Fox Sports Broadcast of U.s. Open Inadvertently Picks up Sex Talk

Fox Sports broadcast of U.S. Open inadvertently picks up sex talk A crowd surrounds the ninth tee during the second round of the 2018 U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club on June 15 in Southampton, New York.(Photo: Ross Kinnaird, Getty Images). When Fox Sports audio cut out briefly during coverage of Fridays second round of the U.S. Open, that was the least of the networks worries. . During the broadcast on FS1 on Friday afternoon, microphones inadvertently picked up two fans talking about sex in explicit and offensive terms. According to Awful Announcing, Fox announcer Joe Buck was commenting on a shot by Patrick Reed when the audio picked up two male fans talking about sex. After their voices cut out, Buck picks up with his golf commentary without missing a beat. . As expected with thousands on hand at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club, yells from the crowd were pretty raucous during the action this week. On Friday afternoon, a man impersonating Donald Trump was thrown out of a hospitality tent after yelling greetings at golfers. Fox has microphones positioned throughout the course and will provide 45 hours of tournament coverage. The United States Golf Association released a statement Friday night apologizing for the flap. “We deeply regret the inappropriate language and sentiment expressed by a few fans that was unfortunately picked up by a microphone on the course during today’s broadcast. We are working closely with our partners at Fox Sports to address this issue, the USGA said.