{"id":15555601,"date":"2025-01-05T09:33:58","date_gmt":"2025-01-05T14:33:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/golf.com\/?post_type=article&p=15555601"},"modified":"2025-01-05T09:39:56","modified_gmt":"2025-01-05T14:39:56","slug":"cbs-reporter-subpar-cohost-colt-knost-living-dream","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/golf.com\/news\/features\/cbs-reporter-subpar-cohost-colt-knost-living-dream\/","title":{"rendered":"CBS course reporter and Subpar cohost Colt Knost is living his dream \u2014 and he still can’t believe it"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Colt Knost<\/a>, cohost of Subpar and course reporter for CBS Sports, would be the first person to tell you he\u2019s living the dream \u2014 and the last person to believe it.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The scene: <\/strong>Calling from his car in Scottsdale, Ariz., after leaving the set of GOLF’s Subpar podcast.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dylan Dethier: You\u2019re on a break from your TV gig. Does this feel like your off-season? <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Colt Knost:<\/strong> It\u2019s definitely my off-season. I\u2019ve done a few things for work here and there. I still do our SiriusXM show [Gravy and the Sleeze] and GOLF\u2019s ‘Subpar.’ But, for the most part, I get to play a lot of golf this time of year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

DD: Are you playing at home with a regular group or are you now, like, America\u2019s guest? <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CK:<\/strong> Yeah, mostly at home at [Scottsdale\u2019s] Whisper Rock. I\u2019ve played a few member-guests. I just got back from Vegas, playing the Southern Highlands, which was a blast. I travel so much during the year that it\u2019s hard for me to say no to a member-guest, but I also enjoy being home. It\u2019s the best time of year in Scottsdale.<\/p>\n\n\n

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DD: You were a Tour pro for nearly a decade. How has your relationship with playing golf changed these past few years?<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

CK:<\/strong> I have way more fun now. It\u2019s not a job to me anymore. I just go out and have fun with the boys, gamble a bit and let the best man win. I definitely don\u2019t get as upset over bad shots. And, when I practice, I feel like I can play as well as I did on Tour, probably because I don\u2019t care as much.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

DD: Is there anything you\u2019ve learned that you\u2019d tell yourself 10 years ago? <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CK:<\/strong> Definitely. I\u2019d tell myself to be more focused and more accountable when things went wrong. But, honestly, I think this was all meant to happen this way. The game has changed so much. I was never going to be a guy who carries the ball 300 yards like most of the PGA Tour does today. But I put in eight years on the Tour, made amazing relationships and got to play at the highest level. When I\u2019m old, I can tell stories around the fire. That\u2019s pretty cool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

DD: These days, between SiriusXM, \u201cSubpar\u201d and the CBS job, it seems like you\u2019re having almost nonstop surreal experiences. Do you still pinch yourself? <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CK:<\/strong> I pinch myself all the time. I was a kid who went to a small high school in the middle of nowhere [in Texas]. To be where I am now, meeting these athletes \u2014 it\u2019s unbelievable. Golf has connected me with so many people. For instance, I have a great relationship with Charles Barkley<\/a>. If you\u2019d told me at 12 years old, when I was watching him on TV, that I\u2019d be friends with him and we\u2019d talk trash all the time,I\u2019d have thought you were out of your mind. Or that I\u2019d meet Tony Romo<\/a> when he was a third-string quarterback with Dallas because he just wanted to play golf, and then he turned into \u2026 Tony Romo. There will be moments with people I\u2019ve met where I\u2019m like, Wow, I can\u2019t believe I\u2019m sitting here having a beer with you right now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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DD: How\u2019s your work with CBS going? <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CK:<\/strong> I love it, and I think it\u2019s going well. I get excited to go to work every day. Sitting with Jim Nantz, Frank Nobilo, Trevor Immelman, Dottie Pepper, Mark Immelman, Amanda Balionis<\/a> \u2014 it\u2019s crazy. When you think about golf and the broadcasting world, there aren\u2019t many jobs out there. And the fact that I\u2019ve been able to get better and to grow \u2014 it\u2019s awesome. The Nantz thing is still surreal to me; he\u2019s been with CBS since 1985, the year I was born. I\u2019ve never known anyone else in that job. Now he\u2019s a friend. That\u2019s so cool. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

DD: On \u201cSubpar\u201d you sometimes show us a different side of golfers and other athletes. Who has surprised you the most and who do you hear about most from fans? <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CK: The second part is easy: Mike Commodore, the former NHL player. Everyone loves him. They love those old-school guys [and their] wild stories. Guys like George Brett, Mark Grace. They lived in an era when there was no social media; everyone didn\u2019t whip their camera out when stuff happened, so they have great stories. As for surprises, I already know most of the guys personally, but it\u2019s great when the audience gets to learn more about them. Scottie Scheffler, for example, comes off as this great golfer and person, but people don\u2019t realize he\u2019s also sneaky funny and talks trash.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

DD: There on the ground, what\u2019s a Tour moment that stands out from this year? <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CK:<\/strong> Walking with Viktor Hovland and Bryson DeChambeau on Sunday at the PGA \u2014 that place was rocking. Both of them were 6 under through 17 holes, I believe, and the crowd was all about Bryson, and he was talking back to them, having a great time. It was just an electric atmosphere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

DD: Who are players you think might create some of that electricity in 2025? <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CK:<\/strong> I\u2019ll give you one right off the top of my head: Max Greyserman. He has a ton of upside \u2014 he smashes it, he\u2019s a great putter. He\u2019s finished second in three of five events [in 2024]. And I\u2019m excited to see what Jordan Spieth does coming back from wrist surgery. It\u2019s something he\u2019s been dealing with longer than I think he let on, so I\u2019m excited to see him 100 percent healthy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

DD: People think of golf as a sleepy sport, but, in person on Sunday afternoons, I think they\u2019d be shocked at the intensity. What\u2019s it like being inside the ropes with the final group in the final round?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CK:<\/strong> I get excited. I feel the adrenaline, and I want it to be a battle. Or, if I\u2019m not with the last group, [I want] my guy to make a move and get those big crowds yelling. Hell, I get yelled at too. But when it\u2019s a big moment, there\u2019s nothing cooler than trying to make an awesome call on a shot, because if you nail it, it\u2019s on every highlight. Honestly, when I look back, I don\u2019t remember a lot of the calls. I\u2019ll rewatch some because people always tell me, \u201cListen to yourself, see what your tendencies are and where you could do better.\u201d And sometimes I\u2019m just like, That [call] was stupid. But I just like making it fun, man. Look, it\u2019s a TV show; it doesn\u2019t have to be serious at all times. I just hope to bring some energy to it every day and to bring people from their couch into these moments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

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