Friday, July 20, 2007

TNT is Tiger Network Television This Weekend!

 Sergio is fun to watch, but it's highly unlikely he'll be at the top at the end of the weekend.

Being a golfer, enjoying to watch a golf major now and then and having been to the British Open, I turned on the Open at Carnoustie Friday morning.  The course is playing easier than it did in 1999 obviously because so many players complained after the last time it was played at the course.  Everything looks great, the course looks fantastic.  Sergio Garcia is the leader at -6 heading into the weekend.  Madison native Steve Stricker and Tiger Woods is at +1, seven shots back. 

My problem is that I love watching everything and everybody.  I love watching all the leaders.  I love watching the gallery.  I love seeing the entire golf course.  Turner Network Television has turned into Tiger Network Television this weekend and I hate it.  Trust me, I love Tiger.  He's out of this world incredible.  I was in Sports Illustrated next to the guy for goodness sake so of course I think he is great.  TNT feels a need to show EVERYTHING Tiger.  I'm not talking about shots.  Show the shots, I have no problem with that.  I'm talking about walking up the fairway, talking to his caddie, eyeing up every putt and shot, etc.  It's getting old.  I want to see Tiger's shots as much as anybody, but we don't need to see every second of his round.  Show us some other guys.  Show us other Americans, show us other guys near the top of the leaderboard, just stop showing every second of Tiger's round. 

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