Must See TV?

May

A widely respected golf writer once referred to The Golf Channel as a “24-hour sedative,” which is not exactly a ringing endorsement for its programming.

But that was said before the network landed broadcasting rights for the PGA Tour, suddenly making it relevant, and for golf enthusiasts, dare I say essential. Enter the deal yesterday struck between the network and Cablevision. The Golf Channel will now be available as part of Cablevision iO basic digital cable package, meaning golf fans will now have more Dave Pelz than they’ll know what to do with.

We’re DirecTV subscribers here at Blog Headquarters, so we’ve been privy to the artistic stylings of Frank Nobilo for a while now. I do think there’s a lot of stuff on the network that is utterly superfluous, although that’s to be expected when you’re all golf, all the time. But it is important to have if you want to follow the game closely. And thankfully for many, that will no longer be a problem.

This entry was posted on Wednesday, May 23rd, 2007 at 8:35 pm by Sam Weinman. Print | Email

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