Golf Central's Tiger Obsession

[gunning4u]

The guy is the best player in the game and maybe of all time, I get that but he isn't playing for the rest of the year and they can't get over it. If you took a shot of beer everytime they said Tiger on the Golf Channel you would be shit faced in an half hour.

They led off the show tonight with talk about his knee and later in the show they will have a segment about what college his niece will be going to WTF. Why don't they take this opportunity to promote some of the other players like the young guys or some of the Euros that are up and coming, the British Open is next week.

[PhillyEagle]

Yet we're talking about him in this thread

[David Hillman]

Originally Posted by gunning4u

Why don't they take this opportunity to promote some of the other players like the young guys or some of the Euros that are up and coming, the British Open is next week.

I don't understand what you are saying here. There are no more golf tournaments until next season, because there's no one to play in them. What else have they got to talk about other than his knee and his niece?


Wait, what's that? What do you mean 'other golfers'? You mean, like, amateurs... guys like you and me, right? For real? There are other professional golfers? No fecking way.

[Fitzpatrick]

You'd think they'd waste a lot of hot air talking about their other new darling in Anthony Kim. Not that I have anything against anything against AK, I just don't care for the talking heads on TGC.

[PingZing2]

They made sure to get his "Whats in the Bag" segment in there tonight between the Tiger segments.

[LyleG]

They talk about Tiger becuase Tiger sells. The general public could give 2 shits about Anthony Kim or Sean O'hair. Tiger to the masses is golf, like it or not.

[cabinessence]

At least they aren't nearly as Tiger-focused as ESPN.

[limpalong]

On our cable system, TGC requires the purchase of a premium package. My kids gave me that package for Christmas a couple years ago. I did not renew... and don't have TGC. Didn't see any advantage in watching nothing but infomercials and Tiger. If the NFL network spent as much time showing nothing but the Patriots replays as TGC spends on Tiger, they would have closed up long ago.

As another poster stated, TW will go down as one of the greatest in history. It is difficult to understand why TGC would not have more viewership if they would become more involved in current tour players... PGA, LPGA, Seniors, European, and Nationwide. When it was the Nike tour, there were many events televised. I really enjoyed watching the up and coming youngsters struggling to get to the "big dance". There were even some of the mini-tour events televised. Watching players carrying their own bags... watching players folding under the pressures like we "common men"... was good viewing. TGC lost, in my opinion, when they moved from being The GOLF Channel to their current status as The TW Channel.

[warbirdlover]

They do televise the European tour and Nationwide tour events along with the Champions tour. I like the golf channel. I just don't watch the informationals and Tiger tributes. Just like the rest of tv you just pick and choose.

And to see near perfection in golf is why they show Tiger.

I like to watch the "classics" on there also highlighting Hogan, Nicklaus, Palmer, Trevino etc.

I'd be lost without the Golf Channel...

[limpalong]

Originally Posted by warbirdlover

I'd be lost without the Golf Channel...

Aww, come on, WBL. You just watch TGC to see what driver will be in your bag next week!!!! Watchin' those classics, next thing we'll hear is that you've gone back to persimmon!!!

[warbirdlover]

What's persimmon?

Actually watch it for the girls on Big Break!!!

[limpalong]

Originally Posted by warbirdlover

Actually watch it for the girls on Big Break!!!

At your age, you're probably watching the classic replays to see those ladies in the gallery. When Middlecoff and early Arnie and early Player are competing in the black & white replays... WBL is salivating over those ladies in the long skirts and hair tied in a bun, just outside the ropes!!!