List of ESPN/ABC golf commentators

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See also: List_of_sports_announcers § Golf

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[]

  • Masters Tournament (2008–present on ESPN)[1][2][3]
  • PGA Championship (1965-1990 on ABC, 1982-1990 and 2020–present on ESPN)[4][5][6]
  • U.S. Open (1966-1994 on ABC, 1982-2014 on ESPN)[7][8][9][10][11][12]
  • The Open Championship (1962-2015 on ABC, 1982-2002 and 2010-2015 on ESPN)[13][14][15][16]
  • Tour Championship (1991-2006 on ESPN and ABC)

LPGA[]

Champions Tour[]

Other[]

Play-by-play/host[]

  • Jim McKay (1962-2003)
  • Chris Schenkel (1965-1976)
  • Bill Flemming (1966-1981)
  • Keith Jackson (1967-1978)
  • Henry Longhurst (1967-1976)
  • Frank Gifford (1971-1974)
  • Jack Whitaker (1982-1995)
  • Jim Simpson (1982-1986, ESPN)
  • Lou Palmer (1982, ESPN)
  • Chris Berman (1986-2014, ESPN)
  • Al Trautwig (1986-1987)
  • Roger Twibell (1989-2004)
  • Brent Musburger (1992-1996)
  • Jim Kelly (1994-1998, ESPN)
  • Mike Tirico (1997-2015)
  • Terry Gannon (2003-2012)
  • Scott Van Pelt (2010–present)
  • Sean McDonough (2010–present)
  • Bob Wischusen (2010–present, ESPN)
  • Dave Flemming (2017–present)
  • Matt Barrie (2020–present, ESPN)

Analysts[]

  • Byron Nelson (1966-1976)
  • Dave Marr (1970-1991)
  • Marilynn Smith (1973)
  • Bob Rosburg (1975-2003)
  • Cary Middlecoff (1982, ESPN)
  • Ed Sneed (1981-1997)
  • Bruce Devlin (1983-1987, ESPN)
  • John Schroeder (1980-1984)
  • Peter Alliss (1975-2015)
  • Jack Nicklaus (1986-1995)
  • Jerry Pate (1988-1994)
  • Judy Rankin (1984-2018)
  • Mark Rolfing (1992-1997)
  • Steve Melnyk (1992-2004)
  • Andy North (1992–present)
  • Peter Jacobsen (1993)
  • Curtis Strange (1996-2004, 2008–present)
  • Ian Baker-Finch (1997-2006)
  • Mark McCumber (1998-1999)
  • Charlie Rymer (1998-2008, ESPN)
  • Billy Ray Brown (1999-2006)
  • Brandel Chamblee (2003)
  • Hal Sutton (2004)
  • Nick Faldo (2005-2007)
  • Paul Azinger (2005-2015)
  • Billy Kratzert (2006–present)
  • Tom Watson (2008-2011)
  • Tom Weiskopf (2009-2012)
  • Rocco Mediate (2010)
  • Colin Montgomerie (2010)
  • Olin Browne (2011-2012, 2020)
  • Ken Brown (2011)
  • Jane Crafter (2011-2012, 2020–present)
  • Dottie Pepper (2013-2016, ESPN)
  • David Duval (2012-2014, 2020–present)
  • Colt Knost (2020–present)
  • Mark Brooks (2020–present)
  • Jason Bohn (2020)
  • Stuart Appleby (2020–present)
  • Suzy Whaley (2021)
  • John Maginnes (2021)
  • Mark Wilson (2021)
  • Gary Christian (2021)

Interviews and essays[]

  • Gary Smith (2000-2002)
  • Tom Rinaldi (2006-2020)
  • Wendi Nix (2010)
  • Rick Reilly (2010-2015)
  • Gene Wojciechowski (2010–present)
  • Michael Eaves (2021–present)
  • Marty Smith (2021–present)

References[]

  1. ^ https://506sports.com/forum/index.php?topic=2443.0
  2. ^ "ESPN's 2010 Masters Coverage Includes Expansive Multimedia Applications - ESPN Press Room U.S."
  3. ^ "The Masters Tournament on ESPN - ESPN Press Room U.S."
  4. ^ http://www.classictvsports.com/2013/08/history-of-pga-championship-tv-coverage.html
  5. ^ "ESPN, ESPN+ Coverage of PGA Championship Brings Most Hours Ever to Fans - ESPN Press Room U.S."
  6. ^ "ESPN, ESPN+ Increase Live Coverage of PGA Championship by 70 Percent - ESPN Press Room U.S."
  7. ^ http://www.classictvsports.com/2013/06/history-of-us-open-golf-tv-coverage.html
  8. ^ "ESPN's Coverage of the 2010 U.S. Open Championship Returns to Prime Time - ESPN Press Room U.S."
  9. ^ "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."
  10. ^ "ESPN at the 112th U.S. Open - ESPN Press Room U.S."
  11. ^ "ESPN at the 113th U.S. Open - ESPN Press Room U.S."
  12. ^ "ESPN at the 114th U.S. Open - ESPN Press Room U.S."
  13. ^ https://506sports.com/forum/index.php?topic=2942.0
  14. ^ "ESPN at The Open Championship - ESPN Press Room U.S."
  15. ^ "ESPN at The Open Championship - ESPN Press Room U.S."
  16. ^ "The Open on ESPN: 65 Hours of TV from Golf's Oldest Major - ESPN Press Room U.S."
  17. ^ "U.S. Women's Open Golf First, Second Rounds Live on ESPN Platforms - ESPN Press Room U.S."
  18. ^ "U.S. Women's Open Golf First, Second Rounds Live on ESPN Platforms - ESPN Press Room U.S."
  19. ^ "U.S. Women's Open Golf First, Second Rounds Live on ESPN Platforms - ESPN Press Room U.S."
  20. ^ "Women's British Open, U.S. Senior Open Golf Action Live on ESPN Platforms - ESPN Press Room U.S."
  21. ^ "Women's British Open Golf Tees Up on ESPN2, ABC - ESPN Press Room U.S."
  22. ^ "Women's British Open Golf Tees Up on ESPN2, ABC - ESPN Press Room U.S."
  23. ^ "Two Golf Championship Events on ESPN2 July 10-13 - ESPN Press Room U.S."
  24. ^ "LPGA Season Ends Sunday with Live Telecast on ABC; $1 Million Bonus on Line - ESPN Press Room U.S."
  25. ^ "All Four Rounds of Senior Open Championship to Air on ESPN Platforms - ESPN Press Room U.S."
  26. ^ "All Four Rounds of Senior Open Championship to Air on ESPN Platforms - ESPN Press Room U.S."
  27. ^ "All Four Rounds of Senior Open Championship to Air on ESPN Platforms - ESPN Press Room U.S."
  28. ^ "Four Days of Senior Open Championship Golf on ESPN2 - ESPN Press Room U.S."
  29. ^ "ESPN to Present Ryder Cup Day 1 Matches Live - ESPN Press Room U.S."
  30. ^ "Ryder Cup First Day Matches to Air on ESPN - ESPN Press Room U.S."
  31. ^ http://www.classictvsports.com/2013/09/history-of-presidents-cup-tv-coverage.html
  32. ^ "Latin America Amateur Championship Scores Highest Viewership in Three Years - ESPN Press Room U.S."
  33. ^ "All Four Latin America Amateur Championship Golf Rounds to Air Live on ESPN Networks - ESPN Press Room U.S."
  34. ^ "ESPN To Air All Four Rounds of 11th Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship - ESPN Press Room U.S."
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