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CBS Sports has been a carrier of PGA Tour golf since 1970. [1] CBS was the Tour's primary television partner from 1970 to 1998, carrying 20 and more events per season. CBS shared duties as primary Tour carrier with ABC Sports from 1999 to 2006, covering around 15 events per season.
CBS has long-term deals for the PGA Championship [6] (initially from 1958 to 1964 [7] and again starting in 1991). Frank Chirkinian was known as the 'father of televised golf' for the impact he had on golf broadcasting. He came to the attention of CBS after he impressed with his direction of the 1958 PGA Championship. Recruited by the network ...
The list includes both past, and present CBS commentators covering PGA tour events. Current announcers. Source: [1] Jim Nantz (1986–present), Lead host [2]
The PGA Tour's broadcast television rights are held by CBS Sports and NBC Sports, under contracts most recently renewed in 2021 to last through 2030.While it considered invoking an option to opt out of its broadcast television contracts in 2017, the PGA Tour ultimately decided against doing so.
Kelly Tilghman (born August 6, 1969, North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina) is a former broadcaster for Golf Channel, and NBC Sports, [1] and is the PGA Tour's first female lead golf announcer. [2] On July 29, 2020, it was announced that Tilghman was hired by CBS Sports to host The Clubhouse Report on CBS Sports Network. [3]
ESPN and CBS have the media rights to the 2021 PGA Championship. This marks the second year of the media rights deal signed in October 2018, replacing the old deal with TNT and CBS. In the UK and Ireland, Sky Sports broadcast the event. This is the 31st consecutive PGA Championship on CBS Sports.
The PGA Championship (often referred to as the US PGA Championship or USPGA outside the United States [1] [2] [3]) is an annual golf tournament conducted by the Professional Golfers' Association of America. The PGA is one of the four men's major golf championships, the others being The Open, the Masters and the U.S. Open.
TNT was the long-running holder of cable rights to the PGA Championship (with full coverage of the first two rounds and early coverage of the weekend rounds since 1999 after being on sister channel TBS [1] [2] since 1991) under a contract with the PGA of America. [3] From 2003 to 2009, TNT also held the cable rights to The Open Championship.