BBC Pro-Celebrity Golf

shivas irons

shivas irons

Blackballed
Banned
Joined
Dec 26, 2011
Messages
2,422
Location
Suffolk
Visit site
I really miss BBC Pro-Celebrity and wish the BBC would bring it back or at least show us some re-runs as its not available anywhere(apart from 2 or 3 very brief clips on youtube)I`m sure it wouldn`t cost the BBC too much to get Peter Aliss and hire Gleneagles again, and theres loads of celeb golfers nowdays that would be up for it.Come on BBC bring it back!!
 
to see terry wogan and ronnie corbett battle it out in matchplay! LOL

there are loads of decent "celeb" golfers out there! mate played with Matt Prior (cricket) and he is a decent golfer by all accounts! (as are a lot of the england cricket team!)
 
Happy memories of Lee Trevino and Seve with various celebs. Wogan and his mammoth holed putt, Ronnie Corbett with his "dress sense".

Would be great to see something like that again, but with earnings being that much more these days, would the pros commit. Possibly some of the older (seniors) such as Sam Torrance and maybe Ken Brown. (please ignore the ramblings of an imbecile if offended by my taste :blah::ears:)
 
I`m sure this is something pairs winner at the Alfred Dunhill Chris Evans could get going,it would be perfect for him and Aliss to bring to show back.
 
I'm a sucker for this sort of nonsense as well.

Loved all the old schoolers like Brucie, Tarbie etc, but there are plenty of younguns now who play.

I guess the Dunhill Links has stolen a lot of the thunder from those older TV pro-celeb formats.
 
shivas irons said:
I really miss BBC Pro-Celebrity and wish the BBC would bring it back or at least show us some re-runs as its not available anywhere(apart from 2 or 3 very brief clips on youtube)I`m sure it wouldn`t cost the BBC too much to get Peter Aliss and hire Gleneagles again, and theres loads of celeb golfers nowdays that would be up for it.Come on BBC bring it back!!
Click to expand...

Good call, I posted similar to this a while ago, I suggested Chris Evans as host ??
 
ArnoldArmChewer said:
Good call, I posted similar to this a while ago, I suggested Chris Evans as host ??
Click to expand...
Chris Evans would be perfect to host it,I really couldnt think of anybody else(unless Wogan would be up for it),Its a shame but I dont thing the BBC would be interested too much in the Brucie and Tarby crowd nowdays,but it could mix younger and some older players.I guess like has been stated the captains could not be players currently on tour for obvious reasons,but Monty(plays much less on tour),Faldo,Torrance,Gallagher,Jacklin and possibly some overseas legends such as Player.
 
Last edited:
Remember well all those old celebs striving to carry that camel-back hump off the tee. They should only be allowed to return the show back to TV if agreeing NEVER to invite any reality-TV plastic celebs. Jedward on a golf course wouldn't be good for longevity of my TV.
 
BeachGolfer said:
Remember well all those old celebs striving to carry that camel-back hump off the tee. They should only be allowed to return the show back to TV if agreeing NEVER to invite any reality-TV plastic celebs. Jedward on a golf course wouldn't be good for longevity of my TV.
Click to expand...
Totally agree ;) .
 
I also used to enjoy the Pro-celeb golf,anybody remember the one at le-touqet? I have wanted to play there ever since.
 
I remember the guy from Mission Impossible playing in it, and he was dreadful. Turned out he had never played before. Think they were a bit more careful after that who they let play, which was probably why it was the same old celebrities time after time.
 
Would be great to watch. There are a few highlights from some charity events on sky hosted by a dj i think. They are always a giggle.....
 
Judging by the z-listers that seem to appear on "celebrity" shows these day I think the golfers would be more famous than the clebrities! It would probably end up being "Pro-Celebrity Golf - on ice!" with the scores being irrelevant and the public voting a pairing off the show each week.
 
I knew a guy who was a cameraman for the BBC and he got sent up to film a series. Apparently a lot of those shots where you see the player swing, the ball fly off and then landing on the green were faked and balls thrown on off camera. Some of the players especially some of the Americans were so bad they had to do it to get the thing shot before it went too dark
 
I certainly wouldn't want to see a return of Forsythe and not so sure that Alliss would be a good idea.
Chris Evans while a golf nut wouldn't be the ideal host as that should be a former pro, especially if you want to bring in any of the current pros - maybe a round with Monty? Ken Brown? (whoever has to have the gift of the gab so that's Jacklin out)
Of course when it was first on pros wages weren't as astronomical as they are now, probably priced out of the beeb's range; they need it to waste on reality rubbish
 
Brucie hosting it would keep him off the course - reputedly not a place for his best behaviour!

From what I've seen of Les Ferdinand at a couple of courses, he'd almost be competetive (off 12 to 14) with Chris Evans (supposedly off 15!).

And Jamie Rednapp and Matt Dawson are pretty handy too. Played a bit at a previous club.
 
i too was thinking this the other day!! i used to love a round with alliss!!!!!

its just good to watch someone who is competent in their day job breaking down on a golf course or producing miracles when you dont expect it!!


this is what makes us love golf! like i was explaining to the wife!!
man walks up to 1st tee fit healthy all the gear . shanks in to the trees
man walks upto 1st tee 70 odd , olde, knackered gear knocks it down the fairway walks after it whistling

so we wanna see what celebrities react like to the above !!?!?


i love that about golf!!!!
 
was there not a programme a few years ago on a channel hosted by Ant and Dec at Celtic Manor,
i remember a ryder cup format with Chris evans, Meat Loaf, Alice Cooper,Sam L Jackson, jodie kidd and catherine zeta jones and a few more, i may be wrong
 
sounds like a good idea i remember the original and saw the one were douglas badder died,chris evans would be ideal or spoony to get a younger audience and the captains could be nick dougherty ( he has time on his hands ) and radar plenty off laughs and banter.It should be on sky sports as the bbc is crap and we would end up with wing nut ( walkers crisps ) or another numpty football pundit or heaven forbid the horse racing woman,and regarding time i think the original series was filmed over 4 days.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Similar threads

drawboy
Pro celebrity golf
2
Replies
37
Views
7K
Sponge1980
Sponge1980
Top