In 1996, Tilghman ended her playing career and turned her focus to television. įrom 1994-1996, Tilghman competed on the Australian, Asian, and European Ladies Golf Tours.
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Professional career Īfter a brief stint in Scottsdale, Arizona as a PGA Professional at McCormick Ranch Golf Club, Tilghman became a playing professional. Her lone collegiate title was the 1990 Furman Lady Paladin Invitational.
She earned a golf scholarship to Duke University. She was also a member of the 1986 State Champion North Myrtle Beach high school girls’ basketball team.Īs an amateur golfer, some of Tilghman’s victories included the 1987 Carolinas Junior Girls Championship and the 1988 Carolinas Golf Association Women’s Four Ball Championship. Tilghman played on the North Myrtle Beach High School boys’ varsity golf team as an 8th grader. All three are members of the South Carolina Golf Hall of Fame. Tilghman’s great aunt, Kathryn Hemphill, competed in the 1938 Curtis Cup and won the 1933 Texas Open. Her grandfather, Melvin Hemphill, was a golf instructor in the state of South Carolina. Tilghman is the daughter of Phil and Kathryn Tilghman of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. On July 29, 2020, it was announced that Tilghman was hired by CBS Sports to host The Clubhouse Report on CBS Sports Network, a live post-game show covering the 102nd PGA Championship at TPC Harding Park in San Francisco, California. Īfter a 22-year broadcasting career with Golf Channel and NBC Sports, Tilghman retired from the network in March 2018 at the Arnold Palmer Invitational. In 2019, she became an ambassador for the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill Club and Lodge. She joined her grandfather Melvin Hempville and great-aunt Kathryn Hemphill, who have been members since 1980, in the honor. Tilghman was inducted into the North Myrtle Beach High School Athletic Hall of Fame in 2015, the Myrtle Beach Golf Hall of Fame in 2016, and South Carolina Golf Hall of Fame in January 2019. Tilghman caddied for Arnold Palmer twice in the Masters Par-3 Tournament as he played alongside Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player. She was the Lead Play by Play Voice of EA Sports Tiger Woods video game in 2009, 2010, and 2011. Her charity and its tournaments benefit the local First Tee of Coastal Carolinas, and various other programs that support a positive mentoring experience for area children. Tilghman is a Co-founder of Gene's Dream Foundation and the Mentor Cup and Dream Challenge golf tournaments in her hometown of North Myrtle Beach, Sout Carolina.
Īn Olympic host for the Summer Games in London and Rio in 20. Tilghman was a Touring professional who competed on the European, Asian, and Australian circuits against the likes of Annika Sörenstam and Karrie Webb from 1992-1996. Ī former collegiate golfer at Duke University who won the 1990 Furman Lady Paladin Invitational she graduated with a BA in Political Science and History in 1991. She became the PGA Tour's first full-time female lead play-by-play announcer for the PGA Tour beginning in 2007 when she partnered with 6-time major champion Nick Faldo. In her 22-year broadcasting career, she was considered one of the most versatile hosts in Golf Channel history and was featured on several of the NBC family of networks most popular platforms like The Today Show, NBC Nightly News, Olympics, U.S. She is a former professional golfer and broadcaster for Golf Channel, and NBC Sports. Kelly Tilghman is currently the host of The Clubhouse Report on CBS Sports Network.