Classic quotes from US Open TV coverage

[Cliff Hamm]

Martin Kaymer hits a drive.  To paraphrase Curtis Strange: 'He keeps his upper body as still as anyone I've seen in quite awhile.  Reminds me of Adam Scott'.

Others?

[Sam Morrow]

Chris Berman, "I suck at this but have pictures of my bosses with small children and farm tools."

[Russ Arbuthnot]

At one point yesterday morning, Berman referred to the green shapes as "inverted mushrooms".

[Sam Morrow]

At one point yesterday morning, Berman referred to the green shapes as "inverted mushrooms".

He was fresh in 1983.

[Howard Riefs]

Curtis is on a roll this morning...


“The challenge for Kaymer is to keep playing the way he’s been playing.”

“The look of Pinehurst is as unique as the golf swings themselves.”

 “This (wiregrass) stuff is kind of ugly but in a beautiful way.”

[Kyle Casella]

At one point yesterday morning, Berman referred to the green shapes as "inverted mushrooms".

He also said "the mushroom caps seem to grow taller every time," even though the greens were actually softened a bit in the restoration.

[Wade Whitehead]

I think Strange actually referred to Kaymer's upper body as "stable," but it still made no sense.

The commentary can best be summed by Ken Duke's miraculous par on nine.  The announcers were so busy talking to each other that they literally failed to see him play his second shot.

WW

[Wade Whitehead]

As Kaymer plays his 17th, Azinger says "The enormity of having a big lead can really play on a guy overnight."  It's as if having a one-shot lead would be better.

I also love the "While we were away..." comment.  Do they think we think we're seeing live golf on every other shot?

WW

[Joe Bausch]

As Kaymer plays his 17th, Azinger says "The enormity of having a big lead can really play on a guy overnight."  It's as if having a one-shot lead would be better.

I also love the "While we were away..." comment.  They they think we think we're seeing live golf on every other shot?

WW

If I was to guess, I think many times shots are shown 'non-live' and they do not even tell you so.

[Wade Whitehead]

Joe:

Very little of the "live" golf shown on a Thursday and Friday broadcast is actually live.

WW

[Cliff Hamm]

Wade..I think you're right about stable, but I was reacting  that he said, he had not seen anyone as stable in quite awhile and then refers to a contemporary.

Isn't it uncanny as they cut away to John Doe putting and he rolls in a 20 footer.  Happens all the time...

[Tim_Cronin]

At one point yesterday morning, Berman referred to the green shapes as "inverted mushrooms".

He was fresh in 1983.

So were the mushrooms.

[Matthew Petersen]

I think Strange actually referred to Kaymer's upper body as "stable," but it still made no sense.

The commentary can best be summed by Ken Duke's miraculous par on nine.  The announcers were so busy talking to each other that they literally failed to see him play his second shot.

WW

That seemed more like a truck/director error. They switched to a different camera angle and you couldn't tell what he was doing. The commentators couldn't see anymore than viewers at home could.

[Matthew Petersen]

As Kaymer plays his 17th, Azinger says "The enormity of having a big lead can really play on a guy overnight."  It's as if having a one-shot lead would be better.

I also love the "While we were away..." comment.  They they think we think we're seeing live golf on every other shot?

WW

If I was to guess, I think many times shots are shown 'non-live' and they do not even tell you so.

My impression is that they mainly do it when they want to show you an approach shot and they know they'll be immediately going to that same player's next shot.

[Carl Rogers]

In 2006 at Winged Foot, I was I could remember Johnny Miller's goofy comment about Geoof Ogilvy telling his mom that he was leading the US Open (somewhere around the 6th hole),

[Michael Moore]

"Looks good . . . looks good . . . do you believe it . . . do you believe it?" - accompanying Tom Watson's chip-in on the 71st hole at Pebble Beach in 1982

[Thomas Dai]

Sky seem to like to refer to the general Pinehurst green shapes as "turtleback". Their own phrase or acquired from elsewhere?
atb

[jeffwarne]

Wade..I think you're right about stable, but I was reacting  that he said, he had not seen anyone as stable in quite awhile and then refers to a contemporary.

Isn't it uncanny as they cut away to John Doe putting and he rolls in a 20 footer.  Happens all the time...

they used to at least say...
"moments ago"

the worst thing is when you're watching Joe Schmoe make his predictable 25 footer to go 8 over , you're missing someone relevant playing a relevant, interesting shot-which might actually be something besides a putt
was it just me or did they show the 9th tee shot (9iron) 100 times during last night's replay

[Scott Warren]

In 2006 at Winged Foot, I was I could remember Johnny Miller's goofy comment about Geoof Ogilvy telling his mom that he was leading the US Open (somewhere around the 6th hole),

From memory it was something condescending like "at least he can tell his grand kids he once led the US Open".

Wanker.

[Tim_Cronin]

I have asked before and I ask again. How much earlier than "earlier" is "just earlier" on NBC? Or is it later than "earlier"?