I think he should leave the network. He is an example of everything bad about the bias in the news business. He was in the process of broadcasting the hallmark tournament of the only sport that is conducted under the honor system of one's own moral character.
In golf, players police themselves, they play the ball as it lies and self impose penalties.
On Sunday, Dan Hicks lied to a national audience of golf fans and devotees of the sport when he read the statement NBC prepared for him - ONE HE KNOWS WAS FALSE.
There was nothing inadvertent about the editing and he disgraced the telecast and the game by saying so. He should never be allowed in the booth again, in my opinion. The same goes for Johnny Miller who sat next to him and said nothing.
I disagree on Miller. While he did not say anything at that time, trust me he will in his own time
Johnny Miller is a true American and ain’t afraid to speak his mind and soon,he will
Imagine Hicks getting on the air during the telecast and saying, "you know, NBC just gave me a prepared statement to read, but I just KNOW it's false. It MUST be -- it makes no sense. So I refuse to read it. The REAL reason my employers edited out "under God" from the anthem is because they're a bunch of anti-God liberal activists intent on secularizing the country."
Obviously he'd be fired before the end of the telecast had he done that. So expecting Hicks to be fired for reading a prepared statement written by his own employers is dreamland stuff.
BTW, if you’re on twitter and you want to let Dan know how you feel......@DanHicksNBC