After his appearance as an analyst for NBC, Kevin Kisner was doing so well that people were begging for more. Even one of NBC’s social media producers told him she couldn’t believe how positive the feedback was on Twitter/X, a place where most people, golf fans especially, are searching for things to find fault in.
“I said, should I retire after one day?” Kisner said. “She’s like, it can’t last this way forever, so you might as well quit.”
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Kisner did not, in fact, quit, returning for appearances at the Waste Management Phoenix Open and The Players, among other tournaments. With his playing career hitting a wall at the age of 40, Kisner could have very easily slid right into the NBC booth full time and rode off into the sunset. Four PGA Tour wins, a pair of major championship top 10s and two (victorious) Presidents Cup team appearances is certainly not a playing resume to scoff at.
As Kiz told us on this week’s episode of The Loop podcast, though, he refuses to go out like this.
Had to ask @K_Kisner what’s still driving him to compete now that he could easily slide into a cushy TV job if he wanted . Loved his answer
“I have to prove to myself that I’m not going out like this.” pic.twitter.com/AZzTbDYMqj
— Christopher Powers (@CPowers14) April 30, 2024
In our full chat with Kisner, he also told us the hilarious reason he won’t be at the U.S. Open in a playing or broadcasting capacity at all, and the reason he thought his wife was going to “kill him” earlier this season. To hear our interview with Kisner, please have a listen below, and like and subscribe to The Loop wherever you get your podcasts:
This article was originally published on golfdigest.com
