Sports SpeakersIain Carter is the BBC’s Golf Correspondent.
For over two decades, Iain has covered all major golf events, including the Open, Masters, and Ryder Cup, for the BBC.
Ian travels the golfing globe, providing reports, blogs, and tweets about the game’s most important tournaments.
He’s interviewed the biggest names in golf, including Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy, Jack Nicklaus, and even Donald Trump!
He can be heard broadcasting on 5Live, BBC World Service, and Radio 4 and writing regularly on the BBC Sport Website.
Furthermore, Iain Carter is a regular special guest on the ‘Chipping Forecast‘ podcast with Andrew Cotter and Eddie Pepperell.
A sports journalist since the mid-1980s, Iain has also been the BBC’s tennis correspondent. He has also covered cricket and rugby union and commented at several Olympic Games.
As an author, his books include:
- The 150th Open: Celebrating Golf’s Defining Championship
- Golf Wars: LIV and Golf’s Bitter Battle for Power and Identity
- Monty’s Manor: Colin Montgomerie and the Ryder Cup
- The Majors 2015: The Thrilling Battle For Golf’s Greatest Trophies
- Showdown: The Inside Story of the Gleneagles Ryder Cup
As a popular golf after-dinner speaker, Iain Carter delivers entertaining anecdotes from his 20+ years as a golf correspondent.
There will be ‘Tales from the Tour’, and he’ll give you a flavour of what it’s like to be on the road as a golf broadcaster. Along with the trials and tribulations that he has encountered, he’ll also share interesting and humorous stories.
