No Laying Up - Golf Podcast

Ahead of the start of the 2023-24 NBA season, Soly catches up with Steph Curry who was just named the 2023 Charlie Sifford Award winner for his efforts in advancing diversity in the game of golf. We cover Steph's work with the Underrated Golf Tour and the Howard University golf teams plus his current competitive golf aspirations and his plans for golf when his basketball career comes to a close. We also get into his thoughts on the Ryder Cup and some comparisons to his experiences with USA Basketball.0:00 Steph Curry's golf game07:10 Underrated Golf Tour13:20 Howard University18:50 Life after basketball, The Match24:20 Ryder Cup and USA Basketball overlap Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tom Kim gets his third PGA Tour win by defending his title at the Shriners while Lexi Thompson misses the cut. We recap all the news from Vegas before a check-in on the DP World Tour, LPGA and LIV events.Then it's time for the off course rumors regarding the PGA Tour - PIF framework agreement, the OWGR denying LIV's request for world ranking points, an overly thorough examination of Phil's upcoming chess moves, TGL news, listener questions, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As he competes this week in Las Vegas we hear from a longtime friend of the pod, PGA Tour pro Zac Blair. Soly and ZB catch up on the latest with Zac's golf course in South Carolina - The Tree Farm - and the path from his initial work on a site in Utah for The Buck Club to what was ultimately built outside of Aiken, South Carolina. We also get into his road back from a shoulder injury that led to surgery, playing on tour under a major medical exemption and a lot more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Big Randy, Tron and Cody are back with a post-Solheim cup check in on all things LPGA. We start with Lexi Thompson's appearance in this week's PGA Tour event, some recent comments from LPGA Commissioner Mollie Marcoux Samaan about maximizing the tour's financial opportunities and capitalizing on the positive momentum of the Solheim Cup. We close with a look at the last couple of tournaments, Epson Tour graduates and some other news and notes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

DJ and Soly fire up the Sunday night pod with some thoughts on the Sanderson and the PGA Tour's Fall Series as Luke List emerges from a five man playoff to win in Jackson. Then it's on to some additional Ryder Cup reactions from DJ (18:00) and some additional reporting surrounding the Cantlay and Schauffele situations. From there we transition to the Korn Ferry Tour Championship as James Nitties, Golf Channel broadcaster and former PGA Tour pro, joins us to recap the notable stories from the weekend (46:00). We close with some assorted news as notes from the world of golf including the Dunhill, Lexi Thompson's upcoming appearance at the Shriners, the recent TGL announcements and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fresh off his debut Ryder Cup appearance we welcome The Pro, Max Homa, back to the pod for the first of undoubtedly several postmortem episodes recapping the events at Marco Simone. Max takes us through the emotions of the week and during the American rally on Sunday, his partnership with Brian Harman, the mood in the team room after Friday and Saturday, his reaction to the narrative around Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele, and the path forward for the US Ryder Cup team in Bethpage and beyond. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After a too little too late rally from the USA in singles, Europe reclaims the Ryder Cup by a final margin of 16.5 to 11.5 to extend the American winless drought on European soil. Settle in for a lengthy review of the matches at Marco Simone, the off course drama, what lies ahead for both teams as we look ahead to Bethpage and the 2025 Ryder Cup, our grades for each player and a ton more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Euros continue to dominant the 2023 edition of the Ryder Cup. TM USA finally got a whole point on the board and appeared to be gathering some momentum by the days end. Hat-gate, LaCava vs Rory, and Sunday singles to discuss as we break down all the events of Day 2 at the Ryder Cup. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Euros were dominant, the Americans - and the TV coverage - stunk, and we've got a 6.5 to 1.5 score after day one of the Ryder Cup. We break it all down, make some apologies, and look ahead to the remaining two days of competition in Rome. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pairings are out for the first session of the 2023 Ryder Cup, and we break down each match, each grouping, what we think happens in the afternoon, our reaction from seeing Marco Simone on Thursday, and try to contain our excitement for the best event of the year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices