Amanda Balionis Renner Talks Favorite Masters Interviews, the Evolution of Golf Twitter, and Netflix’s ‘Full Swing’

With each visit to Augusta National, Amanda Balionis Renner still has trouble accepting the fact that she’s on a work trip. Renner—who will be conducting interviews for CBS’s coverage of the Masters for the fifth time this year—never expected to one day be honored with such a position. Back in 2011, the Hofstra University alum took a risk and left her post-graduate job at MSG Network in New York to work for PGATour.com. After pivoting to digital marketing at Callaway Golf, Renner ultimately landed a broadcasting gig with CBS Sports, where golf continues to define her career.We caught up with the CBS reporter ahead of the 2023 Masters to talk about memorable interviews, jam-packed scheduling, Netflix’s Full Swing, the golf Twitter landscape and more. SI: What is it like to know that your interviews are going to go down in the Masters history books?Amanda Balionis Renner:I cry a lot (laughing). I'm overwhelmed. It's not lost on me. First of all, I never expected to be in the golf world....