Golf Announcers

[TommyRude]

I’m sure this has been discussed before, maybe an update would be good?

I think alot of the current announcers are really good.  The guys at Golf Channel, great.  I thought that Paul Azinger was good too, he brought his tour experience and insights, and he’d get that growl in his voice when something big was happening.  Is he still announcing for NBC?  Also - for me it’s good when announcers are not afraid to broach controversial subjects, best if they can do it without coming across as hateful. The Smiley desk at the 17th at the Players, that was great.  I definitely like the comedic and/or gritty announcers.

On the other side, a few of the old timers would sometimes rub me the wrong way.  The few that I recall were Steve Melnyk and Gary Koch.  Perhaps most of the time they were fine, but all it takes is that one derisive comment to really stick in the memory.