Phil surges, Louis makes a move, and Brooks does his usual thing. Soly and Randy wrap up an eventful Friday at Kiawah, including Van Rooyen's outburst, Bryson's whining, JT & Rory's disappointment, Spieth's putting, the rest of the leaderboard, and more.

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 434: Friday PGA Championship Recap

Welcome to the first of four episodes exploring Tom Coyne's new book, "A Course Called America". While not a new concept broadly speaking, this book series is a new adventure here on the TrapDraw. And who better, and what better, to give it a go than Tom Coyne and his new book. The hope for this series is for listeners to pick up "A Course Called America" (details for that below), read it, and then tune in to hear an in-depth discussion of what they've just read, featuring not only Tom and Randy but special guests from the book. The Series schedule will be as follows:

Part 2: First Half of the Book--Thursday, June 10th

Part 3: Second Half of the Book--Thursday, June 24th

In today's show, Randy chats with Tom about the genesis for the book, how it differs from his Ireland and Scotland iterations, what it's like to plan a 50-state, 300-round golf odyssey, and so much more. Enjoy!

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 138: Tom Coyne, A.C.C.A. Book Series Part 1

Kiawah shows out, Corey Conners stripes it, Rory doesn't, and everything else from round 1. We talk ESPN+, Brooks' dumb hat, Hovland, Morikawa, Spieth, JT, Keegan, Phil, grandstands, and a lot more.

NLU Podcast, Episode 433: Thursday PGA Championship Recap

We preview the 2021 PGA Championship at Kiawah, discuss how we expect this golf course to play, the large coverage windows, our picks to win and not to win, and take a bunch of listener questions. On the back end, Scott Van Pelt joins (50:00) to share stories from his first day on site, talk some bad beats, the scenery at Kiawah, and a lot more.

NLU Podcast, Episode 432: PGA Championship Preview (ft. Scott Van Pelt)

The TrapDraw is headed to Charleston this week to "preview" the PGA Championship at Kiawah. Tron and Randy catch up on some matters before welcoming on local resident and F&B expert, Shep Rose. Shep is one of the stars of the Bravo show, 'Southern Charm'. He discusses how he found his way on that show, what it's like living in Charleston, and gives a bunch of great food and bar recommendations. Enjoy!

Episode 137: Charleston, SC

K.H. Lee wins in Dallas, and we discuss his emotional win, his rise, TPC Craig Ranch, Sam Burns, Spieth, Berger, Kiawah, Richard Bland, the NCAA Women's Regional fiasco, Korn Ferry Tour, and a lot more. On the back end, Soly chats with Sweetens Cove co-owner Andy Roddick (58:45) about his golf journey, an awesome Sergio Garcia story, what makes Sweetens special, and more.

NLU Podcast, Episode 431: AT&T Byron Nelson Recap & Andy Roddick Interview

We're back where we these previews all started, Dallas, the freaking Metroplex! Tron and Randy do their usual thing and chat about current affairs for the first part of the episode before welcoming on this week's special guest, Ben Kirby. If you don't know Ben perhaps you know his social media account, @PreachersNSneakers. Ben is a Dallas-area resident and discusses how the account got started, what he's learned along the way, and breaks down the preachers that appear most often on his feed. Along the way there is a really interesting discussion on the state of modern Christianity in America. Enjoy!

Episode 136: The Big D

It's AT&T Byron Nelson week, and Jordan Spieth joins us to discuss his resurgence, battling through swing issues, building confidence, his most embarrassing moment on a golf course, confidence, and so much more.

NLU Podcast, Episode 430: Jordan Spieth

In today's episode Randy catches up with Golfweek's Beth Ann Nichols (@GolfweekNichols on twitter) to chat about the 2021 LPGA season thus far. Beth Ann was recently named the first-ever female president of the Golf Writers Association of America. She talks about that position and what her role and responsibilities include. They then discuss everything from Lydia Ko's reemergence to the ultra-impressive breakthrough victory of Patty Tavatanakit at the ANA Inspiration. And so much more. Enjoy!

