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    How awful is the commentary from the Aussie and the American from the studio here in Oz?

    Not the experience needed, Fox sports.

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    No use whinging on here, send them a tweet or jump on insta etc and give them a gob full.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Captain Nemo View Post
    No use whinging on here, send them a tweet or jump on insta etc and give them a gob full.
    Agree Captain.

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    Luke Elvy isn’t it, he’s a dope.

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    I’m not even watching it, so boring.
    Watching the nba playoffs and sky thoroughbred preview instead!

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    You would prefer the master of banality Jim Nantz or that gibberer Paul Azinger........OK

    I thing Luke's doing a good job, Ned Michaels has played on the European Tour, anything rather than the rah, rah, rah from the seppos.

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    I suppose it’s better than that dope Johnny Miller,

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    I’d rather have the on course mics turned up and no commentary at all.

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    Yep I’d go with that!

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    They aren't in a studio in Australia. It is the 'world feed' designed for non-US markets.

    Luke Elvy has been in the US for some time, and often gets a start in events covered by Golf Channel. He was doing a featured group channel on the Masters.

    I didn't mind the commentary though. We all have different tastes, and there is always the option of the mute button.
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    Quote Originally Posted by PerryGroves View Post
    I thing Luke's doing a good job
    Elvy is dreadful. The absolute worst. Terrible .

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    Quote Originally Posted by Webster View Post
    Elvy is dreadful. The absolute worst. Terrible .
    Worse than Radar?
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    I like Luke’s commentary. Seems to have a very in-depth knowledge of stats and alike.

    I haaaaattteee Radar and don’t think he’s a good human being…

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    Quote Originally Posted by Steve57 View Post
    Worse than Radar?
    It took me a while but eventually I warmed up to Radar. At least he has played and won at a high level so he can speak with a level of authority. Elvy on the other hand sounds like he's trying too hard.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jimandr View Post
    They aren't in a studio in Australia. It is the 'world feed' designed for non-US markets.Luke Elvy has been in the US for some time, and often gets a start in events covered by Golf Channel. He was doing a featured group channel on the Masters.I didn't mind the commentary though. We all have different tastes, and there is always the option of the mute button.
    True that.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dcanto View Post
    It took me a while but eventually I warmed up to Radar. At least he has played and won at a high level so he can speak with a level of authority. Elvy on the other hand sounds like he's trying too hard.
    x 2.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jimandr View Post
    They aren't in a studio in Australia. It is the 'world feed' designed for non-US markets.Luke Elvy has been in the US for some time, and often gets a start in events covered by Golf Channel. He was doing a featured group channel on the Masters.I didn't mind the commentary though. We all have different tastes, and there is always the option of the mute button.
    At the Masters he confidently declared during the third round that Justin Rose was struggling because he was shook by the death of Prince Philip. With a straight face. He’s a f***king gibberer.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dcanto View Post
    It took me a while but eventually I warmed up to Radar. At least he has played and won at a high level so he can speak with a level of authority. Elvy on the other hand sounds like he's trying too hard.
    Radar is different gravy, not really my taste, but I can put up with his dribbling for the occasional rare gem. However, if he has mixed with alcohol in any way, shape or form, he is to be avoided like the plague, he in genuinely one of the worst drunks of all time.

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    I'm pretty sure I heard Elvy refer to players having to "really golf their way" around a set of holes at one tournament.

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    Elvy is embarrassing. Once said Greg Chalmers nickname was Snake because he holes long putts. Fair dinkum.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Rodent View Post
    Elvy is embarrassing. Once said Greg Chalmers nickname was Snake because he holes long putts. Fair dinkum.
    Hahaha.Not a fan of Elvy he says some weird stuff.Radar is ok. But **** me can Faldo stop breathing into his microphone!!!

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    I dont mind him so much except that i like playing golf on the xbox and he does the commentary there too, and its just too much.

    Interesting though the US open commentary keeps switching back and forth between Elvy and the Americans. Seems to be too often for it to be the USA ad breaks
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    Elvey is beyond awful.

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    Quote Originally Posted by markTHEblake View Post
    Interesting though the US open commentary keeps switching back and forth between Elvy and the Americans. Seems to be too often for it to be the USA ad breaks



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    Turns out there were 52 commercial breaks over the final 8 hours of coverage during Rd 1 of the US Open on NBC in the US.If you average the breaks out at 3.5 minutes each it equates to 3 hours of air-time to be filled by the USGA world feed.

    Thank goodness for @foxtel in Oz.



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