Best Nolayingup Podcasts (2024)

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890 - Viktor Hovland Is Searching For A Feeling 44:24

17h ago44:24

44:24

A year ago, Hovland won the FedExCup, then got lost in a maze of swing theory. KVV went looking for answers. This week we present his written feature in narrative form as Hovland tries to regain his 2023 form You can read KVV's original piece on our website: Viktor Hovland is Searching for His Old Self If you enjoyed this episode, consider joining …

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889 - Lydia Ko calls in after AIG Women's Open win + BMW Championship Recap 2:10:15

1h ago2:10:15

2:10:15

Two Sunday live shows = one crazy weekend. We recap TC and Neil's week out at the BMW Championship, Keegan's huge win, Adam Scott, Ludvig, Castle Pines, and everything else from out west. We also breakdown Cody, Randy, and Jordan's week at the AIG Women's Open at St. Andrews (52:00), hear directly from the champion, Lydia Ko (1:51:00), and talk abo…

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888 - AIG Women's Open Championship Friday Live Show 1:09:27

8h ago1:09:27

1:09:27

Nelly Korda (-8) leads the way after 36 holes around The Old Course. Defending Champion Lilia Vu (-5) and Charley Hull (-5) sit tied for second, followed by Ruoning Yin (-4) in solo fourth. Cody, Jordan, and Randy are joined by TC calling in from Denver as the St Andrews crew breaks down their week in St Andrews (Weather, calling golf on the radio,…

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887 - Surprise Major Winners Deep Dive 1:28:17

5d ago1:28:17

1:28:17

On this NLU Deep Dive pod, Soly, DJ and Neil each pick a surprise major winning performance from golf history with Soly also dropping a special extra selection to close us out. If you enjoyed this episode, consider joining The Nest: No Laying Up’s community of avid golfers. Nest members help us maintain our light commercial interruptions (3 minutes…

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886 - BMW Championship/AIG Women's Open Happy Hour 49:45

33m ago49:45

49:45

Big week in golf! Randy and Jordan check in from St. Andrews and the very interesting weather at the AIG Women's Open. We make some picks for the final major championship of the year, as well as chat with Max Greyserman about how he's adjusting for altitude at the BMW Championship at Castle Pines, and hear about Neil's first pro-am experience. Lear…

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885 - Women's Open Championship Deep Dive 1:40:30

24h ago1:40:30

1:40:30

Randy, Cody and Jordan take their turn at our Deep Dive podcast format with a look at the history of the Women's Open Championship with particular focus on the previous two occasions where The Old Course has hosted the tournament. If you enjoyed this episode, consider joining The Nest: No Laying Up’s community of avid golfers. Nest members help us …

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884 - Lauren Coughlin wins AGAIN, Hideki at St. Jude, Brooks at the Greenbrier 1:26:10

1h ago1:26:10

1:26:10

A wild Sunday with the PGA Tour, LIV, and the US Am all finishing at the same time, and Lauren Coughlin winning AGAIN on the LPGA Tour. We get a call in from Lauren celebrating at the Dunvegan, and react to Hideki making the FedEx St. Jude more interesting than it needed to be, Rahm and Koepka dueling at the Greenbrier, the top 50 cutoff on the PGA…

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883 - LPGA: Lydia Ko's Golden Career, Big Tournaments Ahead, and US Amateur Champ Rianne Malixi 1:36:02

28m ago1:36:02

1:36:02

Randy, Cody and Jordan are back with another LPGA focused pod on the heels of Lydia Ko's win at the Olympics to secure her place on the Hall of Fame. We recap Ko's incredible career, look ahead to the next few weeks on tour including the Solheim and Curtis Cups. Plus, Jordan catches up with Rianne Malixi who followed up her win at the US Girls' Jun…

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882 - St. Jude Happy Hour: Kuchar, TPC Southwind, and the FedExCup Playoffs 1:00:52

5h ago1:00:52

1:00:52

Happy Hour is here! We chat about the news of the week, including Kuchar's conclusion at the Wyndham, who is on the bubble at the FedEx St. Jude Championship, some trivia, TPC Southwind, LIV at the Greenbrier, the US AM at Hazeltine, some news of the week, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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881 - Max Homa on the 2024 Masters, mental game improvements and team golf 1:17:56

