Game for a laugh: Look as the LIV Golf commentary team make their Mayakoba predictions

Golf Digest Middle East — Tue, 21 Feb 2023 12:54:51 +0000

With the teams now set and the new campaign upon us, the LIV Golf’s broadcasters have weighed in with their picks for the individual and team winners at this week’s LIV Golf Mayakoba, the season opener for the 2023 season.

Take a look below to see who they opted for:

Arlo White

INDIVIDUAL
Abraham Ancer He produced a fabulous performance in the recent Saudi International, and I’m sure he’ll feed off the fervour of his home fans to take his first LIV Golf title.

TEAM
Majesticks Aside from my obvious bias towards my European brothers, Stenson and Poulter have shown some solid early-season form in Dubai and Saudi, while Westwood and Horsfield clearly thrive in our team format. Up the Majesticks!

David Feherty

INDIVIDUAL
Abraham Ancer I like the way he’s been playing recently with the win and whatnot.

TEAM
RangeGoats It’s the coolest name and I reckon Bubba will be a great captain.

Jerry Foltz

INDIVIDUAL
Patrick Reed Mayakoba doesn’t require length or ultimate precision, but foul balls are penalised greatly. However, the short game is paramount around El Camaleón and Reed is a wizard.

TEAM
Fireballs The Latin fire will be on bright display as the Fireballs will be highly motivated to win in Mexico.

Su-Ann Heng

INDIVIDUAL
Talor Gooch He played solid at the Saudi International and is one of the most consistent players.

TEAM
4 Aces Patrick Reed is playing well and they’re the defending champs, so it’d be crazy to not pick them.

Troy Mullins

INDIVIDUAL
Abraham Ancer Hot off of the Saudi International. Plus, he is of Mexican descent and has always mentioned his love for the Mayakoba event.

TEAM
4 Aces Because duh … oh, and Pat Perez is a past winner at Mayakoba in 2016.

Dom Boulet

INDIVIDUAL
Abraham Ancer Playing great and playing at home and just won Saudi in magnificent fashion.

TEAM
Fireballs With Ancer winning individual and Sergio Garcia playing well after knee surgery, there can be no other team.

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This Spanish announcer’s call of Ross Fisher’s hole-in-one is the best thing you’ll hear all week, and possibly all year

Golf Digest Middle East — Sun, 04 Mar 2018 07:25:49 +0000

By Christopher Powers
Much like last year at the WGC-Mexico Championship, there’s been plenty of fireworks so far this week at Club de Golf Chapultepec. On Friday alone we saw two impressive hole-outs from Dustin Johnson and Jason Dufner, both for eagle and both met with standard, non-existent celebrations we’ve come to expect from Johnson and Dufner.

Ross Fisher displayed a little more emotion when he produced a highlight of his own on Saturday in Mexico, making a hole-in-one with a 9-iron at the 157-yard par-3 third hole. But the real excitement came when the PGA Tour posted a video on Twitter featuring the call of Fisher’s ace by a Spanish announcer, who brought the energy of a World Cup Final to Chapultepec. Have a listen:

“¡Si si si si si si…HOOOOOOOOLLEEEEE!” ?? ??

Ross Fisher’s ace gets even better. pic.twitter.com/V97JgZaJcu

— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) March 3, 2018

Incredible. That will undoubtedly be the best thing you hear all year in golf or any sport for that matter. Some say the best sports broadcasters often say less, letting the big moment breathe. We’re very glad that wasn’t the case with this guy, who should be stationed at every course’s signature par-3 for the rest of the season for more potential “HOOOOOOLE”-in-ones. Imagine this guy at the 17th at Sawgrass? Absolutely electric.

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