Comments on: What if #1 played alone? http://blog.golfingwithjeff.com/2006/11/21/what-if-1-played-alone/ Golf Blog of PGA Golf Professional Jeff Shores Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:16:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Jeff Shores, PGA http://blog.golfingwithjeff.com/2006/11/21/what-if-1-played-alone/#comment-13 Jeff Shores, PGA Thu, 23 Nov 2006 14:50:30 +0000 http://blog.golfingwithjeff.com/2006/11/21/what-if-1-played-alone/#comment-13 Dear LadyG, As golf enthusiasts, we must first appreciate the unbelievable talent we are witnessing in the world's #1. These type of sports figures will elevate the dreams and perceptions of the worlds youth as to what is attainable with hard work and persistence. This leadership will pave the way for future champions. As for the media, well, they will have to see that the viewing public is just as interested in watching professional golf, regardless of whose in the field, before they change their ways.  With technology being what it is, there is no reason why, we as viewers, can not watch any player we want in the field, at any time.  Online coverage of the event, with cameras at every hole, would make it possible for the viewer to follow their favorite player throughout the ups and downs of their entire  round.  This would help fans become more familiar with all the different players and their personalities.  I truly believe this idea would change the way the world watches golf tournaments. To play a sport, any sport, at the professional level takes a huge amount of heroics. Golf, especially, with all success and failure riding on the individual. All the participants in any golf event are potential heroes for the viewer to admire. All, gladiators if you will, in the arena fighting off the lions (or Tigers) with the hope of potential victory. The more we as viewers show our appreciation for the great play of all the participants, the more the media will fall in line with what they show us. What can <em>you</em> do?  Besides #1, which player do you admire and want to watch?  Check out what PGA.com and Turner Broadcasting are beginning to offer in terms of coverage and podcasting at...  <a href="http://www.pga.com/grandslam/2006/news/slam_pipeline111606.html" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">http://www.pga.com/grandslam/2006/news/slam_pipeline111606.html</a> If you have additional questions regarding this evolving topic in sports, keep them coming!  Let's start a wave of better broadcasting.  Thanks for golfing with Jeff Dear LadyG,

As golf enthusiasts, we must first appreciate the unbelievable talent we are witnessing in the world’s #1. These type of sports figures will elevate the dreams and perceptions of the worlds youth as to what is attainable with hard work and persistence. This leadership will pave the way for future champions.

As for the media, well, they will have to see that the viewing public is just as interested in watching professional golf, regardless of whose in the field, before they change their ways.  With technology being what it is, there is no reason why, we as viewers, can not watch any player we want in the field, at any time.  Online coverage of the event, with cameras at every hole, would make it possible for the viewer to follow their favorite player throughout the ups and downs of their entire  round.  This would help fans become more familiar with all the different players and their personalities.  I truly believe this idea would change the way the world watches golf tournaments.

To play a sport, any sport, at the professional level takes a huge amount of heroics. Golf, especially, with all success and failure riding on the individual. All the participants in any golf event are potential heroes for the viewer to admire. All, gladiators if you will, in the arena fighting off the lions (or Tigers) with the hope of potential victory. The more we as viewers show our appreciation for the great play of all the participants, the more the media will fall in line with what they show us.

What can you do?  Besides #1, which player do you admire and want to watch?  Check out what PGA.com and Turner Broadcasting are beginning to offer in terms of coverage and podcasting at… 

http://www.pga.com/grandslam/2006/news/slam_pipeline111606.html

If you have additional questions regarding this evolving topic in sports, keep them coming!  Let’s start a wave of better broadcasting.  Thanks for golfing with Jeff

]]> By: LadyG http://blog.golfingwithjeff.com/2006/11/21/what-if-1-played-alone/#comment-12 LadyG Wed, 22 Nov 2006 21:57:57 +0000 http://blog.golfingwithjeff.com/2006/11/21/what-if-1-played-alone/#comment-12 Thanks for this post Jeff, I agree with what you had to say. However, I'm not so sure there is much the viewing public can really do about how media tends to highlight the sport. TV coverage, I believe, being the main culprit, tends to showcase who they want to...or maybe who they think we want them too... Is there really anything golf enthusiasts can do about this? Thanks for this post Jeff, I agree with what you had to say. However, I’m not so sure there is much the viewing public can really do about how media tends to highlight the sport. TV coverage, I believe, being the main culprit, tends to showcase who they want to…or maybe who they think we want them too…

Is there really anything golf enthusiasts can do about this?

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