Harold Varner III was tied for the lead during Sunday’s final round of the Genesis Open in Los Angeles when he hit one of the worst drives on the iconic 10th hole that you’ll ever see a professional golfer hit, especially one who was in FIRST PLACE.
Well, actually, nobody even got to see that tee shot because CBS – whose golf broadcasts continue to be a dreadful experience for golf fans who choose to sit through them – didn’t show it.
Varner, who’s playing the second-to-last group, topped a 3-wood on the par-4 10th hole. When coverage went to his second shot they asked if he had laid up but the on-course reporter said no, that he had topped it and now faced a long shot into the hole.
Nantz: "Let's go t othe 10th."
Nobilo: "Correct me if I'm wrong, that is a layup for Varner."
Immelman: "It was actually a 3-wood that he topped."
Hmmm if only we could unearth video of this somehow.
— Brendan Porath (@BrendanPorath) February 16, 2020
Varner would double-bogey the hole and fall off the lead.
This was was bad the tee shot was:
HV3 😳 pic.twitter.com/tiM16u0Obv
— Jason Sobel (@JasonSobelTAN) February 16, 2020
THE LEADER ON SUNDAY!!! pic.twitter.com/V9IF0IlzaV
— D.J. Piehowski (@DJPie) February 16, 2020
Fans were rightly furious that CBS wouldn’t show such a bad shot that was also such a pivotal shot in a tournament. It’s a huge part of the storyline of a tournament and there’s no video of it? On one of the most iconic holes in all of golf and you can’t show it?
They didn’t even show a replay of it!
Twitter blasted CBS:
wait wait wait wait wait…
Did they just say the leader TOPPED a 3-wood on the iconic 10th hole rather than actually showing it!?!?!?!?!
— No Laying Up (@NoLayingUp) February 16, 2020
So Varner cold topped a 3wood on the world famous 10th hole in the final group and there’s no video of it. The people deserve to see this, CBS. It’s one of the few things we have in common with the pros! pic.twitter.com/wNGXCF12fh
— Two Inches Short (@TwoInchesShort) February 16, 2020
129 yards!!
AT LEAST SHOW THE REPLAY!!!!! pic.twitter.com/BAkulY6lfB
— No Laying Up (@NoLayingUp) February 16, 2020
Varner struggling on 11.
IBF: "I think that tee shot on 10 would have rattled him, that's for sure."
What tee shot on 10? You didn't show it!?!? I don't know what tee shot you're referring to.
— No Laying Up (@NoLayingUp) February 16, 2020
Harold Varner just topped a 3 wood and had over 150 into #10. Anyone got this on video because @CBS has terrible coverage? Cc: @NoLayingUp @TronCarterNLU @DJPie
— Matthew Sump (@matthewsump) February 16, 2020
So CBS says leader Harold Varner cold-topped a three wood off the 10th tee, but they don’t show it.
— Scott Korzenowski (@Skorzo60) February 16, 2020
Varner hit a stone top off the tenth tee and CBS doesn’t bother showing it!!!!!
— Len Ashby (@ZENofLEN) February 16, 2020
@CBSSports how do you not show Varner topping his shot on 10. Horrible coverage continues to amaze me
— OC Gremlin (@GremlinOc) February 16, 2020
Somebody please source this Varner topped 3-wood off 10 tee please. 129 yards ffs
— Michael Verity (@MichaelVerity) February 16, 2020
I really want to see Harold Varner's topped 3-wood shot.
— Tyler Roberts (@trobtech) February 16, 2020
The leader cold-topped it to start the back nine of the league's premiere non-major event and they showed Kuchar's two-footer for par and cut to commercial
— Stephen Strother (@StephenStrother) February 16, 2020