Johnny, Faldo To Reunite In Synergy-Gone-Wild Hawaiian Extravaganza
/Michael Hiestand reports that Johnny Miller will be appearing with Nick Faldo on Golf Channel's telecast of the Hyundai Tournament of Champions from Kapalua. Meaning, (A) someone reworked Johnny's contract to pay him to go spend at week at Kapalua, (B) NBC is taking the synergy thing with Golf Channel seriously, and (C) someone wisely recognized there is little reason to tune into this event with a lackluster field at Kapalua and after such a robust fall schedule of quality golf events with stars teeing it up in exotic locales.
But if asked if next month's experiment will lead to the them being paired together more, GC president Mike McCarley offers a word-picture you rarely associate with TV golf: "We'll see how it works, what kind of hijinks ensue.…We'll have to check if it's safe to release these two into the wild."