As professional golf goes on an indefinite hiatus due to the coronavirus we discuss a wide range of implications that will affect the Masters, the other majors, the PGA Tour and its members, and much more.

290 - Coronavirus

What a wild week. The Coronavirus sends the sports world into a frenzy, and the Players Championship gets canceled after one (uncompleted) round. We walk through the full disaster, from the tour announcing their new media deal, to not allowing fans, to the eventual cancellation. A lot to unpack here.

289 - The Players Is Canceled

March Madness is here! To celebrate the best time of the college basketball calendar Randy talks with writer Matthew Goodman about The City College of New York basketball team, the only squad to ever win both the NCAA and NIT postseason tournaments in the same season. Goodman's book, "The City Game: Triumph, Scandal, and a Legendary Basketball Team," does an incredible job of bringing that historic team to life once again, as well as exploring the burgeoning college basketball industry. As the title suggests, CCNY would find scandal and shame along with their titles, with the seedy underbelly of college athletics, New York City bookmaking, and local politics all being exposed. It's a wonderful read for any basketball fan as we get ready to crown a new champion. Enjoy!

59: Matthew Goodman & "The City Game"

Collin Morikawa joins us to chat about his transition into pro golf, his confidence (which is impressive), Wolff, Hovland, what he's learned on tour, and his first win. We also chat about his duel with Wolff at the 3M, Vegas, what he's into off the course, and a lot more.

288 - Collin Morikawa

Tyrrell Hatton wins the Arnold Palmer Invitational, and Matt Every joins us to break down the week at Bay Hill, his 65-83, his success there, and a lot more. We discuss Hatton's antics, why it's fun to watch him play, Leish, Sungjae, and everything else from the week in golf. Matt also discusses the Big Break, the 11 he made at the Honda Classic (and why), marijuana, and so much more.

287 - Bay Hill Recap with Matt Every

The winner of the 2020 Sony Open in Hawaii joins to talk about the 2019 Presidents Cup, Royal Melbourne, Sungjae Im, figuring out how to hit the ball further, growing up in Australia, and (a teeny tiny bit on) Patrick Reed. We also chat Jacksonville Beach coffee shops, fishing, Augusta, and a lot more.

286 - Cam Smith

It's a Reading Room episode of the TrapDraw as Randy is joined by author Stephen Proctor to discuss his book, "Monarch of the Green: Young Tom Morris, Pioneer of Modern Golf." No doubt the name Young Tom Morris is familiar to you, but how much do you know about his life? Do you know why he's such an important figure in the game of golf? How he has influenced the modern game? How about the massive tragedy surrounding him? Stephen Proctor is a golf historian and spent several years researching and writing about Young Tom. He's a great storyteller and shares what he knows about one of the games foremost figures. Enjoy!

58: Stephen Proctor on Young Tom Morris

Sungjae Im wins the Honda, Paul Azinger has some takes on Tommy Fleetwood and the Euro Tour, Mackenzie Hughes makes an incredible run, and a lot more. We also chat about PGA National (35:30), the recent Golf Channel news (49:45), answer some questions from the listeners, and do a fun Ryder Cup segment (1:04:20).

285 - Honda Classic Recap

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In our first podcast of 2021 we go through important Nest announcements before getting into some our top moments from the beginning of NLU that may or may not have ever made it into other podcast or videos before. Or, they could be things you've forgotten about (because we forgot about a couple of them as well). 

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Fresh off a T3 finish in Mexico, Erik an Rooyen joins to chat about playing at altitude, what makes the Mexico event so fun, the Sunshine Tour, the Challenge Tour, golf in South Africa, and a lot more. He also discusses trying to get a PGA Tour card, when he realized he was one of the top players in the world, how he got there, and a lot more.

284 - Erik van Rooyen

GolfWeek's Beth Ann Nichols joins Randy to catch up on the first quarter of the 2020 LPGA season. They discuss how the coronavirus has impacted the schedule, on-course results like Madelene Sagstrom's breakthrough win in Boca and Inbee Park ending her near two-year drought, the passing of LPGA great, and American golf icon, Mickey Wright, and several other topics and people of note. Note to listeners--the LPGA returns to action March 19-22 in Phoenix, so hopefully this helps tide you over until the action resumes. Enjoy!

57: Beth Ann Nichols

Patrick Reed edges Bryson in Mexico after getting buried by Koepka and Kostis, and we recap everything else from Mexico including the golf course, Rory, JT, NBC, and a bunch more. We also discuss Hovland's win in Puerto Rico, Peter Kostis' dynamite interview (52:30), the recent PGL interview that surfaced this week (1:14:00), and a bunch more.

283 - WGC Mexico Recap

It's the Perfect Club! Today's episode features Neil Schuster, DJ Piehowski and Jerry Bell (Garth connoisseur and Neil's roommate) discussing Garth Brooks through the lens of the 2019 documentary, 'The Road I'm On.' The guys offer their spirited insights and opinions on the piece, as well as diving deeper into the man, and phenomenon, that is Garth Brooks. Enjoy!

56: Garth Brooks and 'The Road I'm On'

Peter Kostis joins to discuss his recent departure from CBS, how it went down, what needs to change about golf on television, and why things are the way that they are. He talks about the reasonings he was let go, who was in charge of that, what goes into a television broadcast, and so much more. He also discusses the Patrick Reed situation, other instances he's seen, teaching Kevin Costner, and several other stories. Thanks a ton to Peter for the time.

282 - Peter Kostis

Adam Scott wins at Riviera, and we discuss the abomination of a broadcast (27:30), Max, Rory, and what makes tournaments at Riv so fun to watch. We also dive deep on the Premier Golf League developments (50:30), the distance debate, the Women's Australian Open, and a bunch more.

281 - Genesis Invitational Recap, PGL, & More

Randy sits down with the winner of the 2019 US Senior Amateur, Bob Royak. The two discuss Bob's history in the game of golf, the razor-thin line between a potential career in pro golf or not, and the book that changed Bob's life, which he credits for helping him win the amateur last year. It's always a pleasure to speak with elite amateurs and Bob's resume stacks right up there with the best in the game right now. Enjoy!

55: Bob Royak (2019 US Sr. Amateur Champion)

Paul Azinger joins to talk about his first year with NBC, replacing Johnny Miller, Tommy Roy, playing under pressure, and the Patrick Reed situation. We also chat Ryder Cup, Anthony Kim, the Presidents Cup, as well as a great Tiger story from the flight to Melbourne.

280 - Paul Azinger

Kevin Van Valkenburg from ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com joins to chat about Nick Taylor's win at the AT&T, Phil, Spieth, the Vic Open, Bryson, and a bunch more. We also dive deep into the USGA + R&A's recent distance report (36:40), the key elements of it, what it means for the future of golf, why it took so long, and why it matters. Thanks a ton to KVV for the time as always.

279 - AT&T Recap with Kevin Van Valkenburg

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