Andy North - "My Best Broadcasting Moments" SHORT TRACK

SPEAKER_01 0:07

Straight down the middle. It went straight down the middle. Then it started to hook just a little bit.

Mike Gonzalez 0:16

What were some of the greatest moments you remember witnessing as a broadcaster on the golf course?

Andy North 0:22

I think to me, I was so fortunate that I was in my early years of doing TV when Tiger came along. And uh you know, I was with him and did the interview after he won his first tournament at at Las Vegas in '96. Um I I probably have had the the honor of walking down the 72nd hole with him at maybe 20 of his wins over the years, a couple of British opens, uh, you know, stuff that's really been cool. And some of the shots that he's hit. Um one of the most famous shots with the 72nd hole of the Canadian Open, where he hit it to a back right hole location over water out of a fairway bunker up to like four feet to win the Canadian Open. Um a shot that no one else in their right mind would ever have tried. You know, I mean, just uh he's done so many amazing things. It's been fun to be around him and and to uh gain his trust as a broadcaster. I think that was something that I'm proud of that he he trusted me and I think respected me because he knew that I worked hard at what I was trying to do.

SPEAKER_01 1:37

Question for you. How good is your memory? That shotty hit at uh Glen Abbey on the 18th hole was with what club?

Andy North 1:48

It was 201 yard six iron, I believe.

SPEAKER_01 1:51

There you go. You're absolutely right.

Andy North 1:55

Yeah. It was an and the ball, the ball never looked like it was going to be on the green. It started out to the right of the green and he drew it drew it in to literally eight feet left. It looked like it was going in the hole.

SPEAKER_01 2:08

Yeah. It was amazing. It was an amazing shot.

Andy North 2:10

Absolutely amazing shot. No, it's been, you know, I think that's the coolest thing that Bruce and I both been able to do being involved in TV. You're still involved in your the game you love, you're involved with a lot of your friends. Um, you know, you're you've you've been able to uh work into another generation or even two now, that you know you you've see these guys that are wonderful players that you've been involved with them and and and gotten to see some of the best golf ever played.

Mike Gonzalez 2:44

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SPEAKER_01 3:08

It went smack down the fairway. And it's time to slice just smitch off line. My head is as long as you're still in the stage you're okay. It went straight down the middle file.