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Category Archives: golf on tv
And The Emmy Awards Goes To…
Truth serum time… I LOVE awards and award shows. I watch the Oscars, Golden Globes, Grammys, ACM’s and EMMYs. I am interested in both who and what gets nominated and who and what wins. I have a particular affinity … Continue reading
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Tagged CBS Sports, EMMY Awards, ESPN, FOX Sports, Golf Channel, The Masters, USGA
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Living Proof That A Person Can Be Great At Many Things Yet Not All That Good At Something Else
I must begin this post by saying unequivocally that I believe Annika Sorenstam is golf’s greatest woman player ever. She is also in my top 5 of the game’s best players, man or woman, of all time. I mean it, … Continue reading
Posted in general observations, Golf, golf on tv, sports
Tagged ANA Inspiration, Annika Sorenstam, The Golf Channel
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The PGA TOUR Has Ruined Another Event… Go Figure
The PGA TOUR tried to make the WGC Dell Match Play more television friendly and all they did was make the early matches less watchable. Few thing are more simple in general or more compelling in sports than “win or … Continue reading
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Tagged Jason day, Jordan Spieth, PGA TOUR, Phil Mickelson
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Three Telecasts, Two Jobs, One Big Mess
The marginalization of David Feherty is in high gear at NBC Sports. Arguably the most popular and interesting character in golf television has gone from having no equal as an on course announcer to being THE equal of Jimmy Roberts. … Continue reading
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Tagged David Feherty, Golf Channel, Jimmy Roberts, Johnny Miller, NBC golf, Roger Maltbie, Tommy Roy
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Another Golf Tournament on NBC and Another Week in the Witness Protection Program for David Feherty
I can hear the NBC/ Golf Channel “brain trust” now… “What the heck do we do with David Feherty THIS week?” It’s an embarrassing question for them to be asking and amazing that they can’t figure it out. This time, … Continue reading
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Tagged Augusta, David Feherty, Roger Maltbie, The Masters, Tommy Roy
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This Is Getting Uncomfortable (The David Feherty/NBC Golf Marriage Saga Continues)
We got our answer as to what NBC Golf producer Tommy Roy would do with his announcers on Sunday at The Honda Classic by watching his lead in production on the golf channel. His decision…”To heck with the golf fan … Continue reading
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Tagged David Feherty, Johnny Miller, NBC golf, Roger Maltbie, Tommy Roy
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“Johnny Hates Jazz” part two
This is NOT a post about the British new wave band. Sorry. They did have a hit with “Shattered Dreams” in 1988 (I’m sure you can get it on iTunes for .99). Shattered dreams could be an apt description for … Continue reading
Pebble Beach and the Popeye Principle
“I Yam what I Yam” Popeye We are in the midst of enduring the least watchable golf tournament on television The A T and T Pebble Beach Pro Am ( at least the first three rounds). It’s a parade of … Continue reading
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NBC/Golf Channel Top Dog Should Preach What He Practices
We’re just hours away from Super Bowl Sunday, a day that sees entire television networks offer up wall to wall coverage devoted to ONE sport. While that is one day for CBS and ESPN it just happens to be … Continue reading
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Tagged Champions Tour, Golf Channel, LPGA Tour, PGA TOUR
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