Best Golf Pundits

conno16

who do you feel really knows what they're talking about and has the personality for it
include golf commentators here as well

have to say i always think ronan rafferty is quite good
has rarely embarrassed himself

mag

the bbc team are always head & shoulders above the rest for me - brown, alliss, torrence, etc.. although alliss does seem to be getting 'odder' as the yrs go by

f22

You just have to love Lineker, maybe it's just the ears :eek:

I have to admit that Di Stewart brightens up European Tour Golf a little though.

L.O.F.T

PGA TOUR Today host Win McMurry.

http://www.winmcmurry.com/contact.html

PhilipMarlowe

I like listening to Tony Johnstone when he is on Sky sometimes... like during the USPGA.

Adiaga 2

Licksy wrote: »

I like listening to Tony Johnstone when he is on Sky

Tony Johnstone and Steve Beddow send me to sleep.

Most of the rest of the Sky team are good. I like Mark Roe and Tim Barter.

thegen

You have to go with Peter Alliss or maybe there is an opening for an alternative expert, Conno how you fixed?

Mister Sifter

I love the BBCs golf coverage, although i do think the quality has dipped a little in recent years. Alliss and Hay were untouchable in the opinion. Torrance and Ken Brown i like, but i can't stick the Andrew Cotter fella.

He can be a bit sugary sweet at times, but Ewan Murray is great on Sky. Sets the scene very well and has a way of building up even a mundane finish or tournament into a 'moment of history'. Richard Boxall is also very entertaining.

thegen

L.O.F.T wrote: »

PGA TOUR Today host Win McMurry.

http://www.winmcmurry.com/contact.html

Loft more of a Di Stewart man myself;)

Marshy

L.O.F.T wrote: »

PGA TOUR Today host Win McMurry.

http://www.winmcmurry.com/contact.html

Ugh, can't stand her voice! Its always blaring out when I'm on the PGA Tour website. Can't blame them for going down the eye candy route though.

Licksy wrote: »

I like listening to Tony Johnstone when he is on Sky sometimes... like during the USPGA.

Yeah I like Tony too. Generally, both the BBC and Sky have very good coverage.

The_Kew_Tour

Allis is very good always enjoyed him..Murray in sky sports is bit too goody goody for me

whatawaster

Peter Alliss is the man. And i also miss Alex Hay
Like Ken Brown as well - i remember him reciting poetry on Amen corner a year or two ago.
Also quite like Butch Harmon on Sky.

Aidric

Graeme1982 wrote: »

I love the BBCs golf coverage, although i do think the quality has dipped a little in recent years. Alliss and Hay were untouchable in the opinion. Torrance and Ken Brown i like, but i can't stick the Andrew Cotter fella.

He can be a bit sugary sweet at times, but Ewan Murray is great on Sky. Sets the scene very well and has a way of building up even a mundane finish or tournament into a 'moment of history'. Richard Boxall is also very entertaining.

Agreed on Cottor, an absolute abomination. Please take him off the airwaves and he can take Torrance with him. I'd also lump Bruce Critchley in with these as a solid bore.

f22 wrote: »

I have to admit that Di Stewart brightens up European Tour Golf a little though.

She's a little peach.

sneem-man

Not a pundit I know !

I find Wayne Riley both knowledgeable and amusing...

irishtoffee

Thomas Bjorn and Butch Harmon are really starting to bug me.

Johnny86

nobody mentioned david ferrety yet...the man is hilarious

marbar

allis is the man. been around so long and such a wealth of knowledge
can't understand lineker doing it. gaging for an excuse to speak spanish to garcia or jiminez

who is the guy bbc send out on the course again to show you the best/worst lines, positions etc? really like him

Trampas

Bjorn is suck a bore.

no emotion at all

rednik

I remember Mark McCormack of IMG fame working for the BBC. He had a great voice and worked well alongside Alliss. I suppose I prefer the BBC for golf having grown up listening to these guys being introduced by Harry Carpenter. Of the modern commentators I like Boxall he has a great sense of humor. Bruce Critchley and Ewen Murray are just boring with Murray so full of cliches especially coming to the end of a tournament.

taidghbaby

irishtoffee wrote: »

Thomas Bjorn and Butch Harmon are really starting to bug me.

