The Best Golf Podcasts to Listen to in 2025

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Golf has developed a remarkable podcast ecosystem. Whether you want Tour player interviews, technical instruction, betting analysis, course design deep dives, or irreverent conversation, there's a golf podcast built for you. Here's a curated list of the best golf podcasts in 2025 — with a description of what each one actually sounds like so you can find your match.

For Tour News and Insider Coverage

No Laying Up

The gold standard of golf podcasting. Four friends — Neil, Chris, Tron, and DJ — who clearly love the game deeply and cover professional golf with a perspective that's simultaneously knowledgeable and fan-rooted. The show is known for its "Strokes Gained" analytics integration before that became mainstream, for genuinely funny chemistry between hosts, and for not taking the corporate golf world too seriously. Their tournament previews and live event coverage are particularly good. Essential listening for any serious golf fan.

The First Cut (by PGA Tour)

The official PGA Tour podcast, which you might expect to be dull promotional content but is actually a genuinely good weekly show. Host Jonathan Wall brings in Tour players, caddies, and Tour officials for candid conversations that the Tour's own platform makes accessible. The player interviews are frequently better than what you'd hear on broadcast coverage.

Subpar

Hosted by Colt Knost and Drew Stoltz, both former PGA Tour players. Their insider access and genuine professional experience means they can ask questions no media member would think to ask and understand answers at a technical level that enriches the conversation. Casual enough for background listening, insightful enough for active attention.

For Golf Instruction and Improvement

The Golf Science Lab

Gear Hawk's deep-dive instructional podcast that brings in biomechanics researchers, launch monitor experts, equipment engineers, and elite instructors. If you want to understand why your swing works the way it does at a scientific level — not just what to change but why the physics matter — this show rewards serious attention. Dense and technical in the best possible way.

Golf's Mental Game (by Performance Golf)

Mental performance in golf deserves its own dedicated content, and this podcast delivers it. Sports psychologists, PGA Tour mental coaches, and player interviews focus specifically on what happens between your ears during a round. Practical, applicable, and consistently underrated in the golf podcast landscape.

For Golf Entertainment and Culture

Fore Please, Now Driving

The irreverent, sometimes chaotic podcast from the No Laying Up crew's wider orbit. More free-form and comedic than NLU's main feed, with rotating guests from the golf content world. Good for when you want golf entertainment rather than golf information.

The Match Play Podcast

A good all-around Tour coverage show with a betting-analysis angle. They discuss the week's field, course setup, player form, and historical performance at the venue. Valuable for golfers who follow PGA Tour betting markets or DFS golf.

For Golf History and Long-Form Storytelling

Good Walk (from Ringer Golf)

The Ringer's golf podcast takes a more narrative and cultural approach to the sport. Long-form interviews with players, caddies, writers, and figures from golf history and culture. Beautifully produced. If you loved Bill Simmons' sports podcast style and wish it covered golf, this is the closest equivalent.

The Rick Shiels Golf Show

Rick Shiels is one of YouTube's most popular golf instructors and his podcast extends his brand into audio — player interviews, equipment testing discussion, and a warm, accessible tone that welcomes beginners and veterans equally. His ability to make instruction entertaining and non-intimidating is evident in the podcast format.

For Gear and Equipment

The Hackers Paradise Podcast

Equipment-focused discussion from one of the golf internet's oldest communities. Detailed equipment breakdowns, fitting advice, and real-user reviews rather than press release summaries. For the golfer who loves new gear as much as the game itself.

How to Get Started

If you've never listened to a golf podcast, start with No Laying Up's most recent tournament preview episode — it will give you an immediate sense of whether that style of golf content suits you. Then branch into The First Cut for player interviews and The Golf Science Lab if instruction and mechanics interest you. Golf podcasting's quality is remarkable; you'll find your preferred voice within a few episodes.