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Michael Goldstein

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Golf Television
« on: December 06, 2011, 08:52:28 PM »
Leaving asides professional golf tournaments, what have been the best Golf TV shows through the ages.

Obviously Shell's Wonderful World of Golf is popular amongst this group but nowadays, it's a bit dry for mainstream TV.  Are there any modern examples of golf shows that 'get it' like Golf Club Atlas does?
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Dan Kelly

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Re: Golf Television
« Reply #1 on: December 06, 2011, 09:12:33 PM »
There ought to have been a great golf-travel TV series, but if there's been one, I don't know of it.

I will happily nominate myself to be the Rudy Maxa of golf -- or perhaps the Jane and Michael Stern of golf.  I will happily gallivant from state to state, country to country, great course to great course, offering side trips of geography and history and culture and cuisine, meeting the local characters, seeking golf adventures wherever I go.

Maybe it would turn into a movie -- a la "The Endless Summer." I'd get to Cypress Point, the clouds would gather, it would be dead calm -- and my host would say: "You should've been here YESTERDAY!"

That's what the Walter Mitty in me imagines, anyway. Anyone care to join me?

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Jim Adkisson

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Re: Golf Television
« Reply #2 on: December 06, 2011, 09:34:14 PM »
Though not a show that HAS been succesful, but why not a weekly course architecture show?  It could preview the current week's PGA (or other tour for "major" weeks) course discussing the history as well as the strategy...and it could have a "travel" section for a hot resort or revered classic course, hopefully having the course archie or historian being the host or being interviewed...

It would have to be better than constant reruns of Big Break...
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Joe_Tucholski

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Re: Golf Television
« Reply #3 on: December 06, 2011, 10:36:53 PM »
I liked the wandering golfer that was on the fine living network.

You can find some of the short segments on youtube.  They visited some pretty great places.

Here's a short segment from the Bandon episode
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKNeNGWrf0E
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Ronald Montesano

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Re: Golf Television
« Reply #4 on: December 06, 2011, 10:46:52 PM »
Right about the 4:38 mark,he makes a swing and you hear the sound of a metal wood, yet he's swinging an iron...editing is a bitch!
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Rick Shefchik

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Re: Golf Television
« Reply #5 on: December 07, 2011, 01:57:25 AM »
Quote from: Dan Kelly on December 06, 2011, 09:12:33 PM
There ought to have been a great golf-travel TV series, but if there's been one, I don't know of it.

I will happily nominate myself to be the Rudy Maxa of golf -- or perhaps the Jane and Michael Stern of golf.  I will happily gallivant from state to state, country to country, great course to great course, offering side trips of geography and history and culture and cuisine, meeting the local characters, seeking golf adventures wherever I go.

Maybe it would turn into a movie -- a la "The Endless Summer." I'd get to Cypress Point, the clouds would gather, it would be dead calm -- and my host would say: "You should've been here YESTERDAY!"

That's what the Walter Mitty in me imagines, anyway. Anyone care to join me?



I'll be your producer. Or I'll carry your bag. Or your suitcase. Or your lunch.
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Adam Lawrence

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Re: Golf Television
« Reply #6 on: December 07, 2011, 03:59:05 AM »
I like CNN Living Golf. I'm biased because Colin, the producer, is a mate, but it's great to see a show that does more than just talk about professional golf.
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Michael Goldstein

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Re: Golf Television
« Reply #7 on: December 07, 2011, 04:54:12 AM »
Adam, Living Golf looks quite good. Unfortunately all video content has been stoically blocked here in the prc
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