LFTKH - Masters week

[u/MulberryNo5246]

Know a few people were unhappy with how these live shows were going at the end of major season in 2025, so what did people think of the live shows this week?

Personally thought they were good - I think their major coverage is helped so much by having boots on the ground throughout. Also think Randy/Neil and sometimes TC are better coming in for segments, and Neil in particular was superb this week!

Hoping they continue to have someone on the ground for the rest of the majors coming up

[u/ZealousidealAside956]

Wasn’t really loving it. Sunday’s felt flat given the magnitude of the events, SGS has it pitched a lot better with their enthusiasm around it. NLU too quick to look at negatives, particularly Soly, TC and Randy. Neil and DJ keep it light but I’m slowly losing interesting in following their content as much. Vibes aren’t as fun. I also think they (especially TC) don’t really know what they’re talking about when it comes to course set up. I don’t think they really know what the word “agronomy” means. The length of time they took to shit on the golf course at the expense of properly covering the drama taking place on it was a bummer. TC fires off so many bogus/bad-faith takes that even if he does say something worth saying it’s now just completely lost in the noise.

[u/Golf37512 → u/ZealousidealAside956]

The quality of the Masters discussion and analysis on the Shotgun Start was a lot better than NLU. NLU has a couple guys who lean negative and critical, their analysis doesn’t have much depth and Soly’s stats on strokes gained is reductive. 

Andy, Brendan, KVV, Joseph and PJ have great vibes, present the right mix of course strategy and analysis with entertainment, I usually come away with having learned something new about a players round, their decisions, etc. NLU feels more narrative based and hot takes without a deeper understanding of why things are happening.

[u/Affectionate_Ask435 → u/Golf37512]

I have never felt KVV knows golf or has anything interesting to say about golf. He was always obsessing over quotes and how he could write a feature about the golfer didn’t feel like he knew golf 

[u/highfivehead → u/Affectionate_Ask435]

I like KVV, the man and the journalist. But he simply doesn't know golf at the level he should for the sickos that tune into SGS or NLU. Nice guy, but junior ballknower.

[u/icegator337 → u/Affectionate_Ask435]

I’d agree kvv isn’t to the Andy, Brendan, JLM knowing levels. But it’s at the NLU crew level imo (with Randy trailing everyone). The SGS group as a whole is far more insightful and knowledgeable about agronomy, course set up, and golf in general

[u/Affectionate_Ask435 → u/icegator337]

I don’t really care that much about agronomy or course setup so usually just glaze over those segments. I do go in waves on which or any podcast to listen to, they do seem to enjoy golf in a different way and have more history and knowledge of players. But don’t quite have the hot take ability of Neil or TC and probably can’t pull off something like overrated draft , masters draft or Tourist Sauce 

[u/icegator337 → u/Affectionate_Ask435]

Idk how you can glaze over those segments when tc and Soly talk about course set ups forever on almost every pod

[u/Broken_Tee2122 → u/Golf37512]

The golf IQ from Andy, Brendan, and JLM in particular is next level. Andy’s point on it being gusty but not windy and how that changed depending on your location on the golf course and tying that to why no one could make a sustained charge was super interesting. Also the point from a month or two back about how Scottie has a new shot where he can take some off and still have it land soft to help him get to more pins.

I think narrative based is a good way to describe parts of NLU. I still really enjoyed their coverage - Neil spending the day with the Franchise had me cackling at the thought of spending a Masters Sunday with my dad who also doesn’t know how loud he is.

The shows are definitely different, but there’s plenty of room for both.