Golf Channel TV analyst Brandel Chamblee was on a Barstool Sports’ golf podcast earlier this week, and there is a fascinating clip where Chamblee reviews the words or phrases that TV broadcasters are given guidance on not to utter when covering the Masters. They are replaced with more hifalutin expressions that are more on-brand for the event and its organizers at Augusta National.
Here’s the clip: Broadcasters aren’t allowed to say “fan”, “driving range”, “back nine” & more on air at The Masters @ForePlayPod pic.twitter.com/czicE7LE24
It goes without saying (and isn’t that unreasonable) that an event like the Masters won’t ever let announcers name-check other event sponsors (it’s never “Valero Texas Open,” it’s just “Texas Open.)
Here are the five I found most interesting, ranked in order of how overly self-serious they seem:
Can’t say: “Fan”
Can say: “Patron”
Can’t say: “Rough”
Can say: “Second cut.”
Can’t say: “Sand trap”
Can say: “Bunker”
Can’t say: “Driving range”
Can say: “Tournament practice facility”
Can’t say: “Back nine”
Can say: “Second nine”
It’s not that I mind one over the other, but “back nine” is such a standard part of golf vernacular that it feels like Augusta National is just trying to make a point about how much they can get TV announcers to bend.
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