3x PGA Tour winner exits Golf Channel to fill in for Colt Knost at CBS

Rocket Mortgage Classic - Final Round - Source: Getty
Colt Knost at PGA Tour's Rocket Mortgage Classic - Final Round - Source: Getty

With the PGA Tour's upcoming season still at bay, Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy's teams' faceoff in the Optum Golf Channel Games recently provided some solid entertainment. As the event ended, a three-time PGA Tour winner also wrapped up his time at Golf Channel to take Colt Knost's spot at CBS.

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Recently, CBS had their on-course reporter, Knost, moved to the booth as an analyst. He will now work alongside Frank Nobilo, host Jim Nantz, and the lead analyst, Trevor Immelman. To fill in Knost's spot, former PGA Tour pro Johnson Wagner has joined CBS as an on-course walking analyst after leaving Golf Channel.

As a part of CBS, Wagner might get the opportunity to cover the FedEx Cup Playoffs and majors like the Masters and the PGA Championship in the upcoming year. Wagner's switch to CBS was also shared on X (previously Twitter) by NUCLR GOLF. The user wrote:

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"🚨🚶🏻📺 JUST IN - Johnson Wagner is heading to CBS to work as an on course walking analyst, filling Colt Knost’s position as he moves to the booth. Wagner is not expected to continue with the work he’s done on the Golf Channel. (Via @JoshACarpenter)

Take a look at NUCLR GOLF's X post:

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Wagner was a former icon on the PGA Tour who turned pro back in 2002. The American won the 2008 Shell Houston Open, the 2011 Mayakoba Golf Classic at Riviera Maya-Cancun, and the 2012 Sony Open in Hawaii before switching to the television side.

The former PGA Tour pro last played in the 2022 Butterfield Bermuda Championship before switching to his broadcasting career. Wagner had been a part of the NBC Sports Network since 2023. The 45-year-old gained popularity on television from the Golf Channel's "Live From" segments and his recreation of popular shots from the events being covered.

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The golf analyst also bagged the 46th Annual Sports Emmy as a part of NBCUniversal’s 2024 Olympics coverage. He actively contributed with his analysis and insightful takes regarding the sport on Golf Central and Golf Central Live


When Johnson Wagner compared Golf Channel Games winner Scottie Scheffler to 82x PGA Tour winner Tiger Woods

Scottie Scheffler suffered a slow start to the 2025 season following his hand injury in December 2024. However, by August 21, the World No. 1 racked up five wins and several top-10 finishes.

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Wagner did not hold back from praising Scheffler's excellence on the course, comparing it to Tiger Woods' 2000 season. Wagner said while speaking on Sirius XM PGA Tour radio:

"There’s no other person you can compare him to…It's not winning five times for back to back years."
"It's the consistency in which he's doing it…the only person you can compare him to is Tiger in 2000…he may not like it...he wants to sort of push it off but man he is impressive," he added.
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Take a look at Sirius XM PGA Tour Radio's X post:

Wagner had previously praised Scheffler's talent before this year's PGA Championship commenced at Quail Hollow. While talking to Fried Egg Golf, he pointed out the Texan pro's ability to stay within the top 20 even if he finished outside the top 10.

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