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Peter Allis RIP

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  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,855
    Like others have said - one of the voices on my television growing up. 
  • happyvalley
    happyvalley Posts: 8,996
    RIP. He really was the most brilliant of commentators.
  • Pico
    Pico Posts: 1,029
    The unforgettable line:

    "I haven't seen a grip like that since they closed the gents at Kings Cross Station"
  • Chippycafc
    Chippycafc Posts: 14,148
    Wow watching golf on TV won't be the same again. RIP...
  • EastTerrace
    EastTerrace Posts: 3,961
    I’ve never played the game but loved listening to him, he probably made me more interested in the game. RIP
  • Glovepup
    Glovepup Posts: 1,744
    Not a golf fan, but I associate his voice with the sport. RIP
  • guinnessaddick
    guinnessaddick Posts: 28,633
    RIP 
  • lolwray
    lolwray Posts: 4,902
    A very gifted commentator he made things listenable with his gentle humour, think both him and his father played in the Ryder cup .A sad day 
  • mid_life_crisis
    mid_life_crisis Posts: 3,263
    This is superb:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_HSJ8niuKE
  • soapboxsam
    soapboxsam Posts: 23,229
    Peter Allis had a great voice:

    Golf was his life and worked right up to the end. The Nineteenth hole will be richer for his presence; we will be poorer for his absence.

    Along with Ritchie Benaud, he was my favourite commentator as they brought their sports to life.

    RIP Peter Allis.


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  • Six-a-bag-of-nuts
    Six-a-bag-of-nuts Posts: 8,127
    RIP
  • thai malaysia addick
    thai malaysia addick Posts: 18,336
    When someone can make a sport you find boring to be interesting, it is a real talent. RIP Peter.
  • hoof_it_up_to_benty
    hoof_it_up_to_benty Posts: 22,450
    He loved the sport and had a wealth of knowledge about it which is what made him so listenable. So many modern commentators seem more concerned with their own profile rather than the sport they are commentating on. 

    Thanks Peter for all the entertainment.
  • jonseventyfive
    jonseventyfive Posts: 3,353
    Very good player in his day also.
  • TEL
    TEL Posts: 10,100
    certainly made golf a lot more entertaining. Lovely calm voice. RIP
  • Cardinal Sin
    Cardinal Sin Posts: 5,233
    Read in his obituary this morning that he had a 'Tradesman's Entrance' sign at the end of his drive. Typical Peter Aliss - RIP.
  • Big William
    Big William Posts: 3,840

    He could come across a bit curmudgeonaly but I think the tongue was in the cheek a lot of the time. One I remember was Sandy Lyle hitting a 1 iron 250 yards to about a foot from the hole. PA let the applause subside then said "well there you go, if you get the right tuition, practice a lot and work hard....and you're a genius, you could do that". 

    RIP

  • eaststandmike
    eaststandmike Posts: 14,956
    The voice of golf, as simple as that.

    He mentioned during the last Masters that when he "goes upstairs" he will have a chat with Bobby Jones about the Augusta course and its design.

    RIP Peter, I hope you are sitting with Bobby now. 

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