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As a perfect dichotomy to Payne’s Valley, D.J. walks us through this subtle and strategic Coore & Crenshaw design at Big Cedar Lodge. 

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Crash Course is a new podcast & video series from No Laying up that will offer unfiltered opinions on golf courses around the world.

NLU Crash Course: Ozarks National (Big Cedar Lodge)

The proud new host of the 2021 WGC-Workday Championship, The Concession is notorious for being one of the sternest tests in Florida. How hard could it really be? Ben and Soly report back their findings in the latest edition of Crash Course. 

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NLU Crash Course: The Concession Golf Club

Golf ball masher and NLU Young Hitter Brandon Matthews shows the brothers Schuster around his home track -- Country Club of Scranton. 

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NLU Crash Course: Country Club of Scranton

Located 100 miles north of Atlanta, the newly finished Old Toccoa Farm sits perched in the Blue Ridge mountains. D.J. guides us through this bold and strategic mountain golf design.

NLU Crash Course: Old Toccoa Farm

Chris Harris has been working on beautifying his block of downtown Kansas City for more than 27 years. The result is 

, which consists of a free pitch and putt, basketball and volleyball courts and more. 

Enjoy this unique Crash Course episode produced by Ben Hotaling (Twitter: @someguysbackyrd)

Harris Park: A free pitch-and-putt 27 years in the making

Neil, Soly and Tron go to the legendary Palatka muni, designed by Donald Ross in 1925.

Crash Course: Palatka Golf Course

D.J. and Neil file a dispatch from the frontier, the rugged (and reversible!) Silvies Valley Ranch in Eastern Oregon.


They also did a podcast to accompany DJ's written profile of Silvies Valley Ranch in The Golfer's Journal: Volume 10.

Crash Course: Silvies Valley Ranch 

At the end of last season, D.J. headed up to the site of the 2017 U.S. Open, Erin Hills Golf Course in rural Wisconsin. 

 Gary D'Amato's series, "The Making of Erin Hills."

Crash Course: Erin Hills

Tron travels to Gearhart, Oregon, for a look at laid-back Gearhart Golf Links.


Crash Course: Gearhart Golf Links

In this edition of Crash Course, Soly takes you through the revamped Plantation Course at Sea Island, which was recently redone by Davis Love III and his brother Mark.

Crash Course: Sea Island (Plantation Course)

Opened in 2011 and built by Canadian architect Rod Whitman, Cabot Links is a resort gem in Nova Scotia.

Crash Course: Cabot Links

This past summer, we made the trip up to Nova Scotia to experience Cabot. The Cliffs course really resonated with Soly, and here's his take on it.

Cabot Cliffs

On his recent England trip, Soly visited Hollinwell GC, which was a perfect reminder of why golf in the British Isles is not all about links.

Hollinwell Golf Club

One of the best budget deals in Chicago is Ravisloe CC, a formerly-private Donald Ross in Homewood, IL that you can play for less than $50.

Ravisloe Country Club

Let's kick off a new series, Crash Course, with a trip to the Formby Ladies Club near Southport, England. Soly kicked off his 10-day English golf trip here and walked away thoroughly impressed.

Formby Ladies Club

This summer we're going to see professional golf return to the Country Club of Charleston, as the USGA brings its U.S. Women's Open to the Seth Raynor course. Here's a closer look at what makes the course such a good fit for the women's game.

Country Club of Charleston: U.S. Women’s Open Course Preview

The No Laying Up gang hit the road (and the rails) to check out Winter Park GC, a nine-holer near Orlando.


Winter Park: Everything That's Right With Municipal Golf

Soly, Tron and I had a chance to stop by Streamsong Resort a few weeks ago to revisit the Red and Blue Courses and take a look at the brand new Black Course by Gil Hanse.

The Central Florida resort is undoubtedly isolated, but it’s worth taking the trip when you’re ready to commit fully.