The Golf Channel, the home of professional golf and the PGA, debuted a massive 4,700-square-foot HD studio on Monday.
The new HD studio contains four distinct areas for use in various programs including ‘Golf Central,’ the channels nightly news show.“This spectacular new studio – as well as new graphics and music for Golf Central – show our continued commitment to updating and improving our channel,” said Golf Channel President Page Thompson in a statement released earlier this week.
Along with various anchor desks and locations, the studio includes multiple demonstration areas including: a putting green, sand trap, tee box and rough areas. The back studio wall features a unique demonstration area that uses a 23 x 13 feet video wall that functions as a golf simulator created by aboutGolf.
“Not only does the PGA TOUR Simulator apply stereoscopic, high-speed photography technology, it’s used with a proprietary methodology that allows it to achieve an even higher level of accuracy and produce a realistic golf experience,” said Chuck Faust, president of aboutGolf in a statement.
The new studio helped launch Golf Channel in high definition on January 4. Along with the new studio, new graphics and music were debuted.
“In addition to providing a contemporary and visually stunning set for our studio programming, this design utilizes technology to provide Golf Channel anchors, analysts and instructors with an advanced state-of-the-art tool set,” said Dan Overleese, Golf Channel vice president of operations in a statement.
The new studio was designed by Jack Morton/PDG and fabricated by Mystic Scenic Studios Inc. and took nearly a year to complete along with other infrastructure upgrades.
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The Music change for the Live From series was an unbelievably poor choice. I am sorry, but that was the greatest music on television, as a whole, and I am extremely sad to see this change. Do your viewers a favor and change it back to what it was. I can guarantee you will get more viewers, even with that “small” of a change. PLEASE. Thank you
Today, my husband and I watched the SBS tournament from Hawaii…saw a great deal of commentary….very little golf, and most of that was almost totally putts. We would like to see more of the game…fairway, approach, “trouble shots”, etc.
Thanks for your broadcast of the tournaments…and allowing us to see some of the most beautiful golf courses in the world.
p.s. We also enjoy the “Big Break” tournaments.
thanks for that too.