Usually, when a climactic moment in golf arrives — like, say, a winning putt — you want the best possible view for a broadcast audience. Everything should be visible, close up, and crystal cut and clear.
Someone evidently did not pass this memo along to broadcasters of the 2023 Genesis Scottish Open.
While mostly cruising his way through the tournament, Rory McIlroy came upon his deserved shot to win on the final hole. Except, for whatever reason, some of the main broadcasts decided to set the camera so far away from McIlroy before his shot.
Heck, even the European Tour organizing body strangely decided to promote McIlroy’s winning moment from the same perspective:
.@McIlroyRory wins in Scotland for the first time in his career 🏆#GenesisScottishOpen | #RolexSeries pic.twitter.com/wnWufLN8sZ
— DP World Tour (@DPWorldTour) July 16, 2023
I don’t know about you, but I typically want to see the most essential moment of a sporting event with a quality view. I don’t know why, but maybe having a closer, better angle was too much to ask here.
Golf fans couldn't believe the awful camera angle of McIlroy's winning putt
This simply cannot be the camera angle for a winning putt pic.twitter.com/2DkWmNQzoq
— Christopher Powers (@CPowers14) July 16, 2023
What an awful camera angle for Rory's winning putt. Well done Sky.
— JOHN WHITE (@Ngonge69JOHN) July 16, 2023
Which is worse:
CBS’ uncontrollable urge to cut to commercial at the worst possible time?
Or that camera angle on Rory’s winning putt?
— Marcus Anderson (@MarcusJAnderson) July 16, 2023
Great win by Rory but what a poxy camera angle to show for the winning putt #GenesisScottishOpen
— David Rigney (@Riggers77) July 16, 2023
I thought it had rolled 6 feet past the hole based on the camera angle and Rory’s reaction
— Vennum (@SpittinVennum) July 16, 2023
Thought the same , Shocking angle https://t.co/l9lpL1nZlC
— ByTheMinute Golf (@ByTheMinGolf) July 16, 2023
This broadcast has been an absolute mess. https://t.co/KZ7KmimpoH
— Bill Kornfeld (@BillKornfeld) July 16, 2023
Could not wrap my head around this angle https://t.co/x9CbCIVWJT
— Ronan McGeough (@RonanMcGeough) July 16, 2023
I’m watching this on my phone because it’s not on TV and yeah, just see if the ball disappears or not. This really is not nearly as hard as they make it. https://t.co/UZyFT73TYp
— Paul Werner (@paulwerner89) July 16, 2023
