It’s official. Trevor Immelman will replace Nick Faldo as lead golf analyst for CBS Sports beginning in 2023.
Immelman, 42, was confirmed in a press release just hours after Faldo announced on social media that he would retire at the end of the PGA Tour’s regular season at the Wyndham Championship in August, the site of his PGA Tour debut as a player in 1979. Faldo, who turns 65 on July 18, had served as lead analyst for 16 years.
Immelman won the 2008 Masters and is the current International Presidents Cup captain. He joined CBS Sports’ golf team in 2019, and signed a new multi-year deal that begins with the network’s 2023 season, when he assumes his duties alongside Jim Nantz in the 18th tower for the Farmers Insurance Open. Immelman has been perceived as a rising star in the CBS ranks.
“We are thrilled to name Trevor as the lead analyst for golf on CBS,” said Sean McManus, chairman of CBS Sports. “He brings the credentials and experience as a major champion, along with a unique perspective and knowledge of today’s stars, having recently competed alongside them. Trevor has developed terrific chemistry and relationships with our entire team, and we look forward to him sharing his insights, as he informs and entertains viewers for many years to come.”
A native of South Africa, Immelman won 11 times worldwide during his career, and was named the PGA Tour Rookie of the Year in 2006. Two years later, in 2008, he won the Masters, becoming at the time only the second South African to win at Augusta National. He has also played on two President’s Cup teams (2005, 2007) and in 2019 was Vice Captain for fellow countryman Ernie Els. Immelman has also worked for Golf Channel, where he has been a lead analyst and a regular contributor to the network’s Live From coverage at The Players and all four major championships.
“I am excited for Trevor; he will be excellent in this role and the team is incredibly well positioned for the future,” Faldo said in a release.
