I've never liked the guy. I think he crosses the line WAY too often.
Pete Rose's comment was actually pretty accurate IMO, his interviews are more like a prosecutors brief than an interview.
It's National Enquirer level journalism at it's finest and I don't think anyone would miss him if the Golf Channel canned him.
"Sort of" is harmless "Sort of". Is a filler. But sometimes, "sort of" means everything. Like after "I love you" or "You're going to live" or "It's a boy".