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Scott Van Pelt is calling golf again and golf fans are so happy about it

By: Luke Kerr-Dineen
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August 6, 2020
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Scott Van Pelt is on the call for the first half of this week's PGA Championship coverage on ESPN, much to social media's delight.

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Scott Van Pelt is one of the more popular announcers in sports, but he holds a special place in the hearts of golf fans. Van Pelt is an avid fan of the game who got his start at Golf Channel, and is well-liked among players.

ESPN’s recent lack of major championship rights means fans have only been able to enjoy his commentary sparingly in recent years, but with ESPN’s re-emergence in the space, especially with the PGA Championship streaming on ESPN+, fans were delighted to hear SVP on the mic once again.

No offense to anyone else, but I love hearing @notthefakeSVP call golf action. 😍

— Kevin Van Valkenburg (@KVanValkenburg) August 6, 2020

This has been said but @notthefakeSVP is such a comfortable listen on a major championship

— Tucker Blankinship (@TuckerBlanc) August 6, 2020

Scott Van Pelt and David Duval are a good announcing duo. I wish they did more golf tournaments.

— Jake Leopold (@jakeleopold225) August 6, 2020

@notthefakeSVP calling Tiger Woods on @espn just feels right. #PGAChamp

— Gerard Williams (@GtheEsquire) August 6, 2020

Scott Van Pelt and David Duval are a good announcing duo. I wish they did more golf tournaments.

— Jake Leopold (@jakeleopold225) August 6, 2020

@notthefakeSVP calling Tiger Woods on @espn just feels right. #PGAChamp

— Gerard Williams (@GtheEsquire) August 6, 2020

I'd like to live in a world where @notthefakeSVP does every golf tournament that exists everywhere. From your local course championship, to the Masters.

— Michael Evenchik (@Jewlympian) August 6, 2020

@notthefakeSVP commentary on the PGA Championship telecast is gold.

— Jason Faipler (@PlanetOtheFaips) August 6, 2020

can we just have @notthefakeSVP and Andy North anchor every tourney? love the energy

— Robert Chavez (@rchav9) August 6, 2020

Have all the negative coverage takes you want but if anyone besmirches @notthefakeSVP I will go full Billy Madison Buscemi. #PGAChamp pic.twitter.com/AfvkyuyFgM

— Ryan Leach (@Leach24) August 6, 2020

Been very impressed with the ESPN+ coverage so far! Doesn’t get any better than @notthefakeSVP on the call at a major! #PGAChamp

— Jon Trost (@Trosty_2) August 6, 2020

4 days of @notthefakeSVP commentating the @PGAChampionship.

Sign. Me. Up.

— jacobgordon (@jacobrossgordon) August 6, 2020

The fact we get @notthefakeSVP this week for the PGA Championship just makes it that much better.

— Austin Sanders 🇮🇱 (@AustinSInTexas) August 6, 2020

@notthefakeSVP back on golf coverage + 🐅 = we’re back in 2005. Love it

— Matt Perry (@mperry1012) August 6, 2020

Boy did I miss your voice @notthefakeSVP

— Mexican Joker (@bubbaj2) August 6, 2020

And why do people like SVP so much? Apart from his delightful overall demeanor, he’s got a deep knowledge off the game, but always manages to keep it casual, cracking jokes and not taking himself too seriously. It’s a style that certainly resonates with golf fans, who have been raving about the broadcast so far.

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Luke Kerr-Dineen

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Luke Kerr-Dineen is the Game Improvement Editor at GOLF Magazine and GOLF.com. In his role he oversees the brand’s game improvement content spanning instruction, equipment, health and fitness, across all of GOLF’s multimedia platforms.

An alumni of the International Junior Golf Academy and the University of South Carolina–Beaufort golf team, where he helped them to No. 1 in the national NAIA rankings, Luke moved to New York in 2012 to pursue his Masters degree in Journalism from Columbia University. His work has also appeared in USA Today, Golf Digest, Newsweek and The Daily Beast.

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