year ▁contract s . ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁lack ▁of ▁long - term ▁contract ual ▁security , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁club ' s ▁limited ▁dependence ▁on ▁broadcast ▁rights ▁fe es ▁( ow ing ▁to ▁its ▁aff lu ent ▁membership ), ▁it ▁is ▁widely ▁held ▁that ▁CBS ▁allows ▁August a ▁National ▁greater ▁control ▁over ▁the ▁content ▁of ▁the ▁broadcast , ▁or ▁at ▁least ▁perform ▁some ▁form ▁of ▁self - c ensor ship , ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁maintain ▁future ▁rights . ▁The ▁club , ▁however , ▁has ▁ins isted ▁it ▁does ▁not ▁make ▁any ▁dem ands ▁with ▁respect ▁to ▁the ▁content ▁of ▁the ▁broadcast . ▁ ▁Ann oun cers ▁There ▁are ▁some ▁controvers ial ▁aspects ▁to ▁this ▁relationship . ▁Ann oun cers ▁refer ▁to ▁the ▁gallery ▁as ▁" pat rons " ▁rather ▁than ▁spect ators ▁or ▁fans ▁(" g allery " ▁itself ▁is ▁also ▁used ), ▁and ▁use ▁the ▁term ▁" second ▁cut " ▁instead ▁of ▁" rough " ▁( how ever , ▁the ▁second ▁cut ▁is ▁normally ▁substantial ly ▁shorter ▁than ▁compar able ▁" primary ▁rough " ▁at ▁other ▁courses ). ▁Ann oun cers ▁who ▁have ▁been ▁de emed ▁not ▁to ▁have ▁acted ▁with ▁the ▁decor um ▁expected ▁by ▁the ▁club ▁have ▁been ▁removed , ▁not ably ▁Jack ▁Whit aker ▁and ▁anal yst ▁Gary ▁McC ord . ▁Whit aker ▁referred ▁to ▁the ▁gallery ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 8 - hole ▁Monday ▁play off ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁as ▁a ▁" m ob " ▁and ▁missed ▁five ▁years ▁( 1