Does anybody else notice Faldo's bias

[cxx]

We Americans are push overs for the accents. Not just for golf but any talking head.

[A.Princey]

Yup, noticed Sunday midway through his round, very enthusiastic after reaching hole 9-10. After a 3-putt and subsequent poor shots early on the back, he very quickly held his tongue.

[tacklingdummy]

Faldo definitely is biased. He is a good commentator, but it is better if he is impartial.

[Titleist99]

You have approx. 84 international players on the PGATOUR, from approx. 24 countries. Faldo do not try to hide his bias and loyalty to England.....LOL! Faldo was knighted and Jim Nantz makes that known at the beginning of every show by calling him "Sir Nick".

With all the fawning over the American players by every other announcer....the international needs an advocate as well.....LOL! imo

I don't know how many countries televise the tour but I like Faldo and the job that he's doing....

[knickerbocker]

Faldo is terrible and its not because he is bias. He makes no sense 50% of the time and adds no value. CBS Broadcast is almost unwatchable.

[Paddy_2_Iron]

Are you suggesting he pulls a Feherity?

[ChillyDipper]

There is no one that fawns over his own countrymen to me, than IBF. His breaking down when Jason Day won the PGA was icing on the cake.

[bscinstnct]

Depends, from a guy, not really noteworthy. NY is overrun with Brits selling all kinds of stuff. But,

 

If the "talking head" belongs to Vanessa Kirby....different story ; )

 

 

[Roadking2003]

"With all the fawning over the American players by every other announcer....the international needs an advocate as well.....LOL! imo"

 

CBS has five non American announcers.

[aenemated]

Faldo's been one of my favorites since I was a kid. I prefer watching him play but I'll take his broadcasting work too.

[Pepperturbo]

Of course Faldo is going to be bias for Euro's. He's a Euro and still a player in his heart. I listened to Faldos broadcast and didn't hear anything of concern, and I am as American as they come. I am not a fan of Rory but am a fan of Faldos style of announcing espeically how he played the game. I am also self-taught using three-books to learn golf, one was authored by Nick Faldo.

Everyone has a bias, just some are more distorted and unhealthy than others.

[c7015]

I don't notice his bias as much as I notice that he might have had a few before coming on air. He is still one of the best announcers IMO.

[puttingmatt]

I get a kick out of these kinds of threads, and everyone can

nitpick announcers, I rather enjoy Faldo. He has his moments,

but overall, he is doing a great job.

[JahGolfPhysio]

I didn't notice until you pointed that out! Definitely.

 

I do think he's biased a bit but I still really enjoy his commentary and think he one of the best commentators.

But not being an American, maybe I too am biased...?

[bscinstnct]

I think Faldo is biased against

 

Everyone!

 

He still got the competitive streak. I swear I can almost see him smiling in the booth if someone misses a putt ; )

 

He's like, "ooooohh noooooo"

 

But meantime he like,

 

[Sean2]

Reminds me of an old Archie Bunker line: His son in law accuses him of being a racist, and Archie response, "I am not! I hate every one equally."

[pinhigh27]

he's a terrible announcer.

 

he said he expected tiger to say a few words to the camera mid round when the news about kobe came out. He then went on to make a remark how "at least golf has only lost payne stewart."

 

a complete and total moron

[pinhigh27]

 

[Happyday_J]

As a Canadian who bounces between watching telecast on US networks, vs skysports, if there is any media Bias, it's extremely heavy for Americans.

Especially in team events, like President's cup and Ryder Cup. Sky Sports in UK do a great job of just appreciating great golf, where as NBC for those events are so pro American, which from a sports broadcasting performance seems a little wrong. You wouldn't want NFL commentator rooting for one team or another.

 

So maybe the notice of Nick Faldo, could be because he points out other players that don't often get mentioned because they are European??

A side note though, I get bothered by their level of professionalism, many of us due to this site and other sources, we know what is in guys bag, and the amount of times IBF, Faldo and others will say so and so is using a club that we all know they don't have.

[golfho50]

 

She wishes he was interested in that old hag.

[soregongolfer]

Faldo definitely has a bias, and I welcome it. Without it, the rest talk about Tiger even when he's 8 shots back. When they have a golf package on SportsCenter, it's 99% Tiger. "Scott Van Pelt here with Andy North. Andy, Tiger is 11 shots back with two holes to go. Does he have a chance?" "Well, Scott. It's a tough get for Tiger, but he's never out as long as he's breathing."

[cxx]

President's cup and Ryder Cup are US against them. Why would you expect the US broadcast to be neutral? It's a product of a network catering to the U.S. ???

The regular tour events are more even handed, although they always point out which college a player played for, which is less common outside the U.S.

[Roadking2003]

It's become quite common for international golfers to attend US colleges (Rahm, Paul Casey, Luke Donald, Hun An, Atwal, Cappelen, etc)

[Oliver Klozoff]

Faldo is great. I don't notice any bias. Any time Rory, Woods, or DJ are in the hunt they are gonna get a lot of air time. Those guys pump up the ratings moreso than Koepka, Thomas, Spieth, etc.

ETA: Ad let's be honest, 99% of the viewers would prefer to watch Tiger, Rory, or DJ walk around their house than see any other player make eagle to win a golf tournament.

[Twism86]

I live Faldo and enjoy his commentary. I didnt watch what you referenced but as a very "opinion forward" guy, I wouldnt be surprised if he focused on some Euro guys more. Also, as it was said, they all comment on who is on the screen the most which always isnt the leaders.

 

That being said I dont mind when a commentator has some bias toward a player he likes or roots for. I think we actually need more cheering from the commentators! Everyone has favorite players or likes to see a guy come from behind. I think the commentators should let that shine through more in their work. They shouldn't root against anyone but I never see rooting for a particular player as rooting against the rest.

[Oh Hi Carl]

When I saw the title of this thread, I knew you were talking about Rory. But, as others have said, Faldo's obvious rooting interest in Rory is no worse than the weekly US-focused coverage.

[Happyday_J]

Because they broadcast to people beyond just Americans, even if you just keep it inside the US, ignoring that it's picked up around the world, I'm sure there are people in the U.S that maybe rooting for the other team. The point is the medium shouldn't be US vs THEM. If its to be reputable broadcasting of a sporting event, there shouldn't be any bias. Similarly to when watching a Canada vs U.S hockey game on CBC, you wouldn't have a clue where the commentators are from when listening to them.

[Brock Savage]

I couldn't disagree more. He is the most accomplished golfer to provide color commentary since Byron Nelson. He knows what it's like to stand over a putt to win a major, and he conveys it well, IMO. He's not my favorite, but I'd much rather listen to him giving his expert opinion than Jimmy Roberts or whoever pontificating on the deeper meaning of golf.

He probably wouldn't make a great play by play announcer, but they don't try to make him one -- he's there to add a player's perspective to the main coverage, and he does it well.

[NiceParDavid]

Faldo is solid. It bugs me more than it should to hear Nantz call him sir all the time though! I do wish they would have kept Kostis on, he was my favorite.

[Roadking2003]

So, you agree with the OP. Faldo is biased.