CBS Anchor Nantz Lauds Haig Point On-Air
For those who didn’t catch it during the Verizon Heritage, legendary sports anchor Jim Nantz praised Daufuskie Island – and Haig Point specifically – multiple times during CBS’ national broadcast of the PGA Tour event.
At one point the cameras faded from Davis Love III to a full-screen view of the Haig Point IV, focusing on the ferry name before shifting to a strategically placed CBS Sports sign on the deck railing. Then on Saturday afternoon, at a peak moment when the leader (and eventual winner) Brian Gay arrived at the 18th green, aerial footage showed our Rees Jones Signature Course, which prompted Nantz to muse, “I’m going to make my way over to Daufuskie, so I can enjoy a little piece of paradise … there’s a look at Daufuskie, the land nearest to us is that Haig Point course. Rees Jones designed it, and just recently reworked it – beautiful.”
Given that Nantz is one of the nation’s most recognized announcers – anchoring the Masters, NCAA March Madness and NFL football – and that he has spoken highly of Daufuskie during Heritage broadcasts for many years, we recently offered him one of a very limited number of honorary memberships in the Haig Point Club. We also extended honorary membership to veteran CBS Sports producer Lance Barrow, who selects the scenic segments such as the ferry and aerial footage. Both enthusiastically accepted the membership offer and enjoyed time at Haig Point following the tournament broadcast.
