David Feherty

David Feherty was born in Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland. He began golfing professionally at age 18, going on to quickly accrue great success in the Irish PGA Tour. After winning the national competition in 1980 and '82, Feherty advanced to the European Tour. Feherty, winning the Italian Open and the Bell's Scottish Open in 1986 and the BMW International Open in Germany in 1989. That same year, Feherty competed in the Open Championship in the United Kingdom and finished in a tied sixth place. He topped this ranking six years later with a placement of T4. By the time of his retirement from golf in 1997, Feherty had participated in the U.S. Open, the Masters Tournament, and the U.S. PGA Championship. Following his decision to quit golfing professionally, Feherty pursued a career in broadcasting, taking a job that same year as a reporter for CBS Sports, earning a reputation not only for his sports expertise but for his sardonic sense of humor and penchant for vocalizing his political opinions. Over the decade to follow, Feherty contributed to publications like The New York Times and Golf Magazine, and authored books including A Nasty Bit of Rough (2002), Somewhere in Ireland a Village Is Missing an Idiot (2003), and David Feherty's Totally Subjective History of the Ryder Cup (2004). In 2011, Feherty launched his own talk show, "Feherty" (Golf Channel 2011-), while still maintaining his position at CBS. This attachment terminated four years later, however, when he took a job at NBC Sports.