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New York Times
10-04-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Times
Top 5 phrases TV broadcasters shouldn't say while covering the Masters
Golf Channel TV analyst Brandel Chamblee was on a Barstool Sports' golf podcast earlier this week, and there is a fascinating clip where Chamblee reviews the words or phrases that TV broadcasters are given guidance on not to utter when covering the Masters. They are replaced with more hifalutin expressions that are more on-brand for the event and its organizers at Augusta National. Here's the clip: Broadcasters aren't allowed to say "fan", "driving range", "back nine" & more on air at The Masters @ForePlayPod — Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) April 8, 2025 It goes without saying (and isn't that unreasonable) that an event like the Masters won't ever let announcers name-check other event sponsors (it's never 'Valero Texas Open,' it's just 'Texas Open.) Here are the five I found most interesting, ranked in order of how overly self-serious they seem: Can't say: 'Fan' Can say: 'Patron' Advertisement As Chamblee says, there is a concern that 'fan' is shorthand for 'fanatical.' Can't say: 'Rough' Can say: 'Second cut.' For a tournament defined on TV by the dulcet tones of Jim Nantz, I get it — the concept of 'rough' doesn't exist at a country club — sorry, it's always 'golf club' — like Augusta National. Can't say: 'Sand trap' Can say: 'Bunker' Again, the notion of anything at Augusta National being a 'trap' does not fit at all with its finely manicured image. Can't say: 'Driving range' Can say: 'Tournament practice facility' 'Rough?' 'Trap?' I can at least see the outline of negative connotations ascribed to the event. And while the range is certainly there for more than just driving, this feels on-brand but unnecessary. Can't say: 'Back nine' Can say: 'Second nine' It's not that I mind one over the other, but 'back nine' is such a standard part of golf vernacular that it feels like Augusta National is just trying to make a point about how much they can get TV announcers to bend. I asked colleague Richard Deitsch if there is any kind of formal policy. He said an industry source (given anonymity because, after all, this is a story about what you're not supposed to say) told him that there is no written sheet given to broadcasters, but producers and on-air talent know what Augusta National's expectations are about how things will be described. (Photo of Dottie Pepper: David Cannon / Getty Images)
Yahoo
30-01-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Rory McIlroy sinks hole-in-one on the fly at 2025 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am
Rory McIlroy couldn't have started his first PGA Tour event of 2025 any better. Competing at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, McIlroy aced the sixth hole of his first round on Thursday afternoon. RORY MCILROY HOLE IN ONE — Jomboy Media (@JomboyMedia) January 30, 2025 Playing on the back nine at Spyglass Hill, McIlroy launched his tee shot down the hill and it landed straight into the hole on the 119-yard, par-3 15th. The outburst from the crowd added punctuation for the thrilling shot. As the Golf Channel TV broadcast stated, "No putts required." That hole-in-one quickly gave McIlroy an early share of the lead at 3 under par for the tournament. The AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am is McIlroy's first Tour start of the year. He competed in the DP World Tour's Hero Dubai Desert Classic nearly two weeks ago, tying for fourth with Niklas Norgaard.
