This former LIV Golf player is trading in his clubs for a microphone in 2025

Posted by author January 27, 2025 Golf

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Pat Perez is comfortable in front of a camera and holding a microphone, and now it’s going to be his full-time gig for LIV Golf.

The league announced Monday that Perez, 48, will be one of its on-course analysts for the 2025 season. He will also be involved in pre- and post-round coverage, as LIV Golf enters the first year of its multi-year partnership with Fox Sports.

“I’m full-steam on this thing,” Perez said in a release. “I’m really excited to do it. It’s a perfect mid-life restart for me.

“Thought about doing TV for years now. I feel like I’m at Q-School again, starting a new career. It’s certainly going to be a learning process. I’m excited to bring my personality to it. We’re going to have fun.”

A member of Dustin Johnson’s 4 Aces GC since 2022, Perez wasn’t re-signed following the 2024 campaign. Now, he’s transitioning to his next passion as an announcer.

Perez was part of the commentary crew for “The Match: Tiger vs. Phil” at Shadow Creek in Las Vegas in 2018 and he has long anticipated making this move once his playing career was completed.

“Pat is one of the great characters of the game,” said James Watson, LIV Golf’s Senior Vice President of Worldwide Production. “When it looked like he was going to be available, chasing him as an addition to our broadcast team was a no-brainer.”

Added Perez: “I thought I’d still be playing but now I’m focused on the TV thing. This could be the start of a whole new career, and I’m thankful it’s worked out this way.”