Scottie Scheffler races out to a five shot lead, and we force Big Randy to explain his position on the elder statesman. We chat about the Cat, Spieth, the 15th hole, wind at Augusta, what holes have improved as time has gone on and what have gotten worse, pairings for tomorrow, picks for the remainder of the tournament, and a lot more.

541 - Friday Masters Recap

The Cat! Tiger fires an opening round 71, and Big Randy follows through on his promise to list off every player that Tiger beats. Sungjae takes the early lead, Cam Smith balls out, Rory and Spieth go sideways, and everything else from day one at the Masters.

540 - Thursday Masters Recap

The five man pod returns as the guys make their picks ahead of the 2022 Masters. We analyze the latest on Tiger's Monday at the course, who's trending headed into the week, select our traditional picks for who won't win the event, and get to some listener questions as well. On the back half of the pod (41:30) Soly chats with John Wood, former caddie and current broadcast for NBC, about the unique pressures that a player faces at Augusta, some of his best tips for negotiating the wind around the course, the latest updates to some of the holes, Tiger's chances and a ton more.

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539 - 2022 Masters Preview and NBC's John Wood

Baseball is back! With Opening Day this week Randy welcomes Stephanie Apstein, senior writer at Sports Illustrated. She discusses the most important aspects of the new CBA before the two dive into divisions, teams and predictions. Towards the end of the episode Randy asks Steph about the profile she wrote last year on Joey Votto and they also touch on a few favorite baseball books. You can find Stephanie on twitter @stephapstein. Enjoy!

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182: Major League Baseball w/ SI's Steph Apstein

The Cat is on the grounds at Augusta as the hype builds around his return. Randy is back from Mission Hills where Jennifer Kupcho claims the Chevron for her first LPGA win and takes the final leap into Poppie's Pond. Plus, 16 year old Anna Davis wins the ANWA and JJ Spaun comes from behind in San Antonio for his first PGA Tour win at the Valero. We cover all of the week's events plus Drive, Chip and Putt and some listener questions.

538 - Tiger at Augusta, Chevron, ANWA, Valero Recap

Kolby Tullier is the Director of Sports Performance at Joey D Golf. He is a multi-sport performance coach with Athletes ranging from the PGA Tour, LPGA Tour, NFL, MLB, College, teens, and everyday folk looking for more. Kolby started this journey with an early investment from his Dad. What he has accomplished over time is a direct reflection of his humble nature, dogged determination, infectious attitude, and killer work ethic. A lot more to come from Kolby in future episodes. Until then, Enjoy! #hangthebanner

To find out more on Kolby, please visit the following links:

Have a question, comment or suggestion for the podcast? Reach out to Cody at cody@nolayingup.com or on social @codymcbrideNLU.

Kolby "K-Wayne" Tullier, #TheStable

Big Randy takes over the midweek pod on location in Palm Springs for the Chevron Championship, the LPGA's first major of the year. We're joined by Yealimi Noh, Matilda Castren, and Hannah Green for a preview of the week ahead, some Solheim Cup discussion and plenty of great stories from their paths to the LPGA tour.

537 - LPGA Chevron Preview ft. Yealimi Noh, Matilda Castren and Hannah Green

Singer-songwriter Ben Rector joins Randy and DJ to explore the creative and logistical #Processes of making a record. Ben's latest album, The Joy of Music, is out now. The conversation wanders through a lot of different subjects, including where (and when) inspiration comes from, how an idea goes from something in the mind to something in the ear, the often tedious steps of producing and perfecting an album, and a lot more. If you want to check out Ben's album and see his tour schedule, visit 

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181: Ben Rector & The Joy of Music

A new world number one is crowned in Austin as Scottie Scheffler wins the WGC Match Play to overtake Jon Rahm as the top ranked player in the world. We break down Scheffler's win, appreciate Kevin Kisner's continued excellence in the event and debate the need for more match play events in pro golf. Plus Lee Westwood's week on twitter, the latest on Tiger's comeback and Spieth's swing changes, early Masters odds, your questions and more.

