Comments on: PGA Tour Finalizes Television Agreements

By: Top Storylines for 2007: Part Two | The Sand Trap

Top Storylines for 2007: Part Two | The Sand Trap — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 15:44:12 +0000

Part two of the top storylines for 2007 discusses The Golf Channel, Lefty, and more.

By: Buick Invitational Preview | The Sand Trap

Buick Invitational Preview | The Sand Trap — Thu, 26 Jan 2006 16:24:45 +0000

Tiger Woods is about the show us what 10 years on the tour has taught him as we enter the 2006 Buick Invitational.

By: The New Deal | The Sand Trap

The New Deal | The Sand Trap — Tue, 17 Jan 2006 13:22:54 +0000

The Golf Channel: evolving monopolistic media juggernaut? Or, just a kick-ass network?

By: Episode 009 | The Sand Trap

Episode 009 | The Sand Trap — Sat, 14 Jan 2006 18:26:19 +0000

Our last single-digit episode.

By: Brian

Brian — Thu, 12 Jan 2006 18:30:04 +0000

Listen, I'm all for the Golf Channel and I love having a network devoted to the game 24 hours a day. Way to go TGC. However, I'm a little hesitant to agree that this is great news for viewers. Here's why: I travel extensively around the country and I must say that I'm in places where I can get TGC about 10% of the time, tops. This has to change and maybe (surely) this will help, but let's not count our ProV1's before they hatch from the sleeve. Secondly, and probably just as importantly, TGC's talent on air and the way they cover tournaments is HORRENDOUS. Seriously, have you watched an event where their talent is doing the work? It's very clearly second rate. Not enough cameras, poor sound, poor reporting, 2nd rate features and the like. One viewing of the premier event they have ever had (this year's Solheim Cup) shows you how adept they are at making a "drop." As in dropping the ball on something they should have used mightily to get to the next level. I hope they surprise me and we (and they) do benefit. I'm certainly pulling for them.