Associated Press who uses two-time Knucklehead winner Doug Ferguson to cover pro golf, now employs another similarly incompetent writer. His name is Eddie Pells. Pells writes-
Woods is in search of his 14th major win and his first U.S. Open since 2002. His seven closest pursuers (OK, so Appleby isn't officially a 'pursuer') have combined for one: the PGA championship won by Davis Love III more than a decade ago.Wrong! Wrong! Wrong! How can a competent golf writer forget the US Open winner from two years ago?(Geoff Ogilvy). How can a competent golf writer forget a two-time US Open champ, and three-time major winner?(Ernie Els) Both Els and Ogilvy are within two shots of Woods and within his closest seven pursuers. To make sure I wasn't unfairly picking on this latest idiot golf writer, I checked. Els and Ogilvy were playing in the same morning group together. Both these players were through and in the clubhouse while Woods was still out on the course. There is no excuse for a golf writer to be forgetting two players of this caliber.
I ask again- Why do golf publications, newspapers, and wire services only hire the most incompetent people to cover the sport? With a few exceptions(Craig Dolch at the Palm Beach Post is one. Jason Sobel at ESPN is another.), golf writers seem to be among the dumbest people covering pro sports today.
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"Why do golf publications, ... (Below threshold)1. Posted by John F Not Kerry | June 14, 2008 1:23 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
"Why do golf publications, newspapers, and wire services only hire the most incompetent people to cover the sport?"
For golf-specific publications, errors should be very rare, because someone should spot them. But who is really overseeing the golf writer for a newspaper? I'm willing to bet that writers either beg for the job for free golf, or the editor draws straws and somebody gets the short one.
1. Posted by John F Not Kerry | June 14, 2008 1:23 PM |
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Posted on June 14, 2008 13:23
2. Posted by Tom Blogical | June 14, 2008 10:33 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
I agree with you. I think the incompetence and laziness comes from the golf media not giving a squat about any player other than Tiger Woods. To a certain degree, I understand where they're coming from, as they have to get people to pay attention.
The problem is, they've forgotten they're supposed to be professionals and not just fans of golf. They (and many others in the MSM) need to review Tim Russert's career and how he conducted himself.
2. Posted by Tom Blogical | June 14, 2008 10:33 PM |
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Posted on June 14, 2008 22:33