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

I'd be slow to criticise sky and I like most of their commentary team but the amount of ads are a pain especially when already paying alot of money for a subscription. This is more apparent when watching LIV being ad free and completely free to air. Why am I paying sky alot of money when I can watch some of the best players/characters for free.

Still no 4k cameras? Sky really need to jump forward a few years and start showing Golf in 4k like other sports. One bug bear of mine is when showing approach shots they really need to highlight the flag as its usually not visible.

Their coverage is hamstrung by the US companies who offer terrible coverage so in some ways sky make the best of it. I thought their coverage of the open was excellent. Hopefully LIV will have woken them up and make them realise that they need to up their game.

Hello

I am watching the Eurosport coverage of the PGA tour final round Rocket Mortgage Classic (I am from Scandinavia) and although I am fluent in English I have great difficulties to understand one of the two male commentators. It is diffucult to find who is commentating but I think i heard the neame "Scotland". Am I the only one and what is that English accent? I have never had such difficulties in understanding golf commentry

Thanks. I am not interested in his private life but he should talk better English, if he comments on TV, sorry.

I think it's you that doesn't understand. PLENTY of people are interested...because when you take away all the bluster surrouding it...at the end of the day it's just golf. Uninterrupted golf.

Has Ewan Murray left sky? Appears based on his Twitter profile but can’t find anything. I thought he’d be working at least this week

Murray is no longer with Sky. He's writing with the Guardian and some other publications.

I don't know what happened but obviously there was a falling out of some sort.

They are going ott on everything to do with him but that's everywhere there's golf commentary. You'll just have to put up with it.

Regardless it's great to see him playing. He looks older and it looks like he's going to struggle physically to compete but he's the greatest golfer in my 40+ years following the game.

To go through what he has and still be able to shoot 69 around Riviera, nevermind how long it is since he actually teed it up in a competitive event,is quite incredible.

It makes you wonder how competitive he'd be now if he hadn't suffered all those injuries.

It's great to see his love for it win out now, he's only playing now for enjoyment.

Being willing to shoot terrible scores in the majors last year was a good sign, humility.

This in joke was good to see, I thought he just held hands with him for some in joke as they were leaving the tee, good to see he has a sense of devilment in him still.

Laura davis ………. That’s a great shot, oh wait……. it’s ran through the green.

She has no concept of where the ball going to finish!!!

can’t stand her rambling the same generic shite.

Brutal coverage on Sky Sports at the Genesis Invitational. I don't know if they're relying on pictures from an American station. I switched on 10 minutes ago, and I've seen plenty of Tiger Woods. Why? He's way back at -1. Couldn't give a crap about that despicable has been.

I've seen one putt from Rory. No shots from Power or Lowry. Power is burning up the course today. The commentators are talking about the Irish doing well, but there's no footage.

Edit: They finally show Power, but might have been because he was playing his 6th shot and they might have seen it as car crash TV.

Ya, the commentators have said there's a change in network coverage and trying to bring the best pictures that they can.

I was shocked at this!henni absolutely brilliant softly spoken well spoken knowledge former pro and yes easy on the eye doesn't hurt!nick dougherty excellent in studio too.laura Davies and coltart the absolute worst insufferable. Coltarts knowledge through the field awful,called Christian bez a "massive hitter yesterday " he averages 290 off tee!

The Sky comms can't seem to get over the fact that the US graphics say "tied" instead of all square. Seriously lads it's been that way for at least two years, get over it, I really don't see the issue.

Never thought I would say this but I miss Nick Faldo.

He was super at explaining what a player was trying to do and also explain how golfers might be feeling and his understanding of the position players was in.

Rory isn't even close to Sheffler right now!! Not even close! 😉

Regards Rory he has been at the top must his career Scheffler is only there last year or so.. Thats why Rory is regarded as the best in the world.