Golf Channel’s version of Real Sports, In Play with Jimmy Roberts, got off to a terrific start with its debut show in March. Tonight is the next installment.

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Here’s the rundown from the Golf Channel.

In Play with Jimmy Roberts returns Tuesday, April 23 at 10:30 p.m. ET on Golf Channel with a new slate of real-life stories that encompass the game of golf in this critically-acclaimed newsmagazine series.

Tuesday’s new episode features Al Geiberger – the first player in history to shoot a record-low score of 59 in a PGA TOUR sanctioned event – watching his achievement for the first time; former Atlanta Constitution editorial page editor Reg Murphy recalling how golf helped him survive a 1974 kidnapping; and Golf Channel’s Rich Lerner taking viewers on a fun-filled tour to some of the most unusual golf … Continue Reading

Bob Knight isn’t one to volunteer for interviews. However, he requested a session with David Feherty. The former coach is featured on tonight’s edition of Feherty (The Golf Channel, 10 p.m. ET).

In the clip below, Knight, an avid golfer, talks about playing a round with his fellow Ohio State Buckeye, Jack Nicklaus.

From the Golf Channel:

“These days the polarizing bear of a coach is a lot more cuddly than he was in his growling, grizzly days on the bench … he’s actually now just one big, lovable teddy bear … usually. But he still scared the living crap out of me.” – Feherty introducing the show

As the college basketball world prepares for the Final Four, legendary coach – and often the game’s most notorious personality – Bobby Knight joins David Feherty for a candid conversation about his … Continue Reading

Ah, leave it to the two most candid analysts in golf, Johnny Miller and Brandel Chamblee, to tee up the players on the biggest problem in golf: Slow play.

The issue came up yesterday during a teleconference to promote the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship. The opening matches begin today.

Inevitably, things will grind to a halt at some point, as several players continue to make a mockery of the concept, see ball, hit ball. Slow play makes for bad everything, including bad TV.

Here’s Johnny’s take:

I was watching the guys pretty carefully about the slow play and I counted several times, guys taking four or five, six, practice swings, and that’s prior to the start of pre‑shot routine, that’s unbelievable.

Another thing, these guys can’t even take a drop by themselves near a gallery stand or sprinkler head or … Continue Reading

Let the years of torment begin. Michael Phelps attempts to become a serious golfer in the latest edition of The Haney Project. The debut show is Feb. 25 on The Golf Channel.

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It is 16 degrees in Chicago right now. So yeah, I wouldn’t mind seeing a little golf. At least the thought might warm me up.

The 2013 PGA Tour season kicks off today (Golf Channel, 5:30 p.m. ET) with the Hyundai Tournament of Champions. The event is at Kapalua’s Plantation Course on the island of Maui, otherwise known as my favorite place in the world. During my days at the Chicago Tribune, I actually got paid to cover the tournament. If there’s a better assignment, I can’t think of one.

The Champions won’t include Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy or Phil Mickelson, but Bubba Watson, Keegan Bradley, Dustin Johnson, Jason Dufner, and Webb Simpson are among those in the field. And the downhill 18th hole always is fun to watch.

It’s golf in Hawaii. That’s enough for me.

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