Els calls Feherty a "shock jock" for putting comments

Find this really hard to believe. Ernie's a big boy, and if he wasn't aware that he's been putting like absolute crap for quite a while then he's obviously been drinking even more than usual. Oops, now I've possibly gone and hurt his feelings all over again. My bad.

I didn't think big Ern took himself that seriously.

Hahahahahahahahahaha... golf shock jock... hahahahahahaaaaa

No, it's not gentlemanly to poke fun at someone in public. It doesn't mean it's wrong to do it, depending on the context.

Announcing someone on the first tee would, imo, generally be the wrong place to do it. I don't know how seriously the Tavistock is taken. If all the golfers are being roasted as they're announced, it's fine. If it's generally done like at other tournaments, though, I'd agree with Els that it's out of place. These guys are playing for a living, after all, so singling someone out and commenting on their play in a way that could be distracting seems inappropriate during the event.

I've always liked Feherty. But lately he's kinda going over the top. This past week, I couldn't make out what the heck he was saying. It was like it was entirely jokes. Usually he's serious, and then throws the occasional joke in there.

...too many jokes, and not enough serious commentator talk, gets annoying at times.

I also like McCord. But he can be too much at times also.

Here's the actual footage. Ernie doesn't look bothered in the slightest. He gave everyone a hard time.

Honestly, I think Ernie being a big baby here. I looked at the video as well. Feherty said of Tiger, "Many of us arrived here in a helicopter. He came in an ambulance." Tiger - not the loosest guy of late - laughed in good humor.  When Feherty makes his 1st comment (not about putting with the snake) about Ernie, Ernie laughs, so Feherty went on as it obviously looked like Ernie was being a good sport like all the others. Like everyone else, Feherty was there to support a charitable cause and he was not making a living that day. SMH.

That was funny as hell. He was totally ripping on everybody.

I didn't know Bo Van Pelt's wife was filthy rich. He picked a good one.

Immelman got the best comeback in.

Feherty: "He's a good-looking man! I look at him and think I might be gay. He's very slow though."

Trevor: "I thought you said you liked that earlier."

Again, it's really weird for Ernie to whine about this. I've followed him for a long time and it's completely out of character.

I thought most of the comments were pretty funny- a few may have crossed some peoples line but I didn`t think the ones about Els even came that close.  Not sure if Els brought it up in the interview, but I am surprised he would respond like he did.

Feherty was there to entertain, which he did.  Had he come in with plain vanilla stuff, nobody would laughed and you wouldn`t have made this post.  The media people with the best ratings and biggest pay checks tend to be the most controversial- they want to stir things up and have people talking about them on the internet.  Controversy tends to be interesting while political correctness tends to be boring.  If you think they should tone it back, it is probably better to not watch their programs and not start threads about them on the internet.

First off, it's the Tavist-Freekin-Stock Cup. An exhibition. Ernie needs to seriously lighten up.

Secondly, it was funny to everyone but Ernie. That should tell you where the problem lies. It ain't with Feherty.

No one likes to be kicked when they are down.  Els took it personal because he considered Feherty a friend and didn't think he'd go there with Els.  I agree with others that Ernie needs to get a sense of humor.  It's not like David threw out some mother or wife jokes, like a real "shock jock" would.  Making fun of someones putting, especially when it's as bad as Els has been isn't really shocking.

Did you guys notice in that video. How the spectators were all around and in the fairways, near the landing spots. Just out there loligaging, not even worried about being hit by a tee shot?

And they actually jumped out of the way on Ernie's shot.

Kinda weird...

im not even sure what putting with a rattlesnake means ? hard for me to be insulted if i was ernie....

I think he was referencing how bad Els putting was, that he's going to try a live rattlesnake...or that his stroke was so yip-y that it looked like he was putting with one.

Either way, typical Feherty. Els needs to lighten up.