The Entertaining Twitter Debate Between Brandel Chamblee And Billy Horschel

Craig Rosengarden alerted me yesterday about an entertaining Twitter debate between GolfChannel’s Brandel Chamblee and PGA Tour pro Billy Horschel. It was never mean-spirited, but it was honest and at the end, our two combatants agreed to disagree.

I’ve said it before that I really enjoy Chamblee’s commentary. He does his homework and is willing to go toe-to-toe with anyone. Chamblee is the GolfChannel’s version of Johnny Miller or American Idol’s Simon Cowell. Meaning he doesn’t shrink from stirring the pot and why he’s GolfChannel’s most valuable asset.

The interaction essentially centered on whether Chamblee should be giving swing thought advice (using side-by-side pics of Tiger Woods) when he’s never seen on the range talking to the pros (Horschel calling him a (“ghost on the range.”).

Best to sit back, bring out the popcorn and follow along as Golf.com’s Josh Berhow highlights the highlights.

Chamblee tweeted two photos of Woods swinging, one from 2001 and another from 2013, and he called the 14-time major-champ’s swing in the latter photo “Trackman-drunk.” Horschel asked Chamblee to elaborate, and after he did, Horschel insinuated that Chamblee didn’t know what Woods and then-coach Sean Foley were working on.

“Are you sure that’s what Sean and Tiger were trying to accomplish,” Horschel wrote. “Doubt you talked to either of them about what they were working on. You are a ghost on the range.”

Horschel acknowledged Chamblee’s reputation as a shrewd analyst but said Chamblee doesn’t pace the range as much as some of his counterparts who “are getting first hand knowledge and seeing in person instead of on TV.”