Archive for the 'TV Golf' Category

Beijing Games Revive Golf’s Olympic Issue

Friday, August 15th, 2008

With the Beijing Olympics nearing the halfway stage, fans from all over the world can look at the medals standings to check on how their country is doing or who is vying for gold in various sports.
Golf fans are not included in the vast group of people as the sport still tries to convince International […]

Unlikely Broadcasting Partnership for European Tour

Thursday, July 12th, 2007

Imagine Liverpool and Everton, two of the fiercest rivals in English soccer, agreeing to share a player during a Merseyside derby. One team has him for the first half before he changes shirts at the break and joins the other side.
If you can comprehend the absurdity of such a situation, you may be able to […]

Sky Night and Day for Masters?

Thursday, April 5th, 2007

Beware viewers in Britain currently enjoying the BBC coverage of the Masters from Augusta. Rejoice viewers in Britain currently throwing things at the television set whenever Peter Alliss speaks. 
The never ending merry go-round of TV sports coverage has seen Sky usurped by the Irish newcomer Setanta Sports in the race for USPGA coverage and the […]

Sky Sports “Golf Night” Review

Wednesday, February 21st, 2007

Following my blog on the fact Sky Sports have lost the USPGA Tour to the new Setanta Golf Channel I thought it would be useful to comment on Sky’s new offering. In place of their two previous golf programmes, one exclusively for the European Tour and the other for the USPGA, comes a new one […]

Sky Sports Lose The USPGA Tour To The New Setanta Golf Channel

Saturday, January 20th, 2007

Sadly for me the USPGA Tour can no longer be found on Sky Sports. Instead I find a new programme presented by Rob Lee and Di Stewart, showing the European highlights Tour and the features that used to be on World of Golf.
It was defintely a shock, but unfortuanately the news for me and everyone […]