NBC lead analyst

[Mr.Cleeks]

https://www.golfdigest.com/story/us-open-pinehurst-who-will-be-nbc-lead-golf-analyst
I recently saw this and am not surprised to say the least. NBC’s coverage has been below average. I say they hire kiz and get it over with

[Hawkeye77]

As the article says, Kisner may not be a choice of the USGA, he's okay - nothing special as a broadcaster.  Faxon is good, Bones is good - hardly a crisis, just something to get views several days ago - I'm sure they appreciate the additional advertising of their article.  

 

Who really cares?  People will tune in to watch the U.S. Open, not check the broadcasting roster ahead of time.

 

NBC has been wielding the hatchet for some time now, so not even surprising but again . . . not something anybody really cares about.

[jordan2240]

I didn't think kisner was very good the few times I saw him as a commentator, so hopefully not him. 

 

Watching a Korn ferry event recently, I really enjoyed Shane bacon and the Aussie they had him paired with.  Just saying...

[iBanesto]

Kisner is average at best and you can tell he is clearly not completely himself whilst on air.

 

In the end it doesn't even matter - Linkin Park. 

 

Edited April 30, 2024 by iBanesto

[rblmp32]

I haven't heard much of Kisner in the booth but when he stopped in with Smylie he was good.  Better than I expected.  I also liked Luke Donald.  I'm a sucker for an accent.  

[Mr.Cleeks]

1 hour ago, rblmp32 said:

I haven't heard much of Kisner in the booth but when he stopped in with Smylie he was good.  Better than I expected.  I also liked Luke Donald.  I'm a sucker for an accent.  

I doubt Donald would accept a full time booth gig since he’s captaining the RC team again. 

[Valtiel]

1 hour ago, rblmp32 said:

I also liked Luke Donald.  I'm a sucker for an accent.  

Things only Americans say. 😜

[Jolter]

With all the hemming and hawing by NBC, just beg Miller to come back for the US and Open Championships for this year. Then decide what real path NBC wants to venture forth into the future. If they want to be cheap, there are plenty on the GC that can fill that chair at a reasonable price since they are already being paid by NBC/Universal and obviously really don't care about ratings.

[rblmp32]

4 hours ago, stinger_gc said:

I doubt Donald would accept a full time booth gig since he’s captaining the RC team again. 

 

Could be, Faldo did both though in 2008.  

[jordan2240]

Wonder if Greg Norman's available.  

[Jgolfer99]

No disrespect to any of the current crop of NBC announcers, but in my humble opinion they are all terrible especially for majors.  Please give NBC brass the memo to bring back the likes of Johnny Miller, Bob Costas and Jimmy Roberts.  Sure they may not be "trendy" in this current climate, but golf commentary is not and will never be about the current social weather patterns.  I want announcers who are entertaining to listen to, know their stuff and can provide fascinating insight during the round and in between holes via documentary style segments.  Just my two cents! 

[redfirebird08]

9 hours ago, Hawkeye77 said:

As the article says, Kisner may not be a choice of the USGA, he's okay - nothing special as a broadcaster.  Faxon is good, Bones is good - hardly a crisis, just something to get views several days ago - I'm sure they appreciate the additional advertising of their article.  

 

Who really cares?  People will tune in to watch the U.S. Open, not check the broadcasting roster ahead of time.

 

NBC has been wielding the hatchet for some time now, so not even surprising but again . . . not something anybody really cares about.

 

The bigger concern for anyone watching is the number of commercials that get crammed down our throats. We just want to see the golf. All four of the majors should find a way to have very limited commercials like The Masters. 

[Chunkitgood]

It’s not only NBC that is having trouble with staff.  This is a sentence written by a Golfdigest staffer:

 

“But Azinger, who along with Johnny Miller are the only men to sit in the analyst chair since 1990, was only the latest scalp.”

[FriedEgg]

Me?  I'm still waiting for that sound option without all the crack commentary.  I want to hear the players and caddies, the ball being hit, the crowd and that's it.   Show me the player name and distance on a graphic.    They all hit 9-irons like 190 so what's the point of knowing the club, but if you need it put in in the graphic

[Gregakin]

Pretty sure no TV exec understands how much we (large percentage of us) do not care about hours of pre-game, on field stupid a** interviews, walk & talk, or who is in the booth.  Broadcast teams are like a big internal circle jerk, that grows and grows; each believing they are something special.  Good for them getting paid to bump their lips, but it adds nothing to the event.  God help us trying to watch the Olympics this summer.  

 

All I see are production costs sky rocketing and my streaming bill going up.  

 

I'm 50% on Mute so should climb off my soap box 😂

 

 

Edited April 30, 2024 by Gregakin

[Titleist99]

37 minutes ago, Chunkitgood said:

It’s not only NBC that is having trouble with staff.  This is a sentence written by a Golfdigest staffer:

 

“But Azinger, who along with Johnny Miller are the only men to sit in the analyst chair since 1990, was only the latest scalp.”

