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ESPN Taps Jason Kelce as On-Course Reporter for Masters Par 3 Contest

The assignment extends ESPN’s push to use crossover talent to reach streaming and TV audiences.

Overview

  • ESPN, which announced the move Tuesday, said Kelce will interview players and their families during the Masters Par 3 Contest at Augusta National.
  • The broadcast will stream for two exclusive hours on the ESPN App and Disney+, then shift to ESPN at 2 p.m., with Scott Van Pelt hosting, Marty Smith alongside, and Kelce on-course.
  • Kelce’s golf turn follows his guest commentary for TGL from March 1–3, with ESPN later sharing a video that showed him touring the league’s rotating green at the SoFi Center.
  • Reaction from some golf fans on social media skewed negative, with complaints about overexposure and posts using the phrase “Kelce fatigue.”
  • The Par 3 is a light, nine-hole exhibition that kicks off Masters week, often features family members as caddies, and has never produced a winner who then won the Masters that same year.