Least favorite broadcaster cliches!

[manku]

Watching the 3M tournament just now… Vegas makes a nice putt for eagle that barely misses.  Doesn’t touch the hole, and leaves himself with a tap in.  
 

Nobilo says “He couldn’t have hit a better putt”.   I’ve drained some memorable putts in my life, and recall a couple extremely tough two putts. But a moderately downhill twenty footer with 18 inches of break that doesn’t touch the hole?

 

Guess that’s why my remote has a mute button!

[Carolina Golfer 2]

My pet peeve phase.  Any shot in deep rough form anywhere.  “He’ll be lucky to get this within 25 feet, or even keep it on the green”

Player proceeds to stick it to 3 feet to which said announcer claims it as the “shot of the week” 😂😂😂

[Pingfitz]

Any comment by Azinger.

[khalespace]

" Name...doing his thing"

[03trdblack]

You can play a drinking game with the phrase, "down the stretch". 

[Joe Mannix]

Pregnant pause and then a soft "um" before any thought coming out of Justin Leonard's mouth. 

 

I really miss Duval, and even Nobilo alongside Chamblee at any major tournament.   

 

 

[Dicka]

Right before a shot is replayed...

 

"You heard the roars...watch this".

 

Total spoiler...

[Hawkeye77]

Feeling each other out ...... like heavyweights.

 

Anybody watching Ali vs. Frazier think there was any "feeling out", lol?  Stupid in boxing, worse when transposed to other sports.

 

Okay, maybe on Love American Style.

Edited July 26, 2021 by Hawkeye77

[freeze16172002]

2 hours ago, Carolina Golfer 2 said:

My pet peeve phase.  Any shot in deep rough form anywhere.  “He’ll be lucky to get this within 25 feet, or even keep it on the green”

Player proceeds to stick it to 3 feet to which said announcer claims it as the “shot of the week” 😂😂😂

the biggest pet peeve was the one I saw on a horse

[williefo]

"He'll have a lengthy putt for par." Lengthy gets said about 20 times an hour! Someday I'd like to hear an upcoming putt described as "long".

[flip flappy]

Not the broadcasters but the players in an interview absolutely wear out "obviously".

" I was obviously striking the ball well today"

 

[golfandfishing]

The use of unnecessary words and phrases to sound intelligent does it for me. Dottie Pepper is the worst at this, but they all do it: “He really needs to elevate this golf shot to avoid the bunker complex short of this green complex. Too much velocity and the golf ball will find itself covered in (insert grass type of the week here) which is the deepest on the golf course.”  I’d much prefer a Boo Weekley type just say: Needs to hit a high one here so it carries the front bunker and stops. 
 

 

[OldCuss]

It's a new, official language requirement when responding to a question thus I am learning to accept it.

 

"Tell me, <person>, how would you describe ...?"

 

"So ...."

 

Old Cuss

[Scotty1140]

23 minutes ago, golfandfishing said:

The use of unnecessary words and phrases to sound intelligent does it for me. Dottie Pepper is the worst at this, but they all do it: “He really needs to elevate this golf shot to avoid the bunker complex short of this green complex. Too much velocity and the golf ball will find itself covered in (insert grass type of the week here) which is the deepest on the golf course.”  I’d much prefer a Boo Weekley type just say: Needs to hit a high one here so it carries the front bunker and stops. 
 

 

This x 1000

 

Calling the green the “putting surface” gets me.
 

Also the absolute refusal by some to say the word “water”. Hit the ball in the water? Nope. Penalty area. Wet grass? Nope, that’s moisture. Raining? No way. That’s moisture again. Possibly precipitation. Drink some water? Not that guy. He’s hydrating. 

[GreggM]

My pet peeve “How does it feel to win the (insert tournament name here) 

How the f*ck do you think it feels I just won a major and millions of dollars, come up with something more original please you weak minded bobble heads

[Carolina Golfer 2]

35 minutes ago, Scotty1140 said:

This x 1000

 

Calling the green the “putting surface” gets me.
 