536 - Match Play Recap

We roll on with Part 2 of our Oscars Extravaganza featuring Randy, DJ Pie and Timothy Simons! In this episode the trio gets in-depth on each of the ten Best Picture nominated films. There are heavy spoilers so plan your listening carefully. Discussion for each of the films begins at the following timestamps: 

180: Oscars Extravaganza w/ Timothy Simons (Part 2)

Fresh off a great run at Sawgrass, Anirban Lahiri joins the pod to recap his week at the Players, his journey from India to the PGA Tour, struggling with his game and rediscovering his form, competing in the Presidents Cup and a ton more.

535 - Anirban Lahiri

Sam Burns wins - again - this time in a playoff over Davis Riley to claim the Valspar for a second consecutive year. We break down all the action from Tampa, plus the latest in the SGL/LIV golf world, Greg Norman's media tour, listener questions and more.

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534 - Valspar Recap

The Oscars are this Sunday, March 27th. To help set the stage and get you prepared, Randy and DJ Pie have prepared a two-part Oscars Extravaganza with Timothy Simons (@timothycsimons). In Part 1, the trio go off in a lot of different directions covering the current state of film, favorite acting performances, the most fun they had at a movie this year, and much more. This episode is very light on any spoilers. I should mention, though, there's a House of Gucci comment at around the 47:00 minute mark, a Spider Man comment at around 1:06.30, and a West Side Story aside at 1:11.45--if you haven't seen those movies. Stay tuned for Part 2 later this week when the trio go in-depth on each Best Picture film. Enjoy!

179: Oscars Extravaganza w/ Timothy Simons (Part 1)

Alex Fourie is an inspiration to all. Alex was in Ukraine with a cleft lip, cleft palate, and one arm which were a direct result of the world’s worst nuclear disaster at Chernobyl. Alex spent the first seven years of his life bouncing from orphanage to orphanage until he was adopted by a South African couple who were studying in Montgomery, AL. Alex’s organization “

” has created a t-shirt that will be sold online and 100 percent of the proceeds will go to the charitable foundation, 

, the organization responsible for his adoption. To date, Alex has donated over $10,000 to Hope Now. But that is only half of Alex’s story……

Alex is a level 1 PGA Golf Instructor and the # 1 one-arm golfer in the United States. He lives outside Knoxville, TN with his wife and daughter. Later this summer, Alex will be playing in the inaugural USGA U.S. Adaptive Open in the Village of Pinehurst, NC. This is his story. Enjoy!

Alex Fourie, #westandwithukraine & Single Hand Golf

Abe Ancer joins the pod as we detail his upbringing in Mexico and introduction to the game, his collegiate career at Oklahoma, progressing on tour, off course tequila business ventures, 2019 Presidents Cup singles against Tiger, the outlook for the 2021 Presidents Cup and more.

533 - Abe Ancer

It's the best time of the year for basketball fans--NCAA March Madness is here! If you want a little help as you fill out a bracket, or simply crave some hoops talk as you wait for games tonight and this weekend, Randy chats with ESPN college basketball analyst, Seth Greenberg (@SethOnHoops), about who he likes (and doesn't like) heading into the first round. He highlights teams, players, matchups to watch, as well as shares his picks for the Final Four and National Championship. Enjoy!

178: MBB March Madness Preview w/ ESPN's Seth Greenberg

Cam Smith wins the Players, and we recap our observations from watching him on-site this week, what this win does for his career, Lahiri's epic week, the Berger/Hovland/Dahmen kerfuffle, and everything else from the longest week imaginable.

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532 - Monday Players Recap

Our Sunday Players recap includes some stories from on-site, Randy's absurd take regarding Lowry's hole-in-one, Kizzire's shank, Anirban feeling himself, Tom Hoge, Sam Burns, and everything else from a fun Sunday at TPC Sawgrass.

531 - Sunday Players Recap

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