1d ago1:17:56

1:17:56

He's back! Max Homa stops by for a look back at his 2024 season to date, highlighted by the top 5 finish at the 2024 Masters. We also talk through his process and journey toward a stronger mental approach to the game, some Presidents Cup and Ryder Cup discussions and more. If you enjoyed this episode, consider joining The Nest: No Laying Up’s commu…

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880 - Wyndham Chaos, Lydia wins gold, and DJ’s trip to Sand Valley 1:42:57

10d ago1:42:57

1:42:57

This week on the recap pod: Aaron Rai wins in Greensboro after a wild finish to the PGA Tour's final regular season event of the 2024 season and an all-timer from Matt Kuchar, meanwhile in Paris, Lydia Ko claims a gold medal and locks up her hall of fame credentials at the Olympics. We offer some thoughts on Olympic golf looking ahead to 2028, cove…

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879 - Golf Sponsorships 101: Why Brands Sponsor Golf Events and Players 51:11

6d ago51:11

51:11

Despite a lot of changes in the professional golf ecosystem, money continues to pour into the sport at the highest level. Why is that? What do brands get out of sponsoring events (big and small), and players (famous or not). We dive into what makes golf an appealing audience despite declining ratings, the decision to sponsor an individual player, u…

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878 - Olympic Men's Golf Recap: Scottie wins Gold! 1:43:27

16d ago1:43:27

1:43:27

Scottie Scheffler claimed Gold, Tommy Fleetwood Silver, and Hideki Matsuyama Bronze at the 2024 Men's Olympic Golf competition held at Le Golf National. We discuss the week's highs and lows, Rahm and others' collapses, Olympic fashion, some news and notes, other events around the world of golf, and more. Thank you to High Noon, Titleist and the new…

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877 - Justin Thomas on links golf, Royal Troon, and bouncing back from his 2023 struggles 1:17:00

28d ago1:17:00

1:17:00

Justin Thomas returns for his annual visit to the podcast to discuss the bonus golf he played in Scotland and Ireland, reaction to his week at Royal Troon, bouncing back from his 2023 struggles, what the US team has learned at the Ryder Cup, his involvement with Keegan Bradley getting selected as the next captain, how he wants to see the golf wars …

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876 - Lauren Coughlin wins the CPKC Women's Open! (+3M Open Recap, and LC calls in) 1:51:18

27d ago1:51:18

1:51:18

Our Young Hitter Lauren Coughlin wins the 2024 CPKC Women's Open!!! We recap Lauren's maiden LPGA title and after many close calls, how she finally broke through in her two-shot victory - and Lauren gives us a behind-the-scenes look at how it all went down. We also recap Jhonattan Vegas' victory at the 3M Open, Jon Rahm and LIV UK, sneak an Olympic…

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875 - Lauren Coughlin Interview, LPGA News and Notes 1:11:34

19d ago1:11:34

1:11:34

Cody and Randy are back ahead of this week's LPGA Canadian Open with a recap of the last few weeks in women's pro golf, plus a look ahead to the upcoming Women's Open Championship and some Solheim Cup discussion as well. Then in part two, we welcome NLU Young Hitter Lauren Coughlin (43:00) coming off her second top-five major finish in 2024. We rec…

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874 - Getting Better at Golf with Nico Darras 1:20:44

20d ago1:20:44

1:20:44

Soly catches up with Dr. Nico Darras of Golf Blueprint to talk through his rapid progression from beginning to play the game in his early 20s to working as a performance coach with some of the best players in the world. We also cover his academic background and how he's worked with partner Dr. Kevin Moore to create a program that applies their rese…

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873 - Sunday Open Championship Live Show 1:49:24

22d ago1:49:24

1:49:24

Xander Schauffele is Champion Golfer of the Year, holding off Justin Rose and Billy Horschel at Royal Troon. We discuss the year Xander has had as he now sits with two Major Championships, run down the leaderboard, cover some segments, clean up a mess or two from the week, and more. Cheers! If you enjoyed this episode, consider joining The Nest: No…

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872 - Saturday Open Championship Live Show 1:24:53

24d ago1:24:53

1:24:53

Billy Horschel leads the 152nd Open Championship by 1 with 18 holes to play. We run down the leaderboard, discuss a day of weather, play lingering/loitering, and make our final round picks as we gear up for the final round of the year's last men's Major Championship. Cheers! If you enjoyed this episode, consider joining The Nest: No Laying Up’s com…

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871 - Friday Open Championship Live Show 1:17:09

