For decades the legendary sports broadcast area Jim Nantz has been the well -known sound of the masters. His tone and well -known catch phrases are well paired with the tradition and reverence of Augusta National, but according to Brandel Chamblee it is not by mistake.
Chamblee, who is currently serving as a golf channel study analyst, said during a recent podcast performance that covering the masters requires a particular type of etiquette -one that is heavily encouraged by TV producers.
Brandel Chamblee is seen on the set of the Golf Canal during the second game day at the Presidents Cup on October 4, 2013 in Dublin, Ohio. (Scott Halleran/Getty Images)
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“There are things you don’t have to say – fan is a big one. In their eyes it’s short for fanatical and they won’t refer to the people out there as fanatical. That’s why you hear people say,” he said at Barstool’s “Foreplay” Podcast.
“If I said that I would in my ear get one – from a producer – I would get ‘woah!'”
Chamblee pointed out other differences as driving reach, which in Augusta National is called “the tournament practice facility.” He also noted that the last nine holes during a round are not referred to as “back nine.”
Masters Flag on the other green during a practice round of the Masters tournament at Augusta National Golf Club on April 7, 2025. (Katie Goodale-Preferred Pictures)
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“But if you said back nine on the air, you would be rebuked because it’s the other nine. Because what you didn’t want to say you won’t have anyone to say that” He plays the back really well. “Because Back Nine is close to the back and the back is just overly colloquial.”
While it may seem extreme for some, Chamblee said he thinks the procedure for covering the masters has given way to some of the greatest moments of the golf.
“You get these big calls from Jim Nantz and Verne Lundquist, and at that time it was Ben Wright and they are sensible in their word choice. It’s softer, it’s slower and more reverent. I think that’s a big part of the reason it’s the best golf Tournament of the Year, I would argue. “
Advertiser Jim Nantz on the field after Connecticut Huskies defeats San Diego State Aztec’s 76-59 under the NCAA herring basketball tournament National Championship Games at NRG Stadium on April 3, 2023 in Houston, Texas. (Carmen Mandato/Getty Images)
Thursday, patrons are greeted by Nantz, who covers his 40. Masters, with one of the golf’s most famous sayings: “Hello friends, welcome to a tradition as opposed to others.”
