After three decades of calling golf’s greatest moments, Jim Nantz had never experienced the game’s most sacred ground as a player himself. The CBS legend spent years covering Opens at St. Andrews, yet he deliberately saved his first round for the perfect moment. Finally, in 2024, he stepped onto that famous first tee.

The veteran broadcaster felt those familiar pre-shot nerves return. “I was a little surprised there were so many people that were watching us tee off,” Nantz recalled . Nevertheless, he launched his opening drive straight down the fairway. Subsequently, he settled into what became a glorious four-hour journey around golf’s most hallowed ground.

Nantz brings a unique perspective to St. Andrews that few others possess. His 40-year broadcasting career included guest comm

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