Gary Koch and Roger Maltbie returning to NBC for coverage of 2025 Players Championship
The PGA Tour's marquee event is right around the corner, and NBC is gearing up for one of its biggest broadcasts of the year by bringing back a pair of legends to help commentate the action.
NBC Sports announced Wednesday that Gary Koch and Roger Maltbie would be part of NBC Sports' coverage of the Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass. Additionally, Koch will return the following week for coverage of the Valspar Championship in his hometown of Tampa, Florida.
NBC didn't bring back the commentators after the 2022 season, but they have made appeareances the past couple years at the Players and other events, like last year at the U.S. Senior Open, when Maltbie interviewed Cook while he was competing.
Golf fans lauded the duo being back on the broadcast last year, and now, they're returning for the 51st edition of the Players next month.
This article originally appeared on Golfweek: Gary Koch, Roger Maltbie returning to NBC for 2025 Players
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