For Some Reason, NBC Makes Tiger Watch Gold Man Hit His "Better Than Most" Putt

The so-bad-you-can’t-take-your-eyes-off-it “mixed reality” has earned less-than-glowing reviews after Sunday saw NBC asked Tiger to watch this grand idea. Tiger pretty much ignored seeing some strange combo of C3PO, Oscar and a 24 handicapper in his place. He was a good sport but focused more on the NBC call at the time.

Something tells me this would not have gone over as well with Jack Nicklaus. He might not have gone all Tom Brady on the tablet, but I’m not seeing him grasping the point of the exercise. And in that sense, he’s not alone.

After the rough cut version Tiger was subjected to, The Gold Man was plugged into today’s setting, providing this kind of glorious crowd apathy:

Here is the full chat with Mike Tirico aired in its entirety thanks to the awful Players week weather.