PGA Tour season start: Johnny Miller and Nick Faldo
Johnny Miller and Nick Faldo two stars of golf participate as sports analysts in the Tournament of Champions PGA in Kapalua, Hawaii, were inducted into the Hall of Fame 1998 World Golf
Nick Faldo was doing some commentary for Sky Sports that week when NBC executive producer Tommy Roy thought it might be interesting to have the six-time major champion from England join Johnny Miller in the broadcast booth. If nothing else, he might offer some European perspective.
“Instant sparks,” Hicks recalled. “And instant entertainment.”
They reunite this week for the Tournament of Champions.
Golf Channel is broadcasting the PGA Tour’s season opener from the Plantation Course at Kapalua. Faldo is the lead analyst for CBS Sports, but he also works for Golf Channel for weekday coverage. Miller has been the lead analyst for NBC since 1990. NBC and Golf Channel now are both owned by Comcast.
For those tuning in from home, Miller and Faldo in the booth together might be as appealing as the waves crashing along the west coast of Maui.
What to expect? Not even they know for sure.
“It will be interesting to see if this ends up in a mild fist fight, or it ends up in a big brother-little brother kind of thing,” Miller… continue reading
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