Golf analyst Smylie Kaufman addresses vulgar hot-mic moment

NBC golf analyst Smylie Kaufman had an embarrassing on-air moment while covering the second round of The Open Championship on Friday, and he has since addressed it on social media.

Kaufman is one of the on-course analysts for NBC's coverage of The Open Championship at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland. The former PGA golfer was near the 15th green, getting ready to provide commentary on a Jon Rahm birdie putt, when there was an apparent technical difficulty.

Kaufman became flustered and could be heard on the air saying "what the f—?"

In a video he shared on social media after the round, Kaufman joked that he "made a double bogey" with his hot-mic moment.

"I guess there's a first for everything. First off, I want to apologize for the audio blunder that happened today to me on the 15th hole. I heard a pop in my ear. It went radio silent, which signals typically for me that my mic is down," Kaufman said. "Clearly it wasn't, so I want to apologize for what happened to the team and those listening, of course. We're gonna move past this one and it definitely will not happen again. Looking forward to a great weekend. Sorry, guys."