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USA Today
20-07-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Kevin Kisner had an interesting take on the Wyndham Clark/Oakmont locker room situation
It has been a tumultuous couple of months for Wyndham Clark. First, he damaged a sign at the PGA Championship and then damaged lockers inside the Oakmont clubhouse, which it resulted in him being banned from the club, it was announced earlier this week. He opened with 76 in the British Open at Royal Portrush on Thursday but put together three great rounds to finish in the top five at the last major championship of the year. During final round coverage on NBC, analyst Kevin Kisner had an interesting take on the Clark and Oakmont debacle, which resulted in numerous golf personalities on social media questioning his comments. "I'm not sure anybody in the situation handled it properly," Kisner said on the broadcast. "Wyndham probably could have nipped that in the bud with an earlier, or justifiable, statement, but locker rooms are supposed to be sacred. Not sure how that picture got out, USGA can help with that. I think if everyone just sat at a table face to face, that situation could go away pretty quickly." His comments make it seem as if he's pointing a finger at the USGA for the photo getting out. No Laying Up's Tron Carter is who initially posted the photo of damage on social media. After Kisner's comments, numerous people flooded social media to post about the situation. Clark finished T-4 at the British Open and spoke with media Sunday after declining to talk Saturday. "Yeah, so obviously I feel terrible with what happened. I'm doing anything I can to try to remedy the situation. We're trying to keep it private between Oakmont, myself and the USGA. I'm just happy we have a pathway moving forward, and like you said, I'm hoping we can get past this and move on and hope there's no ill-will towards me and Oakmont. "Like you said, I'm just trying to get past it. I want the best for Oakmont, the USGA and myself. Like I said, I'm very sorry for what I did and feel terrible, and hopefully in a few months we're past this, and it's something of the past." His T-4 at Royal Portrush is on the heels of a T-11 at the Genesis Scottish Open, so perhaps it's a sign of improving play. Clark was asked about the situation becoming public, and he said, "we were hoping it was going to be private. I'll just leave it at that."
New York Post
19-07-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
British Open announcers attacked by bat in surreal broadcast moment
If it's a live bat instead of a golf ball, do you still say 'fore?' Halloween came early for NBC's Kevin Kisner and Dan Hicks as a bat flew into their broadcast booth, spooking them and forcing them to take cover during the British Open at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland. 'Apparently, a bat of some sort is flying around,' Mike Tirico told viewers as the broadcast showed Kisner and Hicks' freakout. 'Kevin Kisner … this is a man who is a proud hunter — he's under his jacket, he is spooked by this bat. Dan Hicks is trying to keep it away from him.' Advertisement While Hicks flailed his arms aimlessly, attempting to scare off the bat, Kisner essentially hit the deck as he ducked down and used his sports coat as overhead protection. Hicks has been NBC's lead play-by-play talent since 2000, but a bat in the booth had to be a first. Advertisement 3 Dan Hicks began freaking out while Kevin Kisner sunk deep into his chair when a bat came flying into their broadcast booth. @cjzero/X 'I'm telling you Mike … just when you think you've seen it all,' Hicks told Tirico after things had settled. Hicks said the bat did 20 laps in their tower during its invasion. For Kisner, he's in the booth as an analyst while also regularly still competing on the PGA Tour. In his last time out, he finished T8 in the ISCO Championship. Advertisement 3 Hicks flailed his arms while Kisner held his sport coat up as protection. @cjzero/X 'I saw the feet up looking to land, I was ducking out,' Kisner said about the bat. The pair weren't even midway through the tournament when the bat debacle took place, as they'll hope no more flying creatures make their ways into the booth the rest of the weekend 'You never know what you're gonna get at a major championship,' Tirico joked. 'You're on the air for 8-9 hours.' Advertisement 3 The British Open was in the second round when the bat invaded the broadcasters. @cjzero/X Tirico may be right. A bat in the broadcast booth in broad daylight? Time will tell what else the British Open has in store.
