‘Golf would benefit’ from a clock

It worked for Major League Baseball, and Scott Van Pelt believes golf can similarly benefit from the addition of a shot clock. Despite much resistance from traditionalists, MLB finally addressed the need to speed up its game by implementing a pitch clock in 2023. The reception to the faster paced games has been almost unanimously positive. Earlier this year, the inaugural season of TGL successfully teed off a fast-paced product thanks to a 40-second shot clock. And the success of both begs the question of whether the PGA Tour should consider a shot clock to improve its glacial pace of

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'Calling golf is stealing money'

There’s no questioning that Scott Van Pelt is one of ESPN’s most versatile talents. But despite his role as the network’s host of The Masters during the early rounds of the tournament, the ESPN star hardly sees himself as a play-by-play announcer. It’s not that Van Pelt thinks he’s bad, per se, but rather that calling golf to him is… well… easy. And that’s not because he’s a natural, but rather because in his eyes, calling the sport makes for a relatively easy lift. “Let me call a golf shot real quick,” Van Pelt told Jason and Travis Kelce during

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@timbray @timo21 … not sure Canada lets Americans in just like that… maybe we can seek asylum based on the #ESPN situation? That would probably weaken even the most heartless of Canadian border guards. 🤷‍♂️
It’s a real buzz kill when the hockey games conclude and #ScottVanPelt starts babbling about whatever inconsequential #basketball nonsense with dudes nobody ever heard of, let alone cares about.

Scott Van Pelt To Host ESPN’s ‘Monday Night Countdown,’ Replacing Recently Laid-Off Suzy Kolber On NFL Pregame Show
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Scott Van Pelt To Host ESPN's 'Monday Night Countdown' NFL Pregame Show

“I’ve been doing this a long time where, look, I don’t want to do that forever,” Scott Van Pelt said in June of his perch at SportsCenter. “At some point you just gotta step aside and let som…

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Former Steeler #RyanClark and #ScottVanPelt have done a remarkable job on #ESPN. Ryan Clark suffered significant injuries while playing, and the two led a real, raw, respectful discussion on what it is to be a player in the #NFL.