Colt Knost resides his dream — and he nonetheless cannot imagine it

Colt Knost, cohost of Subpar and course reporter for CBS Sports activities, can be the primary individual to inform you he’s dwelling the dream — and the final individual to imagine it.

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The scene: Calling from his automobile in Scottsdale, Ariz., after leaving the set of GOLF’s Subpar podcast.

Dylan Dethier: You’re on a break out of your TV gig. Does this really feel like your low season?

Colt Knost: It’s positively my low season. I’ve accomplished just a few issues for work right here and there. I nonetheless do our SiriusXM present [Gravy and the Sleeze] and GOLF’s ‘Subpar.’ However, for essentially the most half, I get to play a whole lot of golf this time of yr.

DD: Are you taking part in at dwelling with a daily group or are you now, like, America’s visitor?

CK: Yeah, largely at dwelling at [Scottsdale’s] Whisper Rock. I’ve performed just a few member-guests. I simply received again from Vegas, taking part in the Southern Highlands, which was a blast. I journey a lot through the yr that it’s onerous for me to say no to a member-guest, however I additionally take pleasure in being dwelling. It’s one of the best time of yr in Scottsdale.

DD: You have been a Tour professional for almost a decade. How has your relationship with taking part in golf modified these previous few years?

CK: I’ve far more enjoyable now. It’s not a job to me anymore. I simply exit and have enjoyable with the boys, gamble a bit and let one of the best man win. I positively don’t get as upset over dangerous pictures. And, once I observe, I really feel like I can play in addition to I did on Tour, in all probability as a result of I don’t care as a lot.

DD: Is there something you’ve realized that you simply’d inform your self 10 years in the past?

CK: Undoubtedly. I’d inform myself to be extra centered and extra accountable when issues went unsuitable. However, actually, I believe this was all meant to occur this manner. The sport has modified a lot. I used to be by no means going to be a man who carries the ball 300 yards like a lot of the PGA Tour does immediately. However I put in eight years on the Tour, made superb relationships and received to play on the highest degree. Once I’m outdated, I can inform tales across the fireplace. That’s fairly cool.

DD: Lately, between SiriusXM, “Subpar” and the CBS job, it looks as if you’re having virtually nonstop surreal experiences. Do you continue to pinch your self?

CK: I pinch myself on a regular basis. I used to be a child who went to a small highschool in the midst of nowhere [in Texas]. To be the place I’m now, assembly these athletes — it’s unbelievable. Golf has related me with so many individuals. For example, I’ve an incredible relationship with Charles Barkley. If you happen to’d instructed me at 12 years outdated, once I was watching him on TV, that I’d be associates with him and we’d discuss trash on a regular basis,I’d have thought you have been out of your thoughts. Or that I’d meet Tony Romo when he was a third-string quarterback with Dallas as a result of he simply wished to play golf, after which he changed into … Tony Romo. There shall be moments with individuals I’ve met the place I’m like, Wow, I can’t imagine I’m sitting right here having a beer with you proper now.

DD: How’s your work with CBS going?

CK: I adore it, and I believe it’s going effectively. I get excited to go to work daily. Sitting with Jim Nantz, Frank Nobilo, Trevor Immelman, Dottie Pepper, Mark Immelman, Amanda Balionis — it’s loopy. When you concentrate on golf and the broadcasting world, there aren’t many roles on the market. And the truth that I’ve been in a position to get higher and to develop — it’s superior. The Nantz factor remains to be surreal to me; he’s been with CBS since 1985, the yr I used to be born. I’ve by no means identified anybody else in that job. Now he’s a buddy. That’s so cool.

DD: On “Subpar” you typically present us a unique aspect of golfers and different athletes. Who has shocked you essentially the most and who do you hear about most from followers?

CK: The second half is straightforward: Mike Commodore, the previous NHL participant. Everybody loves him. They love these old-school guys [and their] wild tales. Guys like George Brett, Mark Grace. They lived in an period when there was no social media; everybody didn’t whip their digicam out when stuff occurred, in order that they have nice tales. As for surprises, I already know a lot of the guys personally, nevertheless it’s nice when the viewers will get to study extra about them. Scottie Scheffler, for instance, comes off as this nice golfer and individual, however individuals don’t notice he’s additionally sneaky humorous and talks trash.

DD: There on the bottom, what’s a Tour second that stands out from this yr?

CK: Strolling with Viktor Hovland and Bryson DeChambeau on Sunday on the PGA — that place was rocking. Each of them have been 6 below by 17 holes, I imagine, and the gang was all about Bryson, and he was speaking again to them, having a good time. It was simply an electrical environment.

DD: Who’re gamers you suppose may create a few of that electrical energy in 2025?

CK: I’ll provide you with one proper off the highest of my head: Max Greyserman. He has a ton of upside — he smashes it, he’s an incredible putter. He’s completed second in three of 5 occasions [in 2024]. And I’m excited to see what Jordan Spieth does getting back from wrist surgical procedure. It’s one thing he’s been coping with longer than I believe he let on, so I’m excited to see him 100% wholesome.

DD: Folks consider golf as a sleepy sport, however, in individual on Sunday afternoons, I believe they’d be shocked on the depth. What’s it like being contained in the ropes with the ultimate group within the remaining spherical?

CK: I get excited. I really feel the adrenaline, and I need it to be a battle. Or, if I’m not with the final group, [I want] my man to make a transfer and get these large crowds yelling. Hell, I get yelled at too. However when it’s a giant second, there’s nothing cooler than making an attempt to make an superior name on a shot, as a result of in case you nail it, it’s on each spotlight. Actually, once I look again, I don’t bear in mind a whole lot of the calls. I’ll rewatch some as a result of individuals all the time inform me, “Hearken to your self, see what your tendencies are and the place you possibly can do higher.” And typically I’m similar to, That [call] was silly. However I similar to making it enjoyable, man. Look, it’s a TV present; it doesn’t should be severe always. I simply hope to convey some power to it daily and to convey individuals from their sofa into these moments.