Has Nick Faldo lost his charm on The Golf Channel?
I managed to watch some of both rounds of the Mercedes Championship on The Golf Channel. On the whole, it was a pretty smooth transition for The Golf Channel to become the premiere network for the pre-weekend rounds of the PGA.
But I have to wonder whether Nick Faldo -- paired with the wonderful Kelly Tilghman -- has lost some of his charm, moving over to be the No. 1 man on The Golf Channel. On ABC, Faldo had Jim Tirico, Paul Azinger, and Ian Baker Finch, so it was easy for Faldo to play the quick witted analyst with the zippy comments. But on The Golf Channel, Faldo sounds more serious and a little bit less funny. Of course, Nick will also be an analyst for CBS, so maybe he'll lighten up on the weekends.
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Always thought he was a little too flippant, and at the same time a little arrogant with some comments. He made some things sound like he never had a melt down and could always "suck it up". He was good, but not that good.
First of all, Kelly Tilghman is not wonderful, but lousy, so Faldo has a lot more work to do. Secondly, Faldo needs someone like Azinger to put him in his place because he's far too arogant to be the only analyst. Maybe the worst golf crew in recent times for a PGA event.
kelly till is to stiff. faldo is a cool dude. it just seems like he's trying to shag her and the exects won't let him so there an uncomfortable air. maybe if television "talent" were allowed to be personable and show emotion the telecast would be better.
I think they are doing great. kelly is great and she and nick are fine. give them a chance. great start and no problem.
how about rocco. he's the man.
need to put that pat green video on the web. it is great
I agree. Kelly and Faldo are fine. Rocco is the big news. He's got a great broadcasting voice and he is very likeable. Expect to see him around for a long time.
Faldo is going to be around for a long time
ZooTrouble
The new Nick is too nice. Bring back Nick the (rhymes with stick).
Listening to Faldo without Azinger is like drinking beer with no alcohol..... at first its just so so and eventually it makes you have to get up and leave the room.
They're both going to take a little time for me to warm up to. BTW, I just started a new golf blog at www.artfulgolfer.com to journal my new experiences with golf - in case anyone would like to check it out. I've also added this blog to my 100+ golf blogroll at golfslo.com.
Maybe he was tired ? btw. I like Rokko's voice too :)
Will someone please tell me how Kelly Tilghman is "wonderful?" I thought she was average at best. Faldo is going to be a great analyst, and maybe his lackluster performance is due to a lack of talent surrounding him in the broadcast booth. When he gets to CBS, he'll be much better, especially with McCord and Fehertey.
it would be nice to give them time to "jell" as a team but we are in the era of instant gratification it is probably not possible. i credit tgc with thinking outside the box - even if it may be motivated by low operating budgets - but the true test will be if they can weather the storm of second guessing and stick to their plan. also, will big tim fitchem allow them to do it their way.
at times like this i think of the sports illustrated story - si was introduced in the 50's, lost money for over 10 years but survived and eventually became an incredible success - all because henry luce believed in its value and dug in for the long haul. unfortunately that kind of committment does not happen in this age of highly compensated but spineless corporate leadership.
How bad were the Human interest stories? Content was OK but the actual production was low budget. Like Will MacKenze's surfing with "wipe out!" photoshopped onto the waves or JB Holmes' sound effects while he was bombing drives on the 18th... It's almost like they let the kids play with the broadcast equipment.
Ya, Kelly Tillman is WAY too stiff. She'll be lucky to last the season...I can't belive they didn't do any focus groups to test aufdience response to her.
Faldo is great...so what if he's a dick and has an attitude? Have any of you here won 6 majors? Ya...didn't think so...
i watched last nite and i think kelly and nick are hitting it off great..i think thet like each other...
i watched last nite and i think kelly and nick are doing great..i can feel the love in the air..i think they actually like each other..am i wrong?
Kelly is just in way over her head.
An insult to a classy guy like Faldo. Put her back it the 19th hole but not on the tour events. I've bit my toung for three weeks now being forced to watch her. I love watching golf and all of the other GC staff. She is truly a bad choice and a misfit.
Jim
Kelly is perfectly awful. Whenever anyone else takes a breath she chimes in babbling inanities and useless statistics. Also remember the time when Mickelson made an eagle early in the first round, there she was breathlessly saying "can he do it again for two wins in a row". (answer is he melted down in the last round, again)
Kelly Tillman does not belong in the same booth with Faldo. She's mechanical to the point of being a robot. Nick Faldo has a great wit about him, and it is to bad he has nobody to share that with. The Golf Channel should take a serious look at this missmatch.
Kelly Tillman does not belong in the same booth with Faldo. She's mechanical to the point of being a robot. Nick Faldo has a great wit about him, and it is to bad he has nobody to share that with. The Golf Channel should take a serious look at this missmatch.
Is it just me or did Kelly Tillman 'blow' Arnold Palmer in the booth today. Somebody shoot her quick before I have to watch golf with the mute button pressed!
I think Kelly is a real professional and a great commentator..There's no doubt that she really knows the golf game..
Does anyone know if Kelly and Nick are seeing each other off camera. I pick up on some chemistry between these two; though they are very different
Why single out Kelly Tilghman? ESPN, TGC, ABC, CBS, NBC all have reverted to a broadcast anouncing format that is evidently formatted to entertain us as viewers. As a sports fan I am offended that the networks think that the announcers need to entertain us. The Athletes entertain us! Kelly doen't disrupt the flow of the athletic event that we are watching. But, so many others do. In golf it's the banter between the announcer, the analyst, and the on the course reporters. Ninety nine percent of what they say has little to do with enhancing the video presentation. However much of the time, they talk right over the event, while they describe their own experiences, or banter with another reporter or analyst. "Play-by-Play" description is a lost art. There are men and women that have been trained in the discipline, but when thy reach their goal and arrive at one of the networks, they are unable to use that talent, as they are compelled to 'chair' a committee of analysts. Recently, Ernie Harwell, a noteable award winning baseball broadcaster was invited into the booth with a network national broadcast team and they asked him to "call" the next inning. He didn't get out three words of his play-by-play description before the analyst felt compelled to interrupt. Give Kelly a break. She's easy to listen to, she's got an extensive golf background, and she's doing a better play-by-play than most. I definitely don't get the opinion that she thinks that we viewers are tuning in to be entertained by her. That's refreshing. So much so, that I even leave my volue ON when she is the announcer.
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Ms. Tilghman is doing an excellent job as lead announcer. She is knowledgeable and does not get in the way of the game. She is way better than Nantz and his sentimental presentation on that other network.
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