|
A
Master-Ful Crew
AQB Examines CBS' Veteran Nine-Man Golf Team.
By
George Stahl
NEW
YORK (AQB)--Here's a look at the nine CBS announcers who will
add words to the pictures from Augusta National
during the 63rd Masters this week.
|
|
Jim
Nantz
Host, 18th hole
Jim Nantz,
voice of CBS Sports and recently named Sportscaster of the
Year, has played a major role in nearly every sport that CBS
has had rights to since joining the network in 1985.
The 39-year-old,
who had a part in Kevin Costner's Tin Cup movie, begins
his 14th year covering The Masters - the past 11 as host.
Two weeks
ago, Nantz called his ninth Final Four for CBS. He already
has called the play-by-play on more network broadcasts of
the Final Four and the Championship game than any other announcer
in the tournament's history.
Nantz's
other prominent positions include anchor of The NFL Today
and primetime host of the 1998 Olympic Winter Games.
|
|
|
Ken
Venturi
13th, 18th holes
Ken Venturi
has provided commentary for CBS' golf coverage since 1968,
when he co-hosted the "CBS Golf Championship" and "CBS Golf
Classic" with Jack Whitaker.
The 67-year-old
first attended The Masters in 1954 as a competitor.
Venturi
captured 14 PGA Tour victories in his career, the most famous
of which is the 1964 U.S. Open. Not only was he named PGA
Player of the Year that year, but he was also chosen Sports
Illustrated's Sportsman of the Year.
|
|
|
Peter
Oosterhuis
17th hole
Peter
Oosterhuis is part CBS' Masters coverage for the third consecutive
year.
The 50-year-old
joined
CBS full time in 1998, after serving as an analyst for the
network's coverage of the 1997 Nissan Open and Doral Ryder
Open, as well as the Shark Shootout.
Oosterhuis
previously covered the European Tour for the Golf Channel
and Sky Television.
Oosterhuis,
a former player on the PGA European Tour, amassed more than
20 victories in his 23-year career, including the 1973 PGA
Championship, the 1973 and 1974 French Open and the 1974 Italian
Open.
He was
a four-time money-winner of the European Tour Order of Merit
(1971-74), a record matched only in 1996 by Colin Montgomerie.
During his first five years as a pro, Oosterhuis averaged
two to three victories a year.
|
|
|
Sean
McDonough
16th hole
Sean
McDonough begins his fourth year covering The Masters - the
last three at the 16th hole.
The 36-year-old,
who joined
CBS in 1990 for the NCAA Tournament, is CBS' lead play-by-play
announcer for college football. He also calls golf, college
basketball and College World Series broadcasts.
His other
duties
at CBS Sports have included play-by-play for the NFL, ice
hockey at the 1998 Olympic Winter Games, and bobsled and luge
at the 1992 and 1994 Olympic Winter Games.
In 1992,
he was paired with analyst Tim McCarver to form CBS' top announcing
team for Major League Baseball. McDonough has been the television
voice of the Boston Red Sox since 1988.
|
|
|
David
Feherty
15th hole, co-host of highlights show
David
Feherty joined CBS Sports full time in 1997 after serving
as analyst for the network's
coverage of several events in 1996, including the PGA Championship,
Presidents Cup and Doral-Ryder Open.
The 40-year-old,
born
and raised in Bangor, Northern Ireland, retired from both
the European Tour and the PGA Tour in 1997.
His tour
victories included the ICI International, Italian Open, Scottish
Open, South Africa PGA, BMW Open, Cannes Open and Madrid Open.
Feherty
also represented Ireland several times, captaining its team
to victory in the 1990 Alfred Dunhill Cup. He
was also played for Europe in the 1991 Ryder Cup.
|
|
|
Verne
Lundquist
14th hole
Verne
Lundquist returns to Augusta after a four-year hiatus to do
his 15th Masters tournament.
Lundquist's
Augusta comeback coincides with the announcer's return to
CBS, which he left in 1994 when the network lost the NFL.
Lundquist had worked for CBS from 1982 to 1995.
The 59-year-old's
work at CBS Sports includes play-by-play for figure skating
at the 1992, 1994 and 1998 Olympic Winter Games, the NFL,
the NBA and college basketball.
Lundquist
built
his reputation as the long-time radio voice of the Dallas
Cowboys from 1972 to 1984. During that time, he
won seven consecutive Texas Sportscaster of the Year Awards
(1977-83).
|
|
|
Bobby
Clampett
11th, 12th holes
Bobby
Clampett joined CBS Sports in 1991 as a course reporter for
the network's PGA Championship broadcast. He is now a full-time
member of the CBS golf team, having retired from the PGA Tour
in 1995.
Clampett,
a regular on the PGA Tour from 1980 to 1995, earned more than
$1 million during his career. His best finish came in 1981,
when he was 14th in earnings.
He won
the 1982 Southern Open and in 1984 was the youngest player
to earn more than $500,000.
The 39-year-old
was a three-time All-America (1978-80) and two-time collegiate
golfer of the year at Brigham Young University.
|
|
|
Peter
Kostis
10th hole
Peter
Kostis joined CBS' golf team in 1992, and serves
as lead golf analyst on the USA Network.
Kostis,
a member of Golf Digest's teaching staff for more than 20
years, is recognized worldwide for his teaching ability. The
52-year-old has had many famous students, including Steve
Elkington, Bernhard Langer, Mark Calcavecchia, Tom Purtzer
and Deb Richards.
Kostis
partners with Gary McCord at the Kostis/McCord Learning Center
in Scottsdale, Ariz.
|
|
|
Bill
Macatee
Butler Cabin
Bill
Macatee, who also serves as USA Network's golf host, joined
CBS Sports in 1995 as studio host for the eye network's golf
coverage.
The 43-year-old
was the lead
play-by-play announcer for CBS's coverage of 1998 U.S. Open
Tennis Championships. His other duties for CBS include play-by-play
for NFL games, college basketball, tennis and golf.
Macatee
also served
as weekend daytime co-host at the 1998 Olympic Winter Games.
|
Photos
and biographies courtesy of CBS Sportsline.
Back
to the top
What
do you think? Speak Out
or E-mail George
|