1M ago1:17:09

1:17:09

Shane Lowry (-7) leads the 152nd Open Championship through 36 holes at Royal Troon. Daniel Brown and Justin Rose sit two back of Lowry, with former major champions Scottie Scheffler, Jason Day, and Xander Schauffele chasing. We run down the rest of the leaderboard to include some notable missed cuts and have KVV call in to discuss his day around th…

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870 - Thursday Open Championship Live Show 1:26:21

1M ago1:26:21

1:26:21

Dan Brown (-6) is your solo leader through 18 holes at Royal Troon, followed by Shane Lowry (-5) and Justin Thomas (-3). We talked through the day that was for Shane, JT, Scottie, and Spieth and not for Ludvig, Rory, Tiger, and Tommy. TC attempts to apologize for Tommy Lad before we bring KVV in from the bullpen to talk Bryson. We close out the sho…

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869 - Open Championship Happy Hour 1:03:29

1M ago1:03:29

1:03:29

We are one night away from the opening round of the 152nd Open at Royal Troon. KVV calls in from Scotland to join us for the Open edition of Happy Hour. We run down some news and notes, talk weather and Royal Troon, play some trivia, and make our final picks. If you enjoyed this episode, consider joining The Nest: No Laying Up’s community of avid g…

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868 - Open Championship Preview 1:17:24

29d ago1:17:24

1:17:24

The final countdown is on for the final major of the 2024 golf season as the 152nd Open Championship begins Thursday at Royal Troon on Scotland’s west coast. We open the pod with some reflections on the oldest major in the game, a draft of our favorite storylines headed into this week’s tournament, a look at the odds sheet, our picks to win and not…

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867 - Big Shot Bob wins the Scottish plus an Evian recap, thoughts on Keegan as Ryder Cup Captain and more 1:40:33

1M ago1:40:33

1:40:33

A year after falling a shot short of winning his home open, Robert MacIntyre wins the Scottish Open after a fortuitous break on the sixteenth hole and clutch putting to win by a shot over Adam Scott. We also talk through Ludvig's week, Rory's return and everything else from The Renaissance Club. Then it's onto our review of the Evian where Ayaka Fu…

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866 - Royal Troon Open Championships Deep Dive 2:02:09

1M ago2:02:09

2:02:09

As Royal Troon prepares to host the 2024 Open Championship, Soly and KVV bring another deep dive pod as we examine the last three Opens hosted at Troon: Henrik Stenson's epic duel with Phil Mickelson in 2016, Todd Hamilton's unlikely triumph in 2004 and Justin Leonard's win in 1997. If you enjoyed this episode, consider joining The Nest: No Laying …

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865 - Who are the best 10 players in the world? + John Deere Recap 1:36:45

1M ago1:36:45

1:36:45

DJ and Soly open up tonight's pod with a look at the birdie-fest that was the John Deere where Davis Thompson won at 28 under par while Hayden Springer delivered the latest 59 on the PGA Tour in Thursday's first round. Then it's on to some fun hypothetical questions (38:30) including the best ten players in the world regardless of tour status, our …

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864 - Recent Scotland Travels: The Old Course Reversed, Royal Troon and places in between 2:03:48

1M ago2:03:48

2:03:48

Soly and DJ are joined by Tron calling in from vacation to relive our recent trip to Scotland where we played Royal Troon, The Old Course in both reverse and traditional routings, several of the other offerings in St. Andrews and a number of other courses as well. If you enjoyed this episode, consider joining The Nest: No Laying Up’s community of a…

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863 - Cam Davis Wins in Detroit, Akshay and Cam Young Close Calls, Assorted Golf News and Personal Golf Updates 1:23:24

2M ago1:23:24

1:23:24

Cam Davis is your champion in Detroit as the Aussie wins his second Rocket Mortgage Classic after Akshay Bhatia three putts on the 72nd hole. We recap all the action from Detroit including another close call for Cam Young plus Seth Waugh's resignation from the PGA of America, Chambers Bay in reported discussions to host a LIV event, golf's moment d…

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862 - The Psychology of the Shanks 56:52

2M ago56:52

56:52

In the second installment of “NLU Special Projects,” Kevin Van Valkenburg takes us through a universal nightmare for any golfer: having a case of the shanks. He gets insights from pros like Tiger, Rory McIlroy, and Scottie Scheffler, as well as amateurs, coaches, and even a hypnotist, all in an effort to unravel one of golf’s most universally dread…

