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The No Laying Up Podcast is a fresh, funny and informative conversation on all things golf. Founded in 2014, No Laying Up and its flagship podcast seeks to entertain and inform a community of avid golfers around the world. What started as a group text among college friends has now grown into one of the most popular podcasts in the game of golf, and our archives include appearances from the biggest names in the sport. Outside of the podcast, No Laying Up also produces multiple video travel series, best-in-class writing about the PGA Tour and LPGA, a robust social media presence, and a thriving community of friends and fans (The Nest).
16h ago
Carl Markestad - owner of Carl's Place in Milton, Wisconsin - has turned what started out as a business focused on outdoor projector screen setups into one of the largest indoor golf simulator companies in the country. As winter sets in across the country, DJ and Carl discuss the evolution of the indoor golf simulator, technological updates that have drastically lowered the price point of a home setup, common misconceptions around simulator installs, and a ton more. Join us in our support of the Evans Scholars Foundation: https://nolayingup.com/esf Support our Sponsors: East Sands Golf Co If you enjoyed this episode, consider joining The Nest : No Laying Up’s community of avid golfers. Nest members help us maintain our light commercial interruptions (3 minutes of ads per 90 minutes of content) and receive access to exclusive content, discounts in the pro shop, and an annual member gift. It’s a $90 annual membership, and you can sign up or learn more at nolayingup.com/join Subscribe to the No Laying Up Newsletter here: https://newsletter.nolayingup.com/ Subscribe to the No Laying Up Podcast channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@NoLayingUpPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2d ago
Randy, Cody and Jordan put a bow on the 2025 LPGA season with a quick review of last week’s Grant Thornton (Way to go LC!!!) and the biggest storylines from the past twelve months in the women’s game including Craig Kessler’s arrival as the new LPGA Tour Commissioner, Nelly’s winless campaign in the year of parity on tour, emerging Japanese players, Jeeno as world #1 and more. From there we hand out some 2025 superlatives, ask for a year-long mulligan, and revisit some of our predictions from the start of the season. Join us in our support of the Evans Scholars Foundation: https://nolayingup.com/esf Support our Sponsors: Titleist ServPro Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro + Grant Thornton thoughts 08:45 - Biggest 2025 LPGA Storylines 48:00 - 2025 Superlatives 1:08:30 - Mulligan of the Year, Picks review If you enjoyed this episode, consider joining The Nest : No Laying Up’s community of avid golfers. Nest members help us maintain our light commercial interruptions (3 minutes of ads per 90 minutes of content) and receive access to exclusive content, discounts in the pro shop, and an annual member gift. It’s a $90 annual membership, and you can sign up or learn more at nolayingup.com/join Subscribe to the No Laying Up Newsletter here: https://newsletter.nolayingup.com/ Subscribe to the No Laying Up Podcast channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@NoLayingUpPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4d ago
Soly, TC, Randy, DJ and Neil comb through the data of Team NLU’s golf in 2025 via the USGA GHIN app to see who made the biggest moves in the last twelve months, how we fared in the “Will They Go Lower in 2025” game from last year’s pod and guess if we’ll better our low round from this year in 2026. We also vow to stop (or start) something in 2026, our favorite trends in golf, and our most interesting playing partners of 2025. Join us in our support of the Evans Scholars Foundation: https://nolayingup.com/esf Support our Sponsors: Titleist USGA GHIN App East Sands Golf Co . Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro and Grades for our golf in 2025 20:00 - Favorite courses we saw in 2025 36:30 - USGA GHIN App Data Review 50:10 - did we go lower in '25 than '24? 1:01:00 - will we go lower in '26 than '25? 1:21:40 - a vow for 2026 1:34:30 - favorite trends and playing partners from 2025 If you enjoyed this episode, consider joining The Nest : No Laying Up’s community of avid golfers. Nest members help us maintain our light commercial interruptions (3 minutes of ads per 90 minutes of content) and receive access to exclusive content, discounts in the pro shop, and an annual member gift. It’s a $90 annual membership, and you can sign up or learn more at nolayingup.com/join Subscribe to the No Laying Up Newsletter here: https://newsletter.nolayingup.com/ Subscribe to the No Laying Up Podcast channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@NoLayingUpPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 11
Neil has returned from paternity leave to put Cody front and center for our latest installment of the Personal Golf Spotlight series. We get the latest on Cody’s game, his brief history of playing in Monday qualifiers, his favorite and least favorite golfers of all time, and his personal top ten favorite golf courses. Join us in our support of the Evans Scholars Foundation: https://nolayingup.com/esf Support our Sponsors: Titleist If you enjoyed this episode, consider joining The Nest : No Laying Up’s community of avid golfers. Nest members help us maintain our light commercial interruptions (3 minutes of ads per 90 minutes of content) and receive access to exclusive content, discounts in the pro shop, and an annual member gift. It’s a $90 annual membership, and you can sign up or learn more at nolayingup.com/join Subscribe to the No Laying Up Newsletter here: https://newsletter.nolayingup.com/ Subscribe to the No Laying Up Podcast channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@NoLayingUpPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 10
