freddielong
Tour Winner
Well said that man
Well said that man
the smiling assassin
Challenge Tour Pro
Fair enough. However I have grown up on the east coast of Scotland, up north, and now in Edinburgh, have played golf for the past 16 years and never owned any waterproofs. I can honestly say that I could count on one hand the number of times I'd have genuinely needed them, and on most of those occasions play has been stopped anyway. Very rare to get any sustained torrential rain here. First Scottish Open at Castle Stuart was another rare example. The only time I've ever had to come off the course for potential lighting (playing just across the water at Fortrose that day).
Duckhooker
Hacker
Spot on.
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guest100718
Guest
Hang on, Snelly flounces off stage left, and suddenly you're back posting Phil?
Coincidence? Has anyone ever seen these two in the same room?
On the original topic, I have loved the coverage. The occasional cringeworthy snippet but I don't care because I've had golf on my TV all day.
you cant beat a good stoppy exit followed by the usual sly return a couple of weeks later. lol. if your going thenjust go. dont announce it first as you just look fooolish lol
and as for the BBC.. well, they arent showing any golf this morning..its a gardening show! I shall be straight on to points of view!!!
FairwayDodger
Money List Winner
Think you must live in a different Edinburgh than me!
Tommo21
Tour Winner
I think the BBC coverage is fine, apart from being blind to some of the british players doing well on the course. Mark James makes me want to slit my wrists and why he is still doing this is truly beyond me. I'll take the sky coverage and all the commercials that come with it.
Hacker Khan
Yurt Dwelling, Yoghurt Knitter
Hang on, Snelly flounces off stage left, and suddenly you're back posting Phil?
Coincidence? Has anyone ever seen these two in the same room?
On the original topic, I have loved the coverage. The occasional cringeworthy snippet but I don't care because I've had golf on my TV all day.
Dont be silly. One comes across as a bit of a dinosaur with elitist old fashioned and at times deliberately provocative views from the 1970s, representing all that is mostly wrong with golf as he is unable to accept society has moved on. And is prone to flouncing of in a bit of a hissy fit when it is clear not many agree with his rather dated opinions.
Snelly's OK though....
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Come on, you know that the BBC has a duty to be impartial! I suppose you will blame them next for the wet and then windy weather that has so delayed play! The Beeb are doing a great job as far as I am concerned!
Paul77
Challenge Tour Pro
I was in New York for three days in June there. By the time it was the second day of Fox News, cnn and local newsi was begging for anything BBC when I got home. They do alright.
Same old thread bashing the BBC commentary. It hasn't changed significantly over the years and while in recent years there have been more "fillers" amongst it. You consider how many hours it is on screen, especially the first two days, then it makes sense. I've never had an issue with it. I personally think Sky do it better but I will miss Alliss and Co (especially Ken Brown) when BBC lose it for good
Tongo
Journeyman Pro
Indeed. I will also miss Andrew Cotter as well who has developed into a very good commentator.
SammmeBee
Journeyman Pro
Sky will do it better....BBC coverage this year has been great across all forums.....
Beezerk
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Surely Sky will just jazz it up a bit and make it more "Merkany" which sadly British tv seems to be going at full tilt. Have you ever been on holiday and watched US tv, it's horrendous! Cheese factor 10 captain!
Tongo
Journeyman Pro
Sky will do it differently. They'll put bells and whistles on it and loads of flashy things and trinkets and overload their coverage with hyperbole. Whether it is better is a matter of opinion.
Albanach
Head Pro
Is it just me or have they got shot tracer on 17 but barely ever use it?
JohnnyDee
Tour Winner
I have Sky Sports and watch their golf coverage which is great, but there is one obvious elephant in the room in respect of The Open.
ADVERTS!!!!!!
Sky's coverage, through due to nothing other than their channel's business model, will be torture due to these.
The pressure to flog high value airtime to all and sundry during a massive global sporting event will see, what has hitherto been exemplary thanks to the BBC, turned into an ads-fest of complete and abject misery.
No-one's fault other than that of mucky commerce.
ADVERTS!!!!!!
Sky's coverage, through due to nothing other than their channel's business model, will be torture due to these.
The pressure to flog high value airtime to all and sundry during a massive global sporting event will see, what has hitherto been exemplary thanks to the BBC, turned into an ads-fest of complete and abject misery.
No-one's fault other than that of mucky commerce.
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SammmeBee
Journeyman Pro
Did anyone watch the Ryder Cup before Sky had it......
jp5
Q-School Graduate
I have Sky Sports and watch their golf coverage which is great, but there is one obvious elephant in the room in respect of The Open.
ADVERTS!!!!!!
Sky's coverage, through due to nothing other than their channel's business model, will be torture due to these.
The pressure to flog high value airtime to all and sundry during a massive global sporting event will see, what has hitherto been exemplary thanks to the BBC, turned into an ads-fest of complete and abject misery.
No-one's fault other than that of mucky commerce.
Have you watched a major via Sky lately?
Can't say that ads are a big issue. Just replace the BBC wandering round some local properties with Ray Winston and the coverage will be about the same!
JohnnyDee
Tour Winner
Yes, every one they've covered in the last 10 years and the interminably tedious and blood-boiingly infuriating advert breaks drive me almost insane.
Give me a little bit of background colour and local interest over disingenuous moronic idiots trying to induce me to gamble any day.
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SocketRocket
Ryder Cup Winner
I quite like Peter Allis 