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861 - Scottie (again) at the Travelers, KPMG Women's PGA , LIV Nashville 1:28:43

2M ago1:28:43

1:28:43

Protesters could not stop Scottie from winning his fifth straight signature event, as he outlasted Tom Kim at the Travelers. We chat about the exciting final round, Amy Yang's triumph at the KPMG Women's PGA at Sahalee, LIV Nashville, low scores on tour, Akshay Bhatia, some listener questions, and a lot more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…

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860 - KPMG Women's PGA Friday Live Show 1:06:26

2M ago1:06:26

1:06:26

Nelly Korda shoots a shocking second round 81 to miss the cut at Sahalee at the KPMG Women's PGA. We check in live on Friday evening to chat about the tournament at the halfway point, place our auction bets on the eventual winner, get some #CoverageTakes in, discuss what we've liked about Sahalee to this point, and a ton more. Support our partners:…

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859 - Travelers/KPMG Women's PGA Happy Hour (+ Will Zalatoris Interview) 57:45

2M ago57:45

57:45

A signature event and a women's major this week, as the PGA Tour heads to TPC River Highlands for the Travelers, and the women head west to Sahalee for the KPMG Women's PGA Championship. We try to get over our U.S. Open hangover, catch up on some of the #discourse around Rory and Bryson since Sunday, talk about our picks for the weeks at both event…

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858 - KPMG Women's PGA Preview 1:15:41

2M ago1:15:41

1:15:41

Big Randy and Cody have you covered for this look at the KPMG Women's PGA Championship at Sahalee Country Club. We start with a quick recap of the last few events on tour, a look at all the contenders and those vying for their second or third major title, as well as some thoughts on the tree-lined course and a ton more. If you enjoyed this episode,…

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857 - Sunday U.S. Open Live Show 1:48:47

2M ago1:48:47

1:48:47

Bryson DeChambeau wins the 2024 U.S. Open at Pinehurst. We discuss the day that was for Bryson, and wasn't for Rory McIlroy coming down the stretch. One of the best final rounds of a Major Championship at a course that stood it's ground. KVV pops in for an on the ground update as TC and Neil come through to lay down their thoughts on an action pack…

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856 - Saturday U.S. Open Live Show 1:32:30

2M ago1:32:30

1:32:30

Bryson DeChambeau holds a 3 shot lead with 18 holes to play at the 2024 U.S. Open. Matthieu Pavon, Rory McIlroy, and Patrick Cantlay sit 3 back at -4 total. We are joined by KVV on the ground to discuss Bryson's round. We run through the leaderboard, get a Block Party update, talk odds-and-ins and more. If you enjoyed this episode, consider joining…

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855 - Friday U.S. Open Live Show 1:29:06

2M ago1:29:06

1:29:06

Ludvig Aberg is your solo 36 hole leader at Pinehurst. We are joined by Harry Higgs to discuss the course and set up so far, Neil joins to discuss Rory, and KVV calls in to discuss his day around the course. We run down the leaderboard, lay some nuggies down on who thing think will win, and more. If you enjoyed this episode, consider joining The Ne…

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854 - Thursday U.S. Open Live Show 1:29:27

2M ago1:29:27

1:29:27

P. Cantlay and Rory McIlroy are your leaders through 18 holes at Pinehurst No. 2. We bring KVV in from the bullpen to discuss Cantlay's round, SVP joins us for his views on Pinehurst No. 2. We run down the leaderboard, talk some in's and out's of the course, get a quick history lesson and more. If you enjoyed this episode, consider joining The Nest…

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853 - 2024 U.S. Open Happy Hour 59:11

2M ago59:11

59:11

Final prep is complete for the 2024 U.S. Open at Pinehurst. We run down some news and notes, bring KVV in from the bullpen to discuss his latest Rory piece, identify some key features around No. 2, make our final picks and more. If you enjoyed this episode, consider joining The Nest: No Laying Up’s community of avid golfers. Nest members help us ma…

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852 - 2024 U.S. Open Preview 1:22:48

2M ago1:22:48

1:22:48

We officially kick off U.S. Open week with our preview pod as we look at all the storylines, contenders, our favorite holes at Pinehurst #2, the betting odds, ranking the last decade of U.S. Open venues and some of our favorite US Open memories, plus listener questions. If you enjoyed this episode, consider joining The Nest: No Laying Up’s communit…

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851 - Memorial Recap, June 6 a year later, and The Cleeks 1:52:06

