The Golfer Watchability Index: Part 1
Posted on November 3, 2015 4 Comments
If you’re reading this blog, I’m going to go out on a limb and suggest that you’re a golf fan and by extension, it’s a relatively safe assumption that you’re a fan of other sports as well. Sports fans love to debate about who the best players are and why their teams are better than someone else’s, but there’s one thing that all of us can (hopefully) agree on: we all like to be entertained.
In my opinion, Zach Lowe is the best sportswriter on the planet at simultaneously informing and entertaining the reader, and with his NBA League Pass Rankings as my inspiration, I present to you the Golfer Watchability Index. This will be posted in five parts, ranking my own selections for the 50 most watchable golfers in the game right now. It’s all horribly unscientific, but each player was ranked based on the following five categories:
Steve Williams on Tiger Woods: “It was like I was his slave”
Posted on November 2, 2015 2 Comments
Tiger Woods and Steve Williams actually talking.
Steve Williams, widely regarded as one of the best caddies in golf, has a book coming out about his long and successful career in the game and naturally, there’s going to be some stories about the players Williams has looped for over the last three decades. It’s an illustrious list, with names like Peter Thomson, Greg Norman, Raymond Floyd, Adam Scott, and of course, his most high profile star, Tiger Woods.
Ian Poulter’s Ryder Cup eligibility saved by Rich Beem
Posted on October 21, 2015 1 Comment
Well, that’s a title I never thought I’d write, but here we are.
Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods as Ryder Cup captains
Posted on October 15, 2015 3 Comments
During last week’s Presidents Cup, Tiger Woods placed a call to Fred Couples who was in South Korea to help Jay Haas with Team USA. The point of the call? To talk with 2016 Ryder Cup captain Davis Love and offer his services to him as an assistant captain should the 14-time major winner not qualify for the team as a player at Hazeltine next September. Whether it’s a desire to be involved in a team event for the first time since 2013 or a sign that he realizes that he might not have much time left at golf’s highest level, it’s certainly a departure from everything we’ve believed to know about Tiger Woods.
Enter Brandel Chamblee.
On the Sunday, October 11th episode of ‘Golf Central’, Chamblee discussed the merits of both Tiger and Phil Mickelson being vice captains for the Americans next year, and in the future.
2015 Presidents Cup Thoughts
Posted on October 11, 2015 Leave a Comment
Team USA continued their domination of the Internationals at the Presidents Cup this week, winning 15.5-14.5 to improve their record in the event to 9-1-1 since its inception in 1994. While the end result wasn’t surprising, what was a bit of a shock was how much fun the week really was, despite the time difference that comes with playing an event in South Korea. I covered the best GIFs, Vines and tweets in this post here, but some extended thoughts on the event are below.
2015 Presidents Cup: GIFs, Vines and Tweets
Posted on October 11, 2015 1 Comment
Bill and Jay Haas hug it out after winning the Presidents Cup.
The 2015 Presidents Cup was a ton of fun, and a lot of that was because despite the time difference, Twitter was on fire. I’ll have some thoughts on the events in another post, but here are the best moments from the past four days:
2015 Presidents Cup: Day One GIFs, Vines and Tweets
Posted on October 7, 2015 Leave a Comment
Keep checking back for the best GIFs, Vines and Tweets from day one at the 2015 Presidents Cup.
2015 Presidents Cup: Match Play Records
Posted on October 6, 2015 1 Comment
The 2015 Presidents Cup is set to start tomorrow night from South Korea, where the United States will look to continue their dominance over the Internationals. Team USA holds an 8-1-1 record in this event since its inception back in 1994, but the International side appears to be getting stronger and even though they are very light on experience, they have a ton of power and should be able to provide a formidable challenge.
Below, I’ve listed the records for both singles and team match play for every player in the event, as well as an overall total for each team. Each player who has played in match play at least once can be clicked on to see expanded records and details.
Phil Mickelson’s Presidents Cup spot
Posted on September 9, 2015 Leave a Comment
Thumbs up for everyone.
” I wish we could pick twenty five guys. “
Report: David Feherty is done with CBS
Posted on September 2, 2015 1 Comment
David Feherty with Tiger Woods. (Courtesy: Keith Allison)
UPDATE: Ron Sirak of Golf Digest has some inside details on the split, which you can read here.
Sports broadcasting is a funny thing. People who get paid to talk about sports are generally talking to an audience that really doesn’t need much in the way of guidance when watching the broadcast, and if you listen to any broadcaster who has been around for a considerable amount of time, one of the things they’ll tell you is that knowing when to stop talking is a very difficult thing to learn.
Think about that for a second. The job that you’re doing actually requires you to stop doing it in order to do it better, and with how golf is broadcasted these days thanks to advancements in technology like better graphics, added microphones and pro tracer, you could argue that the role of the golf broadcaster has been diminished on some level. One guy who has seemed to avoid that diminishment though is David Feherty, who has managed to entertain and educate viewers over the past nineteen years as an on course commentator for CBS, however, that relationship has apparently come to an end. According to the Sports Business Journal, Feherty and CBS have not been able to come to terms on a new contract for the former player turned broadcaster and will now be parting ways. If the report is true, that means no more Feherty at iconic venues like Torrey Pines and Pebble Beach or at the PGA Championship, and yes, that also means we won’t be hearing him at the Masters.
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