A week after calling the 2020 Masters at Augusta National Golf Club, Jim Nantz was doing a play-by-play call at another one of America’s most famous golf courses. Only this time, he was off the clock.
The longtime CBS TV broadcaster, who has a home within walking distance of Pebble Beach Golf Links, was out for a stroll the other day on the historic track – Nantz’s backyard par 3 pays homage to the famed seventh hole – when he crossed paths with someone playing. And he was happy to provide a little play-by-play on the par-5 14th. Check it out:
Reason No. 8,342 why Jim Nantz is the 🐐. pic.twitter.com/Z8Y3FLFdpe
— Corey Holloway (@CoreyRHolloway) November 22, 2020
“Oh, that is raw strength,” Nantz says after the tee shot. “And he absolutely savages one around the corner!” Classic.
Nantz also adds that “Andrew” will have a chance to get home in two on the beastly par 5 and that, “he leads Woods and Koepka by one in the final round.” More gold. Of course, when you’ve been broadcasting golf as long as Nantz has, this stuff just rolls off the tongue.
And we’ll forgive this golfer if he teed off in front of the markers, because having the voice of the Masters calling your shot is a nerve-wracking experience. In any event, we’re more sure Jim just made Andrew’s year.
