List of ESPN/ABC golf commentators explained

The following is a list of commentators who have worked for ABC Sports golf coverage and Golf on ESPN coverage from 1962 until the present. Note that golf on both platforms has effectively been presented by the same anchors since ABC's purchase of ESPN in 1984.

Major events covered

PGA Tour

LPGA

Champions Tour

Other

Play-by-play/host

Analysts

Interviews and essays

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Login . 506sports.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160111022113/http://506sports.com/forum/index.php?topic=2443.0 . 2016-01-11.
  2. Web site: ESPN's 2010 Masters Coverage Includes Expansive Multimedia Applications – ESPN Press Room U.S.. 6 April 2010.
  3. Web site: The Masters Tournament on ESPN – ESPN Press Room U.S.. 31 March 2016.
  4. Web site: ESPN, ESPN+ Coverage of PGA Championship Brings Most Hours Ever to Fans – ESPN Press Room U.S.. 29 July 2020.
  5. Web site: ESPN, ESPN+ Increase Live Coverage of PGA Championship by 70 Percent – ESPN Press Room U.S.. 13 May 2021.
  6. Web site: ESPN's Coverage of the 2010 U.S. Open Championship Returns to Prime Time – ESPN Press Room U.S.. 14 June 2010.
  7. Web site: ESPN's 30th Year at U.S. Open Includes 44 Hours of Golf on TV, Unique Live Coverage Across Radio, Multimedia Platforms – ESPN Press Room U.S.. 13 June 2011.
  8. Web site: ESPN at the 112th U.S. Open – ESPN Press Room U.S.. 7 June 2012.
  9. Web site: ESPN at the 113th U.S. Open – ESPN Press Room U.S.. 6 June 2013.
  10. Web site: ESPN at the 114th U.S. Open – ESPN Press Room U.S.. 5 June 2014.
  11. Web site: Login . 2020-08-08 . 2020-08-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200807092827/https://506sports.com/forum/index.php?topic=2942.0 . dead .
  12. Web site: ESPN at The Open Championship – ESPN Press Room U.S.. 11 July 2013.
  13. Web site: ESPN at The Open Championship – ESPN Press Room U.S.. 10 July 2014.
  14. Web site: The Open on ESPN: 65 Hours of TV from Golf's Oldest Major – ESPN Press Room U.S.. 9 July 2015.
  15. Web site: U.S. Women's Open Golf First, Second Rounds Live on ESPN Platforms – ESPN Press Room U.S.. 29 June 2012.
  16. Web site: U.S. Women's Open Golf First, Second Rounds Live on ESPN Platforms – ESPN Press Room U.S.. 20 June 2013.
  17. Web site: U.S. Women's Open Golf First, Second Rounds Live on ESPN Platforms – ESPN Press Room U.S.. 16 June 2014.
  18. Web site: Women's British Open, U.S. Senior Open Golf Action Live on ESPN Platforms – ESPN Press Room U.S.. 22 July 2011.
  19. Web site: Women's British Open Golf Tees Up on ESPN2, ABC – ESPN Press Room U.S.. 7 September 2012.
  20. Web site: Women's British Open Golf Tees Up on ESPN2, ABC – ESPN Press Room U.S.. 29 July 2013.
  21. Web site: Two Golf Championship Events on ESPN2 July 10–13 – ESPN Press Room U.S.. 3 July 2014.
  22. Web site: LPGA Season Ends Sunday with Live Telecast on ABC; $1 Million Bonus on Line – ESPN Press Room U.S.. 13 November 2018.
  23. Web site: All Four Rounds of Senior Open Championship to Air on ESPN Platforms – ESPN Press Room U.S.. 15 July 2011.
  24. Web site: All Four Rounds of Senior Open Championship to Air on ESPN Platforms – ESPN Press Room U.S.. 20 July 2012.
  25. Web site: All Four Rounds of Senior Open Championship to Air on ESPN Platforms – ESPN Press Room U.S.. 19 July 2013.
  26. Web site: Four Days of Senior Open Championship Golf on ESPN2 – ESPN Press Room U.S.. 22 July 2014.
  27. Web site: ESPN to Present Ryder Cup Day 1 Matches Live – ESPN Press Room U.S.. 28 September 2010.
  28. Web site: Ryder Cup First Day Matches to Air on ESPN – ESPN Press Room U.S.. 20 September 2012.
  29. http://www.classictvsports.com/2013/09/history-of-presidents-cup-tv-coverage.html History of Presidents Cup
  30. Web site: Latin America Amateur Championship Scores Highest Viewership in Three Years – ESPN Press Room U.S.. 27 January 2017.
  31. Web site: All Four Latin America Amateur Championship Golf Rounds to Air Live on ESPN Networks – ESPN Press Room U.S.. 14 January 2020.
  32. Web site: ESPN To Air All Four Rounds of 11th Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship – ESPN Press Room U.S.. 25 September 2019.
  33. News: Davison . Phil . Peter Alliss, 'the voice of golf' in U.K. and beyond, dies at 89 . The Washington Post . 2020-12-06 . 2022-06-11.
  34. Web site: The Open on ESPN: 65 Hours of TV from Golf's Oldest Major . 9 July 2015 .
  35. Web site: Paul Azinger .
  36. Web site: ViacomCBS Press Express | GOLF ON CBS .
  37. Web site: Billy Ray Brown .
  38. https://espnpressroom.com/us/press-releases/2011/07/all-four-rounds-of-senior-open-championship-to-air-on-espn-platforms/
  39. https://espnpressroom.com/us/press-releases/2023/05/espn-espn-presenting-four-day-all-day-coverage-of-pga-championship/
  40. Web site: All Rounds of the Open Championship Live on ESPN Platforms . 11 July 2011 .
  41. Web site: ESPN at the Open Championship . 12 July 2012 .
  42. Web site: Chamblee places family before golf . 19 November 2003 .
  43. Web site: ESPN, ESPN+ Bringing Multiple Viewing Options to Fans for PGA Championship . 12 May 2022 .
  44. Web site: ViacomCBS Press Express | GOLF ON CBS .
  45. Web site: The Entertainer Peter Jacobsen Can Play for Laughs, and He Can Flat Play .
  46. Web site: ESPN to Present All Four Rounds of the Open Championship from St. Andrews; Production in High Definition for First Time . 15 July 2010 .
  47. News: Eric Jackson . Former U.S. and British Amateur champion joins Atlanta sports marketing agency . 12 March 2024 . Atlanta Business Chronicle . 5 January 2020.
  48. News: Byron Nelson, Golf Champion, is Dead at 94 . The New York Times . 26 September 2006 . Goldstein . Richard .
  49. Web site: Broadcast column: Sportscast Preview;NEWLN:UPI SportsFeatureNicklaus slated to debut as ABC Sports commentator .
  50. Web site: See Ya Later .
  51. Web site: Andy North .
  52. Web site: ViacomCBS Press Express | GOLF ON CBS .
  53. Web site: LPGA Season Ends Sunday with Live Telecast on ABC; $1 Million Bonus on Line . 13 November 2018 .
  54. Web site: Judy Rankin .
  55. Web site: Mark Rolfing .
  56. Web site: Bob Rosburg Dies at 82 .
  57. Web site: Rymer inducted into S.C. Golf Hall . 10 January 2016 .
  58. Web site: Curtis Strange .
  59. Web site: Sutton's golf future seems up in the air | the Spokesman-Review .