Yet Another Newsflash From The Golf Channel

Hot off the press release wire...

GOLF CHANNEL Tames Winds at Bob Hope Chrysler Classic with Extended Coverage in Prime Time

Demonstrating the cable network’s commitment to follow golf's breaking stories, the GOLF CHANNEL extended live tournament coverage to capture Charley Hoffman’s come-from-behind victory in a playoff over John Rollins at the final round of the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic hosted by George Lopez.

 With its pre-scheduled broadcast window scheduled to conclude at 7 p.m. ET, GOLF CHANNEL extended its live broadcast to provide viewers with shot-by-shot coverage and analysis of the first playoff of the 2007 PGA TOUR season.

Wow, the sacrifices they make! For all 8 of you who tuned in for the Sprint Post Game...

 On Golf Central (1 a.m. ET), Vince Cellini will sit down with Hoffman to break down his first PGA TOUR victory.  Golf Central also will highlight the top celebrity moments of the week.

Oh, let me go TiVo that. I wonder if I'll get a chance to see Oscar De La Hoya shadow boxing in front of a camera? The other 42 times weren't enough.

Missed any of the final round action due to the NFL Playoffs? 

No one was watching those lousy games! Come on. I mean, Sprint Post Game or Brady v. Manning down to the wire? Please.  

GOLF CHANNEL has viewers covered, with an encore presentation of the final round of play airing in its entirety beginning at 10 p.m. ET, and on Monday in prime time as a part of the network’s Monday Night Lights franchise at 8 p.m. ET.

You know I like this Monday Night Lights thing. If they keep playing these 5 hour + final rounds, they'll be finishing Monday nights under lights.

Comments

[JPB]

The thing I liked about the coverage was when there were just a few groups left and a couple of holes to go, with a good finish brewing, and they played that music video thing and talked about how they hummed it in the compound or whatever. That was horrible. The golf got interesting, in spite of the fedex cup, in spite of the course, in spite of everything, and the golf was not the focus, branding or hype or whatever was. And so begins the slide of the Tour. I do give props to I think it was Lerner, who discussed the rotten location of the course and hoped the course wouldn't drive players away in future years. I can't imagine why players would avoid 5 days of celebrity golf if they get to play the Classic Couse twice. Everybody from Q School will be there I think.

[Van]

Art Spander wrote that Rollins won. Wha' hoppened?

[Put Me Down For a 6]

Hey, was it just me but as I bounced back & forth from football it looked like TGC abandoned their WinZone hooey?

Maybe they lost confidence because of Goydos or did they think the high winds made the outcome a lottery -- perhaps they should have called it the WINDZone?

My prediction is that adult supervision (professional broadcasting talent) will make it to the TGC 18th hole tower before the Masters.

Love the blog!
Put Me Down For a 6

[Chris]

Please, somebody, anybody, bring back ESPN, USA and end this Golf Channel snore fest.

[Ardmore Ari]

they are burning our dinner! TGC or GC, whatever you wanna call it, is overcooking our meat and now its too tough to swallow.