Peter Kostis, on-course commentator for CBS Sports, announced on Twitter that he has beaten colon cancer and will return to televised golf in two weeks for the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines Golf Course in La Jolla, Calif.
The 67-year-old Kostis underwent surgery last June and missed CBS’ coverage of the PGA Championship in August.
“To all my followers who sent thoughts and prayers this past year, THANK YOU! Final scan today was cancer free and I’m back on CBS at San Diego,” Kostis said in his message on Twitter.
Last August, he encouraged golf fans to get a colonoscopy exam.
“I am currently home recovering from successful surgery for colon cancer,” Kostis said in a statement. “It was detected early during a regular physical and colonoscopy. My great team of doctors in Phoenix will be putting me through preventative chemotherapy. Because of early detection the prognosis for a full recovery is excellent. I had zero symptoms or family history. I urge everyone, if you are over 50 get a regular colonoscopy exam whether you think you need one or not.”
Kostis also is a renowned golf instructor who has been a member of Golf Digest’s teaching staff for more than 20 years. Among his students are Paul Casey, Chez Reavie, Bernhard Langer and Steve Elkington.
Gary McCord, another CBS commentator and a former PGA Tour pro, is Kostis’ partner in the Grayhawk Learning Center at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Ariz.
