{"id":1250658,"date":"2024-04-14T12:47:14","date_gmt":"2024-04-14T12:47:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/golftoday.co.uk\/?p=1250658"},"modified":"2024-04-14T19:30:49","modified_gmt":"2024-04-14T19:30:49","slug":"masters-2024-last-call-for-verne-lundquist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/golftoday.co.uk\/masters-2024-last-call-for-verne-lundquist\/","title":{"rendered":"“Oh wow” Verne!"},"content":{"rendered":"

AUGUSTA, GA<\/strong><\/em>. Television announcers play a role in any sports event. But the central key to that involvement is being an enhancement to what is actually happening.<\/p>\n

Far too many announcers actually raise their profile at a sporting event and take on too much of a role.<\/p>\n

The actual storyline is the players and the event.<\/p>\n

Long-time Executive Producer Frank Chirkinian was the major domo for CBS-Sports (1959-1996) in covering the Masters. The sharp-tongued stickler for details passed in 2011 but was famous for lecturing announcers to keep silent and allow the camera to sell what the action has created.<\/p>\n

Verne Lundquist fit into that role perfectly.<\/p>\n

The Hall-of-Fame announcer is calling his 40th and final Masters today.<\/p>\n