Ian Baker-Finch is Making a Comeback, Sort Of

by Ryan Ballengee on May 13, 2009 3:59 PM EDT

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.

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Good for him...

…from what I hear, he won’t embarrass himself out there. It was such a shame that his game fell apart the way it did. Always a likeable guy with a lot of talent.

"this ball will fit in that fairway"

by courtgolf on May 14, 2009 12:37 PM EDT reply actions

I’d love to see him to do well and have some fun out on the Champ Tour when he turns 50. He could be kind of like the Bruce Fleisher of this generation.

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by Ryan Ballengee on May 14, 2009 12:40 PM EDT reply actions