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Sean McDonough Interview: From Monday Night Football to the PGA Tour, what it takes to make a successful sports broadcast

Subpar

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Golf, Sports

4.71.4K Ratings

🗓️ 27 April 2021

⏱️ 87 minutes

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Summary

On this week's episode of GOLF's Subpar, long time broadcaster Sean McDonough joins former PGA Tour pro Colt Knost and his close friend and on course rival Drew Stoltz for an exclusive, in-studio, interview. The former Monday Night Football play-by-play man talks what it takes to put on a successful sports broadcast, breaking into the business as the son of a legendary broadcaster, and who amongst his peers is at the top of their game right now.

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0:00.0

Hello world, welcome to another week of golf subpar.

0:13.9

Coat note at Drew Stoltz and slays, let's just get it out of the way.

0:18.4

Congratulations on a much needed victory at the Zurich class.

0:21.9

You picked the team of Cam Smith and Mark Leachman.

0:24.4

Finally, all the cliches, all the inch by inch, brick by brick, all that talk, finally

0:28.2

paid off, needed a dub, got a dub, back in the mix, made it a ball game, finally picked

0:33.1

the team with some heart, closed it out at the end, did a little scary, didn't know if

0:36.6

we were going to need a playoff or not, but got it done at the end.

0:40.4

But dude, that's a fun golf tournament.

0:42.1

It feels like it's been weeks since we had a real shootout coming down the stretch that

0:45.9

had some drama in it this week had it.

0:47.8

And that ultimate shot format, I think, you know, talking with my friends too, that is

0:51.3

a fun format to watch.

0:52.3

Like, I don't know if once is enough for the year they added another event like that,

0:56.3

but it's fun to watch.

0:57.7

I think one team event is plenty.

0:59.4

It mixes it up, it's fun.

1:00.4

I think if you do it too often, it'll kind of just, you know, get a little old.

1:03.8

But yeah, the ultimate shot is awesome.

1:05.4

You should send Louis U stays and a little thank you note for blowing that one in the

1:07.8

water.

1:08.8

They're in the playoff.

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