TC and Randy chop on the big guy’s trip to Philly for Miami’s NCAA Tournament game before offering some mea cuplas. From there, they update their monitoring list of current events, plus some thoughts on the return of baseball and the upcoming NFL draft to close us out.

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TC and Randy chop on the big guy’s trip to Philly for Miami’s NCAA Tournament game before offering some mea cuplas. From there we update our monitoring list of current events, plus some thoughts on the return of baseball and the upcoming NFL draft to close us out.

389: Chop Session

1137: Augusta From The Caddie’s Perspective

We’re a little over a week away from the start of the 2026 Masters, so we’ve decided to revisit three of our favorite interviews with men who have worn the famous white overalls and caddied during the tournament. First up, Matty Kelly from 2020, then our 2022 conversation with John Wood, and to close it out - Bones from 2018.

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1136: Another Tiger Car Accident + Gary Woodland’s Emotional Win

We open tonight’s pod with some thoughts on the news of another car crash involving Tiger Woods and what happens moving forward. Then it’s on to Houston, where, in a much-needed feel-good finish, Gary Woodland wins on the PGA Tour two and a half years after undergoing brain surgery and just weeks after he revealed his battle with PTSD. We also pick a few players with rising and falling stocks and offer our thoughts on Memorial Park. We hit the rest of the golf world and talk DP World Tour, LPGA Tour, and an interesting 

 in GolfWeek, which asked pros to weigh in on the one design change they’d like to see made at Augusta National.

46:00 - Players with rising and falling stock on tour

1:34:00 - Schupak Article - survey on ANGC design changes

We open tonight’s pod with some thoughts on the news of another car crash involving Tiger Woods and what happens moving forward. Then it’s on to Houston where, in a much needed feel-good finish, Gary Woodland wins on the PGA Tour two and a half years after undergoing brain surgery and just weeks after he disclosed recent struggles with PTSD. We also pick a few players with rising and falling stock so far in 2026, offer our thoughts on Memorial Park and recap finishes on the DP World Tour, LPGA Tour, and an interesting Article from Adam Schupak in Golfweek, which asked pros to weigh in on the one design change they’d like to see made at Augusta National.

Baseball is back! As the 2026 MLB season begins this week, the Seamsters have also returned to draft an over/under pick for each club - challenges allowed in the spirit of ABS - and close with division and World Series winner picks.

388: Seamsters Union - 2026 Season Draft

It’s draft day as we snake our way through four rounds of picking the greatest Masters tournaments in the history of the event. Once the picks are assembled, we call upon five friends of the program to act as judges and determine who has the best lineup.

1135: Best Masters Draft

Neil visits with the newest member of Team NLU, Drew Pond, to discuss his entry into NLU content, his work at Stone Creek Coffee, his goals for the Nest community, and a ton more.

Episode 80: Drew Pond Joins the Team

1134: Early Masters Stock Watch, Founders Duel, Bryson in South Africa

Soly, TC and Randy offer some quick thoughts on Matt Fitzpatrick’s win at the Valspar and some other Innisbrook notes before they go through their Masters Power Rankings (we’re three weeks away from the first major of the year!) From there, we react to the NFL Films Chasing Sunday project, other tour news and notes (

), the LPGA Founders Cup duel between Hyo Joo Kim and Nelly Korda, Bryson and Rahm at LIV South Africa and more.

41:00 - Chasing Sunday reaction, Tour News & Notes

Soly, TC and Randy offer some quick thoughts on Matt Fitzpatrick’s win at the Valspar and some other Innisbrook notes before they go through their Masters Power Rankings (we’re three weeks away from the first major of the year!) From there, we react to the NFL Films Chasing Sunday project, other tour news and notes (Jerry Tarde column link), the LPGA Founders Cup duel between Hyo Joo Kim and Nelly Korda, Bryson and Rahm at LIV South Africa and more.

Randy and TC chop on the upcoming NCAA Tournament, the World Baseball Classic, the Oscars, NFL Free Agency and various news and notes from our monitoring list.

387: Chop Session

Soly and Cody visit with LPGA Commissioner Craig Kessler for a check-in on his first eight months in charge. We discuss the controversy at the season-opening Tournament of Champions, some key staff additions, establishing relationships with some of the biggest stars on tour and key sponsors, scheduling and venue priorities and a ton more.

Soly and Cody visit with LPGA Commissioner Craig Kessler for a check-in on his first eight months in charge. We discuss the controversy at the season opening Tournament of Champions, some key staff additions, establishing relationships with some of the biggest stars on tour and key sponsors, scheduling and venue priorities and a ton more.

1133: LPGA Commissioner Craig Kessler

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. 

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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 4 Aces 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.

1132: Cam Young wins The Players

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 

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.

1131: Saturday at the 2026 Players

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! 

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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.

1130: Friday at the 2026 Players

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. 

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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.

1129: Thursday at the 2026 Players

1128: Reaction to Brian Rolapp's vision of the future PGA Tour

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 year's Players. 

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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 year's Players.

Randy and D.J. are joined by Timothy Simons for our annual Oscars preview. We spend the first hour answering some miscellaneous questions from the year in movies while covering our picks for Best Actor and Best Actress awards. Then, the main event, our power ranking of the 10 nominees for Best Picture.

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Randy and D.J. are joined by Timothy Simons from The Ringer for our annual Oscars preview. We spend the first hour answering some miscellaneous questions from the year in movies while covering our picks for Best Actor and Best Actress awards. Then, the main event, our power ranking of the 10 nominees for Best Picture.

386: Oscars Preview with Timothy Simons

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. 

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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.

1127: Players Championship Preview

1126: Akshay beats out Berger to win the API

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. Mi Hyang Lee battled a shoulder injury to win the Blue Bay LPGA. We break down these results and discuss who is in form leading into The Players Championship. Down the leaderboard, news and notes, and a whole bunch more! Presented by Titleist.

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Episode 79: DJ Pie AMA

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