The Open Championship (presented by his majesty the King) returns to Royal Liverpool this week for the latest edition of the game's oldest major. We break down the course, the changes since the last time it hosted the Open, the weather forecast and a quick scan of the betting favorites.

Then it's time for us to make our picks for the week (24:00), and our traditional picks not to win. We close with our own personal rankings of the courses of the Open rota and how they stack up against each other (58:30).

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 716: Open Championship Preview

Rory wins the Scottish Open and we're left wondering if that's a good thing for his chances in next week's Open Championship. We take stock of McIlroy's win, Big Shot Bob MacIntyre's incredible shot into 18 in his home open, Tommy-lad, Scottie, Lord Tyrrell and everything else from the week at the Renaissance Club.

After some Hamsterdam on the CBS sports app coverage, we take a sneak peek at the captain's pick options for the Euro and US Ryder Cup teams (42:30), some additional reaction to Tuesday's Senate hearing, Linn Grant's win on the LPGA Tour, plus DJ's epic two-day run of ten rounds on Wisconsin's ten top-100 public courses.

NLU Podcast, Episode 715: 2023 Scottish Open Recap

Cody and Neil are back for the 7th installment of The Booth. For this episode, we call upon KVV to help us assess the current state of print and digital media. We start our chat with the recent news about the NYT Sports section rolling up under The Athletic umbrella as well as the recent layoffs and programming trends at ESPN. We also touch on local news reporting, the evolving pathways to jobs for the next generation of reporters, and some specifics of golf media coverage compared to other pro sports.

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 247: The Booth Vol. 7 with KVV

Ahead of the Open Championship, we're joined by Martin Ebert, a UK-based golf course architect who helped Royal Liverpool through several major changes to the course ahead of next week's tournament. We cover all the changes to the course including the brand new 17th hole and get an in-depth perspective on the challenges of renovating a seaside links course. We also discuss the effects of modern technology on some of the world's oldest courses and look at potential changes to other Open rota courses.

NLU Podcast, Episode 714: Royal Liverpool Preview with Martin Ebert

After the events of the day in DC we fire up the pod and call upon Jim Newell, Senior Political Writer at Slate Magazine, to help us make sense of today's proceedings in front of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations.

We examine what was (and wasn't accomplished) over the course of the three-plus hour hearing, plus the documents that were released about the communications between the Tour and the PIF - including the "best of both worlds" proposal. We also discuss potential reactions from players on tour, offer some thoughts on the road ahead and close with some listener questions.

Link to documents discussed on tonight's pod: 

https://www.hsgac.senate.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023-07-10-PSI-Majority-Staff-Memorandum-Regarding-Preliminary-Information-on-Agreement-Between-PGA-Tour-and-Saudi-Arabian-Public-Investment-Fund-with-Consolidated-Appendix.pdf

NLU Podcast, Episode 713: Senate Hearing Recap with Slate's Jim Newell

Ahead of the PGA Tour's hearing in DC on Tuesday, Soly is joined by Senator Ron Johnson of Wisconsin who serves as the ranking member of the Senate's permanent sub-committee on investigations.

Senator Johnson gives us his perspective on the proposed agreement between the Tour and the Saudi PIF, the purpose and goals of a public congressional hearing, the trends of sovereign wealth funds investing in pro sports - both domestically and internationally, how professional sports leagues are treated compared to other potential monopoly cases, and more.

NLU Podcast, Episode 712: Sen. Ron Johnson

We begin tonight's live show recap pod with Randy, Tron, KVV, Cody and Jordan from Pebble Beach where Hawaii's Allisen Corpuz won the US Women's Open at Pebble Beach for her first professional win.

After that, Soly takes the wheel and we're on to the PGA Tour where Sepp Straka fired a final round 62 to win the John Deere Classic. We also touch on all the action from LIV London, the DP World Tour, the recent departure from the PGA Tour's Policy Board and more.

NLU Podcast, Episode 711: US Women's Open & John Deere Recap

Nasa Hataoka is your leader through 3 rounds of the U.S. Women's Open at Pebble Beach. TC runs down the prix fixe leaderboard menu as we gear up for Sunday's final round. How far back is too far back, worst case scenario winners, and winner picks as we wrap up the show.

NLU Podcast, Episode 710: Saturday U.S. Women's Open Recap

Big Randy has some explaining to do as Bailey Tardy leads the U.S. Women's Open through 2 rounds at Pebble Beach. TC cooks down the leaderboard, some Team Rose chatter, and a farewell to Michelle Wie West. Plus a special interview with Michelle's former caddie Matthew Galloway to close out the show.

