Sky golf coverage...?

[MartynB]

Really missed the golf on TV, but forgot how poor the coverage is. Tons of adverts, lots of waffle and other filling for goodness knows what, sky obviously relying on American coverage but the lack of coverage for European and other non USA golfers is shocking. What does Matt Fitzpatrick need to do to get some airtime I wonder? On the plus side, no Mark Roe.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Really missed the golf on TV, but forgot how poor the coverage is. Tons of adverts, lots of waffle and other filling for goodness knows what, sky obviously relying on American coverage but the lack of coverage for European and other non USA golfers is shocking. What does Matt Fitzpatrick need to do to get some airtime I wonder? On the plus side, no Mark Roe.

Pretty sure they only get the US feed and chances are as Fitzpatrick is a European he'll get less coverage than a US player. Has always seemed the same. Nothing the Sky team can do but fill the gaps or go to ad breaks. Can't really blame them. Roe (or lack of) is a plus

 

[MartynB]

Oh the irony! Just as I hit post we see Fitzpatrick hole a birdie, Dougherty comments we haven’t seen much of him and then goes to Beemer for some insight. ?

 

[Dan2501]

Sky can only do so much with what they have to work with. This is an American feed, so ads galore, they don't have their own cameras or production team on site. What are they supposed to do?

 

[Bazz]

Sky can only do so much with what they have to work with. This is an American feed, so ads galore, they don't have their own cameras or production team on site. What are they supposed to do?

I don't understand why people don't get that Sky can't do much about it.

 

[fundy]

less cameras than normal, very few people on the ground and 35 players within 5 shots of the lead, not sure what you expect?

 

[Shooter McPowick]

I gave up on sky on several levels, Virgin was also useless. I miss watching golf on the TV but prefer the extra ££ in the bank each month.

 

[fundy]

I gave up on sky on several levels, Virgin was also useless. I miss watching golf on the TV but prefer the extra ££ in the bank each month.

youre missing a cracking golf tournament around a cracking golf course

 

[MartynB]

Sky can only do so much with what they have to work with. This is an American feed, so ads galore, they don't have their own cameras or production team on site. What are they supposed to do?

I know all that, doesn’t make it any less disappointing.

less cameras than normal, very few people on the ground and 35 players within 5 shots of the lead, not sure what you expect?

err, for Matt F to get somewhere near the coverage his playing partner Abraham Ancer is getting. Ancer plays his shot, Matt next, cut to Brooks or Webb or Bryson.

 

[Shooter McPowick]

youre missing a cracking golf tournament around a cracking golf course

Honestly not bothered, social media covers all the highlights

 

[Deleted member 1147]

This is the best coverage available, so I’m more than happy to watch it, even if they bring Roe back.
Some golf is better than no golf!

 

[Captainron]

I’m pleased with there being any golf to watch on tv. The chat between Bubba and Bryant is cool

 

[Yorkshire Hacker]

I couldn't agree more. I would like to know what the forum members can suggest to better it. They HAVE to have the advert breaks.
They are beholden to American TV. Sky do a pretty good job IMHO. I am really enjoying watching live golf again, though the Missus is grumbling as I'm not helping out in the garden!

 

[davidy233]

Loving the Bubba and Wesley turning a nothing round into a wee match stuff - things you wouldn’t see or hear with normal coverage

 

[Deleted member 18588]

even if they bring Roe back.

Now come on!

That's pushing it a bit far?

 

[HomerJSimpson]

I stand to be corrected, but Sky don't go to an ad break every time the US do so they try and show the odd shot from an ET player (harder now with less cameras) and switch to studio chat so from that point alone it's superior to what you'd see on a direct US feed. When Sky are host broadcaster like the Open or RC I think they are also restricted to something like 4 ad breaks per hour and these are again restricted to something like 2 (possibly 3 minutes each) ad breaks so far less interruption

 

[Imurg]

I don't understand why someone can't criticise golf coverage if it's not to their liking..whoever's controlling the buttons
Ok, it may be all there is but if someone's not getting off on it then they are allowed to say so....
Personally I fell out with most golf coverage years ago, even struggle to watch the Majors sometimes...

 

[Imurg]

The golf coverage we get is of the best players, from the best courses, from the best broadcasters in the the world.

People can say what they want, but what on earth is there to complain about?

Maybe they're disappointed with what they're being given by the broadcasters.....
Maybe they expect wider coverage of more players...
Are people not allowed to criticise something even if it is all they have access to?

 

[HomerJSimpson]

I don't understand why someone can't criticise golf coverage if it's not to their liking..whoever's controlling the buttons
Ok, it may be all there is but if someone's not getting off on it then they are allowed to say so....
Personally I fell out with most golf coverage years ago, even struggle to watch the Majors sometimes...

I get that and from a personal perspective I think golf coverage in the last definitely grown and improved, certainly the Open and RC in the last few years. I do think some of the smaller ET events are a struggle to watch (even though ET productions cover most of them) and I think that comes down to the quality and persona of the commentators. The argument would be of course that why would someone who doesn't or isn't enjoying the coverage sit through it, whether it's the only golf on TV? And of course they have every right to complain about the coverage on here. That's surely what a forum us about - a melting pot of opinions

 

[Dan2501]

I don't understand why someone can't criticise golf coverage if it's not to their liking..whoever's controlling the buttons
Ok, it may be all there is but if someone's not getting off on it then they are allowed to say so....
Personally I fell out with most golf coverage years ago, even struggle to watch the Majors sometimes...

Criticising the coverage is fine, but just blindly blaming Sky just comes across as misinformed for me. With these PGA Tour events where they don't have their own teams on-site they're massively restricted in regards to what they can and can't show and are relying on the US partners.

When Sky are solely in-charge of the coverage they do some great stuff, the development of the coverage of The Open for example has been fantastic, the broadcast quality of that event is unmatched in the sport I think. US golf coverage has been like this for years, too many putts, never showing a bad shot, cutting away from interesting conversations, not showing enough of guys making charges up the leaderboard until it's too late, too many ad breaks, all valid criticisms but that's on the US host-broadcaster, not on Sky.