Sky Sports Golf Commentary

[Pistol Peter]

I'm sorry but the sky team is superior to the BBC offering with one exception...Ken Brown. I like Rob Lee but would drop Roe for Brown and have them as the three commentators, with Boxall and Radar on the course.

Well said Homer.

 

[Piece]

Given a choice, I prefer Sky as it has a greater range of tournaments and is more up to date than the Beeb. Golf on the BBC makes me want to don my pipe and slippers and watch in black and white.

Having said that, as long as I can watch the golf tournaments on my TV, I couldn't give a rats hairy who commentates and which corporation is broadcasting it.

 

[MegaSteve]

Don't care too much for Riley or Roe...
So the mute button on the remote comes into play...

 

[HarryMonk]

Well said Homer.

again we'll said Homer, I used to dread watching the sky team but they have worked at it, and much better coverage.

 

[Sweep]

Never stopped to think about it, but Sky have Murray, Lee, Critchley (was on the other week), Clark, Johnstone, Roe, Boxall, Hawksworth, Oosty, Holmes, Pugh, Stirk, Howell, Monty (I know), Di Stewart, Harmon, Coltart, Radar, Barter and various other guests from time to time along with some I may have missed. Wow. No wonder the BBC can't compete.
It just makes me wonder even more why they don't run a dedicated golf channel. You would certainly have enough material to run 24/7 and I am sure they run their F1 channel with fewer experts.

 

[delc]

Rather than Sky wasting all the money they already do, it would be much better if the Golf Channel aired over here again. When I was contemplating getting into golf it seemed like a good channel with good programmes, coverages, articles and a variety of presenters to suit most people.

The one thing I can't stand about american presenters and commentators is the way they wear the stupid headsets and mics, rather than the discrete style they wear over here. And the amount of Ad's is unnecessary and irritating.

But Roe is awful, no matter how popular he was/ is the fact he is short game coach to many current pro's He chats drivel and seems to put any one not playing his style of short game down. I'm sure if he was a multiple winning pro (not just a couple out of the hundreds of appearances) and spent some time with a voice coach to brighten up his monotone droning he would be better. Holmes and Pugh together are ok, Holmes on his own no good, and Lee is fine prob the best of the bunch.

Maybe the Beeb should offer their commentary team to Sky to share the viewings

The Golf Channel stopped being available to UK viewers when JJBSports stopped sponsoring it. I really miss it! Is there any way of getting it these days? I am signed up to their website, but no live feeds available on that as far as I can work out.

 

[chrisd]

I absolutely cannot stand Mark Roe, patronising, arrogant, I've taught all the best players in the world, he so get up my nose!

Peter Alliss, Ken Brown, Radar, Ewan Murray, Andy Coltart, Critchley and the "on course" bits done by a 25 year old Olivia Newton John would just be my dream set up ( sorry about the last one but it is just a dream)