No Laying Up - Golf Podcast

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We've got a two part pod on this Sunday night as Soly and KVV make sense of Taylor Moore's win at the Valspar as Adam Schenk, Jordan Spieth and Tommy Fleetwood come close at Innisbrook. We also offer some thoughts on LIV Tuscon, the guys who will be competing in the upcoming majors, and the lackluster tv ratings. 

Then in part two, (54:10) Billy Horschel joins KVV and Soly to offer his perspective on the distance debate in light of this week's announcement from the USGA and R&A. Soly and KVV also offer some reactions Billy's opinions after our conversation as well. 

Episode Notes:

USGA Distance Insights report: https://www.usga.org/content/usga/home-page/advancing-the-game/distance-insights.html

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Players week is here, and we discuss Jay Monahan's Tuesday press conference, discussions with players on the grounds at TPC Sawgrass, reaction to the news of the day, favorites this week, listener questions, how the tour should respond to LIV players that want to return, the role of the PGA Tour commissioner, and a ton more. 

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Kurt Kitayama holds off a star-studded leaderboard at Bay Hill to win the Arnold Palmer Invitational and claim his first career win on tour. We review the week for Kitayama and the rest of the leaderboard, evaluate our impressions the golf course, and a thought or two on the NBC coverage (or lack thereof). 

We also check in on Jin Young Ko's win on the LPGA Tour in Singapore and offer some additional thoughts on the PGA restructuring announcement from earliest this week, plus a thorough response to James Hahn's Golfweek comments and more.

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With the announcement earlier today unveiling the new PGA Tour structure starting next season, we fire up a midweek pod and are joined by Peter Malnati - the Player Director on the PGA Tour Policy Board - to get an inside look at the decision making process that led to today's announcement. Peter also details why he initially opposed many of the measures that passed today and what led him to change his mind.

After our chat with Peter we do our best to make sense of the new structure and offer our takes on what works and what still gives us pause at this point in the process. We also do our best to answer the LIV related questions, predict what comes next at PGA Tour HQ and what they can do the properly message their plans moving forward.

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Chris Kirk claimed the Honda Classic in a playoff over Eric Cole to win his fifth career PGA Tour event. We recap Kirk's road back to winning on tour after struggles with alcoholism and depression, relive the wild finish on the final hole of regulation, and praise Cole's perseverance to continue his career on the mini tours.

Then it's on to Mayakoba and the first LIV event of 2023 and the first traditional TV broadcast. We discuss some rumblings of players who might want out of their contracts and the potential outcomes that could play out under such a scenario. We close the pod with an LPGA update, an early mock drafts of the European Ryder Cup team, and more. 

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The Buoy has surfaced again! Jon Rahm wins by two shots over Max Homa at Riviera to reclaim his spot atop the world rankings. We hear from KVV who was on location this week and break down the week for Rahm, Max, the Cat and the rest of the leaderboard. We also get into some coverage takes, updates from the LPGA and Euro tours and the latest round of LIV signings and more.  

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There's a new world number one as Scottie Scheffler goes back to back with his second consecutive win at the WM Phoenix Open. Soly, DJ and KVV break down another win for Scheffler, the impact of Ted Scott as his caddie, the "controversial" drops from the weekend, and some other observations from the week on site at another designated event. Then it's on to a quick Riv preview as the Cat announces he'll tee it up, some reactions to the Bryson article in Golfweek, the LIV hype video, and more.

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While the professional half of the Pebble Beach Pro-Am will be decided on Monday, we have more than enough to discuss on this Sunday night as Soly, Tron and DJ are joined by the newest member of the NLU team, Kevin Van Valkenburg. 

We get a thorough first-hand report from Soly who participated in the pro-am, preview the Monday finish at Pebble and check in on the insane finish on the DP World Tour - plus the text message statement from P, Bubba's comments on team golf, some LIV rumors, and more.

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Will Zalatoris joins the pod to detail his return from a back injury that ended his 2022 season, his mental approach to competing in majors, the disappointment of his runner up finishes, his putting stroke on short putts, playing junior golf with Jordan Spieth and Scottie Scheffler, the future of the PGA tour and a ton more.

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The NLU podcast bump strikes again as Max Homa wins at Torrey Pines to claim his sixth career PGA Tour victory. Max joins Soly, Tron and Randy to take us through the week in San Diego, the shots on 16 and 18 to close out the tournament, his mindset while competing at the top of the leaderboard, his in-round TV interview and a ton more.

We run down the rest of the leaderboard and evaluate the concept of a Saturday tournament finish. Then it's time for some coverage takes, the latest with Patrick Reed and Rory in Dubai, more LIV schedule and executive departure updates, and more.

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Jon Rahm continues his heater with a fourth win in his last six starts as he claims the AMex with a one shot victory over Davis Thompson. We recap the week and sing the praises of both Rahm and Thompson, evaluate recent results through the prism of the OWGR and run down the leaderboard - despite TC's absence from the pod.

We also shout out Victor Perez's incredible hole out en route to a win in Abu Dhabi, Brooke Henderson's wire to wire win at the LPGA Tournament of Champions, LIV's TV deal with the CW, plus a fun early US Ryder Cup roster building exercise.

