnson’s breakthrough at Oakmont. We talk about DJ slaying the dragon, the USGA dis...

42 - Charles Howell III

14 Jun 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Charles Howell III comes by to talk about the U.S. Open, his career, the USGA, technology, and of course some Tiger stories. I asked Charles about wha...

41 - US Open Preview with Fox’s Shane Bacon

10 Jun 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Shane Bacon from Fox Sports joins me to talk about the U.S. Open next week at Oakmont, as well as what his role will be in the broadcast. Thanks to Sh...

40 - Justin Thomas

19 May 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Winner of the 2015 CIMB Classic Justin Thomas returns to the podcast to talk about his recent T3 finish at the Players, his season so far, cross-hande...

39 - Tron Carter

18 May 2016

Contributed by Lukas

NLU co-founder Tron Carter stops by to talk about his trip to the Players Championship, Sawgrass, Kuchar, the U.S. Open, fashion, and a lot more. Hopi...

38 - Chad Coleman from Callaway

01 May 2016

Contributed by Lukas

On a twitter dare, Callaway social media director Chad Coleman booked a flight down to Leon, Mexico to caddie for Wesley Bryan in the El Bosque Mexic...

37 - Tron Carter - Part 2

01 May 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Part 2 of the podcast with Tron Carter is here, as we take a myriad of reader questions. Thanks a ton to all those that sent them in, and thanks to Tr...

37 - Tron Carter - Part 1

01 May 2016

Contributed by Lukas

No Laying Up co-founder Tron Carter joins to catch up on Bryson DeChambeau, his Masters experience, and all of the other happenings in the world of go...

36 - Amanda Balionis from Callaway Golf

01 May 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Formerly of the PGA Tour, and now newly minted in the Callaway stable, Amanda Balionis joined me to talk about life working for the PGA Tour, what she...

35 - D.J. Piehowski from Skratch TV

01 May 2016

Contributed by Lukas

D.J. Piehowski from Skratch TV joins Soly to console him on the disaster that was the 2016 Masters, as well as talk about his role with Skratch TV. ...

34 - The Tour Junkies

05 Apr 2016

Contributed by Lukas

In a special edition of the No Laying Up podcast, TourJunkies Co-founders and Augusta natives  David Barnett and Pat Perry join Big Randy, Tron Carte...

33 - Kyle Porter Previews the Masters

31 Mar 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Kyle Porter from CBS Sports stops by to talk about the Masters, the favorites, potential changes to Augusta National, Jason Day, Rory, and a lot more....

32 - Shane Bacon From Fox Sports

21 Mar 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Back yet again is Shane Bacon from Fox Sports to talk about the latest happenings in the golf world, the Match Play event this week, the upcoming Mast...

31 - Max Homa

16 Feb 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Max Homa joined me to talk about life on the PGA Tour, the Web.com Tour, travel, fatigue, the difference between keeping your card and not, and a lot ...

30 - Shane Ryan on Rickie Fowler

09 Feb 2016

Contributed by Lukas

New York Times best selling author Shane Ryan joined me to settle our nasty feud on Rickie Fowler’s club choice on the 17th hole at TPC Scottsdale o...

29 - Shane Bacon

28 Jan 2016

Contributed by Lukas

I challenged BFF of the podcast Shane Bacon of Fox Sports to a duel regarding the “Big 4” debate, and he rose to the occasion. We talked about Fow...

28 - Barstool Trent

12 Jan 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Barstool Trent swings by to talk 2016, Rory, Spieth, DJ, the 2016 majors, and of course, Making a Murderer. The audio is less than stellar to say the ...

27 - Adam Sarson

03 Jan 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Adam Sarson drops by to recap the 2015 season, preview the 2016 season, and fake some laughs at my bad jokes as we try to catch up on a very uneventfu...

26 - Billy Horschel

15 Oct 2015

Contributed by Lukas

I was joined by the winner of the 2013 Zurich Championship, the 2014 BMW Championship, the 2014 Tour Championship, and the 2014 FedExCup for nearly an...

25 - Tron Carter and Big Randy Preview the Web.com Playoffs

11 Sep 2015

Contributed by Lukas

I hit Tron up on the blower earlier this week for a leisurely overview of the Web.com Playoffs (the operative word there being leisurely). We chat abo...

24 - John Swantek of the PGA Tour

24 Aug 2015

Contributed by Lukas

I was lucky enough to be joined by John Swantek of the PGA Tour, host of Inside the PGA Tour, and the friendly voice you hear on the PGA Tour Live At ...

23 - Kyle Porter, PGA Championship

19 Aug 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Kyle Porter from CBS had some DJ takes in the oven, and we had to get them recorded. We had our usual giggle-fest, with some stronger than usual takes...

22 - Scotland Golf Trip

06 Aug 2015

Contributed by Lukas

This podcast is a bit of a change of pace from the normal podcast. I just got back from a five day golf trip through eastern Scotland, and we just had...

21 - Shane Bacon on the US Open & British

30 Jun 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Fox’s own Shane Bacon joined me to talk about the crazy US Open, what it’s like to broadcast a major sporting event, as well as his personal insig...

20 - Kyle Porter on the Insane US Open

22 Jun 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Kyle Porter from CBS joined me from the Seattle airport on not an ounce of sleep to immediately break down the insane final round of the 2015 US Open....

19 - Shane Ryan on his book, and the US Open

15 Jun 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Shane Ryan, author of the book that everyone in the golf world is talking about, ‘Slaying The Tiger’, joined me to talk about the book, and the U....

18 - Barry O’Hanrahan Previews the Irish Open

27 May 2015

Contributed by Lukas

As Kyle Porter noted in his mailbag, the Irish Open has become a sort of hipster event of sorts. So I opened up the Rolodex and got in touch with our ...

17 - Justin Thomas

22 May 2015

Contributed by Lukas

The NLU podcast is back in a big way. The young guns on the PGA Tour are making ridiculous moves on the tour thisyear, and 22 year-old phenom Justin T...

16 - Shane Bacon, Masters Preview

02 Apr 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Shane Bacon came by to chat with me about the Masters, Tiger, playoffs, scrambles, and of course, Len Mattiace. We also mention every single person po...

15 - Kevin Van Valkenburg

24 Mar 2015

Contributed by Lukas

ESPN and ESPN The Magazine writer, and Sports Illustrated’s NFL (co) Media Person of the Year Kevin Van Valkenburg stops by to break down Tiger, th...

14 - Kyle Porter, Masters Preview

19 Mar 2015

Contributed by Lukas

I sat down with Kyle Porter from CBS to talk about Jordan Spieth’s win at the Valspar, the upcoming Masters, Tiger, Rickie, Reed, and a new man crus...

13 - Ashley Mayo

12 Mar 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Golf Digest Senior Editor Ashley Mayo (and one of Sports Illustrated’s top 100 sports twitter follows) joined me to chat about the golf industry, ...

12 - Shane Ryan Talks About His Patrick Reed Story

30 Jan 2015

Contributed by Lukas

If you somehow missed it, Shane Ryan dropped an incredible story on Patrick Reed, and he joined the NLU Podcast to talk about it. Here is the story. T...