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

Henry Ford III · 13-04-2017 8:38am

I didn't know who "Harro" was. Some player from the Asian Tour perhaps?

First Up · 13-04-2017 9:08am

Henry Ford III wrote: »

I didn't know who "Harro" was. Some player from the Asian Tour perhaps?

Yeah, they call him Paddy too, so maybe its Paddy Fields.

Deeper Blue · 15-06-2017 11:40pm

Has Coltart replaced Rob Lee as one of the main commentators? Big thumbs up from me if that's the case.

Also don't remember hearing Monty at the last few tournaments? Not that I'm complaining mind you

Rikand · 16-06-2017 12:38am

Monty is working for one of the US stations now. I saw him on the android box.

Rikand · 16-06-2017 12:39am

The chipping lessons with Butch Harmon was pretty cool. Explained simply and clearly

Deeper Blue · 16-06-2017 12:43am

Rikand wrote: »

Monty is working for one of the US stations now. I saw him on the android box.

Fair play to him. Hopefully there's some sort of non-compete clause in his contract.

Henry Ford III · 16-06-2017 8:01am

Coltart is difficult to understand. His accent is very strong.

Dirty Dingus McGee · 16-06-2017 4:46pm

Darren Clarke is painful to listen to.He never ****ing shuts up in commentary.You don't need to fill up every single but of air time with talk this isn't radio , let the game and the players play speak for itself at times please.

Richard Hillman · 16-06-2017 7:36pm

I'm getting sick of this "he's in a really good place at the moment" followed by something like "He's just got engaged/married" or "He has new girlfriend" or "they have had a child".

Then there is Jason Day. Why do they have to mention his mother or his private life after every bad shot. We all know his mother has not been well but it is disrespectful to constantly bring her ills up every time he has bad round. Not sure what its like on Australian TV but I hope she doesn't have access to Sky TV.

Armchair Andy · 16-06-2017 9:59pm

^^^^ I'm guessing McGinley?^^^^

spiderdan · 16-06-2017 11:11pm

'Boy this guy can really play, I like him' ......... cheers Butch keep up the good work!

redzerdrog · 16-06-2017 11:14pm

Just me or is this coverage worse than usual.

don't think I have a shot from anyone around the -4 mark. It's either the top 3/4 or dustin /spieth

spiderdan · 16-06-2017 11:31pm

Harrington's cameo at the masters was so refreshing, such a pity there isn't anyone else who speaks freely

applehunter · 17-06-2017 12:14am

Clarke sounds very uptight.

Where's Harrington?

Dirty Dingus McGee · 17-06-2017 12:41am

applehunter wrote: »

Clarke sounds very uptight.

Where's Harrington?

Clarke sounds like everything has been scripted for him and he is watching absolutely every word he says.He sounds incredibly phoney as a commentator.

Deeper Blue · 17-06-2017 12:56am

I honestly think they should just scrap player interviews. They're all the exact same and add nothing to the coverage. If I'm on Sky+ they're an automatic fast forward for me.

Rikand · 17-06-2017 9:31pm

Darren Clarke is Monty 2.0

applehunter · 17-06-2017 9:33pm

"Words can't describe how good a shot that was"

Classic line.

Loafing Oaf · 17-06-2017 9:40pm

Rikand wrote: »

Darren Clarke is Monty 2.0

Or golf's answer to Owen Hargeaves: talking nonstop and saying nothing.

He's fecking off now thank God.:P

Richard Hillman · 17-06-2017 9:56pm

"Have you ever seen a left hander that didn't have a great putting stroke?"

3 days in a row Darren. 3 Days.

Rikand · 17-06-2017 10:20pm

Richard Hillman wrote: »

"Have you ever seen a left hander that didn't have a great putting stroke?"

3 days in a row Darren. 3 Days.

To be fair, Micklesons is awful!

Deeper Blue · 18-06-2017 1:58am

Richard Hillman wrote: »

"Have you ever seen a left hander that didn't have a great putting stroke?"

3 days in a row Darren. 3 Days.

I didn't catch much of the commentary tonight but did he really say that again? Ffs.

Someone mentioned that Sky should hire Gary Murphy - I 100% agree, he'd be miles better than Clarke and McGinley combined. Plus they should get Harrington on whenever possible.

Aside from Butch the current co-commentators are woeful. I actually think they should try putting Beem and Radar on co-commentary rather than having them on the course, at least they're entertaining.

Benicetomonty · 18-06-2017 2:49pm

Butch is a full blown caricature of himself. Heavily reliant on the fact that he coaches Fowler et al, prone to exaggerrated American style exclamations and continuously shown up by Murray when it comes to knowledge of stats, past tournament winners and other players (not just international) that he doesnt work with.

Dirty Dingus McGee · 18-06-2017 3:02pm

Benicetomonty wrote: »

Butch is a full blown caricature of himself. Heavily reliant on the fact that he coaches Fowler et al, prone to exaggerrated American style exclamations and continuously shown up by Murray when it comes to knowledge of stats, past tournament winners and other players (not just international) that he doesnt work with.

Butch is enjoyable to listen to he's full of enthusiasm for the sport.Murray is the main commentator he's supposed to have the stats and historical knowledge, Butch is there to add some colour and enjoyment to the proceedings.

Dirty Dingus McGee · 18-06-2017 3:26pm

Richard Hillman wrote: »

I'm getting sick of this "he's in a really good place at the moment" followed by something like "He's just got engaged/married" or "He has new girlfriend" or "they have had a child".

Then there is Jason Day. Why do they have to mention his mother or his private life after every bad shot. We all know his mother has not been well but it is disrespectful to constantly bring her ills up every time he has bad round. Not sure what its like on Australian TV but I hope she doesn't have access to Sky TV.

Seems to be a real American thing, that has gradually seeped in over here.You should do yourself a favour and don't follow the NBA if that pisses you off.The bull**** the do when they broadcast a game on mothers day is ****ing tedious and based on some of the coverage in the last week you'd think Kevin Durants mother scored all those points on the NBA finals rather than Kevin himself.

It's all part of roping women in to watch.Women may not be participating in sport but that doesn't matter because being married to/mother of a competitor is just as big an achievement as being a great sportsperson and women should feel like they are watching these women compete even though they aren't. It's a load of terribly patronizing bull****e but unfortunately it seems to infest sports coverage these days.

applehunter · 18-06-2017 8:34pm

This is bollix from clarke

luvthegame · 18-06-2017 9:32pm

Benicetomonty wrote: »

Butch is a full blown caricature of himself. Heavily reliant on the fact that he coaches Fowler et al, prone to exaggerrated American style exclamations and continuously shown up by Murray when it comes to knowledge of stats, past tournament winners and other players (not just international) that he doesnt work with.

I like him, a lot. Hes funny and speaks his mind. He just called out Harman for being slow, guys for playing bad shots.

FixdePitchmark · 18-06-2017 9:57pm

luvthegame wrote: »

I like him, a lot. Hes funny and speaks his mind. He just called out Harman for being slow, guys for playing bad shots.

I like him too - sort of eccentric granddad - he loves the game.

But, there is a conflict of interest with Fowler in the mix

Dirty Dingus McGee · 19-06-2017 1:19pm

what this week proved is that Clarke is absolutely awful and should never be let near a microphone again.He's horrifically phoney. He's that bad I actually miss Montgomerie.

Rikand · 19-06-2017 1:44pm

Dirty Dingus McGee wrote: »

He's that bad I actually miss Montgomerie.

Ah here!

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