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Jim Nantz

Jim Nantz had quite the Canadian Open references

"A Kiwi wins at the Osprey!"

By Andrew Bucholtz OnJun 8, 2025 0
Syndication: The Columbus Dispatch

CBS

Scottie Scheffler is not the ratings dud we thought he was

Scottie Scheffler holds the Wanamaker Trophy

PGA Championship sees slight tick down for Scheffler’s blowout win

Viewership was down 4% versus last year.

By Drew Lerner OnMay 20, 2025 0
Bryson DeChambeau speaking with CBS reporter Amanda Balionis after his final round at the PGA Championship

Bryson DeChambeau praised for partaking in PGA Championship interview after loss

"You don't have to take the time to do this. So we appreciate it."

By Reice Shipley OnMay 18, 2025 0
PGA Tour dominates LIV Golf ratings

More people watched a replay of last year’s PGA Tour event than LIV Golf on Sunday

LIV Mexico averaged just 110,000 viewers on FS1 while the PGA Tour, which aired two hours of replays, averaged 1.63 million viewers.

By Drew Lerner OnApr 29, 2025 0
Apr 13, 2025; Augusta, Georgia, USA; Shane Lowry reacts after finishing on the 18th green during the final round of the Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club.

Power outage takes PGA Tour event on CBS, Golf Channel off the air

The technical difficulties could bode well for the LPGA and LIV Golf, both of which are also airing tournaments.

By Drew Lerner OnApr 27, 2025 0
Justin Thomas holds the winners trophy during the final round of the RBC Heritage

Easter holiday lifts RBC Heritage to highest rating in 23 years

CBS delivered the most-watched final round for the event in 23 years.

By Drew Lerner OnApr 22, 2025 0
Chris "Mad Dog" Russo pans CBS coverage of the Masters on First Take

Chris ‘Mad Dog’ Russo pans CBS coverage of Masters for ‘jinxing’ Rory McIlroy

"They went on and on and on, much too premature."

By Drew Lerner OnApr 16, 2025 0
Rory McIlroy tugs on his green jacket

CBS hits seven-year high for Rory McIlroy’s Masters win

The network averaged 12.71 million viewers for McIlroy's historic win.

By Drew Lerner OnApr 14, 2025 0
Credit: Kyle Terada-Imagn Images

CBS

Jim Nantz, CBS meet the moment for Rory McIlroy’s Masters roller coaster

Rory McIlroy during a Masters playoff.

CBS captures the many highs and lows of Rory McIlroy’s unbelievable Masters win

An intense CBS focus on McIlroy paid off when he eventually won, but that almost didn't happen.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnApr 13, 2025 0
Rory McIlroy during Round 3 of the 2025 Masters

Sports media reacts to Rory McIlroy’s third round

"It's starting to feel like destiny."

By Reice Shipley OnApr 12, 2025 0
Syndication: The Augusta Chronicle

CBS

The Masters broadcast schedule needs to get with the times

Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland

The PGA Tour’s 2025 ratings rebound is misleading

10 of the PGA Tour's 13 final round broadcasts so far this year have declined versus viewership from 2023.

By Drew Lerner OnApr 3, 2025 0
Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club

CBS won’t highlight hurricane damage to Augusta National during Masters

"We're covering the tournament the way it is presented to us and the way the club would like to present it."

By Drew Lerner OnApr 3, 2025 0
PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan

Don’t expect the PGA Tour to air fewer commercials anytime soon

"Commercial inventory is one element of the value that our partners generate through our partnership with the PGA Tour."

By Drew Lerner OnMar 13, 2025 0
Tiger Woods on the CBS broadcast of The Genesis Invitational

Tiger Woods recounts mother’s impact during Genesis Invitational broadcast: ‘Mom was my rock’

Woods was initially supposed to compete at The Genesis Invitational prior to his mother's passing.

By Reice Shipley OnFeb 16, 2025 0
PGA Tour dominates LIV Golf ratings

PGA Tour draws audience 50-times bigger than LIV Golf last weekend

The PGA Tour averaged 2.87 million viewers for its final round while LIV Golf averaged just 52,000.

By Drew Lerner OnFeb 11, 2025 0
Tom Kim reacts after making his birdie putt at the 16th hole during round two of the WM Phoenix Open Feb. 7, 2025, in Scottsdale, Ariz.

CBS’s Colt Knost takes dig at LIV over poor ratings during WM Phoenix Open

"That’s 12,000 times two if my math is right."

By Sean Keeley OnFeb 8, 2025 0
Rory McIlroy hoists the trophy

CBS, PGA Tour see audience lift for Rory McIlroy win at Pebble Beach

Sunday's final round was the most-watched for the tournament since 2021.

By Drew Lerner OnFeb 4, 2025 0
Rory McIlroy on the fifth hole during the final round of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am

Fans upset at CBS for missing key stretch of Pebble Beach Pro-Am

"The war between college basketball and golf broadcasts will be written about in history books."

By Drew Lerner OnFeb 2, 2025 0
CBS Golf on-course analyst Dottie Pepper at the 2023 Masters

CBS Golf analyst Dottie Pepper voices frustrations with PGA Tour pace of play

"It's just gotta get better."

By Reice Shipley OnJan 26, 2025 0
Tributes to Jim Nantz's "Hello, friends" sign-on.

PGA Tour golfers, broadcasters impersonate Jim Nantz’s ‘Hello, friends’ intro

Golfers and broadcasters took on Nantz's famed sign-on phrase this week.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnJan 25, 2025 0
Justin Thomas waves to fans

Justin Thomas urges PGA Tour members to give TV partners more access

"The more I think about it, the more I feel us giving more access and insight can make a WORLD of difference."

By Drew Lerner OnJan 21, 2025 0
Apr 28, 2024; Avondale, Louisiana, USA; CBS Sports reporter Amanda Balionis talks to Shane Lowry after winning the Zurich Classic of New Orleans golf tournament.

Amanda Balionis recalls overcoming sleeplessness nights, jitters to interview Tiger Woods

"I lost a lot of sleep before that interview."

By Sam Neumann OnAug 22, 2024 4

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