Peacock US Open announcers are George Savaricas, Cara Banks, Steve Burkowski, Justin Kutcher and Steve Schlanger from the NBC network.
George Savaricas joined the golf channel as a host and reporter in 2013.
Peacock is an American top video streaming service that is owned and run by Peacock TV, LLC, a division of NBCUniversal Television and Streaming. Peacock reached 22 million paying subscribers in March 2023.
This year, NBC Sports and Peacock will cover the US Open in great detail. They will live broadcast all four rounds of the competition and also provide additional content like interviews, practice rounds, and coverage of standout groups and holes.
The 2023 U.S. Open will be an exciting event as NBC Sports and Peacock have assembled a talented broadcaster to deliver in-depth information to the viewers.
The competition will be covered on television and streaming so fans will not have trouble following up game from beginning to end.
Peacock Us Open Announcers 2023
The 2023 US Open announcers for Peacock are:
- George Savaricas
- Cara Banks
- Steve Burkowski
- Justin Kutcher
- Steve Schlanger
Sports broadcaster and on-air personality George Savaricas is one of the announcers for the US Open 2023. George has been working with the golf industry for the last 15 years.
As a host and reporter for Golf Central, he joined Golf Channel in 2013 and worked as an interviewer for Golf Channel's coverage of the PGA TOUR.
Savaricas completed his Bachelor's degree in broadcast journalism from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 2007. After completing his bachelor's degree, he worked as a sports anchor and reporter at WJFW.
He has also worked on ESPN radio as a host, co-hosting a two-hour sports talk show. In November 2009, George worked at KVOA-TV as a sports anchor and reporter, where he covered PGA Tour's Accenture match play championship.
Cara Banks is a popular figure in the golf industry and one of the greatest announcers in the sport. She became a co-host of the Golf Channel's Morning Drive program in 2015.
Since then, she has moved on to hosting roles for Golf Central and Golf Central Live from the sport's top competitions. Before joining GOLF Channel Cara hosted Golfing World every week on Sky Sports in the United Kingdom.
Justin Kutcher will call for the 2023 US Open for the online streaming service Peacock. Justin has experience working for NBC Sports, FOX Sports, and ESPN.
He completed his bachelor's degree in broadcast journalism from Boston University. Kutcher worked o ESPN before joining FOX, where he called games for football, baseball, basketball, softball, ice hockey, and volleyball.
In addition, he provided commentary for the 2015 Women's World Cup and the 2016 Copa America Centenario on FOX.
NBC Network PGA Broadcast
The NBC network PGA broadcaster are:
- Dan Hicks
- Terry Gannon
- Steve Sands
Dan Hicks is a sportscaster for NBC Sports and his primary duties include play-by-play commentary for golf. He worked as a weekend sports anchor for Tucson's NBC station, KVOA.
As he served as a commentator for golf, in 2013 he took over as a play-by-play announcer for Notre Dame football, replacing Tom Hammond. He has frequently contributed to NBC's coverage of the Olympics.
Hicks was the play-by-play man for the NBA and NFL on NBC and has also served as the tower announcer for NBC's golf coverage. On the other hand, he is the stroke-by-stroke announcer for swimming during the Summer Olympics and the play-by-play announcer for speed skating during the Winter Olympics.
Sportscaster for NBC Sports Terry Gannon is currently announcing golf, figure skating, and gymnastic. He began his early broadcasting career as a sports announcer, primarily for television channels.
Gannon began working as a broadcaster for the Golf Channel, a division of the NBC Sports Group, in 2010. He called games on the PGA Tour, LPGA Tour, Olympic gymnastics, and figure skating, as well as college basketball.
Terry was hired to provide play-by-play commentary for the figure skating events at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. He started commenting on Valvano's radio and TV shows in 1986 for regionally aired basketball games.
Television personality Steve Sands is a lead interviewer for NBC's golf coverage. Steve is also a studio presenter and play-by-play announcer for Golf Channel on NBC's cable network.
