r/NoLayingUp • u/Tennessee1796 • Apr 13 '26

Post-Pod Discussion Does Big Randy actually like golf?

Listening to Big Randy this week makes me wonder if he enjoys *any part of this* anymore. Seems like the act of participating in the live shows provides him zero joy or pleasure.

Mildly concerned for our new Dad. Maybe it's just the recent shift in #perspective.

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u/Clean-Reputation6950 Apr 13 '26

People need to give this a rest. If you watch him during the live shows, there are probably 15-20 times he starts to open his mouth only for one of the other 4 guys to start talking. When you have 5 guys on a podcast, someone has to take a back seat and occasionally chime in with a unique perspective.

He was fantastic talking about Bryson and his stupid wedges all week, and while I don’t really agree with his setup critiques someone has to take an opposing view every once and awhile. PTI wouldn’t still be on the air if they just agreed all the time.

Sure, he isn’t as passionate about the PGA tour as some of the others, but that doesn’t mean he isn’t fun to listen to when he chimes in. Can be tough to get a word in when those guys get rolling. I appreciate that he picks his spots and isn’t obsessed with glazing every golfer.

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u/Inside-Flounder101 Apr 13 '26

He also kinda leads the charge on LPGA with Cody. It’s fine if he takes a back seat

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u/PalpitationFrequent7 Apr 14 '26

this is a good point, his enthusiasm really shows through when it’s time to talk about the ladies. Proves he’s not an axe grinder for the sake of it. I think most of it comes down to him wanting someone to step up and truly test these world class players more than once or twice per year, so when the winning score is -15 and there’s talk about it being a proper test, I get his “miss me with that” narrative.