{"id":1557583,"date":"2023-04-13T17:54:41","date_gmt":"2023-04-13T21:54:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1557583"},"modified":"2023-04-13T17:54:42","modified_gmt":"2023-04-13T21:54:42","slug":"jim-nantz-addresses-phil-mickelson-snub-viral-shot-liv-golf-during-masters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/jim-nantz-addresses-phil-mickelson-snub-viral-shot-liv-golf-during-masters\/","title":{"rendered":"Jim Nantz Addresses Phil Mickelson Snub as Well as His Viral ‘Shot' at LIV Golf During the Masters"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

While PGA Tour<\/a> superstar Jon Rahm won the Masters<\/a>, several players from LIV Golf were a big part of the story at Augusta National this past weekend. And overall, I thought Jim Nantz<\/a>, Trevor Immelman, and the rest of the CBS Sports golf crew did a fantastic job with the coverage. The same can be said for Scott Van Pelt and the ESPN team in the early coverage. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Could things have gotten awkward? Sure. Luckily, however, Brandel Chamblee wasn't on the play-by-play call, am I right? Despite the elephant in the room — or on the course as the case may be — that being the fact that several of the biggest names in golf play for a tour essentially run by the Saudi Arabian government — which doesn't have the most excellent record when it comes to human rights — Nantz or SVP or any other broadcaster could've gone off the rails. And they certainly would have been justified with any negative comments. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But, again, I thought everyone was as classy as can be when it came to discussing the LIV Golf guys. And overall, I thought the amount of coverage they were given was pretty fair as well. But not everyone agreed, especially as it pertained to Phil Mickelson<\/a> during the final round. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mickelson, of course, tied his personal best at Augusta with a 7-under 65 on Sunday to get himself into a tie for second with Brooks Koepka. Many believe he didn't get as much air time as he should have because CBS had it out for the LIV Golf<\/a> guys. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But Jim Nantz says that wasn't the case as he addressed the topic in an interview with Sports Illustrated. He also clarified the comment that went viral over the weekend, one which many thought was a little dig at LIV Golf.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jim Nantz says CBS didn't snub Phil Mickelson at the Masters<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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SI MEDIA podcast w Jim Nantz.

What was the deal with \u201cCW\u201d comment about Brooks Koepka? Tiger Woods\u2019 future. Why such good ratings?

Nantz also responds to whether CBS snubbed Phil Mickelson during his final round?

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