Kiz grabs the mic full-time
4-time winner will be lead analyst for NBC coverage and part-time tour player in 2025
Kevin Kisner debuted as an analyst periodically in 2024 (Ben Jared/PGA Tour via Getty Images)
Kevin Kisner has long been one of golf’s more entertaining and down-to-earth quotes. Now he’ll get paid full-time to share his thoughts while still moonlighting as a tour player on a more limited basis.
Kisner, a four-time PGA Tour winner, has been named lead analyst for NBC Sports’ golf coverage, joining veteran play-by-play commentator Dan Hicks in the booth for PGA Tour events and major championships in 2025. Kisner debuted as a part-time analyst in January at the season-opener in Kapalua and apparently passed the audition tests throughout the season.
Kisner will serve as lead analyst for the majority of men’s golf events on NBC, including the U.S. Open, Open Championship, Players Championship, FedEx Cup Playoffs and the Ryder Cup. He will also maintain a limited playing schedule on the PGA Tour.
“I’m humbled and grateful to have the chance to sit in the seat that many legends like Johnny Miller and Paul Azinger have sat in before me on NBC,” said Kisner. “I’m looking forward to offering a different voice and adding a new dynamic to the broadcasts, hopefully reaching more fans and telling things like it is. That’s what I think I do best. I’m also excited to continue to compete on the PGA Tour amongst my peers, which I think will help me to tap into what these guys are really feeling on the course.”
Said NBC Sports’ lead golf producer Tommy Roy: “Kevin always shared frank and honest opinions about the game of golf during our various conversations through the years. Those kinds of opinions and his engaging personality make Kiz a great fit for our broadcast team. He knows these players, he knows this game, and the audience will get to hear more of those opinions and that personality this season.”
Kisner appeared throughout 2024 as an analyst on NBC’s PGA Tour coverage, including the WM Phoenix Open, Players and playoff events. Kiz also joined Smylie Kaufman for its “Happy Hour” coverage during those events.
A native of Aiken, S.C.., and former Georgia Bulldogs who speaks with a pronounced Southern drawl, Kiz proved a fierce competitor on the course at his peak. His four career wins on tour include the 2019 WGC Match Play and the 2021 Wyndham Championship. He was also a playing member of two U.S. teams at Presidents Cups in 2017 and 2022 and served as an assistant captain at the 2024 Presidents Cup in Montreal.