PGA Tour golfer Kevin Kisner has criticised CBS’s coverage of The Masters, saying that the broadcast showed shots that ‘happened ten minutes ago all day’. Kisner, who served as a guest analyst during SiriusXM’s coverage of the Saturday and Sunday rounds, questioned CBS’s approach on Barstool Sports’ “Fore Play Golf” podcast.
Kisner’s Criticism of CBS’s Masters Broadcast
Kisner said he was confused trying to keep up with the behind-the-scenes CBS feed. According to Kisner, the broadcast was showing events that he knew had happened ten minutes earlier. He stated he told Colt Knost during the show that he was better off following the app than the feed.
“They’re literally showing s—t that I knew happened ten minutes ago all day long,” Kisner said. “It was so bad that I in fact text Colt Knost during the show and said, ‘do you all ever show a live shot?’ I’m better off following the f—ing app than following your feed.”
Comparison to the Super Bowl
Kisner compared the viewing experience to major events like the Super Bowl. He described the Masters coverage as out of sync. Kisner said that the entire Masters coverage is a ‘fantasy world’ and ‘bulls—‘.
“So your entire Masters coverage is a fantasy world. It’s bulls—. Whatever we all watch has already happened seven minutes ago. Could you imagine watching the f—ing Super Bowl and being like, ‘yea Tom Brady threw that touchdown seven minutes ago, we’re going to act like it’s live here so our announcers can sound really smart and we’re going to sit here and he’s going to throw it wide open down the middle but it actually happened seven minutes ago and everyone in the stadium’s taking a p—. What are we doing, man?”
CBS’s Coverage and Apparent Errors
Coverage of the 90th Masters was spread across broadcast networks and streaming, but Sunday’s final round belonged to CBS and Paramount+, with Jim Nantz on the call. Some viewers criticised Rory McIlroy’s pursuit of a repeat at Augusta National as apparent broadcast errors surfaced.
After McIlroy’s second shot on the 18th hole, cameras lost track of the ball as it landed in the woods right of the fairway. Reports say CBS uses a brief tape delay for some shots rather than broadcasting every moment in real time.
Masters Coverage Differences
NFL games feature several built-in commercial breaks, while the Masters has limited commercial interruption as multiple players hit shots simultaneously across the course.
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