828 - Golfers as Quarterbacks, Rory/Lowry win the Zurich, LIV Adelaide, and Equity on the PGA Tour

This week on the recap pod we open with a recap of the better-than-expected-Zurich Classic where Rory and Shane Lowry win in a playoff. Then we call in KVV for a segment we've been workshopping all week in conjunction with the NFL draft: comparing pro golfers and pro quarterbacks and vice versa (24:00).

From there we pivot to LIV Adelaide (54:00) as well as the LPGA at Wilshire, Rory's potential return to the PGA Tour policy board, tour players receiving equity, and more.

Tell a friend to tell a friend--it's another Chop Session this week! TC & Randy are back to break down the biggest stories from sports, aviation, and life. Enjoy!

286: TC & Randy Chop Session

NLU Podcast, Episode 827: Soly Played Augusta National

After winning the media lottery, Soly wrapped up his week covering the Masters with a chance to play Augusta National the day after Scottie Scheffler won his second green jacket.

After some time to process the experience, Soly is joined by Neil and KVV to relive the anticipation leading up to the round, offer a hole-by-hole recount of his day on the course, and answer some listener questions.

827 - Soly Played Augusta National

NLU Podcast, Episode 826: Chevron/RBC Recap (ft. Nelly Korda & Lauren Coughlin)

Nelly Korda joins the podcast (29:30) to chat about winning her 5th straight tournament at the Chevron, what's changed for her, the nerves of the final round, and the jump into the pond on 18. We also chat about the first women's major of the year, Woodlands, get a call-in from T3 finisher Lauren Coughlin (41:45), and discuss the coverage of the Chevron. We check in on the leaderboard as it stands at the RBC Heritage (1:31:20), the bizarre decision not to move up tee times, and other notes from the men's golf side.

826 - Chevron/RBC Recap (ft. Nelly Korda & Lauren Coughlin)

NLU Podcast, Episode 825: Friday Chevron Championship Live Show

We are 36 holes complete at the 2024 Chevron Championship with two atop the leaderboard. Jin Hee Im and Atthaya Thitikul are tied at -8 with Nelly Korda 1 shot behind. Our very own Lauren Coughlin played tough trying to keep the momentum going after her opening 66. She sits at T5 with a host of others. We run down the leaderboard, discuss the other events going on, and close with our ESPN+ experience.

825 - Friday Chevron Championship Live Show

Neil has emerged from his first month with the #perspective of fatherhood. No better time to restart The Booth with Cody to talk through the transition into parenthood, the challenges, the triumphs, and everything in between.

Then it's on to a Q1 check-in for our golf and fitness 2024 goals, a look behind the production of Tourist Sauce, plus some discussion around current events.

285: The Booth Vol. 12

NLU Podcast, Episode 824: RBC/Chevron Happy Hour

A double dip this week as we preview the RBC Heritage at Harbour Town, and the first women's major of the year at the Chevron. We talk course fit at both places, our favorite Harbour Town memories, what's changed at the Chevron, Nelly's run, and preview our travel series that debuts tonight.

824 - RBC/Chevron Happy Hour

NLU Podcast, Episode 823: Tourist Sauce Season 9 - Australia Preview

The ninth installment of Tourist Sauce premieres Wednesday night on our YouTube channel as we return to Australia where the first season of our travel series was filmed. Our itinerary for our return down under:

823 - Tourist Sauce Season 9 - Australia Preview

Randy, TC and Cody are back with an LPGA preview pod as we gear up for the first major of the women's season with the Chevron Championship. To help us set the table for the week ahead, we call upon friend of the pod Justin Ray for some statistical research with his ten favorite stats from the dominant run of Nelly Korda who enters play this week winning her last four events.

After our chat with Justin, we look at the schedule for the week, some of our favorite potential storylines at the event and close the show with our favorite dark horse and outright winner picks.

822 - LPGA Chevron Preview with Justin Ray

NLU Podcast, Episode 821: Sunday Augusta Live Show

Scottie Scheffler is now a two-time Major Champion, joining Tiger Woods winning The Players and The Masters in the same season and multiple times. He is the fourth youngest player to win his second green jacket (Tiger, Jack, Seve). We run through the day's events: Ludvig's solo 2nd at his first Major, a disappointing final 9 for Max finishing T3 with TommyLad, and Collin. Biggest stories of the week, a couple leaderboard rundowns, future Major predictions and more. We close it out with a lengthy menu from TC and KVV and we wish Soly all the best on his upcoming dream round.

