The Olympics golf commentator who dropped an F-bomb live on air has apologised for her ‘inappropriate’ slip of the tongue.
Morgan Pressel was covering the women’s golf tournament in Paris for American television, but the former LPGA star couldn’t contain her excitement during the competition’s third round.
Having watched Brooke Henderson nail her approach to the green on Le Golf National’s 14th hole, Pressel exclaimed: “She needs to start to make a move.
“Here aggressive play, going for this green. We’ve hardly seen anyone get on this green in two.
“Yeah, let’s give Brittany [Henderson’s caddie] a little pump, she’s f***ing fired up, you love to see it.”
But, Pressel has since broken her silence and apologised for using an expletive live on air.
She revealed: “I just want to take a moment to acknowledge something that I said during the broadcast.
“I stumbled over my words and unfortunately it sounded as if I said something inappropriate and I am so sorry that it came across as such because I would never say that on the air in a broadcast.”
Pressel’s excitement about Henderson’s performance ended up being misplaced as the Canadian finished the competition T13, seven shots behind eventual champion and gold medalist Lydia Ko of New Zealand.
Ko finished two shots ahead of Germany’s Esther Henseleit to top the podium, whereas three shots behind in the bronze medal position was China’s Lin Xiyu.
It concluded a thrilling programme at Le Golf National, with the men’s event having taken place the previous week.
Unsurprisingly though, world No.1 Scottie Scheffler took gold in the French capital, with the Team USA star hitting an imperious -19 score across the four rounds.
However, Scheffler was pushed all the way by Tommy Fleetwood, who took silver for Team GB with a stellar 18 under-par showing.
Speaking after becoming an Olympic medalist, Fleetwood said: “There’s part of me that’s disappointed, of course, but at the same time I never dreamt I would be an Olympic medallist.
“It feels unbelievably special and I know I didn’t win gold – a very good golfer did – but standing on that podium with a medal was one of the most amazing moments I’ve had as a golfer. I’ll remember those times for the rest of my life.”