7NEWS
18-07-2025
- Entertainment
- 7NEWS
NBC golf commentators brutally mocked as bat sparks chaos in the British Open box
NBC commentator Dan Hicks and US golfer Kevin Kisner flipped into panic mode when an animal invaded their commentary box during the second round of the British Open. Kisner and Hicks did not know what to do or where to turn when a bat suddenly appeared in the booth, sparking crazy scenes at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland. The 41-year-old Kisner is reportedly a 'proud hunter' but his fearful face said it all as the bat circled above. He eventually hid under the cover of his suit coat, while his colleague, Hicks, madly flapped his arms and occasionally ducked when the bat neared. Mike Tirico watched on and could not help but laugh at his colleagues, while Hicks said the bat did 20 laps of the tower. 'I'm telling you Mike ... just when you think you've seen it all,' Hicks said to Tirico. 'I saw the feet up looking to land, I was ducking out,' Kisner said. Meanwhile, back in Melbourne, gun Sunrise reporter Andrew McCormack thought the scenes were highly amusing. 'This remind me of you trying to get a hitout against Max Gawn or something ...,' McCormack said to Sunrise host David Woiwod. 'It's supposed to be the gentleman's game ... there's nothing 'gentlemanly' about that effort to try and smack the bat away. 'Look at that (from Hicks) ... look at the wrists flailing ... oh my goodness,' McCormack continued as he mocked Hicks' flailing arms. 'We don't see the bat ... it's somewhere up in the roof there. 'But come on, boys ... a little bit of courage.' Woiwod added to hilarity with an 'audio' gag. There were amusing scenes when superstar golfer Scottie Scheffler hit one of the shots of the day on Thursday, while a mic' picked up the sound of a rather long fart. 'I don't know if you caught it, but a bit of wind on the fairway ... a cheeky breeze,' Woiwod said. It is unclear if Scheffler was the culprit or a fan, but the noise certainly came through the broadcast loud and clear. Sports reporter (and golf expert) Theo Doropoulos said it was 'typically windy at the British Open and it causes trouble for all sorts of players'. 'The nerves can get you at any point,' Doropoulos said.
USA Today
18-07-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
A wild bat sent NBC's broadcast crew at The Open scrambling for cover
It's not just the players participating in the 153rd Open Championship who are battling the elements at Royal Portrush. The NBC broadcast had a fierce encounter with Mother Nature, as well. During Friday afternoon's rainy second-round action in Northern Ireland, the NBC crew of Dan Hicks and Kevin Kisner were literally ducking for cover when a wild bat found its way into their booth. Thankfully, the cameras were rolling as Hicks and Kisner attempted to shoo the creature away. Well, Hicks attempted to shoo it away, at least. Kisner was too busy hiding under his sport coat to help out. The video is an absolute riot. Listen, we can't expect every pro athlete to react to a bat like Manu Ginobili. The vast majority of rational humans would probably take cover just like Kisner did. Fortunately, the vast majority of us aren't on television and would never have to worry about cameras rolling during such an even. So instead Kisner and Hicks will become a meme, and a dang good one at that. At least in Kisner's defense, he has a good reason for protecting himself. As Mike Tirico mentioned, Kisner is slated to tee it up next week after a top-10 finish at the ISCO Championship. Hicks, on the other hand, at least tried to do something, but will still wind up immortalized in screenshots like this: Tough hang.
USA Today
11-07-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
'I'm here to win': Kevin Kisner made the cut for just the second time on PGA Tour in 2025
He's been pulling double duty all year, working as the lead analyst on NBC's golf coverage while also still playing PGA Tour events he's not calling from the booth. At this week's ISCO Championship, Kevin Kisner is enjoying his best outing of 2025. And it's his best by a mile. Kisner has posted scores of 66-69 at Hurstbourne Country Club in Louisville, which is debuting as host this season. It's the first time all year he's posted back-to-back scores in the 60s. In fact, in 26 rounds this year, Kisner has only broken 70 six times, including Thursday and Friday this week. He's entered 12 events and missed the cut 11 times but this week, you don't have to scroll too far down the leaderboard to find his name. He was tied for fifth after the conclusion of his round and will play a weekend for the first time since the Valspar Championship in March, where he tied for 70th. "Well, it feels great. I haven't played well all year. I've been close, missed a bunch of cuts by one. But I'm here to win," he said. "Basically the only thing that can help my life is to win so put it all on the line here the next couple days." He was then asked if he's noticed an uptick in fan support since he was named the lead analyst on NBC. "For sure. I told somebody I'm more famous calling 10 tournaments in the booth than I am playing 400 times on the Tour. So I appreciate it." he said. "People seem to like what I'm doing in the booth and hopefully I can keep that up."