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Fresh off his win at the Tournament of Champions, Jon Rahm makes his third appearance on the pod to break down his victory in Maui, the new PGA Tour events structure, the role of the players in making tour policy decisions, the OWGR, LIV, the upcoming Ryder Cup and a ton more.

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The first full field PGA Tour event of 2023 served up a great final round as Si Woo Kim finished birdie-birdie to win the Sony Open by a shot over Hayden Buckley. We break down the finish in Honolulu, some..... improvements.... in the television coverage, the designated vs non-designated events, Hideki's woeful putting and Spieth's MC.

Then it's on to a variety off off-course items to cover including the Netflix golf documentary trailer, PGA Tour players getting releases to play in the Saudi International, some LIV lawsuit updates and a ton more.

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Ahead of the 2023 Tournament of Champions, we visit with Maui legend Mark Rolfing for a lesson in the history of golf at Kapalua, his work with the Plantation Course and the Tournament of Champions, his continuing career with NBC golf and more.

Then we catch up with a pair of TOC rookies, Cameron Young and Sahith Theegala, about their 2022 seasons, what they're looking forward to this week in Maui, team events, recent PGA Tour changes, and a ton more.

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Soly and Tron fire up the weekend pod to break down all things related to the latest iteration of The Match as JT and Spieth defeated Tiger and Rory. From the best and worst jokes of the evening, Tiger's health, the broadcast setup and potential future matchups, we answer your questions covering all aspects of the event. Then it's on to the NYT's reporting on LIV's financial projections, the latest Greg Norman article and several other prime silly season talking points. 

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Longtime friend of the pod Kyle Porter returns ahead of the release of Normal Sport 2, his second book which recaps the craziness that was the year in golf over the last twelve months. Along with plenty of serious LIV-PGA Tour discussion and forecasting, plus a thorough debrief on Rory's year, we also take some time to enjoy the hilarious and unserious moments on and off the course in 2022. Check out the book at ANormalSport.com

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We start our weekly recap with the Hero World Challenge where Victor Hovland wins over Scottie Scheffler and Cam Young. We examine the Hero's place in the golf landscape headed into the new PGA Tour scheduling model and how to make the most of the Australian Open event. Then we debrief on Tiger's withdrawal from the Hero, his comments on the OWGR rankings and a realistic look at his future in competitive golf. We also dive into the 2022 PIP results, the Australian Open in full, Rory's latest interview, LIV's 2023 schedule and more.

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Kevin Van Valkenburg joins Soly to relive an often forgotten era in pro golf after peak Nicklaus and before the arrival of Tiger: the 1991 Masters though the 1993 PGA Championship. From Woosie's win at Augusta to Zinger's lone major at Inverness and everything in between, join us for a deep dive into all the storylines from these three years of major championship golf.   

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Soly and Neil fire up the Sunday night pod with a recap from all fronts of pro golf as Adam Svensson takes the RSM, Jon Rahm wins the DP World Tour Championship as Rory claims the Race to Dubai and Lydia Ko wins the LPGA's CME Group Tour Championship.  We take a thorough look at both men's tour finishes and Rahm's OWGR frustrations before we're joined by Michelle Wie for her insight on Ko's win and this past LPGA season. We also wrap with a few miscellaneous listener questions covering P's lawsuit, Bryson, the new PGA Tour app and more.

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Another Tony Finau win means another lively Sunday night as Soly, Tron and DJ recap the week in Houston with some notable performances and insightful quotes about the Tom Doak design at Memorial Park. Then it's off to the DP World Tour in South Africa where Tommy Fleetwood wins for the first time in three years and a check-in with the LPGA as Nelly Korda outduels Lexi Thompson to reclaim her number one world ranking.

Then we bring on Evin Priest of Golf Digest Australia for an international perspective on the latest with LIV golf, his experience attending multiple tournaments this year, what lies ahead in the upcoming offseason, and more.

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Seamus Power wins in Bermuda while the inaugural season of LIV golf concludes at Doral. We start with Power's win and take a larger look at how the tour markets its fall events and some other storylines from the week. Then it's on to the LIV team championship where the match play team format peaks our interest but also exposes the lack of the tour's roster depth. We also get into some best and worst superlatives from the first year of LIV golf and take our best guesses at what lies ahead in 2023.

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Rory wins the CJ Cup at Congaree as he reclaims the top spot in the world rankings.  We fight off some jet lag to praise Rory's continued run of outstanding golf and highlight our favorite moments from the week. We also break down the latest on the newly minted elevated events on the 2023 PGA Tour schedule and our experience this week in South Korea at the LPGA BMW Ladies Championship.

Then in part two (1:08:15) Soly is joined by Zach Helfand, a writer for the New Yorker, for a deep dive into his article on LIV and his insights from reporting at the Boston event, interviewing Saudi officials, the political element to the tour, and his take on what lies ahead.

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Kyle Porter joins Soly and Neil to chat about Tom Kim's win at the Shriners, Cantlay's decision on 18, putting Kim's season into perspective, and everything else from the Shriners. We also talk about Eugenio Chacarra's win in Bangkok, Bryson whining about the OWGR, LIV's MENA Tour shenanigans, what the OWGR actually is, LPGA, Jon Rahm, Furyk and Friends, and a lot more. 

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