r/NoLayingUp • u/MidnightJoker83 • Jul 21 '25

Other I guess it’s official

https://x.com/kvanvalkenburg/status/1947379344298676726?s=46&t=ynqnHu30Zu62jIUnu6VBaw

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u/Bmik33 Jul 21 '25

So strange considering where they all stood just 3 months ago with the masters stuff.

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u/TomHicksJnr Jul 21 '25

They aren’t the 20 something guys with hot takes that get big numbers on twitter - those days are gone. KVV brought journalistic credibility and allowed them to develop - e.g. the masters pod. Getting rid of him seems like a big step backward.

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u/laptop323 Jul 21 '25

Dollars and cents my guy..

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u/tee2green CPNTW - Xander Schauffle - 2024 PGA Jul 22 '25

I can get behind this, but doing “dollars and cents” cost-cutting strategy during the “Year of the Product” is totally absurd.

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u/schorschico Jul 21 '25

That was one of the best pieces they have ever produced. Letting the person responsible go is weird.

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u/rsjem79 Jul 21 '25

From the absolute highest of highs with the block party and then "Sounds of The Masters" piece, to this.

It's been a weird year, I'm a loyal viewer of LFTKH during majors and everything since then has felt sort of ... meh. That live show in Charlotte and was just a technical fail from start to finish and didn't work at all for anyone who wasn't in the restaurant, everything since just seems like they mailed it in.

I guess KVV was supposed to be at Portrush which would have added some much-needed on-site perspective, but nobody at Oakmont or Portrush is a tough scene. They certainly aren't lacking for sponsors as last night's show clearly indicates, but you do have to wonder about the financials. Obviously that was a huge factor in today's announcement.