Comments on Grouchy Golf Blog: Tilghman and Faldo: Corporate Shills?

Well, what do you expect from the Golf Channel, go...

2008-04-11T14:02:00.000-07:00

Well, what do you expect from the Golf Channel, golf infomercials is mostly what they do. When people like Faldo and Tillman shill manufacturers it's called a "broadcast link" or an "embedded link" If you watch interactive TV just click on their heads and you will be taken to the website of the shillee.

Am I the only one that finds Nick and Kelly boring...

2008-03-14T21:40:00.000-07:00

Am I the only one that finds Nick and Kelly boring. I guess it's OK, my wife is pleased to see me doing something other than watch the golf channel.

Just commenting on the missing magic that Faldo an...

2008-03-11T18:43:00.000-07:00

Just commenting on the missing magic that Faldo and Zinger had, how can there be any magic between Faldo and Tilghman when she NEVER stops talking!

I was struck by how blatantly Faldo commented abou...

2008-03-01T19:51:00.000-08:00

I was struck by how blatantly Faldo commented about how great the Spider was when JB won a couple of weeks ago. Now I know why.

This sort of behavior is over the line and definitely conduct unbecoming of a "true" journalist. Oh wait, this is TGC... "Tiger Golf Channel" we're talking about.. nevermind.

With the world full of exiting sports these days i...

2008-02-26T12:30:00.000-08:00

With the world full of exiting sports these days it may be necessary for the producers and directors of TV golf to sit down and take a brand new look at how they present their product . . or tv golf may go the way of bowling!

For starters, the gut wrenching yet very subtle drama of golf doesn't lend itself easily to the incessant and unnecessary interuptions of instruction, interviews, misc. cup and award standings, a Chamber of Com. pitch for the locale, their charity figures and last but not least, a speech from the tournament sponsor. I know they watch the Masters - don't they learn anything? I hate to invoke the spirit of Obama - but tv golf needs CHANGE!

I have to admit, the blatant plugs for Nike and TM...

2008-02-26T07:07:00.000-08:00

I have to admit, the blatant plugs for Nike and TM were just the tip of the iceberg. Is it me or has Han Faldo lost something this year? It's not the same magic that had at ABC with Zing. Maybe he is doing too much golf with the GC and CBS schedules. Or maybe he is getting tired in his old age.

Regardless, I have been thoroughly disappointed in the GC coverage this year. I gave them a pass last year, but the chemistry in the booth is toxic, not positive for the viewer. Tilghman has to go, she is terrible.

Maybe GC's parent company (Comcast) could fork over a few extra bucks and get a real play-by-play announcer (Dan Hicks, Mike Tirico, etc.). During this ever important Tiger Run, we need strong support in the tower to keep people glued to the set when he is running away with tournaments. A 3.5 rating and 7 share is up 67% from last year, but is it sustainable if TW keeps dominating the field? A good group in the booth would mitigate any boredom that sets in the with the viewer base.

It's a shame but if we're going to get our weekly ...

2008-02-26T06:21:00.000-08:00

It's a shame but if we're going to get our weekly golf fixes, it's going to be via the 'Golf Channel'. It's harsh, but we have to deal with it and take the good with the bad.