Usually, when a climactic moment in golf arrives — like, say, a winning putt — you want the best possible view for a broadcast audience. Everything should be visible, close up, and crystal cut and clear.
Someone evidently did not pass this memo along to broadcasters of the 2023 Genesis Scottish Open.
While mostly cruising his way through the tournament, Rory McIlroy came upon his deserved shot to win on the final hole. Except, for whatever reason, some of the main broadcasts decided to set the camera so far away from McIlroy before his shot.
Heck, even the European Tour organizing body strangely decided to promote McIlroy’s winning moment from the same perspective:
.@McIlroyRory wins in Scotland for the first time in his career 🏆#GenesisScottishOpen | #RolexSeries pic.twitter.com/wnWufLN8sZ
— DP World Tour (@DPWorldTour) July 16, 2023
I don’t know about you, but I typically want to see the most essential moment of a sporting event with a quality view. I don’t know why, but maybe having a closer, better angle was too much to ask here.