Also the absolute refusal by some to say the word “water”. Hit the ball in the water? Nope. Penalty area. Wet grass? Nope, that’s moisture. Raining? No way. That’s moisture again. Possibly precipitation. Drink some water? Not that guy. He’s hydrating. 

They said water plenty of times today regarding the 18th hole.  124 balls were hit into the water there this week.   And I think they mentioned that 124 times 😬

[jt2gt]

Easy, right now -- "Walkin it in."  Everyone seems to walk their puts in whether they are really walkin it in or not.  

[Valtiel]

My recent one from the last few years is "as good as he could have done", and for two reasons. First, it virtually never is. When the guy is short sided in a bad lie and only has 6ft of green to work with, landing it 3ft on resulting in the ball chases by 10ft is NOT "as good as he could have done" because there was obviously several ways in which it *could* have been better. It is simply the wrong phrase in a "could care less" kind of way in that the CORRECT phrase would be "as good as he could have EXPECTED". You don't *expect* to stick it close from trouble, but it can happen. But any marginally successful shot is not "the best they could have done", that is just obnoxiously hyperbolic and dumb.  😅

[m d g]

I always loved Bob Rossburg saying, 'He's got no shot' and then the player proceeds to hit it to 10 feet : )

 

But my real pet peeve is saying, 'That was a perfect shot' when it doesn't go in the danged hole. 

[m d g]

3 metal.

 

That is all : )

[dnong]

Selling a shot....a putt....or a score.

"He can sell that birdie for a lot of money...ha, ha, ha"

 

[nikeblades00]

You guys are a tough crowd. Not everything has to be taken literally. Sit back, relax and enjoy watching the pros. Let me guess you guys also correct your friends spelling and grammar on texts messages?

Edited July 26, 2021 by nikeblades00

[MattyO1984]

3 hours ago, nikeblades00 said:

You guys are a tough crowd. Not everything has to be taken literally. Sit back, relax and enjoy watching the pros. Let me guess you guys also correct your friends spelling and grammar on texts messages?

 

Love this…

 

 

[KennyP]

Not a cliche, but 'aggressive' is the most overused adjective in golf commentary. 

[Rocky Ball-boa]

Also not a cliche - but for some reason I'm often peeved by people saying "left to right". It just feels superfluous, and you almost never hear anyone say "front to right" or any other direction.. Can't we just lave the "x to" bit out and say "this hole goes to the left" instead of "this hole goes from right to left"?

 

I realise it's petty and does no harm - but I guess that's what this thread invites, so if you're struggling with other people's peeves, you're in the wrong place 🙂

 

(honourable mention "off the deck" is way over-used as well.. throw a "floor", "ground", "turf", "grass", "matt", "fairway" or whatever else in there every once in a while! You almost never hear anyone say "deck" in any context other than "driver off the deck")

[Ferguson]

"Scoring will be a premium today." 

- Mike Tirico 

[Greg_B]

I'm pretty sure I heard an announcer use the term "aquatic penalty area" on a telecast last week as a substitute for "pond", "lake" or "water hazard". I mean, c'mon.

[CaptainPat]

8 hours ago, golfandfishing said:

The use of unnecessary words and phrases to sound intelligent does it for me. Dottie Pepper is the worst at this, but they all do it: “He really needs to elevate this golf shot to avoid the bunker complex short of this green complex. Too much velocity and the golf ball will find itself covered in (insert grass type of the week here) which is the deepest on the golf course.”  I’d much prefer a Boo Weekley type just say: Needs to hit a high one here so it carries the front bunker and stops. 
 

 

She's the worst, just wish she'd shut up most of the time.

[TheDeanAbides]

"He has great touch for a big man."

 

🤦🏻‍♂️

[jordan2240]

"He's a talented player."   Aren't all pros talented players?  Also, this has been discussed before, but "The first of many" is uttered every time someone wins for the first time, many of whom are rarely heard from again.  And finally "that's a great golf shot."  Were they playing corn-hole???