Steve has interviewed Tiger Woods on the course as a part of the NBC coverage of the 2018 Tour championship following Tiger's 80th career PGA Tour victory.
Also, he took part in NBC's coverage of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, and covered speed skating as a reporter.
Peacock US Open Commentators
The US Open commentators for Peacock are:
- Mark Rolfing
- John Cook
- Craig Perks
- Tripp Isenhour
- Jim Gallagher Jr.
- Arron Oberholser
- Pai Mackenzie
For the LA Country Club broadcast, Mark Rolfing will serve as a commentator for Peacock. Mark is a television golf commentator who has 25 years of experience working in a broadcasting career.
He played professionally in 1973 and 1974 but never competed in the PGA Tour. Rolfing joined the Maui Kapalua Resort as an assistant professional while pursuing a career as a professional player.
In 1983, he received a promotion to Director of Marketing and Recreation, and with his assistance, the Kapalua International tournament was developed as an off-season event.
Rolfing, a contributing analyst for "Golf Central," also serves as a golf analyst for the Golf Channel on NBC.
Professional golfer John Cook is the commentator for the golf channel. He has covered several golf events, including the Open Championship and the U.S. Open.
His playing career includes two PGA Tour victories: the 1983 Canadian Open and the 1981 Bing Crosby National Pro-Am.
Cook has finished in the top ten of seven major tournaments. When he had a two-shot lead in the 1992 Open Championship at Muirfield late in the final round, that was the closest he ever came to winning a major.
Craig Perks became a commentator for the Golf Channel after retiring from playing career. He will serve as a commentator for the US Open for the Peacock.
Joining the Golf channel in 2010, he served as a lead analyst for Korn Ferry Tour live tournament coverage. Also, he has worked for NBC Sports as a reporter covering Open Championship events.
He won the 2002 players championship as a golf player and was named New Zealand Sportsman of the Year.
Sportscaster Jim Gallagher Jr., a golf analyst for Golf Channel, will serve as a commentator for Peacock US Open. As a reporter, he covers live PGA TOUR and LPGA Tour tournaments.
Jim is a professional golfer who has won five PGA tour championships. He participated as a member of the 1994 Presidents Cup and 1993 Ryder Cup teams.
NBC Golf Analysts
NBC golf analysts are:
- Paul Azinger
- Brad Faxon
- Brandel Chamblee
- Morgan Pressel
- Paul McGinley
- Nick Dougherty
Paul Azinger is a lead analyst for the Golf Channel. In 1995, Paul was requested to become part of the broadcast team as an on-course reporter by lead NBC analyst Johny Miller.
He became an NBC lead analyst during the Southern Swing in March 2019 after Miller ended his NBC career at the 2019 Phoenix Open. Also, he has served as the primary analyst for golf coverage on ESPN and ABC Sports from 2005 to 2015.
Brad Faxon joined NBC Sports in January 2023 and announced holes for the PGA Tour and major tournament coverage. Bard worked as a hole announcer for NBC Sports in 2010 and studio analyst duties for the network from 2013 to 2014.
Additionally, he provided commentary for Sky Sports, and from 2015 to 2019, he worked as an analyst for FOX Sports' coverage of the USGA.
After ending his playing career, professional golf player Brandel Chamblee worked as a lead analyst for the Gold Channel. He is an analyst for Golf Central, the Golf Channel, and the major championship's "Live From" broadcast.
Chamblee had a successful 15 years professional playing career and was a PGA tour champion. His career-high points were among his victories at the 1990 Ben Hogan New England Classic on the Korn Ferry Tour and the 1998 Greatest Vancouver Open on the PGA Tour.
In Course Reporters for US Open
Reporters for US Open in Los Angeles:
For Peacock
- Ned Michaels
- Johnson Wagner
- Gary Christian
For NBC Network
- John Wood
- Notah Begay III
- Smylie Kaufman
- Arron Oberholser
- Jim Gallaghaer Jr.
- Damon Hack