ST ANDREWS - The Open at Scotland’s St Andrews links course is finishing today after two days of weather delays. ESPN's live coverage of Monday's Round 4 began today at 6 a.m. ET (11 a.m. in Scotland). Round 4 will re-air on ESPN2 at 7 p.m. ET tonight. Here's a look behind-the-scenes of ESPN's coverage. Some members of the ESPN.com golf team at work in the media center at The Open. (L-R) Writers Bob Harig, Ian O’Connor and Kevin Van Valkenburg, analyst Michael Collins (standing, doing radio interview on phone), editor Kevin Maguire and writer Alex Perry from ESPN UK. Not pictured is writer Jason Sobel. SportsCenter anchor John Anderson (left) and analyst Andy North on the set at The Open. Before Thursday’s Round 1 telecast, on-course reporters Bill Kratzert, Dottie Pepper and Andy North are ready to go. ESPN’s telecast of The Open is run from this massive control room, located in the TV compound at St Andrews. The ESPN control room at The Open is inside this structure. Anchor Mike Tirico with ESPN golf analysts Curtis Strange and Paul Azinger. The action on the Road Hole at St Andrews (no. 17) is captured by this camera. The main announce booth (top) and another booth for SportsCenter are located alongside the 18th tee. ESPN’s production crew at The Open works inside several cabins as well as in some production trucks.
Andy Hall
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July 20, 2015
