Jim Nantz said, “This is going to be tough.”

CBS opened its golf telecast Saturday with a 17-minute tribute to their old colleague Ken Venturi. While it was tough, as it was for Pat Summerall’s tribute a month earlier, an emotional Nantz eloquently captured the essence of Venturi’s life.

Below is Nantz’s introduction for Venturi for the World Golf Hall of Fame. It also ran during Saturday’s telecast. He did his friend proud.