
Last summer, a lightbulb went off in Johnson Wagner’s head.
It was then that longtime CBS Sports golf analyst Ian Baker-Finch announced his retirement after 19 years with the network. The void was eventually backfilled by on-course reporter Colt Knost, who now assumes a seat in the tower alongside host Jim Nantz, lead analyst Trevor Immelman and fellow analyst Frank Nobilo. But Johnson, a three-time PGA Tour winner-turned television star with Golf Channel, saw a life-changing opportunity.