Gary Koch

Quick Facts

Full Name	Gary Koch
Occupation	Golfer
Date Of Birth	Nov 21, 1952(1952-11-21)
Age	72
Birthplace	Baton Rouge
Country	United States
Birth City	Louisiana
Horoscope	Scorpio

Gary Koch Biography

Gary Koch is one of the most popular and richest Golfer who was born on November 21, 1952 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States. Koch was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana in 1952. He was raised in Florida. He was a winner of the Florida Open in 1969 as an amateur, at the age of 16 years old. He was crowned the U.S. Junior Amateur in 1970. He was a student at C. Leon King High School in Tampa, Florida. It was in 1969 that the King High golf team consisting of Koch, Eddie Pearce, Brian Hawke and Phil Reid took home the Florida high school championship, and set a record for scoring which lasted for thirty years.

Koch’s professional career as a sportscaster started in 1990 when he joined ESPN working on Champions Tour telecasts. Prior to the end this decade, he was announcing for NBC Sports. He was a long-time member of the NBC Sports announcing team (1996-present) and is most well popular by his “Better than Most” call in the third round the 2001 Players Championship at the TPC at Sawgrass. Three back from the the leader Jerry Kelly, Tiger Woods was facing a lengthy strenuous, triple-breaking putt to score a birdie on the 17th hole’s famed Island Green. The call made by Koch on that putt was regarded as among the top well-known golf events because it occurred at the peak of Tiger’s dominance on a hole that is renowned as the course that is well-known, leading to an inevitable, yet normal Woods comeback and victory in the tournament.

Koch also maintains an interest in golf course design and helped design the front nine of “The Forest” course at The Eagles Golf Course in Odessa, Florida. Koch was inducted into the Florida Sports Hall of Fame in 2012. Koch currently resides in Tampa, Florida.

Koch made the transition to professional golf in 1975 and was able to win six professional events playing on the PGA Tour during the 1970s and into the 1980s. His most successful year as a professional golf was 1984, when he placed seventeenth on the list of money winners and won two titles The Isuzu- Andy Williams San Diego Open and the Bay Hill Classic.

Gary Koch Net Worth

Gary Koch is one of the richest Golfer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Gary Koch 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Gary D. Koch (born on November 21st 1952) is an American professional golfer, sportscaster, and golf course designer. He has previously was a member of the PGA Tour, Nationwide Tour and the Champions Tour.

Koch took up an athletic scholarship that allowed him to attend his choice of University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he was a part of Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity (Florida Upsilon Chapter). When he was a student, Koch played for coach Buster Bishop’s Florida Gators men’s golf team in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) competition from 1971 until 1974. As an Gator golfer Koch was a four-time All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) selection, as well as three-time All-American. He also was a part of Gators teams which were winners of SEC championships during 1973 and 1974 as well as the NCAA Championship in 1973. In his own way the two-time winner of the SEC tournament (1973 and 1974) and was runner-up in the tournament behind Ben Crenshaw at the 1973 NCAA championship tournament. The Gators teammates included players who would later become PGA Tour professionals Woody Blackburn, Andy Bean, Phil Hancock and Andy North. Koch completed his studies at the University of Florida with the degree of bachelor’s in journalism in 1976 and was admitted into the University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame as an “Gator Great” in 1978.

In preparation for play on the Champions Tour, Koch played some on the Nationwide Tour in his late 40s. After turning 50 in November 2002, he began play on the Champions Tour. His best finish in this venue was a tie for second at both the ACE Group Classic and Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf in 2004.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Gary Koch Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Gary Ranked on the list of most popular Golfer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Gary Koch celebrates birthday on November 21 of every year.

Is Gary Koch still on NBC golf?

Gary Koch joined NBC Sports’ PGA TOUR tournament coverage full-time in 1997 after having debuted as a course reporter in 1996 at THE PLAYERS Championship and U.S. Open. He currently serves as a tower announcer and analyst for the network’s Golf Channel on NBC coverage.

Who said better than most Tiger?

“Better than most,” is the phrase NBC 17th-hole tower announcer Gary Koch uttered three times — twice when Woods’ 60-foot, triple-breaking, downhill putt at the par-3 17th hole was on its way and one more after it caught the right edge of the hole and dropped in, to the amazement, delight and unabashed joy of the …

Where is Gary Koch?

Koch currently resides in Tampa, Florida.

How old is Gary Koch?

69 years (November 21, 1952)

Who is the female announcer on NBC golf?

Cara Banks joined GOLF Channel in 2015 as a co-host for Morning Drive, the network’s daily news and lifestyle program. Currently she serves as a studio host for Golf Central and hosts the network’s Golf Central Live From news programming on-site at golf’s major championships and biggest events.