1131: Saturday at the 2026 Players

Birdie on 17 and a closing 68, Cameron Young (-13) is your 2026 Players Champion. Matty Fitzpatrick (-12), Xander Schauffele (-11), Robert MacIntyre (-10), Sudarshan Yellamaraju (-9), Jacob Bridgeman (-9), and Ludvig Åberg (-9) rounded out the top of the leaderboard. What a day for Cam Young. We break down what this win means, what unraveled for Ludvig on Sunday, and what Matty Fitzpatrick let slip away. Plus, notable names further down the board and more. Elsewhere, Bryson DeChambeau won LIV Singapore in a playoff over Richard T. Lee, while the 4Aces ran away with the team title. Hannah Green captured the Women’s Australian Open, becoming the first Australian in 12 years to win her national open. Presented by Titleist. Support our sponsors: Titleist - #1 Ball in Golf High Noon - Sun's Up! AT&T - Connecting Changes Everything Get Your Money Right at https://www.sofi.com/nlu Players Championship Giveaway: https://subscribe.nolayingup.com/march-giveaway-2026 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

Ludvig Åberg (-13) leads by 3 over Michael Thorbjornsen (-10) going into the final round of the 2026 Players Championship. Cam Young (-9) sits at solo 3rd with Matty Fitzpatrick, Brian Harmon, Viktor Hovland, Justin Thomas, Corey Conners, and Xander Schauffele (-8) all at T5. We run through all of today's play, get TC's on-the-ground experience following Ludvig, run down the leaderboard, play HFBITFB, pick some winners, and more. Presented by Titleist. Support our sponsors: Titleist - #1 Ball in Golf High Noon - Sun's Up! Arccos - NLU15 for 15% off at https://www.arccosgolf.com/ Players Championship Giveaway: https://subscribe.nolayingup.com/march-giveaway-2026 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

Ludvig Åberg leads by two over Xander Schauffele at the halfway point of this 2026 Players Championship. Cam Young! And surging Corey Conners and Justin Thomas make up the top 5. We break down the rounds of the day, talk on-the-ground experiences with Soly and TC, notable MCs, news & notes, a whole bunch more! Presented by Titleist. Support our sponsors: Titleist - #1 Ball in Golf High Noon - Sun's Up! Golf Pride - code NLU20 at https://www.GolfPride.com Players Championship Giveaway: https://subscribe.nolayingup.com/march-giveaway-2026 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

Five tied at -5 to start the 2026 Players Championship. Join us to run down all of the day's action. Down the leaderboard, round of the day, news & notes with a whole bunch more! Presented by Titleist. Support our sponsors: FootJoy - #1 Shoe in Golf High Noon - Sun's Up! Club Glove - code NLU at https://www.clubglove.com Players Championship Giveaway: https://subscribe.nolayingup.com/march-giveaway-2026 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

Join us for the 2026 Players Championship Kick-Off Show! Reaction to PGA Tour CEO Brian Rolapp's remarks: new season structure, late-January-September, 120-player fields with a cut, major markets, promotion/relegation, and is match-play back?! PLUS - We will get you caught up on other news and notes, course updates, and everything else you need prior to this years Players. Presented by Titleist. Support our sponsors: Titleist - the #1 ball in Golf! Rhoback - code NLU for 20% off at https://www.rhoback.com The Stack - code nolayingup at https://www.thestacksystem.com/nlu 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

It is Players Week! Join us as we set up this year's play at TPC Sawgrass: What are you excited about? What can we expect out of TPC Sawgrass? Overrated/Underrated, odds check-in, picks and a bunch more. Presented by Titleist. Support our sponsors: Titleist - the #1 ball in Golf! Rhoback - code NLU for 20% off at https://www.rhoback.com SoFi - find out more at https://www.sofi.com/nlu 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

Akshay Bhatia wins in a playoff over Daniel Berger at Bay Hill, Dan Bradbury wins on the DP World Tour, Jon Rahm wins LIV Hong Kong and the 4 Aces claim the team title. We also had Mi Hyang Lee battling a shoulder injury to win the Blue Bay LPGA to wrap up the Spring Asian Swing on the LPGA Tour. We break down the results across the world of golf and discuss who is in form leading into The Players Champ. Down the leaderboard, news and notes, and a whole bunch more! Presented by Titleist. Support our sponsors: Titleist - the #1 ball in Golf! High Noon - Sun's Up! H&B - NLU10 at https://www.hbgolf.com SoFi - Get Your Money Right at https://www.sofi.com/nlu 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

For this episode we're graced with the return of Denny Cash to talk about the finances of professional golfers across all levels of the game with interviews featuring PGA Tour veteran Steve Wheatcroft, Korn Ferry Tour player James Nicholas, aspiring Korn Ferry Tour caddie Ryan Murray, and LPGA Tour veteran Lauren Coughlin. Join us in our support of the Evans Scholars Foundation: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://nolayingup.com/esf⁠ Support our Sponsors: Titleist Rhoback Pinehurst 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

Soly, Neil and Tron react to Nico Echavarria’s win at the Cognizant and the unfortunate late collapse by Shane Lowry. We look at the up and down history of the event and then enjoy a medium dive on Lowry’s career to this point and how it compares to others of his generation.  We also check the leaderboards at the Cognizant and the DP World Tour, react to Eamon Lynch’s article on Brian Rolapp and rumored plans for the future PGA Tour scheduling model,  Timestamps 00:00 - Intro & Cognizant Recap 28:15 - Lowry career deep-ish dive 43:00 - down the leaderboard, other tournaments 1:05:30 - Eamon Lynch column on Rolapp and schedule 1:21:00 - news and notes Join us in our support of the Evans Scholars Foundation: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://nolayingup.com/esf⁠ Support our Sponsors: Titleist SoFi Gruns 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

Soly, Neil and Tron have searched far and wide for rules controversies from recent, and not so recent, golf history.  Enjoy this look at some of our favorites including Tiger’s drop on 15 at Augusta in 2013 as well as some dust ups involving the Walrus, Monty, Arnie and Brooks. Plus - of course - TC’s extensive list of other possible infractions we’ll save for another day. Timestamps 0:00 - Intro 5:10 - Tiger’s drop at the 2013 Masters 34:15 - 1987 Craig Stadler TowelGate 1:01:30 - Monty’s Jakarta incident 1:13:05 - Arnie at the 1958 Masters 1:34:45 - Brooks at the 2023 Masters Show Notes: Golf Digest Video on the 2013 Tiger Drop Join us in our support of the Evans Scholars Foundation: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://nolayingup.com/esf⁠ Support our Sponsors: Titleist Rhoback Lagoon 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