NBC Sports Head: "For the USGA to disparage us for the sake of a press release, I was offended by it."

SBJ's John Ourand interviewed NBC Sports president Mark Lazarus about a number of topics (thanks reader Jeremy) and has Tweeted some highlights.

Including this one for USGA press release crafter Joe Goode to his resume:

NBC's Mark Lazarus' reaction to the USGA-Fox deal: "For the USGA to disparage us for the sake of a press release, I was offended by it."

— John Ourand (@Ourand_SBJ) October 2, 2013

Update on 2013-10-03 01:14 by Geoff

**The comments came at the 2013 CSE Sports Marketing Symposium. Lazarus also had this to say:

On not being able to renew a rights deal with the USGA: "We were disappointed. We were very forward and aggressive in our approach. We would rather have it than not have it. But like everything, life goes on. We believe that we are still an important voice in golf."