Mike Tirico & Tom Coyne join 5 Clubs on Golf Channel
NBC broadcaster Mike Tirico and Tom Coyne, founder of the Golfer’s Journal, joined the program this morning. Coyne was up first and talked about some of the bigger stories in golf so far this year, gave a low down on Philadelphia Cricket Club where this week’s PGA TOUR event will be held for the Truist Championship, some history of Philadelphia golf and an update on Sullivan County Golf Club. Tirico also dove into golf’s biggest stories of the year, looked for some historical comparisons to Rory McIlroy’s win at The Masters, spoke to the big three of McIlroy, Scottie Scheffler and Bryson DeChambeau all being in form headed to the PGA Championship and reflected on some iconic sports calls. Host Gary Williams opened the show on rivalries in golf and how rare they actually play out on significant Sunday’s and the big weekend for Scheffler at the CJ Cup Byron Nelson.
