ESPN’s PGA Championship coverage debut earns good reviews
Scott Van Pelt and a ton of live golf shots were welcome presences for ESPN's day 1 coverage of the PGA Championship.
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Jon Rahm found out about his two-stroke penalty during post-round CBS interview
The question was more than appropriate, but it's odd that Rahm wasn't informed until then.
Bryson DeChambeau’s caddie rushes to block camera after Bryson melted down for a 10
DeChambeau clearly remains worried about how networks might harm his brand and image!
PGA Tour moves Workday Charity Open final round up to 7 a.m. ET, streaming coverage will start on CBSSports.com at 11 a.m. ET
Because of projected thunderstorms in the area Sunday afternoon, the final round of the Workday Charity Open will now start at 7 a.m. Eastern, with streaming coverage beginning at 11 a.m. Eastern.
Bryson DeChambeau confronts cameraman, asks networks to do more to protect his brand
DeChambeau's comments are obviously ridiculous, but there's a lot more going on.
Joe Buck on Fox’s golf coverage: “I wouldn’t trade our five-year run for anything”
Buck wrote about calling golf, why Fox was at a disadvantage, and buying pre-game beers for the crew.
Charles Schwab Challenge has its most-watched final round in 16 years, averaging 3.1 million viewers on CBS
A +50% ratings increase from last year's final round of the Charles Schwab Challenge.
Here’s one of the rarest things in sports broadcasting: Jim Nantz botching an ad read
Jim Nantz gave some free advertising to a Geico competitor with an extremely uncharacteristic mistake.
PGA Tour players already refusing to wear microphones are missing multiple points
Justin Thomas and Jon Rahm aren't interested in wearing microphones for reasons suggesting they don't understand why it's a potentially important step for golf.
Jim Nantz alone in the tower, mic’d players, and other broadcast tweaks CBS is making with the PGA Tour returning this week
The PGA Tour returns this week at Colonial, but the broadcast is going to be a bit different thanks to social distancing.
Phil Mickelson wants more versions of The Match going forward
Mickelson (and others) see it as a possible annual event, and Phil thinks athletes like Steph Curry and Patrick Mahomes would be good additions.
20 years later, Tiger Slam is a fun look back at some of the best golf ever played
Tiger's Grand Slam changed golf completely, and twenty years later, this documentary is a fun look back at how he did it.
PGA Tour agrees to nine-year media rights deals with CBS, NBC, ESPN+
ESPN+ will be the new streaming home for PGA Tour Live, including multiple live feeds of events.
Norwegian broadcasters lost their minds when Viktor Hovland sank a long putt to win his first PGA Tour event
Hovland became the first Norwegian to win on either the PGA Tour or the European Tour.
CBS sues security firm over theft of 64 cameras, other equipment during 2019 PGA Championship
Cue the many, many jokes about CBS golf coverage.
