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Ian Baker-Finch will retire from golf coverage on CBS
FILE - Actor Bill Murray, center, jokes with announcer Ian Baker-Finch, right, on the 18th green about his shoes as D.A. Points, left, looks on during the trophy presentation of the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am golf tournament in Pebble Beach, Calif., Sunday, Feb. 13, 2011. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File) NEW YORK (AP) — Ian Baker-Finch is retiring after CBS ends its PGA Tour golf coverage next week after nearly 19 years of his friendly Australian voice contributing to the network's broadcast. Baker-Finch, best known for his British Open victory in 1991 among his 16 victories worldwide, joined CBS in 2007. He had worked the previous decade in golf announcing with ESPN and TNT. Advertisement 'Golf has been an enormous part of my life,' Baker-Finch, 64, said in a statement. 'I was fortunate to compete against the best players in the game and more recently work with the very best in television.' CBS ends its 2025 coverage of the PGA Tour next week at the Wyndham Championship. 'As a major champion during his successful playing career and over three decades in broadcasting, Ian Baker-Finch distinguished himself as one of the most respected and trusted voices in golf,' said David Berson, the president and CEO of CBS Sports. 'As he announces his retirement, we'll miss his passion, insight, warmth and steady presence on the air but know he will continue to make his mark across the world of golf.' ___ AP golf:
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Ian Baker-Finch will retire from golf coverage on CBS
NEW YORK (AP) — Ian Baker-Finch is retiring after CBS ends its PGA Tour golf coverage next week after nearly 19 years of his friendly Australian voice contributing to the network's broadcast. Baker-Finch, best known for his British Open victory in 1991 among his 16 victories worldwide, joined CBS in 2007. He had worked the previous decade in golf announcing with ESPN and TNT. Advertisement 'Golf has been an enormous part of my life,' Baker-Finch, 64, said in a statement. 'I was fortunate to compete against the best players in the game and more recently work with the very best in television.' CBS ends its 2025 coverage of the PGA Tour next week at the Wyndham Championship. 'As a major champion during his successful playing career and over three decades in broadcasting, Ian Baker-Finch distinguished himself as one of the most respected and trusted voices in golf,' said David Berson, the president and CEO of CBS Sports. 'As he announces his retirement, we'll miss his passion, insight, warmth and steady presence on the air but know he will continue to make his mark across the world of golf.' ___ AP golf: The Associated Press
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Ian Baker-Finch will retire from golf coverage on CBS
FILE - Actor Bill Murray, center, jokes with announcer Ian Baker-Finch, right, on the 18th green about his shoes as D.A. Points, left, looks on during the trophy presentation of the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am golf tournament in Pebble Beach, Calif., Sunday, Feb. 13, 2011. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File) NEW YORK (AP) — Ian Baker-Finch is retiring after CBS ends its PGA Tour golf coverage next week after nearly 19 years of his friendly Australian voice contributing to the network's broadcast. Baker-Finch, best known for his British Open victory in 1991 among his 16 victories worldwide, joined CBS in 2007. He had worked the previous decade in golf announcing with ESPN and TNT. Advertisement 'Golf has been an enormous part of my life,' Baker-Finch, 64, said in a statement. 'I was fortunate to compete against the best players in the game and more recently work with the very best in television.' CBS ends its 2025 coverage of the PGA Tour next week at the Wyndham Championship. 'As a major champion during his successful playing career and over three decades in broadcasting, Ian Baker-Finch distinguished himself as one of the most respected and trusted voices in golf,' said David Berson, the president and CEO of CBS Sports. 'As he announces his retirement, we'll miss his passion, insight, warmth and steady presence on the air but know he will continue to make his mark across the world of golf.' ___ AP golf:
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Ian Baker-Finch will retire from golf coverage on CBS
NEW YORK (AP) — Ian Baker-Finch is retiring after CBS ends its PGA Tour golf coverage next week after nearly 19 years of his friendly Australian voice contributing to the network's broadcast. Baker-Finch, best known for his British Open victory in 1991 among his 16 victories worldwide, joined CBS in 2007. He had worked the previous decade in golf announcing with ESPN and TNT. 'Golf has been an enormous part of my life,' Baker-Finch, 64, said in a statement. 'I was fortunate to compete against the best players in the game and more recently work with the very best in television.' CBS ends its 2025 coverage of the PGA Tour next week at the Wyndham Championship. 'As a major champion during his successful playing career and over three decades in broadcasting, Ian Baker-Finch distinguished himself as one of the most respected and trusted voices in golf,' said David Berson, the president and CEO of CBS Sports. 'As he announces his retirement, we'll miss his passion, insight, warmth and steady presence on the air but know he will continue to make his mark across the world of golf.' ___ AP golf:
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PGA Tour money update: Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy retain grips on top two spots
Despite a $9 million purse and most of the game's top stars in the field, the Genesis Scottish Open did little to change the PGA Tour money list. That will likely come this week at the British Open, which begins July 17 at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland. The top 19 positions on the money list remained the same after the Scottish Open and with No. 1 Scottie Scheffler and No. 2 Rory McIlroy posting top-10 finishes, their hold on the top two spots on the money list solidified. Scheffler tied for eighth to earn $233,400 and increase his bounty this season to more than $16 million. McIlroy closed the game somewhat with his tie for second behind Chris Gotterup, earning $788,175 McIlroy is now less than $400,000 behind Scheffler. While J.J. Spaun stayed in third place, he missed the cut and is more than $5.7 million behind McIlroy. It will take some doing from behind and some poor play from Scheffler and McIlroy to make this anything but a two-man race heading into the FedEx Cup playoffs. Chris Gotterup made a big move By winning his second PGA Tour title and a $1,575,000 check, Scottish Open winner Chris Gotterup jumped from 96th on the money list with barely more than $1 million to 51st with $2,586,336. Gotterup joined 65 players who have won $2 million or more, and 102 players have won $1 million or more in on-course earnings, led by ISCO Championship William Muow, whose $720,000 check for winning vaulted him from 160th to 97th. What is the British Open purse? The British Open purse won't be released until later in the week, as is the custom for organizations that run the four major championships. But Xander Schauffele earned $3.1 million last year, from a total purse of $17 million. PGA Tour money leaders Through the Genesis Scottish Open 1. Scottie Scheffler $16,102,883 2. Rory McIlroy $15,704,585 3. J.J. Spaun $10,004,182 4. Sepp Straka $9,970,544 5. Justin Thomas $9,416,145 6. Russell Henley $9,323,406 7. Ben Griffin $8,134,502 8. Keegan Bradley $7,079,794 9. Collin Morikawa $6,996,393 10. Ludvig Åberg $6,570,432 11. Andrew Novak $6,463,219 12. Tommy Fleetwood $6,240,981 13. Shane Lowry $6,186,853 14. Maverick McNealy $6,174,534 15. Harris English $5,975,151 16. Hideki Matsuyama $5,452,136 17. Robert MacIntyre $5,264,406 18. Corey Conners $5,093,286 19. Nick Taylor $4,794,542 20. Justin Rose $4,504,218 21. Sam Burns $4,445,733 22. Patrick Cantlay $4,405,606 23. Viktor Hovland $4,367,792 24. Brian Harman $4,214,092 25. Sungjae Im $4,148,217 26. Lucas Glover $4,097,202 27. Tom Hoge $3,957,533 28. Daniel Berger $3,952,998 29. Ryan Fox $3,844,647 30. Michael Kim $3,466,573 This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: PGA Tour money update: Scottie Scheffler still on top after Scottish Open
