Craig Dolch (b. Nov. 11, 1958, Jacksonville, Florida) is an American sportswriter and broadcaster for radio and television. Dolch has written articles for many national and international publications, and has appeared numerous times on the Golf Channel.
Born in Florida, Dolch graduated from the University of Florida Journalism School in 1980. In 1982, he started working for the Palm Beach Post. Dolch covered professional golf, the Miami Dolphins and the Florida Gators.
Dolch has appeared over 200 times on Golf Channel shows, including Viewer’s Forum and Grey Goose 19th Hole. He co-hosted a two-hour radio golf show, Golf Exchange, from 2011-1018.
In 2011, Dolch wrote a book “Lost Tree” on the 50-year history of the North Palm Beach that is home to Jack Nicklaus.
In 2005, Dolch’s son, Eric, then 14, contracted encephalitis while Dolch was covering the U.S. Open at Pinehurst Country Club. [1] Eric spent a 115 days in a medically-induced coma at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital and was left severely disabled after a pair of 10-hour brain operations. [2]
In 2006, Dolch created the Eric Dolch Children’s Encephalitis Foundation, a non-profit that has raised more than $100,000 for special needs children and adults in South Florida.