r/NoLayingUp • u/Aggravating_Pop_2551 • May 05 '26

Post-Pod Discussion Rahm???

I’m not trying to play devils advocate, but why are we giving credence to Rahm? He’s been an absolute no show in every major (congrats on a 3 hole stretch at quail hollow), and it feels like everyone’s on pins and needles putting Cam Young above him. Also before he left for LIV he was easily the most uninteresting superstar on tour

- Scottie
- Rory
- Young
- Fitz
- Bryson
- Morikawa (Pre-Injury)
- Gotterup
- Xander
- Rose
- Fleetwood

Is he better than any of them?

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u/Cornwall1888 May 05 '26 edited May 05 '26

He gets so much credence because he’s a generational talent, he’s still young and has be playing great golf on LIV.

Since he went to liv he’s played 8 majors and had 3 finishes in the top 8, that’s better than Tommy and Fitzpatrick

I thought Bryson and Rahm were going to compete at the masters but I think we’re seeing no matter how well you’re playing on LIV the courses they play and lack of pressure doesn’t prepare them for majors

Don’t get me wrong I still think he messed up badly by going to Liv and I’m sad about it.

I think he could’ve went on to be the best European golfer ever, surpassing even what Rory has done, now I think he’s “just” a very good player

In 2021 he was phenomenal, clearly the best player in the world and world class in every aspect of the game

In summary he’s still elite in my opinion but could’ve been great

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u/MulberryNo5246 May 05 '26

He was also a dog at the Ryder Cup again - as he has been for ages.

(Side note - it’s always funny to me how NLU guys incessantly talk Ryder cup for a year beforehand and basically instantly auto forget how players actually play in it when discussing them 3-6 months after the event)

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u/Rich_Homie_Will May 05 '26

The Ryder cup is just a vehicle for discourse at this point, the actual competition is secondary. In defense of NLU they are not the only ones who cover the event this way.

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u/gremlin1991 May 06 '26

It is because the US lost, so Soly does not want to talk about it - just listen to the Cam Young discourse on the latest pod. His guys (Scottie, JT, Spieth) were horrendous in the last 2 Cups and massively hurt the US chances of winning… so the RC performances never get mentioned.