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Golf News / The Morning Read / December 4
Has NBC Just Taken the Best Worst Option for its Lede Analyst?

Has NBC Just Taken the Best Worst Option for its Lede Analyst?

It’s been over a year since NBC booted lead analyst Paul Azinger to the curb. After running live auditions on air during some of the most essential golf events of the 2024 season, including the U.S.

Golf News / Golficity / November 14

Paul Azinger Is Returning to the TV Commentary Booth in 2025

After being removed from the broadcast booth by NBC at the end of 2023, Paul Azinger will be heading back to that network – via an indirect method – in 2025.

Golf News / Sports Media Watch / May 6

NBC still searching for lead golf analyst as U.S. Open approaches

Since Paul Azinger‘s unceremonious ouster late last year, NBC has continued its musical chairs approach to finding a new lead golf analyst well into the heart of major championship season.

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The 'Non-American Masters winners' quiz

The 'Non-American Masters winners' quiz

How many of the non-Americans to win the Green Jacket at Augusta can you name in five minutes?

Golf News / Yardbarker / March 5, 2024
Paul Azinger spills the truth about the PGA Tour: 'It's a sad day for golf'

Paul Azinger spills the truth about the PGA Tour: 'It's a sad day for golf'

Ex-NBC analyst Paul Azinger, a 12-time winner on the PGA Tour, recently spoke to Adam Schupak of Golfweek about the current state of professional golf and dropped a truth bomb on the PGA Tour.

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Golf News / FirstSportz / March 4, 2024

'A sad day for golf,' NBC lead analyst Paul Azinger laments PGA Tour’s decline, calls it feeder for LIV Golf

In a recent interview, former NBC lead analyst Paul Azinger expressed his dissatisfaction with the current state of professional golf, particularly the PGA Tour.

Golf News / Field Level Media / November 21, 2023
NBC picks Paul Azinger's replacement for Hero World Challenge

NBC picks Paul Azinger's replacement for Hero World Challenge

NBC has promoted Curt Byrum into the lead analyst role for next week's Hero World Challenge, replacing Paul Azinger. Byrum, 64, won his lone PGA Tour event at the Hardee's Golf Classic in 1989 and has worked as an analyst for the Golf Channel since 2001.

Golf News / Field Level Media / November 19, 2023
Reports: Paul Azinger out as NBC's lead golf analyst

Reports: Paul Azinger out as NBC's lead golf analyst

Paul Azinger, a 12-time winner on the PGA Tour, will not return as the lead analyst on NBC's golf coverage, multiple outlets reported. Azinger has been in the booth for NBC's broadcasts since 2019, when Johnny Miller retired.

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