The NLU Quiz Show is back with DJ playing the role of host as we bring on Matt Every as our third contestant for a 2025 golf trivia battle with Soly and TC. Join us in our support of the Evans Scholars Foundation: https://nolayingup.com/esf Support our Sponsors: Titleist The Stack If you enjoyed this episode, consider joining The Nest : No Laying Up’s community of avid golfers. Nest members help us maintain our light commercial interruptions (3 minutes of ads per 90 minutes of content) and receive access to exclusive content, discounts in the pro shop, and an annual member gift. It’s a $90 annual membership, and you can sign up or learn more at nolayingup.com/join Subscribe to the No Laying Up Newsletter here: https://newsletter.nolayingup.com/ Subscribe to the No Laying Up Podcast channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@NoLayingUpPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 8
Soly and TC talk all things Royal Melbourne and Australian Open as one of the best courses on earth took center stage this week with Cam Smith three putting on the 72nd hole handing Rasmus Neergaard-Peterson a one shot victory. Expect minimal birdies and bogeys discussion, we’re here to celebrate RM, react to Rory’s comments comparing it to Kingston Heath and have a fun hypothetical fifth major discussion. From there it’s on to the Nedbank in South Africa and the Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas where Kristoffer Reitan and Hideki won those respective events and some notable quotes from Wyndham, Jordan and Tiger. We close with some thoughts on the reaction to our midweek pod with JT and the aggregation around his comments on the green speeds at Bethpage plus some assorted news and notes. Join us in our support of the Evans Scholars Foundation: https://nolayingup.com/esf Support our Sponsors: Titleist Loch Lomond Whiskies The Stack If you enjoyed this episode, consider joining The Nest : No Laying Up’s community of avid golfers. Nest members help us maintain our light commercial interruptions (3 minutes of ads per 90 minutes of content) and receive access to exclusive content, discounts in the pro shop, and an annual member gift. It’s a $90 annual membership, and you can sign up or learn more at nolayingup.com/join Subscribe to the No Laying Up Newsletter here: https://newsletter.nolayingup.com/ Subscribe to the No Laying Up Podcast channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@NoLayingUpPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 3
With the Australian Open underway at Royal Melbourne, Soly and TC bring on Scott Warren and Matt Mollica - the hosts of the Australian Golf Passport Podcast - to discuss the tournament and a bevy of other golf topics from down under including: moving the tournament away from a co-sanctioned event with the women’s open, the future of both men’s and women’s opens, recent course architecture renovations and updates at New South Wales and Royal Sydney and elsewhere. Plus, we cover recent updates to the World Top 100 rankings and their favorite interviews from their podcast so far. Join us in our support of the Evans Scholars Foundation: https://nolayingup.com/esf Support our Sponsors: Rhoback The Stack If you enjoyed this episode, consider joining The Nest : No Laying Up’s community of avid golfers. Nest members help us maintain our light commercial interruptions (3 minutes of ads per 90 minutes of content) and receive access to exclusive content, discounts in the pro shop, and an annual member gift. It’s a $90 annual membership, and you can sign up or learn more at nolayingup.com/join Subscribe to the No Laying Up Newsletter here: https://newsletter.nolayingup.com/ Subscribe to the No Laying Up Podcast channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@NoLayingUpPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 1
Soly catches up with Justin Thomas to talk all things 2025 Ryder Cup and the lessons learned from the defeat at Bethpage. Before our Ryder Cup chat we hear from JT on his recovery from recent surgery and his career in team golf. We close our chat with some thoughts on the future of the PGA tour with the new leadership of Brian Rolapp and potential schedule changes in 2027. Join us in our support of the Evans Scholars Foundation: https://nolayingup.com/esf Support our Sponsors: Titleist Whoop DeleteMe If you enjoyed this episode, consider joining The Nest : No Laying Up’s community of avid golfers. Nest members help us maintain our light commercial interruptions (3 minutes of ads per 90 minutes of content) and receive access to exclusive content, discounts in the pro shop, and an annual member gift. It’s a $90 annual membership, and you can sign up or learn more at nolayingup.com/join Subscribe to the No Laying Up Newsletter here: https://newsletter.nolayingup.com/ Subscribe to the No Laying Up Podcast channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@NoLayingUpPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices