Sizing up the TV coverage from the opening round of the British Open … and away we go. Whoever decided to send ESPN the Magazine senior writer Wright Thompson across the pond to write a couple essays (here’s another) for the British Open deserves a serious raise. The World Wide Leader’s done the video essays […]
Golftube: Rickie Fowler saves Jim Nantz from a potentially awkward moment
May 8, 2012 by
Sizing up the TV coverage from the Wells Fargo Championship … and away we go. Rickie Fowler had a lot riding on his birdie putt to win his first PGA Tour tournament. Little did he know he was also trying to help Jim Nantz save face from a premature call following the pinpoint wedge on […]
GolfTube: CBS fails to produce during a key moment in the final round
February 13, 2012 by
Sizing up the TV coverage from the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am … and away we go. It was billed at the “penultimate pairing,” a Tiger and Phil showdown for the ages that was supposed to draw viewers to their couches on Sunday afternoon, as two of the greatest golfers on the planet went head-to-head in […]
GolfTube: Spencer Levin finds another use for the belly putter
February 8, 2012 by
Sizing up the TV coverage from the Waste Management Open … and away we go. If you’ve every played golf in Arizona before, you know hitting a wayward shot almost always requires you to hit a provisional. Why? Because the cactus is plentiful and unless you’re crazy or have a lot of money on the […]
