CBS Announcer Verne Lundquist to Retire After Broadcasting Final Masters in April
David Edwards
Updated on March 14, 2026
CBS announced on Wednesday that longtime announcer Verne Lundquist will retire after broadcasting his 40th Masters tournament in April.
Lundquist has become a staple on Masters coverage, as he is always the correspondent on the key Par 3 16th hole at Augusta National. The 83-year-old is responsible for one of the most iconic calls in golf history, when Tiger Woods chipped in on 16 in his Sunday round at the 2005 Masters on his way to defeating Chris DiMarco for his fourth green jacket.
Tiger Woods' chip-in at No. 16 in 2005.
An iconic moment at #TheMasters
— ESPN (@espn) November 10, 2020
Lundquist was previously the voice of SEC football for CBS, along with an announcer during March Madness, but he retired from those roles in 2016 and ’17, respectively. However, Lundquist kept his job on CBS’ golf coverage as his final responsibility for the network, but retired from their coverage of the PGA Championship in 2021, leaving just the Masters.
In his entire career, Lundquist worked for TNT and ABC Sports, but he has been with CBS for most of the past 42 years, and the 2024 Masters will probably his final assignment in sports broadcasting.
