Pat Perez of 4 Aces GC and his caddie walk off the 10th tee during day 1 of the LIV Golf Invitational – Portland at Pumpkin Ridge GC on June 30, 2022 in North Plains, Oregon. (Photo by Charles Laberge for LIV Golf via Getty Images)
Pat Perez, a founding member of LIV Golf’s 4 Aces GC, is transitioning from playing to broadcasting in 2025. Perez will become an on-course analyst for the FOX Sports’ broadcasts.
Perez will be involved in pre- and post-round coverage as LIV Golf enters the first year of its multi-year partnership with FOX Sports.
The 48-year-old Arizona native competed in the league as a member of Dustin Johnson’s 4Aces GC, which was dominant for the first two LIV Golf seasons. But the team struggled in 2024, particularly Perez, who finished 48th in the standings and was relegated for free agency. He was replaced on the squad by Thomas Pieters for the upcoming season.
“I’m full-steam on this thing,” said Perez in a statement released by LIV. “I’m really excited to do it. It’s a perfect mid-life restart for me.”
Perez has long thought that his second act in golf would be on the broadcast side. He’s already built up a solid resume.
Pat Perez of 4 Aces GC looks on from the practice range during day 2 of the LIV Golf Invitational – Bedminster at Trump National Golf Club Bedminster on July 30, 2022 in Bedminster, New Jersey. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton for LIV via Getty Images)
In 2015, he teamed with former caddie Michael Collins to co-host the Sirius XM talk show Out of Bounds, which lasted for six seasons. In the press release announcing the show, Perez was quoted as saying, “There’s no limit to the amount of fun we’ll have talking golf and life in general.”
In 2018, he was part of Turner Sports’ commentary crew working The Match: Tiger vs. Phil at Shadow Creek in Las Vegas; among his fellow broadcasters were Charles Barkley and Samuel L. Jackson. “Had a blast,” Perez recalled. “Couldn’t have had more fun.”
Since then, he’s made numerous appearances on other shows and podcasts, carving out a reputation as a guest who not only speaks his mind but also provides plenty of humor and is adept at telling stories.
“Pat is one of the great characters of the game,” said James Watson, LIV Golf Senior Vice President, Worldwide Production. “When it looked like he was going to be available, chasing him as an addition to our broadcast team was a no-brainer.”
Perez, who turned pro in 1997, won three times on the PGA Tour, most recently at the CIMB Classic in October 2017.
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