Daniel Berger wins at Pebble, Spieth comes close, Nate lashes out, and everything else from a fun week. We chat about Berger's closing ability, his suspicious alignment of putts, what to take away from Spieth's week, some rules issues, Patrick Reed's Ryder Cup future, and a lot more.

401 - AT&T Pebble Beach Recap

Kamaiu Johnson joins the pod to update us on his recovery from a COVID-19 diagnosis that caused him to miss his PGA Tour debut at Torrey Pines. Fortunately, Kamaiu has received a sponsor's exemption to this week's tournament at Pebble Beach and we discuss his first exposure to the game of golf, the golf community's efforts to improve its racial diversity and much more. Best of luck to Kamaiu this week at Pebble!

400 - Kamaiu Johnson

Tron and Randy are back to preview Pebble Beach! They do a bit a housekeeping (huge night in the NBA, Kings and Jazz especially!) before getting to their guest this week, Joann Dost. Joann is a longtime Monterey-area resident, former professional golfer, and one of the most prominent golf photographers in the world. She has great first-hand knowledge of the charms and intricacies of the Monterey Peninsula, as well as incredible stories about her first start in professional golf in Australia, moving out to the west coast, hanging with Ansel Adams, and so much more. Her passion and knowledge is unparalleled. Enjoy!

(Note: due to reception, we switched from Zoom to cell phone midway through the interview with Joann, so we apologize for a slight change in audio profile around the 57:27 mark)

118: Monterey Peninsula

We react to a wild week at the Waste Management, including Koepka's furious finish, Spieth's insane Saturday, his future (is he back?), TPC Scottsdale, Xander's Sunday struggles, and everything else from the desert. We also discuss DJ and Finau in Saudi Arabia, a tough Sunday of TV coverage, and this week's consequential report from the USGA & R&A.

399 - Waste Management Recap

After a bit of house-cleaning in the beginning of the episode (major news in the Grocery Wars!), TC and Randy make the decision to eschew one desert in favor of another on this week's preview episode. For help, they bring in very special guest, Mr. Cody, to ask all about KSA. Cody is a man with a very particular set of skills who has spent quite a bit of time in the region and shares his experiences and insights about the people, the culture, the Royal Family, Vision 2030, and how average Westerners can approach the topic of Saudi Arabia in general. We should note, as part of preparation for this conversation, we all watched Bryan Fogel's new film, "The Dissident", which is available now on Apple TV. For anybody curious it's an enthralling examination of the assassination of Jamal Khashoggi in 2018. Enjoy!

117: The Kingdom

Geoff Shackelford joins to help breakdown the latest announcement from the USGA/R&A about potential rule changes and other areas of interest. Geoff has long been an advocate for distance limitations in golf, and has more knowledge on the topic that pretty much anyone in the game. We pick his brain with some common arguments we hear against rollback/bifurcation, take some listener questions, discuss what the new landscape might look like, and a lot more.

398 - USGA/R&A Distance Report with Geoff Shackelford

A content bonanza this week! Our longest recap pod ever attempts to unpack the incredible Patrick Reed drama, how CBS handled it, how the tour handled it, the Rory situation, CBS' season debut, and everything else from the Farmers Insurance. We also chat about DL3 as a Presidents Cup captain, the PGA Tour building, gambling in golf, unpacking the Jerry Foltz podcast, and a lot more.

397 - Farmers Recap

We are a tad late this week, but appreciate your patience. As you'll hear, it was truly a fluid situation this week for our very special guest. That guest, Brad Milburn, is a San Diego resident and former Navy SEAL. The military brought him to San Diego several years ago so we pick his brain about living out on the West Coast. From beaches to tacos, and everything in-between, this is a really fun conversation. Also, of course we ask Brad about what it was like training to be a SEAL. Enjoy!

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116: Sunny San Diego

Randy is joined by Golf Channel's Jerry Foltz to discuss an array of topics around broadcasting women's golf. The two start out speaking specifically about last Sunday's NBC telecast of the LPGA Diamond Resorts Classic before branching into a wider discussion of women's golf TV rights and productions, as well as, the general state of the game. We can't thank Jerry enough for his time and insights, and hope listeners are able to gain a better understanding of the current landscape. Enjoy!

115: Jerry Foltz

Tommy Fleetwood joins to chat about spending winter months in Dubai, the 2018 Ryder Cup, narrowly missing out on a US Open, reflecting on a weird 2020, and a lot more. Catch Tommy at the Omega Dubai Desert Classic this week.

396 - Tommy Fleetwood

Si Woo Kim wins in the desert, Tony Finau does not, Cantlay makes a crazy run, and everything else from Palm Springs. We also chat about the debacle at the Diamond Resorts, European Tour content, and a lot more.

395 - American Express Recap, Diamond Resorts, Abu Dhabi

Mike Whan joins to discuss why he's leaving the LPGA Tour, highlights (and lowlights) of his tenure, TV ratings, mixed events with men and women, what's next for the LPGA Tour, his thoughts on the USGA rumors, and a lot more. Always appreciate Mike's insights on the podcast and greatly appreciate his time.

394 - Mike Whan

We discuss Kevin Na's win at the Sony Open, Chris Kirk regains full tour status, Ralph Lauren ends its partnership with Justin Thomas, the second half of the Tiger documentary and more. Plus, Neil debuts a new equipment segment.

393 - Sony Open Recap

Back in the contiguous 48 this week! Tron and Randy welcome neighbor, Palm Springs, err, Palm Desert native, and The Golfer's Journal editor Travis Hill to the podcast. Affectionately known as Thrill, he tells us all about what ti what like growing up in the Coachella Valley, from the importance of the Hope and Dinah (now ANA Inspiration) tournaments to all kinds of other weird, fun Palm Springs stuff like the environmental disaster that is the Salton Sea. Enjoy!


114: Palm Springs

Matthew Heineman and Matthew Hamachek, the directors of HBO's two-part documentary "Tiger," join the podcast to discuss the film, the challenges they faced, the reaction within the golf world, their understanding of Tiger, Earl, what they viewed as the most important cogs in the story, and a lot more.

392 - "Tiger" documentary filmmakers Matthew Heineman and Matthew Hamachek

The full NLU crew is on hand to recap and review our 2020 goals and lay out our 2021 goals on and off the course.

113: Goals for 2021

We recap an eventful week in golf, including Harris English flushing away the field, JT's slur and reaction, Part I of the HBO Tiger documentary, the PGA Championship moving, WGC Mexico moving, Mike Whan on the move, and so much more.

391 - Sentry TOC Recap

Happy New Year! Tron and Randy are back, this week with a preview from Hawaii. They clean up some odds and ends from 2020 before welcoming on this week's guest, Poosh Daddy (aka Mr. Poosh, aka Micah Pueschel)! Poosh, besides being born and raised in Hawaii, is the lead singer of the band Iration. He talks about starting his music career, life on the road, and what it's like to be a rock star. Enjoy!

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