821 - Sunday Augusta Live Show

NLU Podcast, Episode 820: Saturday Augusta Live Show

Scott Scheffler is leading the 2024 Masters Tournament through 3 rounds. D.J., Randy and Soly break down the day's action with special appearances from Tron and KVV. Plus we welcome special guest Johnson Wagner to break down Scottie, the chasers Collin Morikawa, Ludvig Aberg, and Max plus what weird stuff he saw Bryson do today. We close it out by picking winners and Jordan and Soly's Champions dinner menus.

820 - Saturday Augusta Live Show

NLU Podcast, Episode 819: Friday Augusta Live Show

The Pro Maxwell John Homa along with Big Bryson DeChambeau and Scott Scheffler sit atop of the leaderboard at -6 through 36 holes. We break down all of the day's action to include Bryson moving signs, Zatch not cussing at Patrons, The Rib and J. Spieth's troubles and more. TC pops in to shout out the young Swede Ludvig and Neil runs our lingering or loitering game. We close it out with Neil and Big Randy's Champions Dinner menus and the debut of the new hit song "Big Cans."

819 - Friday Augusta Live Show

NLU Podcast, Episode 818: Thursday Augusta Live Show

The opening day of the 2024 Masters saw the artist formerly known as The Big Golfer jump out to an early lead. Bryson is one ahead of Scott Scheffler and two clear of Nicolai Hojgaard as round 1 is not yet complete. We run down the leaderboard, get caught up with Soly and KVV, call in Big Randy from the bullpen, try not to ice Max Homa and talk a little Tiger Woods. We close the show with some fashion takes and Cody and D.J. present their Champions Dinner menus. A ton of fun, a whole lot more golf to be played.

818 - Thursday Augusta Live Show

TC & Randy are back to chop it up this week! Plenty going on from around the world as the guys try to keep up with the most important news and notes of the day. Enjoy!

284: TC & Randy Chop Session

NLU Podcast, Episode 817: Augusta Happy Hour Preview

We are back with the High Noon Happy Hour Preview show Augusta edition. We run down news and notes, pairings and featured groups, reaction from early week pressers and more. Plus our final picks at the end of the show on the eve of the first Major of the year!

817 - Augusta Happy Hour Preview

NLU Podcast, Episode 816: Masters Preview

Soly, Tron and KVV fire up our preview pod for the 2024 Masters with a look at what we're most excited for this week at Augusta and offer some darkhorse picks to claim the green jacket on Sunday. We also go through some listener questions, data points for the week, our Who Won't Win picks, the odds sheet, course changes and a ton more.

816 - Masters Preview

Apple Podcasts: NLU Podcast, Episode 815: Valero + ANWA Recap

Spotify: NLU Podcast, Episode 815: Valero + ANWA Recap

We’re live from AUGUSTA!!!! Sorta. KVV, TC and Soly and 

Akshay Bhatia wins the Valero in a playoff over Denny McCarthy

 Lee Harvey Oswald–I mean, Denny McCarthy was on a tear (a back nine 28!) until Akshay Bhatia forced a playoff after coming into the final round with a lead. Apparently tore his shoulder in the middle of…then he got to take a timeout in a playoff? KVV makes a good tennis comp where Akshay could have stalled it. Kind of a diabolical move.

But uh – Akshay and LHO were 9 shots clear of a decent field.

Data boy roundup: Akshay led the field in SG approach.

TC alleges we haven’t seen anything as courageous since Tom Kim at Hoylake – and uses it as a chance to shoehorn some Tom Kim slander into this conversation, saying Akshay will have more wins! How dare he pit young rising stars against one another!

Akshay always had a promising junior career – and years later, he’s finally pulling it together.

(Sorry guys – TC will not be able to fulfill his Waffle House obligation.)

We’re having the RORY conversation now. KVV is answering the “You up?” calls. Don’t fall for it!

We saw a very ugly side from Spieth. In Spiethian fashion, he went batshit at Valero.

On 18, he tries to hit a big cut and went into the penalty area. The only swing he had was to hit on the roof of the clubhouse left – to get TIO!

Equipment malfunctions! Between Ludvig’s driver head breaking and Jimmy Walker putter snap was sick.

Nelly Korda defeats Leona Maguire to win the T-Mobile Match Play

 Nelly want to be the face of golf? KVV weighs in.

There were some big names that came up big this week at match play between Leona, Rose, Sei Young Kim, and Angel Yin. It setup really nicely and demanded some legitimate golf. Aiming for larger courses and stars playing like stars.

How do we platform women’s golf, especially at a time when it’s got more juice? Men’s golf has such an interest issue – but women’s basketball has become so conversationally driven and access-driven.

 It’s been a while since I’ve been on a Sunday pod. It’s time for a meta moment!

I spent my past week at the Augusta National Women’s Amateur, my favorite week of the year. Following Rose up last year was never gonna be an easy task, but Lottie Woad managed to assemble one of the coolest weeks in recent memory. She absolutely dominated the toughest day at Champions Retreat on Thursday and slept on a final-round lead for 

Though Bailey Shoemaker put together the round of her life at Augusta National and shot a 66, Lottie Woad hit the ball unbelievably well and clutched out some enormous back-to-back birdies to win by a shot.

We talk about that epic final round, the state of the tournament, Anna Davis’ slow play controversy, coverage and how to pronounce ANWA.

Gary Player is seen giving the DCP kids a weird pep talk. Soly and KVV go over their early ANGC observations and then restrain themselves from discussing more because we have a Masters preview pod coming out come on guys!!!!!

 They try to talk LIV Miami, but TC keeps deflecting. First, the guys weigh in on the Bones split. What’s behind it? TC is spreading conspiracies about JT being under a conservatorship.

Uh, let’s talk about the NY Post article. Maybe Tiger is on his Jake Paul sh*t? Also, how did he not NDA the heck out of that guy?

TC needs to answer for The Cleeks, despite his frequent accountability found on his Twitter page. But answer for Blandy, dawg.

Martin Kaymer hasn’t done anything all year

This might be the most h-word pod ever! Bringing up Greg Norman’s…y’know.

Please let us know if you think TC should ask these hard questions IRL, because we’re not sure if his Cleeks investment is a bit anymore. He’s the only media member holding them accountable!

Classic Bryson is back re: Looking for the guy who fractured the game of golf?

We NEED LIV pressers. Let’s keep platforming these delulu kooks!

Speaking of quotes, Anthony Kim’s time travel was revealed this week:

Congrats to the winners of the Chunks at the Chuck! Get involved in our events at events.nolayingup.com.

The guys played the Old Course in reverse and loved it…and more Scotland fun! Slated for a mid-summer release.

We got a Tourist Sauce premiere date – Wednesday, April 17th!!!!

Soly will be doing a Twitter Spaces with the Masters on Wednesday!

TC has been having some weird dreams about golf, between Tom Doak demanding an apology from TC and encountering Bryson at Tree Farm…

I loved KVV’s insight on Nelly’s reluctance to be the face of the LPGA. In some ways, I can understand shyness, not wanting to overload yourself, etc. etc. But it’s hard to see someone talk the talk and not entirely walk the walk. Being perceived in any capacity is tough and scary! I struggle with it too. I respect her for wanting to go about her business and play good golf. But it would be nice to have a better understanding of who that person playing golf is.

Ok, this was in the middle of the ANWA segment and we were running pretty long on time so I’ll just say this – the coverage was great, it’s an awesome product, but down to push more in the name of widening the coverage window, which TC and Soly didn’t fully agree on so I’m just gonna slap them with worst take.

 KVV apologizes for erroneously referring to Ian Baker-Finch as an Englishman.

Soly apologizes for claiming Tiger had not led a major since the scandal in the 2011 segment of the Masters Deep Dive pod.

 “Shots, fired, dead, Texas…you need to be careful.” -TC

“No one wants to work these days in this country, TC.” -KVV

 “I’m sorry, you’re gonna question chess move number 7?” -Soly

815 - Valero + ANWA Recap

On this Perfect Club edition of the TrapDraw, KVV hosts a look back at the 1996 film Tin Cup along with Kyle Bandujo - author of "Movies With Ball: The Greatest Sports Movies of All Time." 

We're also joined by PGA Tour pro Adam Hadwin and his wife Jessica for their view of the film from their experiences of actual life on tour.

283: 'Tin Cup' Perfect Club

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