List of Masters Tournament broadcasters
Announcer Years Network ( s )
Bob Carpenter 1988 - 1989 USA
Dick Enberg 2000 - 2010 CBS
Frank Gifford 1969 - 1971 CBS
Frank Glieber 1968 - 1985 CBS
Henry Longhurst 1966 - 1975 CBS
Verne Lundquist 1983 -present CBS
Bill Macatee 1990 - 2007 ; 2008 -present USA / CBS
Jim McKay 1957 - 1961 CBS
Brent Musburger 1983 - 1989 ; 2008 - 2016 CBS / ESPN
Jim Nantz 1986 -present CBS
Bud Palmer 1956 CBS
Chris Schenkel 1956 - 1964 CBS
Ray Scott 1969 - 1974 CBS
Vin Scully 1975 - 1982 CBS
Pat Summerall 1968 - 1994 CBS
Mike Tirico 2008 - 2016 ESPN
Scott Van Pelt 2017 -present ESPN
Jack Whitaker 1965 - 1966 CBS
Commentators -- Play-by-play/anchors
CBS has televised the Masters in the United States every year since 1956, when it used six cameras and covered only the final four holes. Tournament coverage of the first eight holes did not begin until 1995 because of resistance from the tournament organizers, but by 2007, more than 50 cameras were used. Chairman Jack Stephens felt that the back nine was always more compelling, increased coverage would increase the need for sponsorship spending, and that broadcasting the front nine of the course on television would cut down on attendance and television viewership for the tournament. USA Network added first- and second-round coverage in 1982. The Masters has been broadcast every year in high-definition television since 2000, one of the first golf tournaments to ever hold that distinction. In 2008, ESPN replaced USA as broadcaster of early-round coverage. These broadcasts use the CBS Sports production staff and commentators, although then-ESPN personality Mike Tirico previously served as a studio host (replacing Bill Macatee's role under USA Network).