Colt Knost elevated to CBS booth for 2026 PGA Tour season

Former PGA Tour player Colt Knost is moving from on-course reporter to the booth as an analyst for CBS Sports' golf coverage in 2026.

Knost, 40, replaces Ian Baker-Finch, who retired in August after 18 years with CBS. Knost will be in the booth with host Jim Nantz, lead analyst Trevor Immelman and fellow analyst Frank Nobilo.

"All I can say is wow!" Knost posted Wednesday on his X account. "This is by far the biggest honor of my golf career! Can't wait to be up in the Super Tower with Jim, Trevor, and my man Frank! Torrey Pines can't get here fast enough! Let's get this party started!"

All I can say is wow! This is by far the biggest honor of my golf career! Can't wait to be up in the Super Tower with Jim, Trevor, and my man Frank! Torrey Pines cant get here fast enough! Let's get this party started! https://t.co/tvNzon9sZI

— Colt Knost (@ColtKnost) December 3, 2025

CBS Sports' coverage of the 2026 tour season starts on Jan. 31 with the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines.

"Colt has become a valued voice on our team, bringing insight, energy, and his engaging personality to every broadcast," Harold Bryant, executive producer and executive vice president of production, CBS Sports, said in a statement. "Elevating him alongside Jim, Trevor, and Frank in our Super Tower is a natural next step that reflects the trust and respect he's earned."

Knost first began working with CBS in 2019 as an on-course reporter before he retired as a player early in 2020 and worked full-time for CBS in 2021. He also co-hosts "Gravy and The Sleaze" with Drew Stoltz on Sirius/X Radio and hosts the Golf Subpar podcast.

"He has the perfect blend of humility with his self-deprecating humor combined with a true knowledge of the game, and his resume speaks to that being a U.S. Amateur champion and 2007 Walker Cup team member," Sellers Shy, lead producer at CBS, told Golfweek for a 2022 story."Plus, he has an incredible relationship with today's players."

Knost won the 2007 U.S. Amateur and 2007 U.S. Public Links titles and represented the United States that year at the Walker Cup. He turned pro, earned his tour card in 2009 and made 92 cuts in 199 events without a victory until his retirement, collecting $4.3 million in career earnings.

--Field Level Media