Profile of Gary McCord on Famous Like Me

Gary McCord (born May 23, 1948 in San Gabriel, California) is an American golfer, commentator, and author.

McCord was a two-time All-America at the University of California, Riverside. He was a member of the 1970 College Division II championship team before turning pro in 1971. McCord's best-ever finishes on the PGA Tour were the 1975 and 1977 Greater Milwaukee Opens, placing second at both tournaments.

In 1986, McCord joined CBS Sports as a golf analyst, a capacity in which he still serves. In 1996, he appeared as himself in the Kevin Costner movie Tin Cup.

McCord is noted for his outspokenness, a trait that has seen him barred from the CBS commentary team for The Masters. During the network's coverage of the 1995 Masters, he remarked that the 17th green was so fast that it seemed to be "bikini-waxed", and that "body bags" were located behind that green for players who missed their approach shots. Augusta National Golf Club, which organizes The Masters and is notoriously sensitive about how its course is described, used its influence with CBS to have him removed from the Masters commentary team. While McCord has continued to cover virtually all other golf events aired by CBS, he has never returned to Augusta.

He has also written two books, Just a Range Ball in a Box of Titleists and Golf for Dummies.

Aside from his CBS commentary duties, McCord also plays on the Champions Tour, where he won his first event at the Toshiba Classic in March 1999, and followed up by winning that year's Senior Tour Championship. He is partners with Peter Kostis in the Kostis/McCord Learning Center in Scottsdale, Arizona.

He is also a co-announcer on EA Sports' Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005 game along with David Feherty.

He lives with his wife, Diane, in Paradise Valley, Arizona and Edwards, Colorado.

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