{"id":831,"date":"2013-06-20T17:58:56","date_gmt":"2013-06-20T21:58:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thesauerbrunreport.com\/?p=831"},"modified":"2013-06-25T22:13:27","modified_gmt":"2013-06-26T02:13:27","slug":"831","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesauerbrunreport.com\/?p=831","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019ve been a satellite radio subscriber almost from inception and among the many pleasures I continue to get from it is the live golf coverage. While you aren\u2019t able to enjoy the vivid colors of a game played on a visually-appealing field of play, I\u2019m drawn to the tone and detail from those practicing the craft of describing golf shots on radio. The clip below is broadcaster Doug Bell calling Justin Rose\u2019s tee shot off the 511-yard, par-four 18th last Sunday at the US Open.<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"81\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F97602841&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&visual=false&show_comments=false&show_user=false&show_reposts=false&color=ff6600\"><\/iframe>\n<p>It was that beautiful drive on the final hole that helped seal Rose\u2019s first major win. The only thing missing on the radio call of that shot is the sound of club hitting golf ball.<\/p>\n<p>Up a shot on Lefty, Rose made par on a hole that was the toughest on the course. Not a single player in the field made birdie on 18 either Saturday or Sunday. It played to a 4.71 stroke average for the tournament.<\/p>\n<p>Phil (playing in the final twosome) needed bird to force a playoff on that hole. When Phil pulled a three wood from a bag of clubs that had five wedges and no driver, his only hope of tying Rose was a blast that landed on the fairway. But as has been Phil\u2019s tendency off the tee in big spots, the shot got away from him into the rough. The lie was decent but he was left of the hole and had to fade it around a low-hanging branch and then hope for a miracle from 30 yards in front of the green. It didn\u2019t happen and the birthday boy finished second best at the US Open for an incredible sixth time in his career. Yeah, he has three green jackets but he\u2019s still a maiden at the second most important major for American golfers.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m all for an extreme level of difficulty at the US Open. That\u2019s been tradition but I believe you need a closing hole that allows players to make birdies. I worked Sunday but I listened to the replay of the final two hours of radio coverage before I went to bed early Monday morning. I already knew the outcome by that point but to hear the voices of Bell, Curtis Strange, Bob Wischusen and Bill Kratzert describe it filled gaps in ways that made it as fun as watching the tape.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019ve been a satellite radio subscriber almost from inception and among the many pleasures I continue to get from it is the live golf coverage. 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