1133: LPGA Commissioner Craig Kessler

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🗓️ 18 March 2026

⏱️ 70 minutes

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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. 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

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0:00.0	Be the right club.
0:07.2	Be the right club today.
0:09.0	Yes.
0:10.2	Yeah, that's better than most.
0:14.8	How about him?
0:17.8	That is better than most.
0:20.1	Better than most. Better than most.
0:26.8	Ladies and gentlemen, welcome back to the No Laying Up podcast.
0:31.6	Sali here.
0:32.3	Spent some time out in Dallas last week with the LPGA tour commissioner, Craig Kessler.
0:37.0	Cody and I went out there.
0:38.6	It's a home game for Cody but met up at Trinity Forest and in-person interview, sit down,
0:43.0	full hour here with the new commissioner of the LPGA tour talking about his agenda.
0:48.2	We revisit what happened at Hilton talking about schedules, marketing, and all the changes that
0:53.6	are coming to the LPGA tour.
0:54.9	Greatly appreciate Craig's time.
0:56.7	I greatly appreciate everyone tuning in as well.
0:59.4	I do want to let you know before we get going, Titleist has officially brought back their loyalty
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1:14.1	Playing a golf ball that fits your flight, spin, and field needs and teeing up the same
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