Often during Ryder Cup Week, journalists and TV analysts have their team allegiance to influence their reports. This is part of this unique weekly fun in the world of golf. But European TV analysts have lifted its elevation to another level in the 2025 Bethpage Black Cup.
While Paul McGinley may be the poster kid for the issue, Nick Faldo provided the latest example Friday when he criticized American player Patrick Cantlay for broadcasting live on TV at a critical moment.
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In the golf world, many TV analysts are former golfers and are directly involved in the past Ryder Cup. Even if not, their loyalty to the country is clear. Therefore, it is natural that these biases appear in reports on events such as the Ryder Cup.
When done correctly, it can add colors and characters to the TV broadcast. A good example is the brief appearance and friendly scene with American analyst Notah Begay III during Friday’s U.S. television broadcast.
It centers on a little bit of what Faldo has raised this week. In Bethpage’s courses, there are some signs showing a historic Ryder Cup record for both teams, US 27 – Europe 15.
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Faldo thinks it’s a bit of a “psychological war” for Americans, because as he mentioned begging on Friday’s TV broadcast, the scores since the UK and Ireland have opened up to the whole of Europe that the team is Europe 11-US7.
But Faldo’s main job on Friday was to work on Sky Sports TV. Faldo, who was at the booth with former Scottish professional magazine Ewen Murray, made his prejudice even more outstanding.
Not surprisingly, one of the few American players given to Europe on Friday was his goal: Patrick Cantlay.
This is a critical moment. Cantlay and Sam Burns were locked in the tie on the 14th hole in one of the hottest matches of the day.
Cantlay just shot his t-shirt a few feet on the 3, making him a tricky but very important birdie putt. If he does, the United States will rise by 1 in the game they need. Although Cantlay is called a slow player, the importance of this putter cannot be exaggerated.
But Faldo and Murray don’t have it, choosing to tease Canterai’s glacier process as he queued up to putt.
“So, Juventus, you started living as a little boy, and you grew up from there, you might tell us your biography when he ran into this guy,” Faldo joked.
Then Murray joined in and said, “Well, there’s plenty of room. I know the importance of each shot. In three days, Rory might have three dishes!”
GolfWrx shared the clip on X.com, which you can see below.
Unfortunately for the Americans, Cantlay’s putt was poured out and the game ended a few holes later.
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Having British Sky Sports Radio is one thing full of European bias is another, but American broadcast is another.
But that’s what American audiences have to deal with it all day. This is because there are quite a lot of TV broadcasts in the United States on American channels, including members of the current European Ryder Cup organization: McKinley.
McGinley is a longtime NBC/Golf channel analyst and is also very good. McGinley won three Ryder Cups as a player before winning the European team at the 2014 Ryder Cup.
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But McKinley’s connection with the team is not over yet. Currently, for this year’s Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black, he is the strategy director for the European team.
During Friday’s long American television broadcast, his analysis was provided from a completely biased perspective, often referring to the European team as “we” and allowing his bias to repeatedly influence his analysis.
It got so bad that at the end of the Cantlay/Burns-Mcilroy/Lowry match late Friday, another US TV analyst, Jim “Bones” Mackay, couldn’t help pointing out McGinley’s hypocrisy.
McIlroy’s putt on the 18th hole was similar to what Justin Rose had done in the game before. McKinley suggested that European captain Luke Donald should read to McIlroy. But McKay didn’t. He quickly reminded McKinley that when the Americans were in a similar situation earlier that day, his argument was completely opposite.
As far as the American analysts who were televised, they did not conduct similar bias analysis, which could lead many American viewers to think they are watching European radio after all.
We have to see if the trend continues on Saturday’s report, or changes or changes made in the rest of the game.
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