- 2 hours 46 minutes1199: 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 in 2026.
Show Notes:
Ed Dougherty - The Golf Engineer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNTSHRD_tMU
1994 PGA Tour Deep Dive - NLU Ep. 11117: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3XP_Oua8-g
1995 Majors - NLU Ep. 669: https://nolayingup.com/podcasts/no-laying-up-podcast/nlu-podcast-episode-669-1995-major-championships
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19 August 2026, 1:00 am - 1 hour 43 minutes1198: 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 U.S. Amateur at Merion, the latest on LIV, Jeeno’s win Portland and other news and notes
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17 August 2026, 1:07 am - 1 hour 45 minutes1197: 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 tour event.
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12 August 2026, 1:00 am - 2 hours 1 minute1196: 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 playoff field and who’ll be missing next week in Memphis. Plus an updated Fedora Five from TC and some assorted news and notes including Blockie’s eventful Sunday. Then it’s on to LIV Bedminster with Neil popping in for some on the ground reporting in addition to our reaction to the LIV financing news from earlier this week. We close with a recap of Asterisk Talley’s win at the US Women’s Am, Solheim Cup Euro captain’s picks, a look at the current Presidents Cup standings and more.
Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro + Wyndham Recap
33:30 - TC’s Fedora Five + News and Notes
49:15 - Neil from LIV Bedminster, LIV Funding News
1:30:30 - US Women’s Am, Solheim Picks, Pres Cup Standings
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10 August 2026, 6:31 am - 2 hours 8 minutes1195: 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.
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5 August 2026, 2:30 am - 1 hour 50 minutes1194: 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 top-10 finishes from Nelly Korda and Jeeno Thitikul. Then we head to Detroit, where Michael Thorbjornsen captures his first PGA Tour victory at the Rocket Classic as we say goodbye to the newly restored Detroit Golf Club. We close the show with some personal golf updates, including TC's journey from London to Alaska and Randy's first time out to Rodeo Dunes. Presented by Titleist. Support our sponsors: Vokey - the #1 wedges in Golf! High Noon - Suns Up! Loch Lomond Whiskies - the Official Spirit of The AIG Women's Open Looking to travel this year, check out East Sands Golf Co.: https://www.eastsandsgolf.co/nlu Join us in our support of the Evans Scholars Foundation: https://nolayingup.com/esf
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3 August 2026, 1:08 am - 1 hour 8 minutes1193: 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.
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29 July 2026, 1:34 am - 1 hour 45 minutes1192: 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 victory at the Korn Ferry Tour's Evans Scholars Invitational. Plus, Alex Fitzpatrick joins the show (59:24) to chat about his season, earning his PGA Tour card, his journey through professional golf, and plenty more. Presented by Titleist.
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27 July 2026, 3:39 am - 1 hour 28 minutes1191: 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 DeChambeau and Scottie Scheffler, we’re excited to share our chat with Craig which touches on many of the hot button issues in the rules that affect professional tournaments across the globe, plus some common misconceptions that impact everyday recreational golf.
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22 July 2026, 11:19 am - 2 hours 14 minutes1190: 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: Titleist - and the entire GTS Metalwoods line! High Noon - Sun's Up! Holderness & Bourne - NLU10 at https://www.hbgolf.com Looking to travel this year, check out East Sands Golf Co.: https://www.eastsandsgolf.co/nlu Join us in our support of the Evans Scholars Foundation: https://nolayingup.com/esf
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19 July 2026, 9:17 pm - 1 hour 25 minutes1189: 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 our sponsors: Titleist - and the entire GTS Metalwoods line! High Noon - Sun's Up! Rhoback - code NLU for 20% off at https://www.rhoback.com Looking to travel this year, check out East Sands Golf Co.: https://www.eastsandsgolf.co/nlu Join us in our support of the Evans Scholars Foundation: https://nolayingup.com/esf
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