Trampas wrote: »

Bjorn is suck a bore.

no emotion at all

I actually think bjorn was good!! he seems to have a good insight into the players (probably because he's played with most of them)! Though not a lot of laughs i'll admit!

probably says a lot about me though really

copacetic

Bjorn's voice gets to me, but he has got some interesting viewpoints. He mentioned yesterday how Garcia stands over a 6 footer hoping for it to go in whereas a lot of players expect it too. He reckoned that the emotional energy used up effects the rest of your game which rings true for me.

tom francy

on the eye candy side not many mention of sarah stirk from satanta

cant beat di stewart ....

irishtoffee

I keep waiting for Bjorn to say i'll be back ha ha ha.Where is Boxy and Riley?

1916

Bruce Critchley is the one I can listen to most easily

soundsham

love bjorn
at least he is current
love riley too and ewan except when he kept on about lowerys language

soundsham

Johnny86 wrote: »

nobody mentioned david ferrety yet...the man is hilarious

he's a barclay banker
more interested in making himself hi-profile with his gibberish than getting on with the job

Aidric

Bjorn does know his stuff inside out in fairness but he sounds like he's reading a bedtime story.

fullstop

tom francy wrote: »

on the eye candy side not many mention of sarah stirk from satanta

cant beat di stewart ....

Maybe that's cause Sarah Stirk is not in the least bit hot, quite the opposite in fact. Di Stewart is hot though.

soundsham

shes a horror
has a face like a cat ..........imo

PhilipMarlowe

Not having setanta, I had to google sarah stirk


A 5 second search on google brought me to this (Not Safe For Work but not too unsafe either)
"sisters"?

MisterAnarchy

Most of the BBC commentators are good bar Torrance who is a buffoon.
I like Ken Browne,Peter Aliss and Wayne Grady.

Ewan Murray isnt bad but too biased and Bruce "Racist" Critchely is ok,albeit outrageously anti American.

On the American front I like Jim Nantz and Johnny Miller.
Cant stand Faldo or those 2 assholes Feherty and Mc Cord.

Goodluck2me

fullstop wrote: »

Maybe that's cause Sarah Stirk is not in the least bit hot, quite the opposite in fact. Di Stewart is hot though.

You couldn't have either anyway.

ozymandias10

surprised no one has mentioned shane o donoughue

fairwaysallday

ozymandias10 wrote: »

surprised no one has mentioned shane o donoughue

wouldnt really rate shane myself but have to say he has slipped himself into a nice lil career there under the radar....hes into everything at the mo.....commentary/voiceovers/lotto........etc...etc

richard boxall/wayne riley are very good

anyone hear raymie burns on rte radio during ryder cup k club 06? he did radio coverage and was brilliant at it.....real off the cuff and some mad statement about players he knew etc....class

GreeBo

I think the reason Bjorn and Butch came across as boring was they had to rehash the same crap over and over due to the rain delays.
I like Butch, Feherty, Allis, & Browne.
Alex Heys voice will always remind me of golf.

Also, has everyone forgotten Miles Dungan???


Faldo annoys me and that American wagon drives me crazy with her madly oscillating voice. Stop stressing random words in a sentence FFS!

rednik

Good old Myles Dungan. That was in the day when RTE showed all four majors.

stringy

I'm a fan of anyone who doesn't constantly refer to Sergio's putting when he's on a green, it's ridiculously persistent. It always "if only he could putt", "he looks so uncomfortable with the putter", "he can't settle on a putter".

It's becoming tiresome, ok he is near the bottom of the pile in putting stats but he's not #3 in the world for nothing, give him a break, he knows it himself

1916

GreeBo wrote: »

..that American wagon drives me crazy with her madly oscillating voice. Stop stressing random words in a sentence FFS!

