Once again Tiger goes into a final round major within striking distance and can't win. Many are blaming his wayward tee shots but the real culprit is his putting. Tiger couldn't make a birdie putt to save his life and could easily have run away with the 2012 Claret Jug if only he could have putted like the Tiger of old. Weirdly he's still the best chipper in the game, not only holing it out from an 18th hole bunker for 2nd round birdie but time and time again chipping it close enough for a small tap-in.
On the bright side, Tiger seems to have gotten smart and recognized his limitations. Instead of bashing away with his driver, he's adopted the Nicklaus strategy of going with his irons off the tee, hitting a lot greens-in-regulation and eking out a victory. But to do that, you need to putt well and Tiger isn't.
Showing posts with label British open. Show all posts
Showing posts with label British open. Show all posts
Sunday, July 22, 2012
Why the British Open is boring to watch on TV
Yes, I know, to some ALL Golf is boring. But that aside, why is the British Open so dull on TV? I believe its for three reasons:
1) "The Open" is played on Links courses which are tree-less, have almost no water hazards, lack ocean views, dramatic sea-side cliffs, and sparkling white bunkers. As a result, almost every hole looks the same on TV, and its often hard to see whether the balls on the fairway or the green.
2) The Camera work seems inferior to that in the USA. Where as US TV gives you a myriad of shots from various angles and gets "Up close and personal", "the Open" provides far too many wide angle, distant shots of the players. Its difficult to get emotionally involved. At the Masters you seem to be right next to Tiger as he plays the game, while at the British Open it seems like you're seeing all from 60 feet away.
3) Its usually grey and either misty or rainy, which means everyone is bundled up and hard to see and differentiate one from another.
1) "The Open" is played on Links courses which are tree-less, have almost no water hazards, lack ocean views, dramatic sea-side cliffs, and sparkling white bunkers. As a result, almost every hole looks the same on TV, and its often hard to see whether the balls on the fairway or the green.
2) The Camera work seems inferior to that in the USA. Where as US TV gives you a myriad of shots from various angles and gets "Up close and personal", "the Open" provides far too many wide angle, distant shots of the players. Its difficult to get emotionally involved. At the Masters you seem to be right next to Tiger as he plays the game, while at the British Open it seems like you're seeing all from 60 feet away.
3) Its usually grey and either misty or rainy, which means everyone is bundled up and hard to see and differentiate one from another.
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