I enjoyed the TV. Push carts and rangefinders aside, I liked seeing no caddies, players raking their own bunkers, packing their clubs, replacing their divots, holding the flags for their opponents, and so on. Not so sure about the coaches slowing things down. I never watch live golf—thanks, DVR—so I have no idea about the POP, but it seemed pretty slow. Maybe limit advice to between holes. How long can it take? Thirty seconds seems adequate on the walk from green to tee. The course looked good to me. The gunch was extreme, but the greens were magnificent. Chris C. seems to know what he is talking about.
Final comment: TV is not a good way to get a feel for the architecture. It could be, but that’s not the focus of the production which is on the human drama, who wins and loses, and that turns it into a putting display. I don’t fault the producers. They know what folks want, what sells Chialis, and their business. Most viewers couldn’t care less about the golf course. Who won? That’s it, who cares about how the grass or gunch is cut?