With the retirement of Ian Baker-Finch, CBS Sports announced a promotion for Colt Knost from his role as on-course reporter to the television tower to replace him. Now that a spot has opened up in the reporting role, CBS has…
The PGA Tour could look radically different in just a matter of a year or two. After PGA Tour player Harris English offhandedly commented at a recent tournament about the possibility of a PGA Tour season that began after the…
Earlier this week, longtime CBS golf analyst Ian Baker-Finch announced that he would be retiring after the final two PGA Tour tournaments on CBS Sports’ schedule after 30 years of covering the sport. And on the CBS coverage of the…
Sunday saw a remarkable finish to the RBC Canadian Open, and quite the calls from CBS announcer Jim Nantz. New Zealand’s Ryan Fox eventually won the event (held at TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley this year) in a playoff over…
It took him four playoff holes, but Ryan Fox is headed to the U.S. Open after all.Fox outlasted Sam Burns in a long playoff at TPC Toronto on Sunday afternoon to claim victory at the RBC Canadian Open. The win…
About a year ago, the golf ratings discourse was spiraling out of control. The undisputed best player in the world, Scottie Scheffler, was a ratings dud. The affable yet decidedly milquetoast Texan was dominating the sport, but couldn’t draw the…
Sunday’s thrilling final round of the Masters had everyone with a pulse on the edge of their seats as Rory McIlroy fought to earn himself the career grand slam. CBS earned widespread praise for its presentation of McIlroy’s roller coaster…
Seasons come and seasons go, but one thing remains consistent in the minds of golf fans: the PGA Tour airs too many damn commercials. Golf is a challenging sport to broadcast. There are no natural breaks in the action, and…
Golf fans were left frustrated on Sunday afternoon when CBS missed a key portion of Sunday’s tournament coverage. The final round of the PGA Tour’s AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, the second signature event of the season, began its television coverage…
Saturday’s broadcast of the final round of the Farmers Insurance Open on CBS featured a tight finish that came down to the final hole. Unfortunately, it also featured an incredibly slow pace of play from the final group, which CBS…