Jim Nantz kicks off 40th year at CBS with a wild James Bond story

“I showed up at Pebble Beach anxious to meet all these legends and people I’d always heard about who had provided so much content and coverage for me as a young boy that fostered a dream to one day want to be able to do this for a living. That, and CBS’s presentation of the NFL really moved me,” Nantz said.Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement On Saturday, Nantz will kick off his 40th year of CBS’s golf coverage with a “Hello, friends,” from Torrey Pines in La Jolla, Calif., and provide play-by-play of the 2026 Farmers Insurance Open. Speaking on a CBS media call, Nantz grew nostalgic as he recalled his start at Pebble. “Anyway,” Nantz said, “I showed up and I met Frank Chirkinian...