U.S golf coverage

This is something that has bugged me for a long time and it's something i just can't get over!

Coverage by whichever US TV station has the rights to the PGA Tour is well......shithouse!!! Its great if you want to see every shot that Tiger plays or which ever American player is in contention, but try and find some footage of an international player! Unless they're racing up the leaderboard or winning, its hard to find, but that's not the real problem for me....

The real problem is, Sportsmouth is not remotely interested in looking at coverage of the fauna and flora or the beautiful lake with a fountain in it, if I was I would be watching David Attenborough on BBC, but no the US networks just love a wide shot of all the crap that is surrounding the course, what's wrong with that you say, well how about the fact that I want to watch the golf and I don't care who, but surely someone, somewhere is playing a shot that is worthy of viewing, wether they're in contention or not!!

It really pains Sportsmouth to have to put up with this shit on top of the fact that the USPGA is seemingly the only place to play these days, I wish more players would play in Europe and I tip my hat to players like Els, Scott, and a few notable other who regularly interupt their US schedules to head to Europe. Not only are the courses many and varied but the commentary and coverage is superior in my view!

Come ESPN or whoever it is, be daring show us what we want to see or fuck off and hand the rights over to someone who will!!


cheerio

A long time!!!

Well, its been along time between posts & quite alot of stuff has gone down, rugby league players getting shot at in Kings Cross (of all the places!), Super 14 rugby is nearly done (yet winter is not yet upon us!), cricketers who can't make the Test or One-day squads sign on to play under 10's rules (twenty overs per team, wonder if they have to retire at 25?!) for squillions and the first golf major has been won, not by Tiger Woods!!

Our motorcycle world champion is not as hot as he was last year (but it's early in) and another motorcycle champ belies pain to race (http://www.smh.com.au/news/motorsport/reed-breaks-shoulder-vomits-blood-races/2008/04/14/1208025091334.html) The autumn racing carnival is nearly in full swing, with a big one this coming weekend!

More importantly, sportsmouth had to relinquish the coveted Plaid Jacket that is the reward for winning the Carl Spackler Invitational (http://spacklergolf.webng.com/index.html) and been forced to withdraw from the coming rounds of indoor cricket with dodgy knees!!!

So, I'll return soon with a spray worthy of a trophy!