NLU Podcast, Episode 709: Friday U.S. Women's Open Recap

Round 1 recap of the US Women's Open! Is this the way Pebble Beach is supposed to play? Late/Early advantage? And a surprise Amateur uprising. Chef TC cooks down the leaderboard as Big Randy plays host Live from the Dog House, onsite at Uncle Jim's place.

NLU Podcast, Episode 708: Thursday U.S. Women's Open Recap

Golf course architect Christine Fraser joins Soly to detail her philosophy around her golf course design work, creating community-centered courses, learning the tools of the trade under Martin Hawtree while living in Europe, getting her own company started and working as a woman in the GCA space.

NLU Podcast, Episode 707: Christine Fraser

The 2023 US Women's Open begins tomorrow and we're on location as Pebble Beach hosts a women's major championship for the first time. We start with some thoughts on the course itself and how it presents itself in the context of a US Women's Open. Then it's on to the leading contenders among US women (41:15) and the general lack of momentum for several of the highest-ranked Americans. We also recap the career of Michelle Wie West as she prepares for her final event as a professional (53:15). We close with some of Randy's favorite statistical nuggets headed into the week (1:13:15) and our picks for low Am and who'll hoist the trophy on Sunday evening.

NLU Podcast, Episode 706: US Women's Open Preview

Wimbledon is underway so there's no better time to talk tennis than now. Joining Randy is Christopher Carey, author of "The Master: The Long Run and Beautiful Game of Roger Federer," as well as owner of the Tennis & Beyond Substack channel. He's on twitter 

 The two take stock of the men's and women's game, dive into some prognostications for various players over the next several years, and much more. Enjoy!

Episode 246: Tennis Talk w/ Christopher Clarey

Rickie Fowler wins for the first time in four years as he claims the Rocket Mortgage in a playoff over Collin Morikawa and Adam Hadwin. We look at all the action from Detroit, and the struggle to watch the final round today when tee times were moved up. Plus some thoughts on Morikawa and the rest of the contenders this week - Ludvig included.

Then it's on to the news from off the course over the past week, starting with PGA Tour - Saudi PIF framework agreement that came out on Monday (30:15). Plus, the DP World Tour internal document release from last year (58:30), Peter Malnati's GolfWeek interview (1:16:45), the players' backlash against Eamon Lynch and more.

We close with a round up from non-PGA Tour events (1:34:15), a quick look ahead to the upcoming US Women's Open and more.

NLU Podcast, Episode 705: Rocket Mortgage Recap

Neil and Cody are back with another edition of The Booth - this time with TC joining as a special guest.

We start with airline news stories and some interesting observations from TC's trips over the last couple of months. Then it's time for a deep dive on recent developments in Russia and Ukraine from Cody (32:00). We close the pod with some context from Neil on YouTube analytics and ads (1:20:30).

Episode 245: The Booth Vol. 6

Soly catches up with Jordan Spieth and Scottie Scheffler for a quick chat about both of their journeys to becoming world number one, continuing to learn new techniques, Ryder Cup team experiences, Scheffler's current run at majors, putting, and more.

NLU Podcast, Episode 704: Scottie Scheffler and Jordan Spieth

We're pulling double duty on this week's recap pod with Ruoning Yin claiming the KPMG Women's PGA Championship and Keegan Bradley winning the Travelers.

We start at Baltusrol with Yin's first major championship, the close calls for some of the contenders on the leaderboard, our thoughts on Baltusrol as a host for a women's major and the television coverage from the weekend.

Then it's on to the Travelers (56:15) where Keegan Bradley took advantage of the home game models and won with a whopping 23 under par at TPC River Highlands. We're joined by friend of the program Zac Blair (1:02:45), fresh off his T-2 finish, for his take on the course and what it's like competing in elevated purse events.

We close with some of the rumblings and remaining unknowns around the PGA Tour and the potential deal with the Saudi PIF (1:37:30).

NLU Podcast, Episode 703: Travelers & KPMG Women's PGA Recap 

We're halfway through the KPMG Women's PGA at Baltusrol. We check in on a stacked leaderboard, a difficult golf course, Leona Maguire, Minjee Lee, Nelly Korda, more names that missed the cut, the disappointment from Peacock, and a lot more.

NLU Podcast, Episode 702: 2023 KPMG Women's PGA Championship Friday Recap

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