Amanda Balionis’s legs were shaking during Tiger Woods interview she lost sleep over
CBS star Amanda Balionis is preparing for a new chapter in her career but the journalist is no stranger to big-name interviews – including when she spoke to Tiger Woods
CBS star Amanda Balionis recalled she was left shaking during an interview with Tiger Woodsas she admitted the conversation was the most nerve-racking moment of her career.
The journalist has become a familiar face to golf fans across the United States as a PGA Tourreporter on the network but is set to move on to a different sport in the golf offseason. She signed off from her duties covering golf in an emotional Instagram post, which included pictures of her hard at work in the role.
CBS star Amanda Balionis recalled she was left shaking during an interview with Tiger Woodsas she admitted the conversation was the most nerve-racking moment of her career.
The journalist has become a familiar face to golf fans across the United States as a PGA Tourreporter on the network but is set to move on to a different sport in the golf offseason. She signed off from her duties covering golf in an emotional Instagram post, which included pictures of her hard at work in the role.
Speaking to Links Magazine, Balionis recounted: “When I started with PGATour.com, I think Tiger was my second ever sit-down interview. I’m very thankful the camera angle was from the waist up; my legs were shaking uncontrollably from nervousness. I lost a lot of sleep before that interview.”
Despite now only playing a handful of times a year, if we’re lucky, Woods, of course, is still the biggest name in the sport. Having revolutionized the sport with 15 major wins and 82 PGA Tour wins, it’s of no surprise he continues to have the ‘Tiger’ effect on fans and broadcasters alike.
Woods, however, wasn’t the only memorable interview for Balionis. Naming her favoirte interviews, she said: “The Dustin Johnsoninterview after he won the 2020 Masters, when he got vulnerable with us. Presiding over the trophy presentation after Phil Mickelson won the 2021 PGA Championship was unbelievable; understanding the historic element and witnessing the crowds ushering him up to the 72nd green. That’s an image I’ll never forget.”