Peter Kostis (born December 23, 1947 in Sanford, Maine) is an American golf analyst and instructor.. The network did not renew the contracts for the 71-year-old McCord or Kostis… Peter Kostis was always one to tell it like it is during his 30-year golf broadcast career. That hasn’t changed in his post-TV career. In the wake of the revelation that longtime CBS golf broadcasters Peter Kostis and Gary McCord would not have their contracts renewed, Kostis has … John grew up in Arizona, immersed in the game of golf with his father, Peter Kostis. He was also a three-time member of the first team All-Pac 10 Academic team. Peter Kostis shows you how to control the club face, maintain balance, steepen your angle of attack and max out your body rotation. I don’t know how exactly or what it could be but I do believe the next television contract is going to be radically different. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. Perhaps no one is in a better position than Kostis, a CBS analyst since 1992, to analyze the future of golf broadcasts and the challenges networks face. “But I am going to intertwine 30 years of stories from inside-the-ropes, talk about my 29 years at the GOLF.com and GOLF Magazine are published by EB GOLF MEDIA LLC, a division of 8AM GOLFPeter Kostis has spent nearly 30 years as a golf broadcaster.Gary McCord explains why he is upset by how CBS Sports fired himPeter Kostis opens up on ‘disrespectful’ CBS dismissal “All we’ve really heard is, ‘We think it’s time, we need a change, things were stale,’” Kostis said. “And the commissioner was upset I didn’t say, first off, that he had won 500 FedEx Cup points.

Peter Kostis walks the fairways as a golf analyst for CBS Network.

I’d do the same thing.”Kostis, who also has been Paul Casey’s longtime swing coach, said in a “As I look to my future, it will most definitely include going back to my teaching roots, completely unfiltered, in some form or fashion (maybe a book) and I’m really excited about that!” Kostis said. I think it’s one of the ways they’re hoping to grow their fan base with younger people. And he didn’t want me talking about majors.”Kostis said he continued to leave the FedEx Cup out of his post-round interviews with winners, which he believes led to a diminished role and eventually played a part in him losing his job altogether.Kostis claimed he never received a straight answer from CBS. Kostis, who first joined CBS Sports as an on-course reporter and golf analyst in 1992, recalled when the PGA Tour criticized him for a winner’s interview he … High quality golf instruction by Peter Kostis and his staff of golf professionals at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona. That’s all I’m going to say. ‘Well, it just is.’ They haven’t really given us any answers whatsoever on why we were let go.“There’s a fine line between familiarity and staleness,” Kostis continued.

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Peter Kostis calls out Patrick Reed for cheating. He was also named an Arizona Interscholastic Association Scholar Athlete in 2006. Former CBS Golf analyst Peter Kostis took aim at his old employer, the PGA Tour and Patrick Reed in a provocative interview on this week’s No Laying Up Podcast. CBS golf viewers will no longer hear Gary McCord's on-course humor or Peter Kostis' swing-tip segments. It’s a question you’d have to ask [PGA Tour Commissioner] Jay Monahan I guess but everything I’ve seen in interviews and read points to gambling playing a big role in this next round of (television) negotiations.”On Tuesday, it was revealed that 21-time Tour winner and former Ryder Cup captain Davis Love III would be joining CBS as a full-time analyst. I believe the production has suffered over the last few years. Post was not sent - check your email addresses! He was also named an Arizona Interscholastic Association Scholar Athlete in 2006. They don’t care about anything other than promotion. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. In high school John played for the Brophy Broncos, and earned all-region honors as a junior and senior. Would you like to receive desktop browser notifications about breaking news and other major stories? “What was stale? They’re interested in the marketing of the product.”Kostis, who first joined CBS Sports as an on-course reporter and golf analyst in 1992, recalled when the PGA Tour criticized him for a winner’s interview he conducted with an unidentified rookie.After the conclusion of the interview, where he asked the player his thoughts on having a spot in the Masters in addition to his two-year Tour exemption, Kostis said, he got a call from a CBS executive in New York.Peter Kostis is here to discuss his departure from CBS, golf on TV, what needs to change, other Patrick Reed incidents he’s seen (! Would you like to receive desktop browser notifications about breaking news and other major stories?