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.

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887 - Surprise Major Winners Deep Dive

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

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.

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 Tour, and everything else from the week in golf.

884 - Lauren Coughlin wins AGAIN, Hideki at St. Jude, Brooks at the Greenbrier

885 - Women's Open Championship Deep Dive

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.

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 in 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' Junior by winning the US Women's Am last week at Southern Hills (1:19:00)

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

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

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.

This week's episode features TC & Randy chopping it up about the most important, relevant stories around the world. Before getting there though, the two offer some mea culpas, reflect on the Olympics, and catch-up on what's been going on in life. Enjoy!

302: TC & Randy Chop Session

881 - Max Homa on the 2024 Masters, mental game improvements and team golf

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 towards a stronger mental approach to the game, some Presidents Cup and Ryder Cup discussion and more.

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

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, cover a great finish to the US Women's Am, recap DJ's trip to Sand Valley, and give some personal golf updates as well.

The union members, DJ, Soly and Randy discuss the trade deadline, including the best trades, worst trades, and most intriguing trades. After that they check in on the MVP, Cy Young and RoY races, as well as hand out some made-up awards. Finally, they wrap the show naming some dudes. Enjoy!

301: Seamsters Union

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

Soly is joined by a special guest for an off-the-record look at corporate sponsorships in professional golf. We dive into what makes golf an appealing audience despite declining ratings, using a title sponsorship as a vehicle for other business interests, the increased value around major championships, the unrivaled appeal of the Masters and more.

879 - How Sponsorships Work

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

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 GT Driver Lineup, and Pinehurst Resort.

Randy joins the Booth as the crew gets around to voicemails. Prior to diving in, though, Randy updates Neil and Cody on his first two weeks as a dog owner. Enjoy!

300: The Booth Vol. 15

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

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 resolved, and a ton more.

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

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 Olympics preview in, talk TC's Scotland trip, and cover some other big golf stories coming out of the week.

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

875 - Lauren Coughlin Interview, LPGA News and Notes

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 recap her 4th place finish at the Evian, having her husband John as a caddie, preparing for a potential first Solheim Cup appearance and more.

Neil, Randy and Cody bring you a preview of the 2024 Paris Olympics as only the TrapDraw can. We start with a look at the previous Olympiads hosted by Paris and some ongoing questions around the security and plans for the opening ceremony for the 2024 games. We also get into some new events, a review of the recent games dating back to 1996, our favorite and least favorite events and a look at the biggest storylines in Paris and our favorite under the radar events.

299: Olympics Preview

874 - Getting Better at Golf with Nico Darras

874 - Getting Better at Golf with Nico Darra

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