How Twitter Reacted to the Olympic Golf Commentators
The commentators weren't exactly praised on social media
Golf returned to the Olympics today and there was no Ken Brown, Peter Alliss or Andrew Cotter in BBC's commentary team. Here's how Twitter reacted to the Olympic golf commentators
How Twitter Reacted to the Olympic Golf Commentators
The Olympic golf tournament began today and a large portion of the twitter chat wasn't about the golf, but, in fact, the commentary.
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With the BBC having broadcast rights, many expected BBC's commentary team of Peter Alliss, Ken Brown and Andrew Cotter to be there, but that was not the case.
Here are some of the tweets from today about the Olympic golf commentators:
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Elliott Heath is our News Editor and has been with Golf Monthly since early 2016 after graduating with a degree in Sports Journalism. He covered the 2022 and 2025 Masters from Augusta National and was there by the 18th green to watch Rory McIlroy complete the career grand slam. He has also covered five Open Championships on-site including the 150th at St Andrews.