World #1 - Stop Reminding Me

[Rick0909]

Just like to say something regarding the great golf announcers/analyst on the Golf Channel/CBS/NBC. Anyone who tunes in to watch a golf tournament is well aware of who the number one player in golf is without hearing this suffix each time his name is mentioned, especially when he is playing a tournament. I do like Scottie, his game and his ethics. But hearing his tour status constantly makes me cheer for the other ply. Please! Chill out on this!!!!

[iacas]

A lot of people just mute the announcers these days. 🙂 

[HitemHard]

Personally, I can't stand the announcers bias to some players over others. One player hits it to 8 feet and it's "What a spectacular shot from Scotty Scheffler"! Then somebody else...not a favorite... hits a shot to 4 feet and they say something like "well he needs a few more of those if wants a chance on the weekend". Azinger was the worst at gushing over his favorites but now it's every announcer.

[boogielicious]

Earlier at Pebble Beach they kept saying “the Amateur Luke Clanton” as if it was his full name.

[Bob M]

  On 2/14/2025 at 11:13 PM, iacas said:

A lot of people just mute the announcers these days. 🙂 

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This ^^^^^. I find most talk so much they are more of a distraction than a help.

[Maroon88]

  On 2/14/2025 at 9:49 PM, Rick0909 said:

Just like to say something regarding the great golf announcers/analyst on the Golf Channel/CBS/NBC. Anyone who tunes in to watch a golf tournament is well aware of who the number one player in golf is without hearing this suffix each time his name is mentioned, especially when he is playing a tournament. I do like Scottie, his game and his ethics. But hearing his tour status constantly makes me cheer for the other ply. Please! Chill out on this!!!!

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Johnny Miller used to do the same with Tiger Woods.  It used to drive me crazy then...

[ChetlovesMer]

  On 2/14/2025 at 11:13 PM, iacas said:

A lot of people just mute the announcers these days. 🙂 

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I do. I find I don't miss anything and it's more enjoyable. I'm usually thinking well if something happens that I need an explanation on I'll turn up the sound. Lo and behold, I almost never need to. 

  On 2/15/2025 at 12:09 PM, boogielicious said:

Earlier at Pebble Beach they kept saying “the Amateur Luke Clanton” as if it was his full name.

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That IS his full name. 

[GolfLug]

I think it is only a matter of time before a voiceover app that can be applied to live telecast will come and rescue us one of these days. And I think it will be hilarious. 

[Ty_Webb]

I used to find commentators really obnoxious like this, then I watched one of the online streams of the Masters (I think it was amen corner) that had someone commentating on it, but they were literally just stating the name of the player about to hit and their score and other drab stuff. It was so bland I couldn't watch it. Worse than nothing, but I did want to know some of the stuff they were talking about, which is something of a catch-22. I did realize that the commentary team have a pretty rough time of it and do a hard job and some of them do it better than you might realize. 

[GolfLug]

  On 2/21/2025 at 2:15 PM, Ty_Webb said:

I used to find commentators really obnoxious like this, then I watched one of the online streams of the Masters (I think it was amen corner) that had someone commentating on it, but they were literally just stating the name of the player about to hit and their score and other drab stuff. It was so bland I couldn't watch it. Worse than nothing, but I did want to know some of the stuff they were talking about, which is something of a catch-22. I did realize that the commentary team have a pretty rough time of it and do a hard job and some of them do it better than you might realize. 

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Touche'. Fair point. 

[klineka]

  On 2/14/2025 at 9:49 PM, Rick0909 said:

But hearing his tour status constantly makes me cheer for the other ply. 

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It's not Scottie's fault the announcers keep saying that about him, that seems like a silly reason to root for someone else IMO. 

 

  On 2/15/2025 at 12:20 AM, HitemHard said:

Personally, I can't stand the announcers bias to some players over others. One player hits it to 8 feet and it's "What a spectacular shot from Scotty Scheffler"! Then somebody else...not a favorite... hits a shot to 4 feet and they say something like "well he needs a few more of those if wants a chance on the weekend". Azinger was the worst at gushing over his favorites but now it's every announcer.

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I think announcers have at least somewhat of a role in giving amateur golfers unrealistic expectations for what a good shot is. They act like PGA Tour players should make every 8 foot putt and hit it inside 5 feet from 100yds when in reality they only make just over 50% of their 8 footers and tour average from 100yds is around 20 feet.

[Ty_Webb]

  On 2/21/2025 at 3:19 PM, klineka said:

I think announcers have at least somewhat of a role in giving amateur golfers unrealistic expectations for what a good shot is. They act like PGA Tour players should make every 8 foot putt and hit it inside 5 feet from 100yds when in reality they only make just over 50% of their 8 footers and tour average from 100yds is around 20 feet.

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I am not sure that's the announcers - that's more the producers. It's like the "oh and we're going to cut over to Joe Schmoe here who has a 90 foot putt for eagle on 7. He's +12 for the tournament, let's see what happens", gee I wonder. But they do cut around and show the putts that go in or the shots that go close. 

