craigstardis1976
Head Pro
I think the BBC did not really handle Peter very well as it's interest in golf declined from 2005 onwards. Strangely, I think he did better in his later US broadcasts where your airtime is limited. Which brings me to my main point...I think he went more than a year or two over but your point is one I agree with. He was part of a golden age of commentary that is long gone now. A shame, I prefer the past styles to the current ones but we are where we are.
In his latter years, a strong anchorman like Mike Tirico in the US who already had a broadcast team with strong views allowed Peter to riff off them with the quicker nature of US broadcasts. The BBC were in error to give him too much airtime and although professional, his colleagues on the BBC were perhaps a little too relaxed for this approach to work.