The 2023 U.S. Open wasn’t your typical major tournament. While we’re used to seeing packed crowds and buzzing atmospheres at the U.S. Open, the only buzzing at Los Angeles Country Club took place overhead.
From the opening round of the tournament, the smaller crowd and subdued atmosphere in Los Angeles led to a brutal viewing experience on television (and likely in person) with airplane noise audible nonstop on the NBC broadcast.
Fans eventually decided to look on Flight Aware to see what the source of the noise was, and we were indeed hearing a plane circling Los Angeles Country Club all tournament.
If you're wondering why it sounds like there is a plane buzzing directly above Los Angeles Country Club on the US Open broadcast, it's because there is a plane buzzing directly above Los Angeles Country Club on the US Open broadcast. pic.twitter.com/bM47xJJULp
— Joe Pompliano (@JoePompliano) June 18, 2023
Someone had to give an airplane the green light to circle the course for an entire weekend, which was a terrible decision. And it was downright shocking that NBC hadn’t figured out a way to minimize the noise over a four-day period.
You can’t blame golf fans for being upset about the incessant buzzing noise. It was relentless.
This was how Twitter reacted
Is there a perpetual plane flying over the golf course at the US Open? Noise is so annoying @peacock @NBCSports @usopengolf
— Clayton Tramel (@ClaytonTramel) June 16, 2023
The plane noise on the US open broadcast is downright annoying and awful. It’s driving me nuts and ruins the enjoyment of watching. Overall @nbc @NBCSports has done a horrible job with the US Open broadcast.
— Em, Bella, and Moneypenny (@emamadden) June 18, 2023
Is anyone else tired of hearing that damn plane or whatever is in the sky over the US Open? Nauseating. #USOpen2023
— Adam Taylor (@AdamTaylor0425) June 18, 2023
Is it just me, or is the constant plane noise in the coverage of the US Open really annoying??
— Jeff Provost (@jeffpro98) June 18, 2023
Is there a plane just constantly buzzing the US Open? What's with the sound?
— Dan Deacon (@danieltdeacon) June 19, 2023
The blimp/helicopter/plane buzz noise on the US Open broadcast is pushing my limits of sanity
— Travis Hancock (@TBoneWFNZ) June 18, 2023
Most hated things in America at the moment:
1. The plane at the US Open
2. LACC as a whole— r/ColoradoRockies (@RockiesSub) June 18, 2023
Just for the record I'm pretty sure NBC could Izotope the sound of the plane at the US Open cc @iZotopeInc and @NBCGolf
— Ben Rector (@benrector) June 18, 2023
The plane buzzing around the US Open is driving me nuts. #USOpen
— Andrew Havranek 📺 (@Andrew_Havranek) June 18, 2023
