Editing Paul Azinger (section)

=== Broadcasting career ===
Azinger first worked in television in 1995 while recovering from chemotherapy. Azinger was recruited by lead NBC analyst [[Johnny Miller]] to join the broadcast team as an on-course reporter, a stint which included reporting on the singles match at the [[1995 Ryder Cup]] between [[Tom Lehman]] and Azinger's former Ryder Cup rival [[Seve Ballesteros]], who was playing in his final Ryder Cup.

After returning to the PGA Tour for several more successful playing years, Azinger returned to broadcasting on a full-time basis.

From 2005 to 2015, Azinger worked as lead analyst for [[Golf on ESPN|ESPN]] and [[PGA Tour on ABC|ABC Sports']] golf coverage. He initially shared analyst duties with his former Ryder Cup and Open Championship rival [[Nick Faldo]].  Azinger and Faldo, along with host [[Mike Tirico]], formed a broadcast team that was met with positive critical acclaim.  Faldo left for rival [[PGA Tour on CBS|CBS]] after the 2006 season; since then, Azinger worked alone with Tirico.  However, when Faldo and Azinger were opposing captains at the [[2008 Ryder Cup]], Azinger's colleague [[Andy North]] filled in for him.  Faldo and Azinger have also reunited as analysts on two occasions. The first reunion was at the [[2007 Open Championship]] (for ABC) and the second was at the [[2009 Presidents Cup]] (for the Golf Channel).

After ESPN/ABC lost its rights to both the U.S. Open and Open Championship to Fox and NBC, Azinger joined [[Fox Sports (United States)|Fox Sports]] as its head golf analyst in 2016, replacing [[Greg Norman]].<ref name=trib-azinger>{{cite news |title=Paul Azinger replaces Greg Norman as lead golf announcer for Fox Sports |date=January 27, 2016 |access-date=January 27, 2016 |newspaper=Chicago Tribune |url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/golf/ct-paul-azinger-fox-golf-20160127-story.html}}</ref>

In October 2018, [[NBC Sports]] and [[Golf Channel]] named Azinger their lead golf analyst, succeeding the retiring Johnny Miller – who had originally helped give Azinger his start in broadcasting during his recovery from cancer in 1995. After Miller ended his NBC career at the 2019 [[Phoenix Open]], Azinger became NBC’s lead analyst during the Southern Swing in March 2019.  He remained with Fox for the U.S. Open, U.S Women's Open, and U.S. Amateur for the 2019 season alongside his NBC duties, until those championships returned to NBC, where Azinger had also ended up at, in 2020.<ref name=pga-azinger>{{cite news |title=Azinger named NBC Sports' new lead golf analyst |date=October 22, 2018 |access-date=January 27, 2019 |publisher=PGA Tour |url=https://www.pgatour.com/news/2018/10/22/paul-azinger-new-nbc-sports-lead-golf-analyst-2019.html}}</ref>