1220: Michael Brennan (again), LIV 2.0 News + Jackson Koivun Interview

As LIV 2.0 tries to weather an exodus of notable names amidst bankruptcy hearings and potential new investment from BC Partners, we’ve called upon Sujeet Indap to help us make sense of it all. Sujeet has reported extensively on LIV for the Financial Times and answers our questions on everything he’s observed and what lies ahead as LIV tries to survive. Support our Sponsors: Titleist Pinehurst The Stack Rhoback 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

Michael Brennan wins the Baycurrent in Japan while PGA Tour cards for 2027 are handed out at the KFT Tour Championship. We also cover the latest LIV news as reports have emerged that several players, including Jon Rahm, are looking to bail for the DP World Tour. We also get into Jim Furyk’s comments from a Ryder Cup media day and react to news from Keegan’s interaction with a rules official at last year’s Ryder Cup, LPGA schedule news, the East Potomac renovation and we debate some potential Hall of Fame resumes. We close the pod with a chat with Jackson Koivun to recap his Presidents Cup experience and his outlook on the 2027 season. Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro + Baycurrent Recap 25:30 - LIV Players Jumping Ship 45:00 - KFT Championship  50:00 - Ryder Cup Media Day Chatter + News & Notes 1:07:30 - Hall of Fame nominees debate 1:24:00 - Jackson Koivun Interveiw Support our Sponsors: Titleist Arccos Golf Holderness & Bourne 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

We’re pleased to welcome former PGA Tour Commissioner Deane Beman to the pod as he recently paid Soly an in-home visit to discuss his career as both a player and his twenty year career as the head of the tour. Support our Sponsors: Titleist Rhoback Club Glove AT&T 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

DJ, Randy and TC recap the week in golf as Austin Smotherman wins in Utah, Adrian Meronk wins the Alfred Dunhill at The Old Course, and Tom Kim claims gold at the Asian Games. We also get into the potential renewal of the PGA Tour’s strategic alliance with the DP World Tour, the Reinstated Am discourse in light of this week’s USGA Mid-Am, DJ and Randy taking a lesson on a recent Titleist shoot and we close with an email from a listener asking us to help prevent a family member from quitting the game. Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro + Utah Recap 25:30 - Dunhill Recap + DP World Tour News 45:00 - News & Notes + YTK wins at Asian Games 1:04:00 - Reinstated MidAm Discussion 1:13:30 - DJ and Randy’s recent lesson 1:25:30 - Listener email Support our Sponsors: Titleist Arccos Lagoon Sleep 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

Tourist Sauce returns next week with the tenth installment of our travel series as we go back to Scotland and explore the Islands and Highlands at courses like Dunaverty, Macrihanish, Brora, Shiskine, Royal Dornoch and more.  One of our inspirations for this season is a book by our friend Jim Hartsell - A Round of Scottish Courses. Tragically, Jim’s son Jake passed away last week and Jim has set up a GoFundMe in Jake’s memory to support junior golf at Shiskine and Dunaverty - two courses that are special to the Hartsell family that will be featured in the upcoming season. GoFundMe Link Support our Sponsors: Titleist Rhoback Yeti 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

The United States came back to win the 2026 Presidents Cup 17-13, the largest deficit ever in a home Presidents Cup. Join us as we break down the week's events: Sunday singles, individual grades, what this means moving forward, news and notes, and more. Presented by Titleist. Support our sponsors: Titleist - the #1 ball in Golf! High Noon - Suns Up! AT&T - Connecting Changes Everything Looking to travel this year, check out East Sands Golf Co.: https://www.eastsandsgolf.co/nlu Join us in our support of the Evans Scholars Foundation: https://nolayingup.com/esf Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The International Team, led by Geoff Ogilvy, takes a 10.5-7.5 lead in Sunday Singles at the 2026 Presidents Cup. Join us as we break down both sessions of Day 3, react to the Sunday Singles draw, make final picks, and more. Presented by Titleist. Support our sponsors: Titleist - the #1 Driver in Golf! High Noon - Suns Up! Rhoback - code NLU for 20% off at https://www.rhoback.com Looking to travel this year, check out East Sands Golf Co.: https://www.eastsandsgolf.co/nlu Join us in our support of the Evans Scholars Foundation: https://nolayingup.com/esf Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A clean sweep for Geoff Ogilvy and the International squad as they run out to a 7-3 lead over the United States. Join us to recap Day 2 of the 2026 Presidents Cup at Medinah No. 3: shockers in some matches, what went wrong and why, where is the heart? and more. Presented by Titleist. Support our sponsors: Titleist - the #1 ball in Golf! High Noon - Suns Up! Golf Pride - Code NLU at checkout for 20% off Looking to travel this year, check out East Sands Golf Co.: https://www.eastsandsgolf.co/nlu Join us in our support of the Evans Scholars Foundation: https://nolayingup.com/esf Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The United States leads 3-2 over The International squad after Day 1 of the 2026 Presidents Cup at Medinah No. 3. Join us as we break down the opening foursomes action, discuss Captain Sneds and Ogilvy's pairings, Medinah, tomorrow's matches, and more. Presented by Titleist. Support our sponsors: FootJoy - the #1 shoe in Golf! High Noon - Suns Up! Holderness & Bourne - NLU10 at https://www.hbgolf.com Looking to travel this year, check out East Sands Golf Co.: https://www.eastsandsgolf.co/nlu Join us in our support of the Evans Scholars Foundation: https://nolayingup.com/esf The NLU email newsletter: bi-monthly updates on all things NLU: https://newsletter.nolayingup.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We have made it to Presidents Cup Week, and the 2026 edition in Chicago at Medinah Country Club. The United States comes into the match with a record of 13-1-1, something Geoff Ogilvy and his International Squad will try to forget. Join us as we talk Medinah, how each squad matches up, news, notes, and more. Presented by Titleist. Support our sponsors: Titleist - the #1 ball in Golf! AT&T - Connecting Changes Everything Pinehurst Resort - and the new No. 11! Looking to travel this year, check out East Sands Golf Co.: https://www.eastsandsgolf.co/nlu Join us in our support of the Evans Scholars Foundation: https://nolayingup.com/esf The NLU email newsletter: bi-monthly updates on all things NLU: https://newsletter.nolayingup.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices