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21 hours ago
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Golf Fans Aren't Pleased With Mike Tirico's Performance At The Open
Golf Fans Aren't Pleased With Mike Tirico's Performance At The Open originally appeared on The Spun. Mike Tirico has been considered one of the best broadcasters in sports for countless years, but golf fans aren't exactly fond of his performance at Royal Portrush. Tirico, a five-time Sports Emmy Award winner, is best known for his work as the voice of "Sunday Night Football." That being said, NBC utilizes him for the Olympics, horse racing's Triple Crown, and the U.S. Open among other sporting events. Even though NBC has leaned on Dan Hicks and Kevin Kisner for its coverage of the 153rd Open Championship, Tirico has been featured on Friday's broadcast. So far, the early reactions on social media haven't been kind. "Less Mike Tirico more golf," one fan declared. "I know the expectations are incredibly low but it really is ridiculous how little golf NBC shows its audience," a second fan wrote on X. "Recaps and long Mike Tirico intros, then have to show delayed stuff that could have been shown live because of said recaps/Tirico. A vicious cycle indeed." "Dan Hicks is bad and Tirico is terrible," a third fan commented. "Mike Tirico is annoying me with all this talk of a country that doesn't exist (Northern Ireland). I wish he would shut up and let Pauly McGinley take the reins and refer to the North of Ireland correctly," another fan said. The third round of the Open Championship will be televised on NBC from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. this Saturday. There'll also be featured groups on Peacock in the early morning. Fans should expect to hear more of Tirico's commentary this weekend. As of this writing, Scottie Scheffler and Matt Fitzpatrick are at the top of the Fans Aren't Pleased With Mike Tirico's Performance At The Open first appeared on The Spun on Jul 18, 2025 This story was originally reported by The Spun on Jul 18, 2025, where it first appeared.
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a day ago
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British Open: A bat invaded the NBC broadcast booth, hilariously sending Kevin Kisner and Dan Hicks into a panic
Kevin Kisner didn't hesitate to take cover on Friday afternoon inside the NBC broadcast booth. The PGA Tour star and "proud hunter" wanted absolutely nothing to do with an errant bat that found its way into their tower during the second round of the British Open on Friday at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland. Kisner dove down under the table and whipped his jacket over his head in an apparent effort to just wait out the invasion. Kisner's broadcast partner, Dan Hicks, wasn't much help either. He just started waving his hands around frantically. Thankfully, Mike Tirico was there to describe the entire scene. "I'm telling you Mike ... just when you think you've seen it all," Hicks said after things had settled, adding that the bat did 20 laps around the tower they were sitting in. "I saw the feet up looking to land, I was ducking out," Kisner added. Honestly, it's hard to blame him. Kisner is on the call this week as part of his role as NBC's lead golf analyst, which he does while still competing on the PGA Tour. The four-time winner finished T8 at the ISCO Championship earlier this month, which actually marked his first made cut after missing nine straight and only his second of the season. While the duo aren't even to the midway point of the tournament, a bat making its way into the booth is about the last thing you'd expect while covering a major championship. Hopefully, the rest of the weekend is easier on them.
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a day ago
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NBC blames headset for Smylie Kaufman's NSFW hot mic at The Open
The NBC broadcast team providing coverage of the 153rd Open Championship is having quite a Friday at Royal Portrush. First it was a wild bat invading the booth that sent Dan Hicks and Kevin Kisner ducking for cover. Then on-course reporter Smylie Kaufman apparently experienced some technical difficulties which led to him dropping an expletive on an unexpectedly hot mic. Give Kaufman a little bit of credit, though, he did utter the curse word in a hushed tone. Golf is nothing if not obsessed with etiquette, after all. Still many people watching the broadcast picked up on the error immediately. Warning: NSFW Language NBC's Mike Tirico came on the air a short while later to explain what happened. 'Earlier we had some technical issues with our microphones," Tirico said. "When you come over here, our on-course reporter, sometimes the headsets don't work the same way they do back home. Because of that, it led to some language getting through on the air that shouldn't have gotten through. So we just want take the time to apologize for that comment getting through back home.' The more you know, indeed. This article originally appeared on For The Win: NBC blames headset for Smylie Kaufman's NSFW hot mic at The Open
NBC Sports
3 days ago
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- NBC Sports
THE 153RD OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP AT ROYAL PORTRUSH HEADLINES NBC SPORTS' LIVE GOLF COVERAGE THIS WEEK ACROSS NBC, USA NETWORK, GOLF CHANNEL, AND PEACOCK
Thursday-Friday Open Championship Coverage – 1:30 a.m. ET on Peacock, 4 a.m. ET on USA Network Weekend Open Championship Coverage Begins at 5 a.m. ET on Saturday & 4 a.m. ET Sunday on USA Network; NBC/Peacock Coverage Begins at 7 a.m. ET Ride With Me – Actor Tom Hardy Narrates GOLF Channel Films' Feature on Ryan Peake's Unimaginable Journey from Prison to the Open Championship PGA TOUR Barracuda Championship – Thursday-Sunday at 6 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel U.S. Girls' Junior Amateur Championship Friday and Saturday – 3 p.m. ET on Peacock, 9 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel STAMFORD, Conn. – July 16, 2025 – NBC Sports' comprehensive coverage of the 153rd Open Championship at Royal Portrush Golf Club in Portrush, Northern Ireland, headlines this week's live golf coverage on NBC, USA Network, GOLF Channel, and Peacock. This week's coverage also includes the PGA TOUR Barracuda Championship outside of Lake Tahoe and the U.S. Girls' Junior Amateur at the Atlanta Athletic Club. In total, NBC Sports will present nearly 50 hours of traditional live championship coverage Thursday-Sunday – and more than 200 hours of live coverage surrounding the Open Championship in total including featured groups and streaming coverage on Peacock, as well as GOLF Channel's live studio coverage, headlined by Golf Central Live from The Open. Thursday's live championship coverage begins at 1:30 a.m. ET exclusively on Peacock and continues on USA Network at 4 a.m. ET. NBC/USA Network/Peacock Broadcast Team · Host: Mike Tirico · Play-by-play: Dan Hicks / Terry Gannon / Mike Tirico / Steve Sands / Tom Abbott · Analyst: Kevin Kisner / Brad Faxon / Paul McGinley / Smylie Kaufman / Curt Byrum / John Cook / Arron Oberholser · On-Course Reporter: Jim 'Bones' Mackay / Smylie Kaufman / John Wood / Johnson Wagner / Karen Stupples · Interviews: Cara Banks How To Watch – Thursday, July 17 – Sunday, July 20 (all times ET) · TV – NBC, USA Network · Streaming – Peacock, and the NBC Sports app *coverage will begin shortly before the first scheduled tee time at 1:30 a.m. ET NBC Sports will also complement its comprehensive Open Championship coverage with live featured groups Thursday-Sunday on Peacock, showcasing two morning groups and two afternoon groups each day of the Championship. Peacock will also showcase a Par-3 channel showcasing the 6th and 16th holes. Trey Wingo and Jay Croucher will host Peacock's Open All Access whiparound show on Thursday and Friday beginning at 8 a.m. ET. Peacock's coverage will also utilize its popular Multiview function highlighting the featured groups and featured holes streams. NBC Sports will utilize a number of its commentators throughout featured groups and featured holes coverage, supplemented by Sky Sports and world feed commentators, including: Play-by-play: Damon Hack / Tom Abbott Analyst/on-course reporters: Johnson Wagner / John Cook / Karen Stupples Thursday Featured Groups 4:58 a.m. ET – Xander Schauffele, J.J. Spaun, Jon Rahm 5:09 a.m. ET – Scottie Scheffler, Shane Lowry, Collin Morikawa 9:48 a.m. ET – Robert MacIntyre, Bryson DeChambeau, Justin Rose 10:10 a.m. ET – Rory McIlroy, Justin Thomas, Tommy Fleetwood Friday Featured Groups 4:47 a.m. ET – Robert MacIntyre, Bryson DeChambeau, Justin Rose 4:58 a.m. ET – Jordan Spieth, Ludvig Aberg, Viktor Hovland 9:59 a.m. ET – Xander Schauffele, J.J. Spaun, Jon Rahm 10:10 a.m. ET – Shane Lowry, Collin Morikawa, Scottie Scheffler GOLF Channel surrounds the championship with on-site studio coverage, headlined by Golf Central Live From The Open. Rich Lerner anchors post-round and primetime editions of Live From alongside Brandel Chamblee and Paul McGinley, with Johnson Wagner reprising his on-course role throughout the week with live interviews and shot re-enactments. Last week, the primetime Golf Central Live From team of Lerner, McGinley and Chamblee previewed the 153rd Open Championship on a media conference call. Broadcast Team Hosts: Rich Lerner Analysts: Brandel Chamblee / Paul McGinley Reporters/Contributors: Todd Lewis On-course: Johnson Wagner *all times ET, post-round coverage begins following conclusion of play The GOLF Channel Podcast with Rex and Lav – hosted by senior writers Rex Hoggard and Ryan Lavner – will surround The Open with daily episodes both on YouTube and across podcast platforms, featuring a Wednesday preview show, daily mini-pods following Thursday-Saturday rounds, and a full Sunday recap show which will also air on GOLF Channel at 9 a.m. ET. RIDE WITH ME – ACTOR TOM HARDY NARRATES GOLF CHANNEL FILMS' FEATURE ON RYAN PEAKE'S UNIMAGINABLE JOURNEY FROM PRISON TO THE OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP Ride With Me details the story of Australian golfer Ryan Peake and is the latest long-form feature piece produced by GOLF Channel Films' Emmy-award winning producers Israel DeHerrera and Jarrod Ficklin, narrated by actor Tom Hardy. Peake's story is one of searching, losing, accepting and finding himself once again. From joining a biker club, to serving years in prison, to fighting to get his life and his game back, his journey to playing in The 153rd Open at Royal Portrush has been one unimaginable ride. PGA TOUR: BARRACUDA CHAMPIONSHIP The modified Stableford scoring system will be used for this tournament at Tahoe Mountain Club in Truckee, Calif. The field includes a mix of PGA TOUR and DP World Tour players for the fourth year in a row. In 2024, Nick Dunlap won for the second time on the PGA TOUR but for the first time as a professional, shooting the equivalent of a 62 on Sunday, which earned him 19 points in the modified Stableford format. Coverage on GOLF Channel begins at 6 p.m. ET Thursday-Sunday. GOLF Channel Broadcast Team Play by Play: George Savaricas Analyst: Graham DeLaet On-Course: Tripp Isenhour / Billy Ray Brown Notable Players This Week Nick Dunlap Max Homa Cam Davis Beau Hossler Isaiah Salinda Aaron Baddeley USGA: U.S. GIRLS' JUNIOR AMATEUR The 36-hole championship match will be played on Saturday live at 3 p.m. ET on Peacock and at aired at 9 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel, with earlier round matches aired on Friday in the same coverage windows. The 156-player field will play two rounds of stroke play on Monday and Tuesday, with the top 64 advancing to match play starting on Wednesday. This is the second time the tournament is being played in Georgia. In 1971, Hollis Stacy beat Amy Alcott in the finals at Augusta Country Club. Rianne Malixi won last year's championship. Steve Burkowski, Emilia Doran and Kay Cockerill will call the action from the Atlanta Athletic Club. --NBC SPORTS--
NBC Sports
5 days ago
- Business
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The Open joins the U.S. Open in keeping prize money the same, year over year
Mike Tirico takes you through the front nine of Royal Portrush, 2025 site of The Open Championship, the final men's major of the golf season. PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland — The Open is leaving the total prize money at $17 million, the first time since 2012 the R&A has chosen not to increase the purse. The U.S. Open also did not boost its purse this year at Oakmont . The winner this week at Royal Portrush will receive $3.1 million, the same amount Xander Schauffele earned last year at Royal Troon. The four majors had been gradually increasing their prize money in recent years. The Masters increased its prize fund by $1 million to $21 million. The PGA Championship went up $500,000 to $19 million. The U.S. Open left its purse at $21.5 million, still the highest of the four majors. It's an example that the biggest championships are not about prize money, but green jackets and claret jugs. The Players Championship on the PGA Tour has a $25 million purse. PGA Tour signature events and Saudi-funded LIV Golf events have $20 million prize funds.
