Ian Baker-Finch, the longtime CBS Sports golf analyst and former winner of the Open Championship, announced his retirement from broadcasting overnight, Australian time, closing the chapter on a 30-year career in the industry, including the past 19 years with CBS Sports.
Ian Baker-Finch, Australia’s 1991 Open champion, is settling into his new role as chairman of the PGA of Australia. In this wide-ranging Q&A, “Finchy” addresses the current stand-off in men’s professional golf, his vision for PGA members and tournament golf Down Under.
Aussie of the month: Jesse Linden The 12-year-old from Campbelltown in Sydney travels regularly to the US to compete against the best junior golfers in the world. His parents’ investment, and Jesse’s hard work on his game, paid off in April when he became the first Australian to compete in the 10-year history of Augusta Read more…
Golf great and TV analyst Ian Baker-Finch has cautioned Masters fans to write off a sick and injured Australian contingent at their own risk, backing former Open champion Cameron Smith to lead a six-strong tilt at Augusta National.
Joining Melbourne’s sporting festival in the early months of the year is just one idea Aussie icon Ian Baker-Finch has put forward as the ISPS HANDA PGA Tour of Australasia begins to plot a revamped summer schedule.
Based on current Olympic rankings, Australia will qualify to send two male and two female athletes to compete at the Kasumigaseki Country Club in July and August next year.
Australian golf superstar Jan Stephenson has fulfilled a lifelong dream this morning, being inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame at a ceremony in California.
If you could create the ultimate fantasy course for this year’s Presidents Cup by cherry picking the very best the state of Victoria has to offer, how would it look? We laid down the challenge to some of Australia’s elite players and course designers. Naturally, they didn’t disappoint.
Ian Baker-Finch, who enjoyed a memorable triumph at The British Open in 1991, will donate $50,000 to charities in Australia and the UK after returning his Gold Medal to The R&A.