2M ago1:52:06

1:52:06

Scottie Scheffler does it again. We discuss his 5th win in 8 starts, what it means for U.S. Open week, the state of signature events, TC's Cleeks getting it done in Houston, the events of June 6, 2023 and everything that's followed, and a ton more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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850 - Pinehurst US Open Deep Dive 2:03:40

2M ago2:03:40

2:03:40

Soly and KVV welcome TC for this Deep Dive pod as we look back to the 3 previous US Opens hosted at Pinehurst #2. We start with Payne Stewart's iconic triumph in 1999 and Phil Mickelson's close call. Then, it's on to the carnage of 2005 with Michael Campbell emerging victorious on a crazy Sunday afternoon. We close with Martin Kaymer's dominant win…

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849 - Memorial Happy Hour 1:00:13

2M ago1:00:13

1:00:13

We preview this week's Memorial Tournament, talk about the history of the event, Neil brings the heat on Desmond Muirhead, make our picks for the week, talk U.S. Open Final Qualifying, and a ton more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy NoLayingUp.com

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848 - Brandel Chamblee 1:46:29

3M ago1:46:29

1:46:29

Brandel Chamblee checks in with Soly ahead of next week's US Open at Pinehurst to talk through his preparation for broadcasting the tournament for NBC, the distance and golf course setup debates, backlash to his stance on LIV and a ton more. If you enjoyed this episode, consider joining The Nest: No Laying Up’s community of avid golfers. Nest membe…

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847 - Yuka Saso wins the U.S. Women's Open 1:17:46

2M ago1:17:46

1:17:46

Yuka Saso conquered a demanding setup at Lancaster for her second U.S. Women's Open title. We salute her incredible shotmaking on the back nine, the setup at one of the best venues we'll see all year, as well as Robert MacIntyre's win at the RBC Canadian Open. KVV calls in from on site having witnessed Minjee Lee's meltdown, and Yuka's ridiculous s…

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846 - U.S. Women's Open Half Way Show 1:47:39

3M ago1:47:39

1:47:39

Wichanee Meechai is your leader through 36 holes at the 2024 U.S. Women's Open in Lancaster, PA. Only Andrea Lee, Minjee Lee, and Yuka Saso are under par as the rest of the field scrambles to figure out Lancaster Country Club. We are joined by Marina Alex and Jane Park as we break down the action so far. Get an Amateur update from Jordan Perez, run…

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845 - Stephan Jaeger 55:41

3M ago55:41

55:41

Stephan Jaeger returns to the pod to discuss his first win on the PGA Tour as he beat Scottie Scheffler at the Houston Open in late March. We also cover his distance gains off the tee and overcoming driver issues earlier in his career, embracing meditation practices, his first Masters appearance and more. If you enjoyed this episode, consider joini…

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844 - U.S. Women's Open Happy Hour 48:36

3M ago48:36

48:36

Lancaster Country Club is set to host the U.S. Women's Open, as we get caught up on the news of the week, (of course) talk Nelly, Scottie's charges being dropped, what to expect from the golf course this week, Hamilton, NCAAs, and a lot more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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843 - The Amazing Nelly Korda + USWO Preview 1:33:02

3M ago1:33:02

1:33:02

We begin our US Women's Open preview pod with some thoughts on the news that Lexi Thompson will retire and not play a full-time schedule beyond the current 2024 season. Then, it's time for a look at the incredible season so far for Nelly Korda, her evolution on and off the course, and how long this run of dominance will continue. We wrap the pod wi…

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842 - Colonial Recap, Scheffler Updates with KVV and more 1:09:00

3M ago1:09:00

1:09:00

We begin tonight's pod with some brief thoughts on the tragic news of the passing of Grayson Murray. If you are experiencing a mental health crisis, please call the National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988 in the US or visit their website: https://988lifeline.org/ On the course: Davis Riley wins by five over Scottie Scheffler and Keegan Bradley …

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841 - Bandon Dunes Review with Roger Steele and first timers Will Lowery and Doug Smith 1:19:20

3M ago1:19:20

1:19:20

After meeting up in person on a recent trip to Bandon Dunes, Soly catches up with Doug Smith (@TheDouglasFresh) and Will Lowery (@WillLoweryGolf) after their first trip to the resort as well as Roger Steele (@Roger_Steele) for his second appearance on the pod. We talk through our favorite shots, holes and courses from the recent trips plus the food…

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