Analyst apologizes for swearing on Olympics broadcast

Morgan Pressel apologized Saturday, someday after the Golf Channel analyst swore through the Olympics girls’s golf broadcast.

As Lydia Ko and Morgane Metraux warmed up on the Le Golf Nationwide vary forward of their closing spherical, Pressel and announcer Steve Sands had this alternate:

Stated Sands: “It’s a lonely place on the vary while you’re in a type of final two teams, however that’s precisely the place you wish to be, Morgan. 

Stated Pressel: “Yeah, what’s going by these gamers’ minds proper now, however Steve, I simply wish to take a second to acknowledge one thing that I stated yesterday through the broadcast. I stumbled over my phrases and sadly it sounded as if I stated one thing inappropriate and I’m so sorry that it got here throughout as such as a result of I’d by no means say that on the air in a broadcast. 

“However that being stated, we’ve got one of many biggest days of golf forward of us. Simply take a look at these gamers, on the point of heat up. Head to the primary tee, most likely nervous. Even now, listening to these cheers, particularly for that Nelly [Korda] and Celine [Boutier] group, hoping to take a medal residence for his or her nation. I imply, it’s so cool, Steve. I don’t find out about you, however I’m so fired up for this spherical.”

Notably, the phrases “fired up” had been a part of what led to the apology. 

On Friday, throughout third-round play, whereas watching Brooke Henderson hit her second shot on the 478-yard, par-5 14th gap, Pressel stated this:

“Yeah, she must begin to make a transfer. And right here, aggressive play, going for this inexperienced. We’ve hardly seen anybody get on this inexperienced in two. Yeah, let’s get Brittany [Henderson, Brooke’s sister and caddie] somewhat pump. She’s f***ing fired up. You like to see it.”  

Swearing in golf, in fact, is nothing new; sizzling mics typically decide up unsavory phrases from execs. However to listen to them from announcers is uncommon, and clips of Pressel’s commentary circulated on-line.

Under is one among them, and the not-suitable-for-work second occurs on the 18-second mark.  

Nick Piastowski

Golf.com Editor

Nick Piastowski is a Senior Editor at Golf.com and Golf Journal. In his function, he’s accountable for modifying, writing and growing tales throughout the golf area. And when he’s not writing about methods to hit the golf ball farther and straighter, the Milwaukee native might be taking part in the sport, hitting the ball left, proper and quick, and ingesting a chilly beer to scrub away his rating. You may attain out to him about any of those subjects — his tales, his recreation or his beers — at nick.piastowski@golf.com.