Golf broadcasting legend Jim Nantz takes sly dig on LIV Golf during Masters 2023 coverage

Modified Apr 10, 2023 12:20 GMT

Jim Nantz at the San Diego State v Connecticut

Golf broadcasting legend Jim Nantz has hosted a record 36 Masters broadcasts. He recently took a sly dig at Saudi-backed LIV Golf during The Masters 2023 TV broadcast.

On Sunday's third round, when Brooks Koepka walked up to his ball on the 15th-hole crosswalk, Nantz made a sarcastic remark to LIV Golf's broadcasting partner, The CW. He said,

"There it is right on the CW... the crosswalk."

Whenever Jim Nantz comes up with a comment, it gets a huge response. If Brooks Koepka had won The Masters 2023, Nantz would have become the target for many LIV Golf fans. With Brooks Koepka having a lackluster performance in the fourth round of play and losing the green jacket competition to Jon Rahm, Nantz would have taken a sigh of relief.

Masters 2023: Final leaderboard and winner

After the fourth round concluded, it was Jon Rahm who scored -12 (276) and captured his first green jacket and second major tournament win at The Masters 2023. He won the tournament by a margin of four strokes.

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In the fourth round, Mickelson put in his dream performance and jumped to second place on the leaderboard. In the first three rounds, Brooks Koepka maintained a great lead. But as the fourth round started, his performance started deteriorating. He slipped to the T2 position and tied with Phil Mickelson at The Masters 2023.

1 Jon Rahm
T2 Phil Mickelson
T2 Brooks Koepka
T4 Russell Henley
T4 Jordan Speith
T4 Patrick Reed
T7 Cameron Young
T7 Viktor Hovland
9 Sahith Theegala
T10 Collin Morikawa
T10 Xander Schauffele
T10 Matt Fitzpatrick
T10 Scottie Scheffler
T14 Patrick Cantlay
T14 Gary Woodland
T16 Hideki Matsuyama
T16 Sam Bennett
T16 Shane Lowry
T16 Sungjae Im
T16 Joaquin Niemann
T16 Tom Kim
T16 Justin Rose
T23 Chris Kirk
T23 Keegan Bradley
T23 Lee Kyoung Hoon
T26 Scott Stallings
T26 Ryan Fox
T26 Tom Finau
T29 Mackenzie Hughes
T29 Harold Varner III
T29 Kim Si Woo
T29 Sam Burns
33 Tommy Fleetwood
T34 JT Poston
T34 Talor Gooch
T34 Cameron Smith
T34 Zach Johnson
T34 Tyrell Hatton
T39 Abraham Ancer
T39 Adam Scott
T39 Taylor Moore
T39 Jason Day
T43 Harris English
T43 Max Homa
T43 Mito Pereira
T46 Seamus Power
T46 Sepp Straka
T48 Thomas Pieters
T48 Dustin Johnson
T50 Fred Couples
T50 Charl Schwartzel
52 Bill Horschel
53 Keith Mitchell

Five-time Masters champion Tiger Woods had to leave the tournament midway due to injuries. Masters 2022 champion Scottie Scheffler ended his campaign in the T10 position on the leaderboard.

Who is Jim Nantz?

Born on May 17, 1959, Jim Nantz is an American Broadcaster who is known for commentating and hosting events of the National Football League (NFL), NCAA Division I men's basketball, the NBA, and the PGA Tour. He has been associated with CBS since the 1980s.

Since 1989, Jim Nantz has served as the host of CBS' coverage of The Masters tournament, and since 2004, he has served as the network's principal play-by-play commentator for the NFL. From 1990 to 2023, he served as the main announcer and host of the NCAA men's basketball tournament.