No Laying Up - Golf Podcast

Success came to Mike Lorenzo-Vera quickly, but it was fleeting. Now it's back, and he walks us through a wild ride of tax issues, 400K of debt, from being #1 on the Challenge Tour to near the bottom, where the money went, how he got back, and now being in contention in major championships.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fireworks from Rahm and DJ, Olympia Fields absolutely bucks its head, Hideki, Niemann, Rory, and everything else from an exciting week at the BMW Championship. We look at how the FedExCup playoffs are shaping up, discuss Phil's win on the Champions Tour, LPGA, KFT, we settle the Pittsburgh debate, F1, and the usual segments. (Apologies of course for not getting into questions.) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

2020 AIG Women's Open champion Sophia Popov joins us 48 hours after one her stunning performance at Royal Troon. She takes us through the nerves and emotion of the final round, her career development, overcoming Lyme disease, almost giving up the game, her Cactus Tour run, and a lot more. This one was a lot of fun. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Evans Scholars Foundation has been sending caddies to college since 1930. Today's episode features three guests. First, we're joined by the president of the Western Golf Association, John Kackzowski to discuss the WGA's tie to the foundation, and background information on what it stands for and what it's accomplished. Second,  Evans Scholar alum and the founder of the Solich Caddie and & Leadership Program George Solich joins to discuss his humble beginnings, obtaining a scholarship through the foundation, the success he's found after college, and how he's developed his own caddie program. And lastly, a current Evans Scholar at Kansas University, Oscar Garcia discusses his ride from never setting foot on a golf course to being the co-chair of the Evans Scholars National Committee. No Laying Up is proud to support the Evans Scholars Foundation, and hope you find this episode as inspiring as we did.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

DJ runs away in Boston, Sophia Popov comes out of nowhere to win the Women's British Open, the annual "how do we fix the playoffs," DJ's career or Brooks' career, TPC Boston, Curtis Luck wins on the Korn Ferry Tour, and everything else from the week in golf.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Data Golf co-founders Will and Matt Courchene join to talk about their statistical analysis, course history, form, how stats relate to golf, underrated players, betting, and a whole lot of hardcore golf nerd stuff. As someone who uses their site weekly, I especially enjoyed this conversation, and it will make you a smarter golf fan.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jim Herman comes out of nowhere to win the Wyndham, Si Woo makes a bizarre play, Koepka misses the cut, and everything else from the Wyndham with Golf Channel's Ryan Lavner. We also discuss the U.S. Am at Bandon (recorded before the finish of the championship match) as well as some bizarre controversies that emerged during the week, the current state of college and amateur golf and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

He's back ! Jason Bohn joins to take us through the harrowing tale of surviving a heart attack, why he was concerned about his pension at the time, how pensions work on the tour, what the PAC does, some inner workings of the tour, an absolutely epic Tiger story, and so much more. Could talk to these guy for hours and hours.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Collin Morikawa wins the 2020 PGA Championship in iconic fashion. We break down the win, the ridiculous shot into 16, a wild Sunday, Koepka, DJ, Finau, Bryson, Rory, Spieth, Wolff, and all of the other key players from the week. We talk Harding Park, course setup, the usual segments, and of course some coverage takes (we make it wayyyy deep in the show before this hits). This may be our longest ep yet. A lot to talk about!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

DJ rises, Haotong fades, Scottie makes a move, Cam Champ makes it look easy, and everything else from Saturday at the PGA. Of course we go deep on Phil putting Faldo in a body bag in the booth, rip into an especially poor telecast, ESPN, the Women's Am, tomorrow's F1 race, and a lot more.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices