It's actually quite difficult to stay awake while watch golf on television. It's a great sleep inducer. I think this is why the commentators in golf whisper. They don't want to wake you up. 'Looks like Tiger has about a twenty foot putt, and while he's lining it up I'll take this opportunity to sing "Rock-a-Bye baby,...".

Jeff Stilson’s joke plays on a common cultural perception of televised golf as slow-paced and soothing—so soothing it becomes a “sleep inducer.” The humor hinges on exaggeration and misdirection: the hushed, respectful tone of golf commentary is reimagined not as etiquette but as a deliberate tactic to keep viewers drowsy. By invoking Tiger Woods and the familiar suspense of a long putt, Stilson contrasts the sport’s high-stakes reality with the broadcast’s lullaby-like presentation, culminating in the absurd image of a commentator singing “Rock-a-Bye Baby.” The line satirizes sports media conventions and how presentation can shape audience experience.