Golf analyst wants Long Island barred from future PGA events: ‘A stain on the game’
A golf analyst's call to bar Long Island from future PGA events is sparking debate.
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📍 How it ended
A Golf Channel analyst and other commentators described Long Island fans as a stain on the game following the mistreatment of Wyndham Clark at the U.S. Some suggested that the region did not deserve to host future majors.
The story quieted without a definitive conclusion in the coverage.
Epilogue added 6d ago, after coverage quieted.
The brief
A golf analyst has called for Long Island to be barred from hosting future PGA events. The analyst described Long Island fans as a 'stain on the game' following incidents at the U.S. Coverage emphasizes the analyst's criticism of fan behavior at the recent U.S.
Open at Shinnecock Hills. Golfweek, GOLF.com, Fox News, Yahoo Sports, and Awful Announcing all report on the analyst's comments. The analyst's remarks follow reports of unruly behavior by fans during the event.
The PGA Tour has not yet responded to the analyst's call. Coverage does not yet specify the nature of the incidents or the analyst's identity.
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Quick answers
What event prompted the analyst's comments?
The analyst's comments follow the U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills.
Which outlets are covering the story?
Golfweek, GOLF.com, Fox News, Yahoo Sports, and Awful Announcing are all covering the story.
What is the PGA Tour's response?
The PGA Tour has not yet responded to the analyst's call.
Coverage (9)
- Golf talk with Urban Meyer, Niemann-Gate and should pro golf ditch Long Island? Golf Digest · 21d ago
- 'Do Not Deserve a Major': Golf Analyst Sends Blunt Message to PGA of America as Wyndham Clark's Mistreatment Raises Concern Yahoo Sports · 21d ago
- Golf talk with Urban Meyer, Niemann-Gate and should pro golf ditch Long Island? Yahoo Sports · 21d ago
- Golf Channel host says Long Island crowd doesn’t deserve another major NJ.com · 21d ago
- Unruly Long Island fans a 'stain' on the game of golf, according to our columnist Golfweek · 21d ago
- Shinnecock’s U.S. Open crowd debacle shouldn’t have surprised us GOLF.com · 21d ago
- Golf Channel analyst calls Long Island fans 'a stain on the game' after US Open incidents Fox News · 21d ago
- 'The Worst I've Ever Seen': Brandel Chamblee Issues Scathing Verdict on Wyndham Clark's Mistreatment at U.S Open Yahoo Sports · 21d ago
- Golf analyst wants Long Island barred from future PGA events: ‘A stain on the game’ Awful Announcing · 21d ago
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