Replacement for the British Open first tee announcer named!

Written by Mel Sole on April 27, 2016. Posted in Golf News

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The Legendary Open Championship[ Starter Ivor Robson Retires.

Last year, I posted on the retirement of the smooth-voiced first tee announcer at the British Open, Ivor Robson. The players really did love his lilting silky smooth voice. He stood on the first tee of the Open Championship from the first tee shot to the last without ever taking a break! The R&A has finally made an announcement of two people who are going to be Ivor’s replacements. Read on.

Matt Corker and David Lancaster

There’s no way the R&A can ever truly replace Ivor Robson, the legendary first-tee starter at the British Open for the last 41 years. But Robson announced his retirement at the end of 2015, and the tradition of the opening-tee starter at golf’s oldest championship has to go on.

The future of the first-tee starter was announced on Tuesday, as the R&A has tabbed David Lancaster to replace Robson in the role of official Open starter. Lancaster is not alone, though, as Matt Corker will also help out on the first-tee duties.

“It is an honor and a privilege to be given the opportunity to become the official starter,” Lancaster said in a statement. “The Open is one of the most prestigious events in world sport and I have long been inspired by its heritage and the tremendous performances of the golfing greats over the years. Matt and I are very much looking forward to playing a part in history by introducing the players on the first tee.”