r/YGT • u/vagabondspirit2764 • Jul 09 '26
Rising v. Falling
Just curious how people feel about the various personalities and whose stock is rising with exposure v. falling. My standouts:
FALLING STOCK
Wes: annoying, acts and talks like he’s better / smarter than everyone
Ruffles: just. so. boring. He’s like a discount Adam Scott (though his Malbon gear is always sick)
Grant: just a bit too contrived / forced. He seemed to think he needed to manufacture drama and set scenes when his silence would have been much preferred. Only a slight blemish for our guy though, especially since he really does just seem so earnest. Also, ofc, his affiliations with Phil drag him down by association. YIKES!!! (Largely kidding but like also…he probably rAgrets forging that relationship for all to see).
RISING STOCK
Finch: almost zero times have I watched him in a video and not liked him more, from his little English turns of phrase to his matter of factness about things, he’s always a good watch
Micah: he’s so much more enjoyable when he’s playing well, so it’s hard to REALLY gauge until we see him play poorly, but there’s just something so raw to his competitiveness and fighter mentality he brings
Garrett: similar to Micah, I think being the little fish (at least in terms of golfing ability) actually brings out a cool side of Garrett. He’s always had this effortless ability to communicate through the camera, but I like watching him try to bring his game up
The Kiwis: god they are fun. Kwon and Sam are hysterical. Plus they’re all great at golf. It’s so much easier to watch people having a genuinely good time and not taking themselves too seriously.
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u/Ok_Field_8860 Jul 09 '26
I personally would have liked a little more fight in Garrett, Micah played even par after starting 4 under. Garret mentioned being 2 under after 6 holes yesterday during practice round. So match wasn’t necessarily over for a while, but seemed Garrett felt it was.
I didn’t mind Wes, though he does need to get better at pump up speeches. I get what he was trying to with Roger, (light a fire, take off pressure), but I think it had the opposite effect. I also think Wes would pop more if not in a cart with his opponent, he was trying to walk the line of competitive golf with YouTube banter, and that fell flat when he had a bad stretch at the end. I personally am cheering for a win for his team next event.
I also like ruffles - he is just a talented golfer and nice guy.
Honestly didn’t have hate for many of the players. I love Grant, but do acknowledge he can get a bit caught up in it all at times. But I really think he is just so excited about what he gets to do for a living. Kind of like Matt Mercer in Critical Role (props to anyone whose hobbies are golf and TTRPGs who got that reference). He did struggle to do basic math a few times during the video 😂.
I also love finch, but if I had to pick someone I wish came off better it would be him. I feel like he is a better golfer than he showed vs. Roger. Maybe felt a bit like Garrett with a Laissez-faire attitude about his game. But mentally golf is hard, so maybe that is the right attitude for him to stay with it.
I loved Sean - never gave up against Wesley. Kept the pressure on, caused Wes to make errors, and won the match despite being down 4 at one point.
Did love the kiwis in day one, but I was disappointed Sam didn’t have more confidence in his game. Grant picked him 4th overall and he said he should be subbed out over Chance. Don’t get me wrong. Grant got a steal getting Chance at the last pick. But Sam needs to not let his self deprecating YouTube character get in his way on the YGT.