One of my favorite announcers is Ken Brown. He played to a high standard and he's quite engaging too. Good combination. He is always talking about how difficult a shot the guy is about to play is. Player has a chip over a ridge and he'll say something along the lines of "this is such a difficult shot - if he can get this within 15 feet of the hole he's doing very well". Then they chip it to a foot and he starts gushing. That's almost the opposite. But it does add some excitement, especially if you don't know how hard the shot is, which, let's face it, is pretty tough to tell on television. 

There are though definitely some (Miller was pretty "good" at this) who will create unreasonable expectations. Like "he'll be pretty upset if he doesn't get this inside 10 feet" from 100 yards away. On a somewhat separate note, that's why I always quite enjoyed it when they showed every shot Tiger hit. Gave you a much better idea of how the game is actually played. You could watch him some days and he'd do literally nothing spectacular all day, but you add it up and he's shot 67 and you question how he did it. Well, he did it by hitting almost all the greens, making birdies on the par 5s and holing a couple of 8 foot putts on the better approach shots.

[wetzel1592]

  On 2/21/2025 at 3:19 PM, klineka said:

I think announcers have at least somewhat of a role in giving amateur golfers unrealistic expectations for what a good shot is. They act like PGA Tour players should make every 8 foot putt and hit it inside 5 feet from 100yds when in reality they only make just over 50% of their 8 footers and tour average from 100yds is around 20 feet.

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I agree with this 100%. I forget what tour player said it but they mentioned how in pro ams they hear amateurs say how they always make a majority of their mid range putts. His reply was no they don’t because if you did you’d be better than everyone on tour.

Even pros think they’re better than they are. Back when stats weren’t as well known as today they asked a bunch of pros what the make percentage was on tour for 6 footers. The consensus was around 70%. Crenshaw was the closest with a guess of 50%. Actual percentage was 54%. I always thought it was interesting that one of the best putters was the closest. 

[HitemHard]

  On 2/15/2025 at 12:20 AM, HitemHard said:

Personally, I can't stand the announcers bias to some players over others. One player hits it to 8 feet and it's "What a spectacular shot from Scotty Scheffler"! Then somebody else...not a favorite... hits a shot to 4 feet and they say something like "well he needs a few more of those if wants a chance on the weekend". Azinger was the worst at gushing over his favorites but now it's every announcer.

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Ok, here's a perfect example of what I HATE about the announcers "worship" of certain players. Just now at the Player's Championship Justin Thomas makes a 15 foot put and the announcer says "now he goes from trying to make the cut to being in contention!" JT MADE THE PUTT TO GO TO 2 UNDER WHILE THE LEADERS ARE AT 11 UNDER! HOW THE HECK DOES THAT PUT HIM IN CONTENTION!!! Ok...rant over...sorry about that!

[iacas]

  On 3/14/2025 at 9:03 PM, HitemHard said:

Ok, here's a perfect example of what I HATE about the announcers "worship" of certain players. Just now at the Player's Championship Justin Thomas makes a 15 foot put and the announcer says "now he goes from trying to make the cut to being in contention!" JT MADE THE PUTT TO GO TO 2 UNDER WHILE THE LEADERS ARE AT 11 UNDER! HOW THE HECK DOES THAT PUT HIM IN CONTENTION!!! Ok...rant over...sorry about that!

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He’s playing well after playing horribly in the first round. He was like seven under through 12 or 13 holes.

[HitemHard]

  On 3/14/2025 at 9:49 PM, iacas said:

He’s playing well after playing horribly in the first round. He was like seven under through 12 or 13 holes.

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No doubt he had a great round (after a crap round) but that does not put him in contention when he's 7 back. I can't stand undeserved  rahrah fanboy noise from the announcers. It just bugs me.

[iacas]

  On 3/15/2025 at 1:50 AM, HitemHard said:

No doubt he had a great round (after a crap round) but that does not put him in contention when he's 7 back. I can't stand undeserved  rahrah fanboy noise from the announcers. It just bugs me.

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I didn't hear the clip. He set a course record, no? There's context, and the possibility you mis-heard it or something. He's T29 or something, FWIW.

Share the clip?

[ChetlovesMer]

  On 3/14/2025 at 9:03 PM, HitemHard said:

Ok, here's a perfect example of what I HATE about the announcers "worship" of certain players. Just now at the Player's Championship Justin Thomas makes a 15 foot put and the announcer says "now he goes from trying to make the cut to being in contention!" JT MADE THE PUTT TO GO TO 2 UNDER WHILE THE LEADERS ARE AT 11 UNDER! HOW THE HECK DOES THAT PUT HIM IN CONTENTION!!! Ok...rant over...sorry about that!

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This kind of happens in any sport. Almost all sports announcers are certainly guilty of hyperbole. Have you heard NFL announcers gush over Patrick Mahomes?