CBS golf voice Jim Nantz defended the network amid criticism of its coverage of the 2026 Masters, saying that it is “live television” and “we all make mistakes.” Nantz, on “The Pat McAfee Show,” said he “can’t speak to the difficulty and some of the decision-making and some of the other things that people are responsible for,” but his crew is the “best in the business” (“The Pat McAfee Show, ESPN, 4/14).
CBS was often “way behind the action and relied far too much on showing shots on tape.” NBC lead golf analyst Kevin Kisner “noticed that and wasn’t impressed.” Kisner, on “ForePlay,” said, “There were a couple of shots in the two days that were seven to 10 minutes behind.” Kisner: “I’m not trying to just kill them but being in TV for 30 times and seeing what our production team does it was just fascinating to me.” CBS had a “rough final hole of the tournament.” The crew lost eventual winner Rory McIlroy‘s difficult approach shot on 18 and “ended with a bad angle on his tap-in putt that didn’t allow viewers to see the ball going in the hole.” It also lost Cameron Young‘s approach shot, which happened “right after McIlroy’s shot from the trees on the right” (SI, 4/14).
Here's a snippet of NBC golf analyst Kevin Kisner's rant against CBS and its Masters coverage on @ForePlayPod.
— Josh Carpenter (@JoshACarpenter) April 14, 2026
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