1991 British Open Champion and current CBS Sports broadcaster Ian Baker-Finch is going to make a start at the Crowne Plaza Inviational at Colonial in a few weeks.

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From the Golf Channel and the AP:

The 48-year-old Australian, a past champion at Colonial, has entered the Crowne Plaza Invitational, which begins May 28. This will be the 20-year anniversary of his victory at Colonial, but only his second time to compete in the last 12 years.

Baker-Finch, a television commentator for the last decade who now works for CBS Sports, has not played tournament golf in eight years, going 74-77 at Colonial to miss the cut. Most people recall his return to the British Open as a former champion when he played at Royal Troon in 1997 and shot 92 before he withdrew.

"I turn 50 in a couple of years and I want to see where I am, whether it’s worth putting extra effort into playing a bit," Baker-Finch said Tuesday. "I’d be an addition to the field as a past champion, so if I did shoot a bad score, I wouldn’t feel bad about taking a place."

I hope Finchy can take advantage of this opportunity.  He's not really hurting anybody by entering and it might be a good test of his game.