What's Your Opinion of Announcerless Golf?

Did you catch any of the Golf Channel's Nationwide Tour Boise Open broadcast on Saturday? If so, what did you think of their experiment with announcerless golf?

My reaction ran about the same as Bubba Watson's, who wrote on Twitter:

"Watching nationwide tour, this is boring without announcers!! We need announcers to tell who is hitting and what the shots are like!!"

On the other hand, I've also been known to hit the mute button when certain announcers start talking.

I kept wondering what someone would think if they stumbled across the broadcast without knowing what the Golf Channel was doing. Probably: Are they having technical problems? Why can't I hear the announcers?

And I kept wondering why nobody thought of this back when Lanny Wadkins was broadcasting.

As a one-time gimmick, this probably will boost the broadcast ratings. As an ongoing effort, I think it would make more people turn off the telecast. But that's just me. What's your opinion?

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