CBS Sports has confirmed that former PGA Tour professional Colt Knost will step into a full-time booth role for the network’s golf coverage in 2026, succeeding Ian Baker-Finch, who retired from broadcasting towards the end of the 2025 PGA Tour season.

Finch's replacement after the Australian retired at the end of the PGA Tour season, with the broadcaster choosing to promote from within

Baker Finch's popularity is at such a height that one of golf's greatest players, Tiger Woods, also celebrated the golfer-turned-broadcaster's final day. On X, Woods congratulated Ian Baker-Finch on his 30 years in broadcasting and thanked him on behalf of the golf community.

The final stage of PGA Tour Q-School takes center stage this week in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, continuing two weeks of survive-and-advance style of golf to earn playing privileges on the PGA Tour and Korn Ferry Tour next season.

The former PGA Tour pro has been promoted from on-course reporter to analyst in CBS Sports' golf broadcast team from the start of the 2026 season

Colt Knost will be getting fewer steps in at PGA Tour events next season as part of a new look for CBS Sports’ golf broadcast team in 2026.

A fresh face and voice will be moving up from the course to join host Jim Nantz in the CBS Sports golf super tower each week in 2026 as Colt Knost has been elevated into the booth alongside lead analyst Trevor Immelman and and fellow analyst Frank Nobilo.

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