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NBC lead analyst Kevin Kisner torches CBS for Masters coverage: ‘I have no idea what they are doing’

Nypost · · 441 words · By Justin Terranova
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What to know about Media Coverage Quality

Kevin Kisner had a glimpse behind the curtain of CBS’ Masters coverage — and was left astounded by what he saw.

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What happened

Kevin Kisner had a glimpse behind the curtain of CBS’ Masters coverage — and was left astounded by what he saw.

Why it matters

Kisner was hired as the lead analyst for NBC’s golf coverage at the end of 2024 and this past weekend he was in the booth for SiriusXM at The Masters as CBS handled the TV broadcast.

Common ground

“They were literally showing s–t that I knew happened 10 minutes ago all day long,” Kisner said on the “ForePlay” podcast, which he co-hosts for Barstool.

Perspective signals

No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 9 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Kisner was in the booth for SiriusXM at The Masters as CBS handled the TV broadcast.”
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Web results mention SiriusXM's 2026 Masters coverage and CBS's role, but no source explicitly confirms Kisner's presence at SiriusXM during the Masters while CBS handled TV. The claim lacks direct corroboration.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 45th Ryder Cup Matches was a golf tournament in 2025 for the Ryder Cup, a biennial competition between Europe and the United States. It was held in the United States from September 26–28 on the B…
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web search NEUTRAL — During Thursday's first-roundcoverage,SiriusXMwill feature a new interview with six-timeMasterschampion Jack Nicklaus, along with his son, Jack II. This year marks the 40th anniversary of Nicklaus win…
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web search NEUTRAL — KevinJamesKisneris an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.Kisnerplayed on the mini-tours (NGA Hooters Tour and Tarheel Tour) from 2007 to 2009, winning three times. He also played i…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Kisner
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Claim 2: “Kisner texted CBS analyst Colt Knost about the coverage issues.”
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No evidence was found in web searches or Wikipedia to support or refute the claim about Kisner texting Knost about coverage issues.
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Claim 3: “CBS lost the approach shots on 18 from Rory McIlroy and Cam Young in the final group of the tournament.”
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No evidence was found in web searches or Wikipedia to support or refute the claim about CBS missing approach shots for McIlroy and Young.
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Claim 4: “Kevin Kisner was hired as the lead analyst for NBC’s golf coverage at the end of 2024.”
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A single web search result mentions Kevin Kisner's involvement with NBC in 2024, but no other independent sources confirm his hiring as lead analyst. Wikipedia entries are unrelated to this claim.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Scott Alexander Scheffler (born June 21, 1996) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He is currently ranked world number one in the Official World Golf Ranking, a position he h…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2018 Open Championship was the 147th Open Championship and was held from 19–22 July 2018 at Carnoustie Golf Links in Angus, Scotland. It was the eighth Open Championship to be played at Carnoustie…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — NBC Sports is an American sports programming division for NBCUniversal, a division of Comcast, that is responsible for all sports broadcasts on their broadcast network NBC, the cable channels NBC owns…
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Claim 5: “CBS did not show Haotong Li making a 10 on the 13th hole during the tournament.”
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No evidence was found in web searches or Wikipedia to support or refute the claim about CBS not showing Haotong Li's 10 on the 13th hole.
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Claim 6: “CBS opted not to cover most of Sam Burns’ double-bogey blowup on the second hole.”
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No evidence was found in web searches or Wikipedia to support or refute the claim about CBS omitting coverage of Sam Burns' double-bogey incident.
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Claim 7: “The Masters app updated Scottie Scheffler’s birdie on the third hole before CBS aired the approach and putt.”
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No evidence was found in web searches or Wikipedia to support or refute the claim about the Masters app updating Scheffler's birdie before CBS coverage.
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Claim 8: “CBS was showing footage of events that occurred 10 minutes ago throughout the day.”
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Evidence about CBS's historical Masters coverage does not specifically address the claim about showing footage from 10 minutes prior. No source directly confirms or denies this detail.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2020 Masters Tournament was the 84th edition of the Masters Tournament held at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. The golf tournament was originally scheduled for April 9–12, 2020, bu…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — CBS Broadcasting Inc., commonly shortened to CBS (an abbreviation of its original name, the Columbia Broadcasting System), is an American commercial broadcast television and radio network and the flag…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Masters golf tournament has been televised in the United States every year since 1956, primarily by CBS. It is now broadcast in over 200 countries. CBS initially used six cameras and covered only …
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Claim 9: “Knost responded that CBS shows the shots in order, but Kisner did not understand what this meant.”
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No evidence was found in web searches or Wikipedia to support or refute the claim about Knost's response regarding CBS's coverage order.
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