That's correct.  Azinger replaced Johnny Miller in 2018. NBC got cheap and didn't want to pay Azinger. they should have paid him the money.....he was in the head of the people that disliked him..... 😂😂

[Titleist99]

12 minutes ago, Gregakin said:

Pretty sure no TV exec understands how much we (large percentage of us) do not care about hours of pre-game, on field stupid a** interviews, walk & talk, or who is in the booth.  Broadcast teams are like a big internal circle jerk, that grows and grows; each believing they are something special.  Good for them getting paid to bump their lips, but it adds nothing to the event.  God help us trying to watch the Olympics this summer.  

 

All I see are production costs sky rocketing and my streaming bill going up.  

 

I'm 50% on Mute so should climb off my soap box 😂

 

 

Nah, golf is a slow sport... golf is a television reality show, with a golf tournament going on.

 

The pregame content and interviews are all part of the pageantry. LOL! They sell media rights for (on-the-range, Live with programming, etc....)

 

It's all a 2 billion dollar business.

[Hawkeye77]

2 hours ago, Chunkitgood said:

It’s not only NBC that is having trouble with staff.  This is a sentence written by a Golfdigest staffer:

 

“But Azinger, who along with Johnny Miller are the only men to sit in the analyst chair since 1990, was only the latest scalp.”

LOL, they worked for NBC. 

Edited May 1, 2024 by Hawkeye77

[Mr.Cleeks]

2 hours ago, redfirebird08 said:

 

The bigger concern for anyone watching is the number of commercials that get crammed down our throats. We just want to see the golf. All four of the majors should find a way to have very limited commercials like The Masters. 

You clearly don’t understand how tv contracts work. Commercials are how broadcast partners and the tour make money. CBS/NBC/ESPN pay the tour to broadcast golf.
The Masters has limited commercials because they don’t need the ad revenue. The majority of revenue comes from ticket sales 

[bscinstnct]

No Zinger?

 

Is a win win no matter who it is. 
 

And are we sure Kisner and Kaufman are 2 different people?

 

 

[Mcfly]

A great combination would be having Kisner and Goydos in the booth together.  They have a similar style/philosophy and would feed off of each other.  

[jordan2240]

3 hours ago, Gregakin said:

Pretty sure no TV exec understands how much we (large percentage of us) do not care about hours of pre-game, on field stupid a** interviews, walk & talk, or who is in the booth.  Broadcast teams are like a big internal circle jerk, that grows and grows; each believing they are something special.  Good for them getting paid to bump their lips, but it adds nothing to the event.  God help us trying to watch the Olympics this summer.  

 

All I see are production costs sky rocketing and my streaming bill going up.  

 

I'm 50% on Mute so should climb off my soap box 😂

 

 

I enjoy the after-round interviews, particularly when Amanda balionis does them.  And while I hate the name, I like the addition of the "walk and talk" (I'd just call it an on -course interview).  I think golf would be horribly boring to watch if all we saw was the golf.  I do wish they'd play more caddie/golfer interactions, but I imagine the golfers aren't keen on that because they don't want to have any conflict rumors starting, or show folks how much they rely on the caddie, plus they'd probably have to play them on delay to bleep some language.

[redfirebird08]

2 hours ago, stinger_gc said:

You clearly don’t understand how tv contracts work. Commercials are how broadcast partners and the tour make money. CBS/NBC/ESPN pay the tour to broadcast golf.
The Masters has limited commercials because they don’t need the ad revenue. The majority of revenue comes from ticket sales 

I understand how it works. The major championships are not the PGA Tour, a separate entity that has jack squat to do with organizing & broadcasting the major championships.
 

The USGA, R&A, and PGA of America should be pushing for a lot better situation in their 3 major events compared to a regular Tour event with a billion commercials. 

[Mr.Cleeks]

3 minutes ago, redfirebird08 said:

I understand how it works. The major championships are not the PGA Tour, a separate entity that has jack squat to do with organizing & broadcasting the major championships.
 

The USGA, R&A, and PGA of America should be pushing for a lot better situation in their 3 major events compared to a regular Tour event with a billion commercials. 

Those organizations don’t care about the tv product as long as they get their money. The USGA is getting close $40 million a year from NBC (were getting $90 million from fox). The networks still need to make money somehow. 

 

https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/golf-nbc-fox-usga-rights-tv-1234693028/amp/

[bekgolf]

Terry Gannon does a great job.  Pair him and Faldo.  Bones does a good job too.  I miss David F.

[iBanesto]

12 hours ago, rblmp32 said:

 

Could be, Faldo did both though in 2008.  

 

Look at how that turned out for Europe...

 

[Ferguson]

20 hours ago, Valtiel said:

Things only Americans say. 😜

 

 

 

[Ferguson]

To mix things up they should try someone new to call a Saturday round a major, perhaps an athlete but not a golfer.  

 

John McEnroe 

 

[iBanesto]

35 minutes ago, Ferguson said:

To mix things up they should try someone new to call a Saturday round a major, perhaps an athlete but not a golfer.  

 

John McEnroe 

 

 

I wouldn't mind.

 

He has the same number of majors as Faldo and Azinger combined.

 

[Ferguson]

2 hours ago, iBanesto said:

 

I wouldn't mind.

 

He has the same number of majors as Faldo and Azinger combined.

 

 

Golf needs a Johnny Miller personality right now.  Mac is the solution.