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Dan Hicks tribute goes beyond golf's trophy moments

Skratch's archive compilation pairs memorable NBC calls with early reporting and a brief glimpse of Hicks after the broadcast work is done.

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Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 55,141 views a day, 16 times a normal first day on this channel (3,444).

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A young Dan Hicks reporting on greens fees shares space with Tiger Woods sinking putts in Skratch's "Remembering Dan Hicks." The tribute remembers the broadcaster through both the shots he called and the work around them.

The clips channel's Short reached about 29,000 views in eight hours, an unusually fast start for its short-form uploads. In the comments, viewers repeatedly mention the familiarity of Hicks's voice, including hearing him call golf throughout their lives.

Skratch describes its selection as memories from outside the majors. There is Scottie Scheffler reaching world number one, Craig Parry holing a tournament-winning shot and Rory McIlroy winning the Tour Championship. Hicks supplies the words that give each finish its shape. Between those moments, the compilation makes room for a ball bouncing off a cameraman and Bill Murray on the green.

That range matters to this particular remembrance: the voice belongs not just to victory, but to the odd incidents and routine reporting that fill a golf broadcast.

The final clip steps away from the trophy celebrations. Hicks finishes a piece about Q-School, then adds off-camera, "That was good." Skratch leaves that small moment of a broadcaster assessing his own work as its closing memory.

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