No Laying Up - Golf Podcast

Phil v Brooks! We recap one of the great major championship Saturdays since we've been in the podcast. Phil shooting drones out of the skies, questionable drops, and a Sunday battle between two stalwarts. Cannot wait. 

Phil surges, Louis makes a move, and Brooks does his usual thing. Soly and Randy wrap up an eventful Friday at Kiawah, including Van Rooyen's outburst, Bryson's whining, JT & Rory's disappointment, Spieth's putting, the rest of the leaderboard, and more. 

Kiawah shows out, Corey Conners stripes it, Rory doesn't, and everything else from round 1. We talk ESPN+, Brooks' dumb hat, Hovland, Morikawa, Spieth, JT, Keegan, Phil, grandstands, and a lot more. 

We preview the 2021 PGA Championship at Kiawah, discuss how we expect this golf course to play, the large coverage windows, our picks to win and not to win, and take a bunch of listener questions. On the back end, Scott Van Pelt joins (50:00) to share stories from his first day on site, talk some bad beats, the scenery at Kiawah, and a lot more. 

K.H. Lee wins in Dallas, and we discuss his emotional win, his rise, TPC Craig Ranch, Sam Burns, Spieth, Berger, Kiawah, Richard Bland, the NCAA Women's Regional fiasco, Korn Ferry Tour, and a lot more. On the back end, Soly chats with Sweetens Cove co-owner Andy Roddick (58:45) about his golf journey, an awesome Sergio Garcia story, what makes Sweetens special, and more. 

It's AT&T Byron Nelson week, and Jordan Spieth joins us to discuss his resurgence, battling through swing issues, building confidence, his most embarrassing moment on a golf course, confidence, and so much more. 

We chat about Rory's resurgence, Quail Hollow, Viktor Hovland vs. Morikawa, the PGL (and the SGL?), Korn Ferry Tour news, LPGA, Patrick Reed, Walker Cup, and a lot more. 

Marcus Armitage, aka "The Bullet", joins DJ and Tron to recount his roller coaster of a journey through the ranks of professional golf, the process of overcoming drug addiction after the loss of his mother, competing in the 2018 Open Championship, and some amazing stories from his time on the Challenge and European Tours.  

A heptathlete, and as it turns out, none of those sports actually included golf. Troy Mullins joins to tell us about becoming a long drive champion, teaching Mandarin, playing professional golf, where her swing speed comes from, African-American women in golf, and so much more. 

We chat about Sam Burns' win at Valspar, who his comp is, Innisbrook, Keegan, Cam Tringale, what's going on with D.J., Max, the LPGA in Singapore, overreaction to the PIP, 1991 Ryder Cup debrief, and a lot more. 

The 1991 Ryder Cup changed the event forever. But how? We chatted with many of the key players of the event, including Paul Azinger, Bernhard Langer, Mark Calcavecchia, Dave Stockton, Hale Irwin, Paul Broadhurst, Corey Pavin, Jim Moriarty, Lanny Wadkins, and more. Soly read every book he could find, scoured YouTube, and came up with this two hour episode full of some famous stories, and some that you probably haven't heard. From Seve's antics, his feud with Azinger, Calc's breakdown, a car crash, a rivalry among captains, all the way down to the final putt. This was a blast to put together, and we appreciate you listening. Some key sources for this episode:Curt Sampson's book "The War by the Shore": https://www.amazon.com/War-Shore-Incomparable-Drama-Ryder/dp/159240796XBernard Gallacher's book "Captain at Kiawah": https://www.amazon.com/Captain-at-Kiawah-Bernard-Gallacher/dp/1855925664Golf Digest's "The Rowdy Ryder Cup at Kiawah": https://www.golfdigest.com/story/1991-ryder-cup-at-kiawah

Marc Leishman and Cam Smith win in a playoff, and we unpack the week in New Orleans, including (of course) format talk, what makes foursomes cool, TPC Louisiana, how this event fits on the schedule, and a lot more. We also breakdown the new "Player Impact Program" in great detail, as well as debrief on the LPGA Tour at Wilshire, a WITB segment, and more. 

Madelene Sagström joins to chat about why she let us follow her around a tournament with a video camera for a week, her career on the LPGA Tour, why she decided to speak out about being sexually abused, what that did for her, and so much more. Be sure to check out "A Week In The Life" on our YouTube channel this week featuring Madelene. 

Stewart Cink wins his second event of the season, and we chat about the 47 year old's resurgence, his son on the bag, Morikawa, McNealy, Harbour Town, and everything else from the RBC Heritage. We also chat about Lydia Ko's dominant win, Nelly Korda, Yuka Saso, arm lock putting, a look ahead at the Ryder Cup team, and a lot more. 

Justin Ray joins us to recap the 2021 Masters with a look at the advanced metrics from the contenders this past weekend in Augusta. Justin also drops some amazing Tiger and Spieth stats and helps break down the history and future of strokes gained metrics in the game.

Hideki makes it interesting, Xander makes a run, Spieth can't find the hole, and everything else from Sunday at the 2021 Masters. We take listener questions, discuss Augusta, Zalatoris, Rahm, and the usual hits. This episode was live streamed on our Twitter and YouTube accounts. 

Hideki! Opens up a 4 shot lead, Rose battles, Spieth treads water, JT fades, Leish stays put, and everything else from Saturday at Augusta. We also chat Billy Ho, pick our winners for tomorrow, and a lot more. 

Spieth, Leish, and JT are on the move, Brooks, DJ, and Rory are headed home, Si Woo snaps a putter, Rose falls and rises, and everything else from Friday at the Masters. We take some listener questions, how far back is too far back, our picks to win halfway through, and a lot more. 

Team Rose jumps out to a 4 shot lead, Gary Player's son tastelessly hawks golf balls on the first tee, Spieth goes up and down, and everything else from day one at the Masters. This podcast is a recording of our live show, which you can catch on YouTube and Twitter shortly after play ends. 

Mark O'Meara joins to discuss going back to Augusta, winning in '98, how different his life would have been if a few balls bounced differently, the Champions Dinner, changes to the course, and so much more (38:45). We also make our picks, our picks NOT to win, and visit some major storylines heading into the best week of the year.