Episode 135: Beth Ann Nichols

We chat about Rory's resurgence, Quail Hollow, Viktor Hovland vs. Morikawa, the PGL (and the SGL?), Korn Ferry Tour news, LPGA, Patrick Reed, Walker Cup, and a lot more.

NLU Podcast, Episode 429: Wells Fargo Recap

Marcus Armitage, aka "The Bullet", joins DJ and Tron to recount his roller coaster of a journey through the ranks of professional golf, the process of overcoming drug addiction after the loss of his mother, competing in the 2018 Open Championship, and some amazing stories from his time on the Challenge and European Tours.

NLU Podcast, Episode 428: Marcus Armitage

Big Randy and Neil discuss the Camargo Club located outside Cincinnati, OH. The Camargo Club is a 1927 Seth Raynor design that features arguable the best collection of Par 3s in the world. Like other Raynor or his mentor C.B. Macdonald designs, The Camargo Club features template holes including the Redan, Eden, Short and Biarritz. Tom Doak and Renaissance Golf completed a restoration of the course in the early 2000's focusing mostly on greens and bunkers which were changed in the last 80s. It is an absolute must play if you are ever afforded the opportunity!

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Crash Course, Episode 19: The Camargo Club

We're off to Charlotte this week on the TrapDraw! Tron and Randy clean up some items in the first part of the pod and then welcome on Cincinnati-native, and current Charlotte resident, Luke Kuechly. You know Luke from his Hall-of-Fame NFL career where he spent his entire tenure playing for the Carolina Panthers. He talks about the city, his favorite spots, what it was like playing chess against Drew Brees on the football field, and so much more. Enjoy!

Episode 134: The Faux Queen City

A heptathlete, and as it turns out, none of those sports actually included golf. Troy Mullins joins to tell us about becoming a long drive champion, teaching Mandarin, playing professional golf, where her swing speed comes from, African-American women in golf, and so much more.

NLU Podcast, Episode 427: Troy Mullins

We chat about Sam Burns' win at Valspar, who his comp is, Innisbrook, Keegan, Cam Tringale, what's going on with D.J., Max, the LPGA in Singapore, overreaction to the PIP, 1991 Ryder Cup debrief, and a lot more.

NLU Podcast, Episode 426: Valspar Recap

The 1991 Ryder Cup changed the event forever. But how? We chatted with many of the key players of the event, including Paul Azinger, Bernhard Langer, Mark Calcavecchia, Dave Stockton, Hale Irwin, Paul Broadhurst, Corey Pavin, Jim Moriarty, Lanny Wadkins, and more. Soly read every book he could find, scoured YouTube, and came up with this two hour episode full of some famous stories, and some that you probably haven't heard. From Seve's antics, his feud with Azinger, Calc's breakdown, a car crash, a rivalry among captains, all the way down to the final putt. This was a blast to put together, and we appreciate you listening.

Curt Sampson's book "The War by the Shore": 

https://www.amazon.com/War-Shore-Incomparable-Drama-Ryder/dp/159240796X

Bernard Gallacher's book "Captain at Kiawah": 

https://www.amazon.com/Captain-at-Kiawah-Bernard-Gallacher/dp/1855925664

Golf Digest's "The Rowdy Ryder Cup at Kiawah": 

https://www.golfdigest.com/story/1991-ryder-cup-at-kiawah

NLU Podcast, Episode 425: 1991 Ryder Cup Deep Dive

Big decision to make this week for our preview location, and the more we thought about it, the easier it got. Singapore is a place both Tron and Randy want to get to (via Singapore Airlines ideally), so it made sense to talk about the island-nation this week as they play host to the LPGA. Joining TC and Randy is very special guest, Mark Adams. Mark has lived in Singapore for many years and travels extensively all across the region. The guys ask him all about his home, from food to golf and everything in-between. And be sure to stick around for Mark's *crazy* experience on Singapore Airlines in 1991, as well as some bonus NBA talk at the end. Enjoy!

Episode 133: Singapore

Neil and Cody discuss Montana and the beautiful Whitefish Lake Golf Course. This 36 hole facility features massive northern pines which line each fairway, bent grass greens, and views of Whitefish Lake on the North Course and Lost Coon Lake on the South.

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