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The new AI golf announcer is here — and it’s off to a predictably awful start

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Tasch, J. (2026, September 16). The new AI golf announcer is here — and it’s off to a predictably awful start. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/09/16/sports/the-new-ai-golf-announcer-is-here-and-its-off-to-a-predictably-awful-start/

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During the New Mexico Open golf tournament, an AI analyst named Duff Foreman debuted alongside human broadcasters Ryan Burr and Notah Begay III. Videos circulating on social media highlight awkward silences and misstatements from Duff Foreman, such as incorrectly stating player standings and interrupting human hosts. The article emphasizes the poor reception of the AI's contributions, suggesting it may struggle to gain acceptance in sports broadcasting.

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The New Mexico Open golf tournament, which concluded on Wednesday after three days at Turtleback Mountain Golf & Resort and streamed online, introduced an AI analyst named Duff Foreman. Alongside human broadcasters Ryan Burr and Notah Begay III, Duff attempted to provide analysis but struggled significantly, leading to awkward silences and interruptions during broadcasts. In one instance, when asked about the top players' win probabilities, Duff took five seconds to respond before offering somewhat accurate statistical predictions with a Scottish accent. Another clip showed Duff cutting off Burr mid-sentence, further illustrating the AI's limitations in real-time communication and interaction. These issues raise concerns about the future of sports broadcasting if AI analysts cannot effectively engage with human hosts or audiences.

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If this is the future of sports broadcasting, fans will be turning away in droves. asserted

fans → turn → droves

The New Mexico Open, a three-day tournament at Turtleback Mountain Golf & Resort and streaming on social media that finishes Wednesday, has featured the debut of an AI analyst named Duff Foreman alongside human broadcasters Ryan Burr and Notah Begay III. asserted

that → stream → broadcasters

Videos making the rounds on social media show how cringeworthy Foreman’s contributions were. asserted

contributions → make → media

In one clip, Begay asks Foreman, moving awkwardly in a separate box on the screen, about the win probablity for the top five players in a question clearly designed to try to play to the AI’s strengths. asserted

Begay → ask → strengths

Five seconds of silence ensued before Foreman replied. asserted

Foreman → ensue → silence

“Now, we are talking numbers,” Foreman, dressed in a dark blue beret and quarter-zip with a light blue button-down, said in a Scottish accent. asserted

Foreman → talk → accent

“Blake Tomlinson is leading the pack with a win probability of about 11 percent, and he has a huge 34 percent chance to land in the top five. asserted

he → lead → top

Right behind him you have Sean O’Hair at around 7.6 percent and Steven Chervony at 7.3 percent, both with a 27 percent probability of a top-five finish. asserted

you → have → finish

Another clip shows Foreman cutting off Burr mid-sentence. asserted

Foreman → show → -

“Here’s to a round of pure strikes and a trophy on the mantle to cap off 54 years of greatness,” Foreman says. asserted

Foreman → ’ → greatness

There is an X account for Foreman, which shared a video Monday of Burr and Begay praising its contributions to the broadcast in a weirdly forced moment. asserted

Burr → be → moment

Your thoughts on Duff’s debut?” Burr asks Begay. asserted

Burr → ask → Begay

“I really had a great time working with him,” Begay said, trying his best to come across earnestly. asserted

Begay → have → best

“I thought he worked very well into the show. asserted

he → think → show

It was very seamless and I’m looking forward to sort of elaborating on his role within our broadcast because I thought he definitely added some value to what we’re doing and it was a lot of fun.” asserted

it → look → fun

Another video posted to the X account on Tuesday shows Foreman going over the top five on the leaderboard. asserted

Foreman → post → leaderboard

After sharing that Chervony was leading at “8 under,” he says “minus 5 under” for Max Chan and Ryan Sullivan, which is redundant and not proper golf parlance. asserted

which → share → Chan

He also said “minus 4 under” for Dylan Healey and “minus 3 under” for Kyle Hogan. asserted

He → say → Hogan

He additionally appeared to call Hogan “Hoffman.” asserted

He → appear → Hogan

The X account was originally created in March, and early videos unrelated to the New Mexico Open show Foreman looking and sounding different. asserted

Foreman → create → Open

The new AI golf announcer is here — and it’s off to a predictably awful start

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