Morgan Pressel will not return as the lead analyst for Golf Channel’s LPGA coverage after her contract with Versant is not renewed for the 2027 season, Yahoo Sports reported.
The 38-year-old former major champion was replaced in the broadcast booth by longtime colleague Paige Mackenzie at the Annika driven by Gainbridge at Pelican.
Pressel declined to comment when reached by Yahoo Sports. Golf Channel added a third person to the booth for many broadcasts at the start of the 2026 season, and familiar voices such as Karen Stupples, Mel Reid, and Mackenzie are expected to rotate alongside play-by-play commentator Grant Boone.
Because Golf Channel and NBC now maintain separate talent contracts, Pressel may still cover major moments in women’s golf. An NBC spokesperson confirmed to Yahoo Sports that Pressel will join the broadcast booth for the final round of the upcoming CME Group Tour Championship, which airs on NBC.
Pressel joined Golf Channel and NBC as an analyst and on-course reporter in March 2021. She stepped into the lead analyst role after World Golf Hall of Famer Judy Rankin stepped aside in 2022.
Pressel brought a decorated playing career to the television tower. She became the youngest modern major champion in 2007 when she won the ANA Inspiration at age 18, a record later broken by Lydia Ko. She also set a tournament mark in 2001 by qualifying for the U.S. Women’s Open at age 12.
Her initial television experience began in 2015 with Fox Sports on digital coverage of the U.S. Open. Over six seasons with Golf Channel and NBC, she called marquee events including the U.S. Women’s Open, the Amundi Evian Championship, the Solheim Cup, and the Augusta National Women’s Amateur.
“I think the same events that a player would get nervous, you would get more nervous as a broadcaster,” Pressel told Yahoo Sports ahead of the 2023 Augusta National Women’s Amateur.
Away from the broadcast booth, Pressel maintains an active role in competitive golf and philanthropic efforts. She captained the United States to a 13-11 victory over Team Europe at the Junior Solheim Cup in the Netherlands, and she serves on the short list of future U.S. Solheim Cup captains after twice working as an assistant to Stacy Lewis.
Her annual Morgan & Friends charity event in Boca Raton, Florida, raised a record $1.3 million for breast cancer research, bringing her total fundraising footprint to $15.3 million across 19 years.
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