No Laying Up - Golf Podcast

Louis Oosthuizen jumps out to the lead, Spieth gets hot, Bryson says some dumb stuff, a Cobra rep claps back, and everything else from day 1 at Royal St. George's, including the golf course, Rory, JT, the rest of the leaderboard, and a ton more. 

It's the final major of the year as the Open Championship returns from a one year hiatus and is back at Royal St. George's Golf Club. We break down what has us excited about the course, which hasn't hosted the Open since 2011, give you our picks to win (and not to win), visit some of the key storylines, and get hyped for some links golf. Plus, we chat with "Whistles Go Woo" about his process for making golf picks. 

A busy week in golf, as we discuss Min Woo Lee's win at the Scottish Open, why the The Renaissance Club hosts this event, the future of the event, Rory's security incident, Rahm, and everything else from Scotland. We also chat about Lucas Glover's win at the John Deere, #Chezfest, Furyk at the U.S. Senior Open, The Match, Bryson's caddie situation, and a lot more. The referenced article on the Scottish Open from UK Golf Guy: https://www.ukgolfguy.com/golf-blog/scottish-open-futureJane Park's GoFundMe: https://gofund.me/ad43c4ed

Michael Keiser, Jr., owner of the Sand Valley Golf Resort and son of Bandon Dunes Golf Resort owner Mike Keiser, joins the pod to catch up on the latest developments at Sand Valley, Bandon Dunes and the recreation of the Lido Golf Course.  Michael also details the family's philosophy around golf development and his upbringing in the golf business as a caddie and agronomy staff member at Bandon Dunes.  

Soly and Kevin Van Valkenburg recap the majors from the 2009 Masters through the 2012 PGA Championship. From Rory's wins at Congressional and Kiawah to unlikely winners like Y.E. Yang, Charl Schwartzel and Lucas Glover, we'll look back at a most unique period in professional golf with some of the stories you might remember, and some you definitely won't. We also get into the Bryson - Tim Tucker news on the front end of the pod. Thanks to KVV for joining us for this one! 

Stewart Cink joins to chat about how he got his golf game back, his mental journey through a career spanning decades, his "mountaintop of peace," how he increased distance, the 2009 British Open, dealing with the close call at the 2001 U.S. Open, and so much more. 

We recap a fun week spent at the KPMG Women's PGA, Nelly Korda's dominant win, our biggest takeaways from being on site, the future of women's golf with a new world number one, and a ton more from Atlanta. We also recap Kramer Hickok and Harris English's duel, the new Ryder Cup standings, arm lock putting, and other stories from this week in golf. 

Stacy Lewis joins the podcast for the first time to talk about the KPMG Women's PGA, the current state of the LPGA, statistics and how that holds LPGA players back, motherhood and how that relates to her golf career, the lessons she wants to teach her daughter, and so much more. This one was a lot of fun. 

Rahmbo! We close the books on a dramatic finale to the 121st US Open, talking about Rahm's epic finish, well executed fist bumps, a game designed to shine in major championships, Louis, Rory, Bryson's meltdown, Torrey, and everything else from a fun U.S. Open week. 

Three tied at the top. Rory/Bryson loitering. We got ourselves a golf tournament. Our recap of Round 3 of the US Open. 

Richard Bland and Russell lead at Torrey, Matthew Wolff surges yet again, Bubba enters the picture, and a lot more from round two of the U.S. Open. We chat about coming around on Bubba, Bland's story, will he finish in the top-10, our picks to win at the halfway point, Brooks, Bryson, Xander, Torrey, and everything else from day two. 

*Round 1 from Torrey is in the picks, Torrey is who we thought they were, the coverage was ROUGH, Russel Henley and Louis Oosthuizen lead, and we recap everything else from day one. Matthew Wolff is back, Rory survives, Bryson struggles, Brooks does his normal thing, and we've got some flying Molinaris. We go in hard on one of the roughest days of major championship TV coverage that we can recall. 

It's time for another major week as Torrey Pines hosts the 2021 US Open. We preview the course, the contenders and, as always, make our picks to win, and not to win.  Then Soly and Neil are joined by Big T, a DraftKings millionaire winner, to get his strategy for gambling on golf and his picks for the week. We wrap the pod with an interview with Akshay Bhatia (53:10) who survived a playoff to earn his spot in the field for his first appearance in a major championship.  

Ever wonder what's in the PGA Tour Player Handbook? We read through the entire document, and spent a couple hours chopping it up on some of the funniest and most informative findings, from someone writing some bad checks, exemption categories, tournament setups, sponsorship rules, how fields get put together, tee times, and so much more.* The link to the handbook: https://qualifying.pgatourhq.com/static-assets/uploads/2019-2020-pga-tour-handbook--regs-09_10_19.pdf

Calc joins to chat about RV life, balancing money on the PGA Tour, what keeps him coming back after over 1,000 events, winning the Open Championship, the party after finishing runner-up at the Masters, practice round matches with Phil Mickelson, his relationship with Tiger Woods, and so much more. 

19 year old Yuka Saso wins the U.S. Women's Open, Lexi Thompson gives one away, and everything else from the week at Olympic Club. We also chat about Jon Rahm's wild W/D at the Memorial, and the annual Brooks/Bryson update. A lot in this one, enjoy. 

Before the action begins at The Olympic Club, we're joined by two of the competitors in the field at the 2021 US Women's Open. First up, we'll hear from ANA Inspiration champ Patty Tavatanakit on what the last few years have been like as she began her professional career and the next steps after her first win in a major. The second half of the pod (36:15) is a visit with New Zealand's Amelia Garvey as the former USC Trojan prepares to compete in her first major as a professional. 

Kokrak emerges in Ft. Worth, Spieth fades, as Soly, D.J. and Neil break down the week in golf. We chat about observations from on-site at Colonial, the LPGA Match Play, the Brooks/Bryson video, and everything else from the week. 

Bones joins the pod to share some Phil stories, what it was like to be on the bag for five major championships, why he believes Phil has longevity, Kiawah and what makes it tough, a Phil practical joke story, and a lot more from the 2021 PGA Championship. 

PHIL HAS DONE IT! Golf history is made, and we do our best to debrief from a historic day in sports. We chat about Phil's career, his shots of the day, the panic moments, Brooks, Louis, Kiawah, and everything else from a memorable week in golf.