Mike Tirico

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683 appearances 3 recordings 1 series first heard Jul 2026 last heard 16 Jul

Mike Tirico’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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Recordings per month over the last 12 months — 3 in all, peaking in Jul 2026 with 3.

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What's the number?

Well, that's where we saw it on the free kicks, right?

The U.S.

goal on the free kick.

shots from behind the goal when goals were scored of guys who put it up for 90 and watching the bend on the ball and the ability to place the ball.

Those are the ones that you're like, wow, that's special.

And you understand.

And they did a great, Stu Holden said a terrific job on Fox.

I've enjoyed watching him just talking about that ball has to be struck in the perfect spot and that's how you make it move.

And so that's what I was thinking.

Those are the guys who might be the ones who could say, all right, come kick 53 for me.

We got a smooth transition here because ball strikers, consistent solid ball strikers, are the ones who win this tournament, this championship.

Now, not as much, not as much, and just fractionally down from a year when it's windy.

Because when it's windy, Tom Watson won five Opens.

And Tom Watson was a great on-the-nose ball striker.

Just penetrating ball flight.

It didn't move in the wind.

And Tom Watson had what it took to win open after open.

Ball striking is huge.

You've got to be in the right places.

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