Johnny Miller Apologizes
OWN YOUR WORDS, PEOPLE!
In another in an all too frequent trend, NBC golf commentator, Johnny Miller apologized today for his rude remarks about Rocco Mediate during the network’s coverage of the US Open. Miller, winner of the 1973 Open and the first golfer to be inducted into the PGA Hall of Fame, said something to the effect that “guys named Rocco don’t win the US Open” and a few other choice remarks. This despite Mediate’s superlative performance in the tournament and his toughness in matching Tiger Woods almost stroke for stroke in the last 19 holes.
Last winter, there was a similar incident involving the Golf Channel’s Kelly Tilghman.
Why do these things “blurt out”? In my opinion, it’s because such rudeness is considered acceptable in the clubhouse among friends or at an after-golf cocktail hour. Until rudeness is as abhored behind close doors as it is on TV, we’ll continue to have these unfortunate happenings again and again.
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