CBS-TV EYE STAYS DRY; MCCORD IS A HAPPY GUY.Byline: Tom Hoffarth Daily News Staff Writer The last thing CBS Sports CBS Sports is a division of CBS which airs many of the sports telecasts in the United States. CBS Sports broadcasts programs like NFL on CBS, The NFL Today, Southeastern Conference football, NCAA basketball, PGA golf, and professional tennis. needs is another washed-out golf tournament. The recently canceled AT&T Pebble Beach event was CBS' first tournament of the season. Its second of a network-record 22 events is this weekend's Nissan Open The Northern Trust Open, formally known as the Nissan Open and originally known as the Los Angeles Open, is a regular golf tournament on the PGA Tour. It is played annually in February in Pacific Palisades, California. from Pacific Palisades Palisades, cliffs along the west bank of the Hudson River, NE N.J. and SE N.Y., extending from N of Jersey City, N.J., to the vicinity of Piermont, N.Y., with a general altitude of from 350 ft to 550 ft (107–168 m). . When Gary McCord Gary Dennis McCord (born May 23, 1948) is an American professional golfer, commentator, and author. McCord was born in San Gabriel, California. He was a two-time All-American at the University of California, Riverside. walked out of the production trailer Thursday morning and looked to the heavens to see clear blue skies, he smiled. His handlebar mustache would avoid moisture. "It's a transformation of biblical proportions," McCord called the change in weather. As for how the recent rain will affect the greens, McCord wasn't worried. "With the way these greens looked during the PGA Championship and (Steve) Elkington shot 17 under, there's nothing to worry about here." McCord will be in his traditional 16th-hole perch this weekend for three hours of coverage Saturday (noon to 3 p.m.) and two more on Sunday (1 to 3 p.m.). Jim Nantz and Ken Venturi will cover the 18th hole, with Sean McDonough (17th), Jerry Pate (15th), Bobby Clampett (14th) and Peter Kostis (roving reporter) trying to make up for the absence of Ben Wright. If rain does come to wash out the weekend, CBS (Cell Broadcast Service) See cell broadcast. will fill with a live call-in golf show and replay last year's tournament. |
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