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Golf coverage/commentator discussion thread!! Mod note #12

Jayop

I'm not a big fan of his media work but McGinley on Off The Ball was very good this week talking about his first Masters and talking about the course itself. Very interesting.

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Richard Hillman wrote:

Sky were giving it the large one about the entire of Japan coming to a standstill for the golf. It was 3am when it started ffs. The whole coverage is just full of **** talk.

You don't know much about Japan.

castletownman

fullstop wrote: »

He’s playing in his first Masters and finished just outside top 10. He’s British, the channel is British. Not sure what you’re expecting to happen. Can you imagine if it was on RTÉ and it was a young Irish pro in his first Masters?

Yeah if RTE did it, it would be equally as cringe-worthy. Then again, I should be used to the English bias with Sky- their fawning of every small thing Kane does in the soccer is eye-opening.

But in fairness they were creating a narrative around MacIntyre that no-one really cares about. 'He has a great future in the game' I heard at one stage. I'll believe it when I see it. Beef Johnson was their pet a few years ago sure.

Loafing Oaf

lostatsea wrote: »

That stupid, irritating laugh of Butch.
He is a humourless, childish man who constantly laughs at his own very unfunny comments.
He is the classic pub bore.

I thought he was up to high doh this tournament, way more than usual. I wonder has he had a brush with mortality or something...

eagle eye

Mysterypunter wrote:

Butch is 78, in golf years that's about 160.

I'm 51 and I'd call Zalatoris a kid.

fullstop

Great having Butch back on the coverage. So much knowledge about Augusta and the game in general.

Mysterypunter

Pussyhands wrote: »

Butch Harmon yesterday kept calling Zalatolis a kid.

"this young kid"

You'd expect him to ask "whats your favourite humming noise?" next.

Butch is 78, in golf years that's about 160.

fullstop

castletownman wrote: »

They are really building up Rob MacIntyre for big things as if he is up there contending.

He’s playing in his first Masters and finished just outside top 10. He’s British, the channel is British. Not sure what you’re expecting to happen. Can you imagine if it was on RTÉ and it was a young Irish pro in his first Masters?

Mysterypunter

Deeper Blue wrote: »

I don't really understand why they have Beem on the course when he can't actually follow the players? He should be doing the main commentary the whole time

Might show up the rest of them, he actually won the pga in 2002, contrast that to nick Doherty coltart and McGinley who wouldn't win one if they played one every week for 30 years

Rikand

Richard Hillman wrote: »

They needed Ewan Murray to spew his cringey pre-written line for the winning putt to throw into the Sky Ad Montage.

I thoguht his delivery could have been better!

lostatsea

That stupid, irritating laugh of Butch.
He is a humourless, childish man who constantly laughs at his own very unfunny comments.
He is the classic pub bore.
Sky needs a complete clean-out of Golf commentators. They have become an incestuous group of grovelling sycophants. They are obsequious beyond belief.

Deeper Blue

I don't really understand why they have Beem on the course when he can't actually follow the players? He should be doing the main commentary the whole time

Richard Hillman

I think Sky only have one person at the course. CBS have people at all of the holes. So they can call everything going on. Sky should have ceded and just used the US Coverage for one year at least. But they couldn't bring themselves to do it. They needed Ewan Murray to spew his cringey pre-written line for the winning putt to throw into the Sky Ad Montage.

And as also mentioned, they have the crowd....sorry Patron

and player noise turned down. There was a theory during the last masters that they didn't want to pjck up the players swearing. They get very pissy over bad language at sky.

MisterAnarchy

AOH77A wrote: »

Watching it on CBS. Faldo, Jim Nantz, Dottie Pepper, Frank Nobilo and a few others. Presentation is quite good compared to Sky.

Coverage on CBS is miles better.

Showing alot more shots, the sound isnt drowned out and the commentators are probably at the tournament instead of commenting down a telephone line.
Skys coverage has gone to the dogs over the last few years.

Pussyhands

Butch Harmon yesterday kept calling Zalatolis a kid.

"this young kid"

You'd expect him to ask "whats your favourite humming noise?" next.

AOH77A

Watching it on CBS. Faldo, Jim Nantz, Dottie Pepper, Frank Nobilo and a few others. Presentation is quite good compared to Sky.

castletownman

They are really building up Rob MacIntyre for big things as if he is up there contending.

Deeper Blue

I'm hoping for two things on the back 9:

1. Someone to make a run at Matsuyama
2. Nick Dougherty to lose his voice

TheRiverman

Disgraceful that there is no live free to air coverage.

Richard Hillman

Sky were giving it the large one about the entire of Japan coming to a standstill for the golf. It was 3am when it started ffs. The whole coverage is just full of **** talk.

Loafing Oaf

Sky comms, please spare us the talking up of the 'contest' for the rest of the Matsuyama victory procession round.:rolleyes:

Richard Hillman

Didnt know it was on Eir. Just switched over.

I remember when Sergio Garcia got married and Ewan Murray just wouldn't let it go. Every round, every decent shot, he had to get it in. "He's in a great place in his life".

John Rahm seems to be his new plaything. The last year or so he kept on repeating how impressive he is as a man. It was ****ing weird. Maybe he was there for the conception of the child :pac:

Mysterypunter

spiderdan wrote: »

Nick D is unbearable, can't stand when he's on. He's either trying to be as profound as possible making out as if he's commenting on the Berlin Wall coming down or else some **** gag about his co com.

Coltart is worse, he fancys Matsuyama now

spiderdan

Nick D is unbearable, can't stand when he's on. He's either trying to be as profound as possible making out as if he's commenting on the Berlin Wall coming down or else some **** gag about his co com.

hurikane

Sky are literally 10 minutes behind the live scoring. Why is there such a delay?

Mysterypunter

I gave up on the sky coverage when they brought virtual Rory into the studio. I heard virtual Rory shot 63 yesterday and leads by 4 shots.

eagle eye

Pdoghue wrote:

I couldn't disagree more... she is dreadful.. sucks the life out of everything she interacts with.

Lol, she's very knowledgeable, positive but not afraid to comment on a player's weakness.
You must be mixing her up with somebody else or you have some strange fixation.

Pdoghue

Deeper Blue wrote: »

They should have Laura Davies on the main coverage, thought she was very good at the ANA last week.

I couldn't disagree more... she is dreadful.. sucks the life out of everything she interacts with.

ligerdub

eagle eye wrote: »

I'm 100% with you, she's excellent.

Gotta say I still love Butch.

Indeed

ClutchIt

God this is a very tough crowd in here

eagle eye

Deeper Blue wrote:

They should have Laura Davies on the main coverage, thought she was very good at the ANA last week.

I'm 100% with you, she's excellent.

Gotta say I still love Butch.