Golf Announcer Apologizes for Strong Comments on The Masters

CBS' coverage of the 2026 Masters has been under fire from multiple directions, but golfer Kevin Kisner, one of the most vocal critics, has now apologized for his comments.

Kisner, who also served as an analyst for NBC Sports, blasted CBS' coverage earlier this week, calling it "b------t" and adding he was "so f-----g confused the entire time." The longtime PGA Tour member called out CBS for its delayed airing of critical shots, shoddy camera work, which included missing Rory McIlroy and Cameron Young's approach shots on 18, and other issues.

Walking back his words

On Thursday, during an appearance on the Fore Play podcast, Kisner said he "crossed the line."

“It’s been an interesting few days, but it is what it is, man, and I just have to apologize to the golf team at CBS,” Kisner said. “I crossed the line, probably, too much by talking about that whole content, and I know from my short time in the business how wild production is, right? It’s a very difficult thing to produce a live show and make it all work, and everybody does their best. NBC screws up all the time, and we’re just trying to do our best. I went too far on being critical on ’em. And I just wanted all the people associated with it to know that I apologize.”

Jim Nantz fires back at critics

Jim Nantz, who has called the Masters on CBS for nearly four decades, addressed the backlash from Kisner and others during an appearance on "The Pat McAfee Show" Tuesday.

Nantz also specifically referenced McIlroy's final gimme putt to win a second-straight green jacket, which was partially obscured due to CBS' camera angle, leaving fans momentarily wondering if the putt had gone in.

“It’s live television. We all make mistakes,” Nantz said. “If he would have missed it, we would have had the all-time story in the history of golf. But I’m really proud of our crew. You’re making … so many decisions, split-second decisions. The things that were shown, produced by our crew, hundreds of people involved over the course of four days, some 30 hours of television, I can’t speak to the difficulty and some of the decision-making and some of the things that people are responsible for. I just know that our crew is the best in the business.”