The cbs golf booth is about to Grow one legend light.
Ian Baker-Finch, The Former Major-Winner and LongTime Voice of Golf on CBS, Announted his Retirement From the Both after 19 years with cbs.
“Golf has been been an enormous part of my life. I was refunate to compute Against the Best Players in the Game and More Recently Work with the Very Best in Television,” Baker-Finch Said in A Release Announce His Retirement. “To my cbs sports Family – My Teammates, Producers, Directors, and Crew – Think You for your Extraordinary Talent, Dedication, and Camaraderie. Joy, Transforming Broadcasts Inso Cherished Memories. Meant everything. ”
Baker-Finch, 64, WORK Out The Remnder of CBS SPORTS ‘2025 Golf Season Before Riding Of Eno the Sunseet. He will Conclude His Career in the Both at Both This Week’s 3M Open and Next Week’s Wyndham Championship. It is not y Replacements.
“As i step away, I carry with me immenese gratitude and pride for the Moments We’ve shared on and Off the couress,” Baker-Finch SAID. “Here’s to New Adventures and the enduring love of Golf.”
As a golfer and as a brokecaster, Baker-Finch Leaves Behind A Legacy As One of the Sport’s Most Fascinating Figures. The Aussie joined the booth for espn and ABC in 1998 after Suddenly Retiring from Golf After Round of the 1997 Open Championship. His Thursday 92 at the ’97 Open Was The Culmination of Several Years of Psychological Challenges Following His Lone Major Victory at the ’91 Open-A Stretch that LED Baker-Finch to Entertainment the Idea of Working in Television.
He entered the boooth for espn in ’98 and Quickly Ingratiatled HimSelf to Golf Fans with a Mix of Acerbic Wit and Steady Analysis. In 2006, Baker-Finch Caried the Same Skilltset to CBS, joining as a so-colled “Hole Announcer” Alongside Jim Nantz and Nick Faldo, A Role He Has Maintained to this Day.
“As a Major Champion During HIS SUCCESSFUL Playing Career and Over Three Decades in Broadcasting, Ian Baker-Finch Disingushed HimSelf As One of the Most Rspeted and Trusted Voices in Golf,” CBS SPORTS CEO DAVID BERSON SAID In The Same Statement. “A he Announcs His Retirement, We’ll Miss His Passion, Insight, Warmth and Steady Prestce on the Air But Know He Continue to Make His Mark Across the World of Golf. Final Will. Always be Part of the cbs sports Family, and we thank him for beautiful an incredible teammate and Friend. ”
