- 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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18 July 2026, 9:27 pm - 1 hour 20 minutes1188: Friday at The Open
Not so fast! Bryson's penalty controversy and more! Lucas Herbert (-8) and Sam Burns (-5) both post 62s, but that wasn't the biggest story of the day. Bryson DeChambeau was assessed a two-stroke penalty after his round, dropping from solo second to T5. And his third-round status is in question. We break it all down and react live. Plus, we discuss Cameron Young (-6), Scottie Scheffler (-4), Tommy Fleetwood (-4), and Jon Rahm (-4). Down the Leaderboard, news and notes, and much more. Presented by Titleist. Support our sponsors: Titleist - the #1 ball in Golf! High Noon - Sun's Up! Whoop - https://join.whoop.com/nlu 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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17 July 2026, 10:26 pm - 1 hour 11 minutes1187: Thursday at The Open
The Detective Jackson Suber (-5) leads by one over Sungjae Im and Dan Brown after the first day at Royal Birkdale. Join us as we break down all the action from the 2026 Open Championship, including Down the Leaderboard, news and notes, and much more. Presented by Titleist. Support our sponsors: FootJoy - the #1 shoe in Golf! High Noon - Sun's Up! Golf Pride - 20% off with NLU20 at https://golfpride.com AT&T - Connection Changes Everything 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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16 July 2026, 9:29 pm - 56 minutes 7 seconds1186: Kicking off The Open at Royal Birkdale
Join us as we get you set up for the 2026 Open Championship: Course conditions, player reactions, news & notes, team draft, final picks, and a bunch more! Presented by Titleist. Support our sponsors: Titleist - the #1 ball in Golf! Rhoback - code NLU for 20% off at https://www.rhoback.com Arccos - NLU15 for 15% off at https://www.arccosgolf.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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15 July 2026, 7:44 pm - 1 hour 19 minutes1185: Open Championship Preview Show
Thomson, Palmer, Trevino, Miller, Watson, IBF, O'Meara, and of course Spieth. We are back at Birkdale for the 2026 Open Championship. Join us as we run down Storylines of the Week, Course preview, players to keep an eye on, a rundown of the notebook, and a bit of trivia, and more! Presented by Titleist. Support our sponsors: Titleist - the #1 ball in Golf! Rhoback - code NLU for 20% off at https://www.rhoback.com Loch Lomond Whiskies - the Official Spirit of The 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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13 July 2026, 9:35 pm - 1 hour 29 minutes1184: Linksmaster Tom Kim and Haeran Ryu goes back-to-back
Tom Kim is the Scottish Open champ after a marathon Sunday at the Renaissance Club with a final round 64 which gave him a two shot win over Min Woo Lee. We assess Kim’s bounce back after a rough 2025, poke at TC with a Tom Kim v Ludvig comp before going down the leaderboard including Scottie’s missed cut and the Trackers getting in their feelings.
From there, we head to France to recap the Evian where Haeran Ryu defeats Brooke Henderson in a playoff to win her second consecutive major. We close with some takes on Scott O’Neil’s latest interview as he looks to secure future funding for LIV, and some assorted news and notes headed into Open Championship week.
Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro + Scottish Open Recap
49:30 - Evian Recap
1:13:00 - Reaction to Scott O’Neil Interview + News & Notes
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13 July 2026, 2:57 am - 1 hour 34 minutes1183: Best Open Championships Draft
We conclude our major drafts pods with The Open - as Randy, Soly, TC, DJ and Neil vie to draft the best foursome of Opens in the eyes of our three UK based judges.
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