Very well put

soundsham

alex hay bugs me i have to say he spends little time talking of golf bar when he starts a sentence with "I say,I say......... "

he spends most of his time prattling on about the likes of the black tipped one eye tweety tit twitterring a lovely tune or mary queen of spams g.c. in north midlothian having there centenery, and a request here for capt. geoffrey tifftoff recovering from a new hip in largs see you all soon,

he's miles off the pace and should be called ashore

fullstop

GoGoEnpea wrote: »

You couldn't have either anyway.

Says who baldy?
Think you're great now with your subscription don't you?

fitslikeaglove

I`m suprised no-one has mentioned Peter Oosterhuis. Clear, concise and most importantly, knowledgable.

Mister Sifter

soundsham wrote: »

alex hay bugs me i have to say he spends little time talking of golf bar when he starts a sentence with "I say,I say......... "

he spends most of his time prattling on about the likes of the black tipped one eye tweety tit twitterring a lovely tune or mary queen of spams g.c. in north midlothian having there centenery, and a request here for capt. geoffrey tifftoff recovering from a new hip in largs see you all soon,

he's miles off the pace and should be called ashore

You sure you're not on about Peter Alliss?

MisterAnarchy

fitslikeaglove wrote: »

I`m suprised no-one has mentioned Peter Oosterhuis. Clear, concise and most importantly, knowledgable.

Yes Oosterhuis is very good.
I miss Alex Hay,he'd spend half his time laughing at Alliss's jokes.:D
I used to like Kelly Tilghman on Academy live but she is out of her depth as a live anchor.
That brings me to her accomplice Rich Lerner.
This guy is the worst commentator by a mile,an absolute imbecile,he knows nothing about golf.He reminds me of Troy Mclure out of the Simpsons with his phoney voice.

Jersey Girl

Myles Dungan and Shane O'Donoghue. Two of a kind. Both know it all and fully of themselves.

soundsham

suppose the op was for the best
have to say i like ken brown,boxy,riley,ewan and did enjoy bjorn, of the yanks if i had to listen to one butch

Adiaga 2

Jersey Girl wrote: »

Myles Dungan and Shane O'Donoghue. Two of a kind. Both know it all and fully of themselves.

I remember when RTE had Masters coverage and he used to do intros and round ups for it. He was terrible. I'd say he only got the job because he had the best handicap in rte or was a member of the snootiest club.

soundsham

Adiaga 2 wrote: »

I remember when RTE had Masters coverage and he used to do intros and round ups for it. He was terrible. I'd say he only got the job because he had the best handicap in rte or was a member of the snootiest club.

lol snootiest,
havent heard that word since i stopped reading the beano

Adiaga 2

soundsham wrote: »

havent heard that word since i stopped reading the beano

Too high brow for you, was it?

foxyboxer

the BBC is a bit hit and miss.

during the Masters it's always great when Ken Brown does his "Ken on the course" inserts. When he demonstrates the slopes on the greens or how important chipping is he always gives a demo, love the smirk and proud demeanor he has when he has a good one.
This year was particularly funny when he was displaying the dogwoods and azalea's my brother said "Jaysus Ken, lay off the weed!"

A low point for the BBC was when they had Gary Lineker(!) interviewing Boris Becker(!) at Augusta(!), I mean come on! Blatant attempt to fill time

Also, Sam Torrance bores the pants off me, he also gets his players, scores, holes mixed up quite a lot. "..and it's Padraig for his Par.." "No Sam, actually it's for a Bogey and it's actually Henrik Stenson!"

No-one has mentioned Mark James, they haven't had him on for a while.

orangetictac

Licksy wrote: »

A 5 second search on google brought me to this (Not Safe For Work but not too unsafe either)
"sisters"?

??????????????????????
:eek:

Demonic-H

what about Butch Harmon he hasnt been mentioned yet