Do you guys get the Ewen Murray, Mark Roe (Sky Sports) commentary or that Golf channel lot? which I found a right turn off.
Danny,
We get Renton Laidlaw, Julian Tutt, the American lad that Mcilroy criticised and a couple of other faces, but no Sky coverage. They're actually very good, I think. Love to see Peter Alliss pop up, but that would be asking too much!
Don't you think it might be interesting to import a Renton Laidlaw, or drag Peter Alliss out of semi-retirement and put them in the box with some of the U.S announcers on the PGA Tour? I think that would be a cool juxtaposition. Those guys have a nice, dry sense of humour, a droll appreciation for absurdities, AND they know when to shut the f%^k up.
When Faldo first started, he tried way too hard, throwing in a British "witticism" every 2 minutes or so or a fake Cockney accent. Unfortunately, Faldo's not a naturally funny guy; in fact, quite the opposite, and thus has become so much better since he started just doing what he does best - analysis.
America golf coverage is stylised a little too much, but it's still very, very good. Just gets a little bland and manufactured at times to keep corporate paymasters happy.