working Champions Tour telecasts. Before the end of the decade, he joined NBC Sports. A long-time member of the NBC Sports announcing team (1996–present), he is best known for his "Better than Most" call in the third round of the 2001 Players Championship at the TPC at Sawgrass. Three down from leader Jerry Kelly, Tiger Woods was facing a long, triple-breaking, fringe putt for birdie on the 17th hole's famous Island Green. Koch's call of that putt has gone down as one of the most famous in golf history as it was during the height of Tiger's dominance, on an iconic hole of a well-known course, on the way to an inevitable, yet routine Woods comeback to win the tournament. Koch also maintains an interest in golf course design and helped design the front nine of "The Forest" course at The Eagles Golf Course in Odessa, Florida. Koch was inducted into the Florida Sports Hall of Fame in 2012. Koch currently resides in Tampa, Florida. Golf courses (original design) Bardmoor Golf and Tennis Club Mill Creek Mission Inn Resort & Club, Las Colinas course Mystic Dunes Golf Club The Eagles Golf Club, Forest course The Groves Golf & Country Club Amateur wins this list may be incomplete 1970 U.S. Junior Amateur 1973 Trans-Mississippi Amateur Professional wins (10) PGA Tour wins (6) *Note: The 1988 Panasonic Las Vegas Invitational was shortened to 72 holes due to weather. PGA Tour playoff record (2–0) Other wins (1) 1969 Florida Open (as an amateur) Senior wins (3) 2003 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf – Raphael Division (with Roger Maltbie) 2008 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf – Raphael Division (with Roger Maltbie) 2009 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf – Raphael Division (with Roger Maltbie) Playoff record Japan Golf Tour playoff record (0–1) Champions Tour playoff record (0–1) Results in major championships CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" indicates a tie for a place Summary Most consecutive cuts made – 5 (twice) Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (four times) U.S. national team appearances Amateur Walker Cup: 1973 (winners), 1975 (winners) Eisenhower Trophy: 1974 (winners) See also Fall 1975 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates List of Florida Gators men's golfers on the PGA Tour List of Sigma Alpha Epsilon members List of University of Florida alumni List of University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame members References External links Golf With Gary: Biography American male