On the heels of today's announcement of a proposed modified local rule of the golf ball rollback for elite-level players, we're joined by USGA CEO Mike Whan to explain the position of the USGA and R&A and what lies ahead in the process. After our chat with Mike, we outline our reaction to the announcement, address some misconceptions about the proposed changes, and have some fun with listener questions as well.

A fresh, funny discussion of all things golf from the guys at No Laying Up. Episodes air twice a week and topics include tournament recaps, interviews, deep dive player profiles, golf travel, and more.

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NLU Podcast, Episode 655: Mike Whan on the USGA's proposed distance changes

Scottie Scheffler cruises to a five-shot win at the Players. We recap the day, compare Scottie to some tennis greats, what it's like watching him, other notable performances, setup for the week, the 12th hole, what the future of the Players looks like, who is on the outside of the designated events as of now, and a ton more. Thanks to everyone that tuned in live throughout the week, the shows have been a blast to do.

Video: Live from the Kill House: PLAYERS Championship (Sun)

NLU Podcast, Episode 654: Sunday Players Recap

Scottie Scheffler takes a two shot lead into Sunday after a buzzing day at TPC Sawgrass. We discuss what we saw out of Scottie on Saturday, Min Woo Lee, the rest of the leaderboard, Rory quotes, the easy setup, and a ton more.

Video: Live from the Kill House: PLAYERS Championship (Sat)

NLU Podcast, Episode 653: Saturday Players Recap

Round 2 of the Players is far from over, but we recap the day's happenings in our live show, presented by our friends at High Noon. We chat Chad Ramey, Morikawa, Svensson, more TPC Sawgrass, what we saw on the ground, who we're buying and selling at the (almost) halfway point, and Shane Bacon joins us on the back end. Enjoy!

Video: Live from the Kill House: PLAYERS Championship (Fri)

NLU Podcast, Episode 652: Friday Players Recap

It's Chad Ramey time! We go through our day at TPC Sawgrass for day one of the Players Championship, Morikawa, TPC Sawgrass, Spieth, JT, Max, down the rest of the leaderboard (of course), Ryan Armour's comments, and everything else from the day.

Video: Live from the Kill House: PLAYERS Championship (Thu)

NLU Podcast, Episode 651: Thursday Players Recap

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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NLU Podcast, Episode 650: Players Championship Preview

It's time for the 4th-annual Oscars extravaganza!! DJ Pie and Randy are joined once again by special guest (and Hollywood big-shot) Timothy Simons (@timothycsimons on twitter) to get you ready for the show Sunday night.

The first hour of the episode is a wide-ranging discussion of the year in movies, including favorite actors and actresses, worst movies of the year, and a few movies that should have received a Best Picture nomination. Beginning at 1:03:00, the guys reveal their personal Best Picture rankings, going from 10 down to 1. Following this exercise they discuss each Best Picture film in detail, beginning at the following minute marks:

1:52:25 - Everything Everywhere All At Once 

2:51:27 - All Quiet on the Western Front 

Note: This episode is chock-full of spoilers, so please be aware of that going in!

The No Laying Up collective chops it up with a wide variety of guests from all corners of the golf world, and more importantly, guests from the golf-adjacent world. 



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Episode 229: 4th Annual Oscars Extravaganza

A TrapDraw tradition is back! TC sits down with each member of NLU to discuss their air travel over the last twelve months including best and worst experiences, favorite new airport they've visited, our experiences with various airlines, airport dining recs and a ton more. We considered clipping the best bits of each section but decided to release the complete unabridged version for all of you air travel sickos. Our lineup for the pod:

Episode 228: Airports 3.0!

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.

NLU Podcast, Episode 649: Bay Hill Recap

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.

NLU Podcast, Episode 648: Reaction to the new PGA Tour designated events structure ft. Peter Malnati

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.

NLU Podcast, Episode 647: Honda Classic Recap

It's an absolutely jam-packed women's golf show for you! Cody, Tron and Randy begin by recapping last weekend's Saudi Ladies International before turning their attention to this weekend's Honda LPGA Thailand. Next, Cody runs down 7 new faces on the LPGA in 2023 everyone must know. Finally, Lucy Li joins the show (at about the 1:46:00 mark) to discuss her upcoming rookie year, how she's evolved from that little girl we all saw eating ice cream at the US Open, and a lot more. Enjoy!

NLU Podcast, Episode 646: Saudi Ladies Discussion + New Faces to Watch on LPGA in '23 + Lucy Li Interview

TC& Randy are back to bring you the most important news of the day. They begin with mea culpas, housekeeping items, and listener voicemails. Next, it's a robust monitoring list capped off with some various sports takes. Finally, in the last ~35 minutes they welcome on Charlie Warzel (@cwarzel on twitter) who penned an article last month for The Atlantic entitled, "Tipping is Weird Now." The guys have an open, frank discussion about the state of tipping in America. Enjoy!

Episode 227: TC & Randy Chop Session + Charlie Warzel on the State of Tipping

Smylie Kaufman returns to the pod to walk us through his transition into broadcasting, his take on the west coast swing and the upcoming run of major championships, the physical and mental struggles that derailed his playing career, some current hot topics in pro golf, and a ton more.

NLU Podcast, Episode 645: Smylie Kaufman

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.

NLU Podcast, Episode 644: Riviera Recap

In light of recent events, TC and Cody fire up a special edition of the TrapDraw to cover the train derailment in Ohio, the Chinese spy balloon and a robust agenda of updates from all over the globe.

Episode 226: TrapDraw Special Report

The Netflix golf series "Full Swing" is here. We're joined by Chris Ryan from The Ringer for a deep dive into all aspects of the first season of the show. We explore the origins of Full Swing and how it compares to Drive to Survive and other sports documentary television, the crafting of the show's episodes, the coverage of LIV's emergence, and a breakdown of what worked and what didn't in each episode.

NLU Podcast, Episode 643: Full Swing Recap with Chris Ryan

Cody and Neil return for a second installment of The Booth. After a brief journey through the pitfalls of home ownership, the guys go one on one with questions for each other covering a variety of topics.

Episode 225: The Booth Vol. 2 with Neil & Cody

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