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It's Final, I Really Can't Stand Gary Koch

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hilmar2k Well Established Member

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What's the record for longest time between posts in a thread? This one is 6 years, 292 days. That's pretty good....

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MSDOGS1976 Great Member

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Never have liked him...That whiny, drawn out shot description he has  on shots around the green is really annoying. I don't knoowwwww.... I don't knowwwww. Like fingers on a chalk board.

Yes and he always ends it on a high note like some kid in grade school. Not a fan either.

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Chris Berman is the worst golf announcer of all time by a factor of 1000. Plus, he claimed to be a 13 handicap one year while playing in the Pebble Beach Pro Am. He played more like a 36.


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Chris Berman is the worst golf announcer of all time by a factor of 1000. Plus, he claimed to be a 13 handicap one year while playing in the Pebble Beach Pro Am. He played more like a 36.

Yes indeed.  I CANNOT believe that he said Tora! Tora! Tora! when one of the Japanese players made a putt this week.  How in the freaking world is he not getting blasted for that? Using a Pearl Harbor bombing reference when describing a Japanese player's putt?  Did anyone else in the world catch that comment?

Back to you Roger "Single"  Maaaaaaltbie.  Makes me cringe.  I also loved his short sleeve shirt with the tie look on Friday.  Homer Simpson.


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Yes indeed.  I CANNOT believe that he said Tora! Tora! Tora! when one of the Japanese players made a putt this week.  How in the freaking world is he not getting blasted for that? Using a Pearl Harbor bombing reference when describing a Japanese player's putt?  Did anyone else in the world catch that comment?   Back to you Roger "Single"  Maaaaaaltbie.  Makes me cringe.  I also loved his short sleeve shirt with the tie look on Friday.  Homer Simpson.

Lol i caught that, for TorU Taniguchi

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Koch is a Doggie Downer! The way he talks, every shot has a potential for disaster and Koch is prepared for it!  "Johnny, there are bunkers down the left side and (OOOOOOOOH) there's water down the right.  He doesn't want to top it or rope hook it because (OOOOOOOOH) that could be trouble!!    OOOOOOOHH!    Worst......announcer........ever!!!!


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Hmm.  I'd better check my Urban Dictionary for 'doggie downer'.  Might have something to do with 'doggie style' which i do like.


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Hmm.  I'd better check my Urban Dictionary for 'doggie downer'.  Might have something to do with 'doggie style' which i do like.


Unfortunately, a doggie downer is a sedative.

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Golf Channel/NBC really looked at their lineup for The Players and thought, “You know what this needs? More Gary Koch.” Seriously? They dragged him out of retirement, shoved the usual guys aside, and now we’re stuck listening to his overly dramatic, self-important tone all weekend. Every shot is either the hardest thing he’s ever seen or a “just OK” effort. The endless clichés, the condescending delivery—it’s exhausting. Was anyone actually asking for this? Or is Golf Channel/NBC just out of touch?

 

Funny enough, I turned to ChatGPT just to see if anyone else felt the same way, and it led me here. Turns out, this thread has been dead for 3,710 days, but I guess some things never change—especially Golf Channel/NBC’s questionable commentary decisions


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He does drone one endlessly.

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On 3/14/2025 at 6:13 PM, MCSP said:

Golf Channel/NBC really looked at their lineup for The Players and thought, “You know what this needs? More Gary Koch.” Seriously? They dragged him out of retirement, shoved the usual guys aside, and now we’re stuck listening to his overly dramatic, self-important tone all weekend. Every shot is either the hardest thing he’s ever seen or a “just OK” effort. The endless clichés, the condescending delivery—it’s exhausting. Was anyone actually asking for this? Or is Golf Channel/NBC just out of touch?

 

Funny enough, I turned to ChatGPT just to see if anyone else felt the same way, and it led me here. Turns out, this thread has been dead for 3,710 days, but I guess some things never change—especially Golf Channel/NBC’s questionable commentary decisions

I watch golf (actually any sports I watch) with the sound turned off. 

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A mix I am forever tinkering with. 

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