Brandel Chamblee reveals interesting guidance for Masters coverage: 'There are things you shouldn’t say'

For decades, legendary sports broadcaster Jim Nantz has been the acquainted dependable of the Masters. His code and acquainted catchphrases person paired good with the contented and reverence of Augusta National, but according to Brandel Chamblee, that’s not by mistake. 

Chamblee, who presently serves arsenic workplace expert for the GOLF Channel, said during a caller podcast quality that covering the Masters requires a definite benignant of etiquette — 1 that is powerfully encouraged by broadcast producers. 

Brandel Chamblee is seen connected the acceptable of The Golf Channel during the 2nd time of play astatine the Presidents Cup connected October 4, 2013 successful Dublin, Ohio.   (Scott Halleran/Getty Images)

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"There are things you shouldn’t accidental — instrumentality is simply a large one. In their eyes, it’s abbreviated for fanatical, and they don’t privation to notation to the radical that are retired determination arsenic being fanatical. That’s wherefore you perceive radical accidental patron," helium said connected Barstool’s "Fore Play" podcast.

"If I said it, successful my receptor I’d get a — from a shaper — I’d get ‘Woah!’"

Chamblee pointed retired different differences, similar the driving range, which astatine Augusta National is referred to arsenic the "tournament signifier facility." He besides noted that the last 9 holes during a circular are not referred to arsenic the "back nine." 

The Masters emblem connected the 2nd greenish during a signifier circular of the Masters Tournament astatine Augusta National Golf Club connected April 7, 2025.  (Katie Goodale-Imagn Images)

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"But if you said backmost 9 connected the air, you would get reprimanded due to the fact that it’s the 2nd nine. Because what you don’t privation to person said, you don’t privation idiosyncratic to accidental is ‘he’s playing the backside truly well.’ Because backmost 9 is adjacent to backside, and backside is conscionable acold excessively colloquial."

While it mightiness look utmost to some, Chamblee said helium believes the attack to covering the Masters has fixed mode to immoderate of golf’s biggest moments. 

"You get these large calls by Jim Nantz, and Verne Lundquist, and backmost past it was Ben Wright, and they’re judicious successful their connection choice. It’s softer, it’s slower and much reverent. I deliberation that’s a large portion of the crushed wherefore it’s the best golf tourney of the year, I would argue."

Announcer Jim Nantz connected the tribunal aft Connecticut Huskies defeats San Diego State Aztecs 76-59 during the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament National Championship crippled astatine NRG Stadium connected April 03, 2023 successful Houston, Texas. (Carmen Mandato/Getty Images)

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On Thursday, patrons volition beryllium greeted by Nantz, who is covering his 40th Masters, with 1 of golf’s astir celebrated sayings: "Hello friends, invited to a contented dissimilar immoderate other." 

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