World Golf Hall of Fame member Lanny Wadkins is winding down his 13 th season of serving as the lead analyst for Golf Channel’s coverage of PGA Tour Champions this week at the Charles Schwab Cup Championship at Phoenix Country Club in Phoenix. It will also be his last full season.

Azinger, 64, is replacing Champions tour lead Lanny Wadkins, who announced his retirement last week. When Azinger is off, Peter Jacobsen and John Cook will split time as the lead analysts, Golfweek reported. Cook will still do his on-course reporting when he’s not in the lead chair.

A year since the shock departure of Paul Azinger from NBC, the 64-year-old is reportedly set for a return to broadcasting on the Golf Channel’s coverage of the PGA Tour Champions. Per Golfweek’s Adam Schupak,

Paul Azinger is returning to the broadcast booth in 2025.