David Feherty Moves From CBS to NBC and Golf Channel

[ChrisP]

Yeah, I can see Fox overspending to up their presence in golf and can see that being Feherty's strategy.

He'd be dumb to go to Fox. Why go there to be heard in one event? I bet NBC snatched him up, esp with Maltbie getting up there in age.

[Ernest Jones]

His shtick is a little tiresome but I still don't mind him.

My thoughts exactly. He's hilarious when he's spontaneous but absolutely cringe-worthy when he forces it. Unfortunately he forces it all too often. He needs to realize that not every comment requires a punch line. I'll take him over McCord any day and twice on Sunday's.

[David in FL]

My thoughts exactly. He's hilarious when he's spontaneous but absolutely cringe-worthy when he forces it. Unfortunately he forces it all too often. He needs to realize that not every comment requires a punch line. I'll take him over McCord any day and twice on Sunday's.

I'm probably the only guy in the free world, but I like them both. Simple things for simple minds....

[djfajt71]

That stinks!  I like CBS' golf crew over NBC or FOX.  The occasional back and forth between Feherty and McCord or Feherty and Faldo were really entertaining.

[Mr. Desmond]

I like both McCord and Feherty, although McCord was difficult to listen to for about 5 years when everything was a forced joke. Recently, he seems better. David was funnier in the late 90's, early 00's when he wasn't forcing it. He tries too hard on Feherty sometimes for slapstick, and it may have leaked into his analysis.

I'm sure someone like NBC will pick him up, but I'd like more analysis with natural cleverness than forced.

The truth will come out eventually as to the negotiations -- the old "we couldn't find a role for David" is so phony -- he had a role for almost 20 years...

[bogdan101]

The sad reality is that network televised golf is one big ugly commercial, regardless of the clowns who do the commenting. Thankfully these days (almost) commercial free feeds can be found online for almost all events, and Portuguese is a beautiful language

[dustycarolina]

David is diagnosed with bipolar disorder. He wasn't asking for more money his wife controls it. He has no clue what he even makes.

[MrDC]

He's a big star now, chances are he wanted big money.

[krupa]

Maybe he wanted to sit in a booth instead of being on-course and CBS wasn't going to (or couldn't for contractual reasons) bump one of the dudes already there.

I like Feherty; I have a similar sense of humor.  I hope he lands someplace I can see him regularly.

[bjwestner]

As someone mentioned above, I also liked the back and forth between Feherty and McCord/Faldo.  Gonna be a shame to see that go.  I can't stand NBC or FOX's coverage.

[rehmwa]

Who was he paired up with at Barclays?  Feherty was just fine, but I could barely stand to listen to the other guy.

[Jakester23]

He will be missed. I wonder if the players knew he was leaving. It seemed like Jason was thanking him (or something to that affect) after their on course interview last weekend as the camera was cutting back to the booth. I'm not a fan of his show on GC but I do like his on course coverage.

[mvmac]

Perhaps a good opportunity here for fox to up their profile by snatching him up?

Maybe, more likely NBC, make him exclusive.

[mmoan2]

Feherty tows the line between irreverence and decorum very well. A truly entertaining broadcaster. You can feel his love for the sport in every round he covers, whether or not his one-liners succeed. I enjoy his style very much.

[Golfingdad]

Unfortunately he forces it all too often. He needs to realize that not every comment requires a punch line.

Absolutely.  He treats his job more as a comedian who just happens to be talking about golf when I'd prefer a golf announcer that knows he is funny.

The bottom line, though, is that when I watch golf, I watch for the golf, so no offense to Feherty or McCord or Faldo or any of them but I honestly could not care less.  He won't be missed by me and unless his replacement is the worst human being on the planet,  forget about him very quickly.

Sorry.

[DarkPrince]

Small thing I might note. I was at the PGA all 7 days and the final 2 days I finally spotted Feherty (with the final groups of course). First thing I notice is he's in damn good shape actually for getting up in years, second thing I noticed was that while he's getting up in years, he was constantly having to RUN up the course as well as the CBS camera guys to get where the shots would roughly be landing.. I don't know if it's just the Straits setup that doesn't allow for cart travel, but I could honestly understand if he was pushing for a Booth/Tower job instead of on course commentator if he's constantly having to run around a golf course as he's getting older. Food for thought?.

[rkim291968]

Small thing I might note. I was at the PGA all 7 days and the final 2 days I finally spotted Feherty (with the final groups of course). First thing I notice is he's in damn good shape actually for getting up in years, second thing I noticed was that while he's getting up in years, he was constantly having to RUN up the course as well as the CBS camera guys to get where the shots would roughly be landing.. I don't know if it's just the Straits setup that doesn't allow for cart travel, but I could honestly understand if he was pushing for a Booth/Tower job instead of on course commentator if he's constantly having to run around a golf course as he's getting older. Food for thought?.

That's a good observation.  That (a different role) could have been a large part of failed negotiation.

[Gator Hazard]

I remember him one time just tearing up one side and down the other of Tiger who hit a fat shot and took a monster divot.  He kept showing it over and over again, slow motion, etc and was just going to town on him.  Can't remember what tournament it was but funny as heck.