CBS golf analyst Faldo stepping down

Nick Faldo will retire later this year after 16 years in the booth as an analyst for CBS Sports and the Golf Channel.

The 64-year-old broadcaster shared the news in a signed letter he posted to Twitter on Tuesday — revealing his last day in the booth will be Aug. 7, for the Wyndham Championship in Greensboro, N.C.

Trevor Immelman — a South African who won the Masters in 2008 — will replace Faldo next year alongside Jim Nantz, according to Sports Business Journal.

In his farewell letter, Faldo said he previously told CBS Sports chairman Sean McManus, while at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro Am in February, about his plan to step down. McManus said he had expected the six-time Major winner would remain with the network.

“Since Nick is in the last year of his deal, I thought we were going to talk about a new deal,” McManus told Sports Business Journal. “Nick, with his wife Lindsay, said that he wanted to retire.”

Faldo expressed his desire to cut back on his travel time to focus on his businesses and other partnerships, some of which he said have yet to be announced. He named his partnership with Black Bull Scotch Whisky, his Faldo Design business, which deals with golf-course design, and the Faldo Series, an initiative for young golfers, as reasons for stepping away from fulltime broadcasting.

Faldo also mentioned his close relationship with his wife, who he said helped him determine his decision to retire. The couple relocated to Montana with their three dogs and assorted animals on their new farm, which is currently under construction.

Faldo was last seen in the 18th tower for CBS at the RBC Canadian Open, which took place this month, ahead of the U.S. Open. He will be on the telecast this week at the Travelers Championship.

Immelman, who joined CBS in 2019, signed a multiyear deal that will begin with the Farmers Insurance Open next January. He was a lead analyst for Golf Channel and an analyst for Turner Sports during “The Match.”