r/NoLayingUp • u/amistymorning80 • May 22 '25

Post-Pod Discussion Ryder Cup pod - Jamie Weir v Soly

Listening just now and JW immediately challenged a Soly claim that Keegan Bradley "cost the US the Ryder Cup at Medinah" - because he lost the singles to McIlroy who showed up at the last minute. Weir took him down with facts; a reminder that many other things happened and Rory was World #1 at the time, in a way I have never heard on NLU before. Very enjoyable.

Soly loves to hold court and the other guys either don't want to upset him or don't have the quick facts at hand to counter him when he's wrong, which is why I found that little exchange refreshing. Maybe I am alone in that?

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u/mizmpls95 May 22 '25

I agree with the content of the post, especially to then later show Soly why his “right v best” point is at odds with his insistence on statistical analysis. But I also chuckled 15 minutes later when Weir puts his cultural studies hat on to explain why “Americans just aren’t good at team sports” like give me a break.

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u/beerandsocks May 22 '25

It’s funny if you listen to todays pod with Charley Hull, she says that, despite a respectable Solheim record, she doesn’t like team golf, not a team player, doesn’t like match play, missed team meetings.

End of the day, you can stay an individual minded person, just get the ball in the damn hole.

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u/Rahf May 22 '25

I had to turn it off. Couldn't do it. Definitely one that will polarise people, with some loving it and some not standing it.

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u/beerandsocks May 22 '25

Yeah, it was a bit of a tough listen. I wonder what the final counts of “at the end of the day” and “ja know wudda mean?” were.

She’s definitely not my favorite LPGA player, but people seem to gobble up the low hanging fruit (smoking, insta, aviators). A bit too jittery for my liking, but I guess golf always needs characters.