TBS/TNT: A-
Last week, we insisted the best thing broadcast executives could do was to keep the players’ mics open and tell their announcers and guests to stay out of the way. We’d like to stick an addendum on that — unless you have Charles Barkley in the booth.
Barkley came through as large, no pun intended, as the legendary athletes he was chatting with and Brady’s calling out Barkley after holing on out on No. 7 was one of the day’s best moments. We’d give Turner Sports a straight A, although side chats with A-Rod and Russell Wilson did little but distract us from the amazing on-course chatter.
And we’d be remis if we didn’t mention Justin Thomas’ debut. Remember how everyone was sure that Tony Romo would be perfect in a TV booth and then he actually was? The sentiment is the same for JT, who was smooth, funny and another bright spot.