NLU Podcast, Episode 678: Wells Fargo Recap

Ahead of the release of NLU's film about our friend Jim Hartsell and his book When Revelation Comes, we recorded a podcast with Jim, the film's editor Matt Golden, DJ and Tron. We get Jim's reaction to viewing the film for the first time, reminisce about the trip and the memorable courses and moments from our journey and Jim's experiences since the book's publishing. We hope you enjoy the film and this complimentary podcast and we encourage you to consider purchasing a copy of When Revelation Comes - available via Back 9 Press or wherever you get your books: https://back9press.com/pages/when-revelation-comes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Randy and Cody are on location in Spain as we close in on the start of the 2023 Solheim Cup matches which begin on Friday morning. For our preview episode we bring in Sophie Walker - former LET player and current broadcaster for Sky Sports Golf - to preview our favorite holes at Finca Cortesin, the potential parings and matchups, plus our predictions for the final score, top point scorers for each side, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sahith Theegala is a PGA Tour winner after an eventful Sunday that saw him claim a two shot victory in Napa. We start our recap by celebrating Sahith's win and making sense of the new fall series. Then, it's time to go across the pond to Wentworth where Ryan Fox wins the DP World Tour's BMW Championship as the entire European Ryder Cup team appears to be trending heading to Marco Simone. On the back half of tonight's recap we get into the USGA Mid-Am, the KFT, Full Swing not getting access to the US Ryder Cup team room and some other miscellaneous news and notes. Plus an equipment update from Soly and a look ahead to our upcoming content plans for the Solheim and Ryder Cups. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ahead of her Solheim Cup debut in Spain next week, Cheyenne Knight sits down with Randy to talk about her selection to the team as well as her amateur and collegiate career at Alabama, her initial struggles in professional golf, the distance and technology debate from an LPGA perspective, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With no PGA Tour golf this week we go across the pond for a recap of the Irish Open where Vincent Norrman wins at The K Club while we get an on the ground report from Randy at this week's LPGA Kroger Queen City Championship where Minjee Lee defeated Charley Hull in a playoff. We also get into the US Ryder Cup team's trip to Marco Simone, an update on our own golf games headed into the fall, paying off our season long picks contest, Ryder Cup TV coverage and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Big Randy is on location at this week's LPGA Kroger Queen City Championship in Cincinnati. Ahead of the tournament he catches up with Angel Yin to talk about her road back from a difficult patch in her career, learning to coach herself and own her swing, her close calls at notching her first win during the 2023 season and the upcoming Solheim Cup matches in Spain. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Each of the twelve man teams are set for Marco Simone - time for another Ryder Cup roundtable with Soly and Kyle Porter vs. Tron and Jamie Weir. We begin with Soly and Tron trading haymakers on Ludvig's inclusion on the European team and their respective histories of opinions on the Swedish Ryder Cup rookie. After the Ludvig shouting match concludes (28:00), we settle down for some additional thoughts on the makeup of the rosters, those who were considered and not selected, potential pairings and a ton more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's time for another deep dive from Soly and KVV - this time we look back at the last four Ryder Cups on European soil. From the blowout win at the K Club in 2006 to Le Golf National in 2018, we examine every detail in each of the home European victories from the most memorable moments to the many shortcomings from the Americans, the controversies, the fashion.... or lack thereof, and a ton more. Settle in for this one! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

George Gankas makes his return to the pod to talk with Soly about swing mechanics and how intricate and varied the golf swing can be, his work coaching players of all skill levels, working with Matt Wolff through his recent struggles, how he observes his players from TV coverage, his own aspirations of playing competitively and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The 2023 Tour Championship finished with Viktor Hovland running away from the field with a five shot win over Xander Schauffele after a Sunday 63 to claim the $18 million first prize. We sing Viktor's praises after another dominant playoff performance and take stock of Xander's week in Atlanta, the confusing year for Scottie Scheffler and the need for official injury reports in golf. We also talk Ryder Cup picks and our biggest winners and disappointments from the 2023 season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices