Kelly Tilghman is an American female broadcaster who has worked for the American pay channel ‘The Golf Channel’ and the first main female golf broadcaster to lead the PGA Tour. She also has been part of the women’s golf team during her college days.
The renowned golf announcer is often rumored to be a lesbian, but she has not come out publicly. Furthermore, the report says that she is currently in a relationship with a young girlfriend for a long time. However, some sources said that she has married a man and also has a son, but there is no evidence to support this. To find out more about this, let’s find out more details about the talented broadcaster together.
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Kelly Tilghman: biography, family, education
Tilghman was born on August 6, 1969, in North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. She was born the eldest daughter Kelly Myrtle Beach to parents Phil and Kathryn Tilghman. Her father had served as mayor of North Myrtle Beach for 14 years. Her mother had also worked as a media salesperson and a professional hardcore dancer in the National Dance Hall of Fame. She has four brothers but her identity has not been revealed in the media.
Their family-owned Gator Hole golf course, which they owned for 22 years (that is, from 1980 to 2002). Also, she was interested in golf from a young age, as a result, she used to spend most of her time on that golf course. Apart from this, she had also been interested in playing other sports like basketball and soccer. Later, she received a scholarship to Duke University, where she played golf. Additionally, she had won the 1990 Lady Paladin Invitational hosted by Furman University. From college, she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in political science and history.
Kelly Tilghman: career and life achievements
The Golf Channel signed Kelly in 2007, plus he signed a 15-year PGA Tour deal. The deal stated that he would work the first three events that year, weekday coverage of the entire tour, and full coverage of the Fall Series and events in the opposite field. Beginning the same year, he began working with lead analyst Nick Faldo to form the broadcast team for the network’s PGA Tour telecasts.
However, after 22 years on Golf Channel and working in a variety of roles, she left the channel in 2018. Before joining Golf Channel, she had been a professional golfer from 1992-1996. She also played golf in Australia, Europe and Asia. In addition, she has served as a teacher and tour professional.
The former tour pro has been suspended for two weeks over her criticism for making comments about Tiger Woods during the 2008 PGA Tour telecast while responding to her co-anchor Nick Faldo’s joke about golfer Woods. The incident generated a lot of controversy in which Golf Magazine published a story, portraying a dangling rope. However, after the incident, Kelly has broadcast on Tiger games such as Tiger Woods PGA Tour ’09, 10 and 11 video games.
Kelly Tilghman: personal life and husband
Speaking of the 50-year-old announcer’s personal life, there is no concrete evidence of being in a relationship or married. Therefore, he pursed his lips when it comes to his love life. There are many media outlets claiming that she is married to Rocco Mediate and has a daughter, Ryan. But Kelly herself has not revealed it.
In addition, he has also speculated about his sexual orientation, in this matter he has not spoken either. But in the media, we can find the sources saying that she is in an extramarital affair. Although she has not come out as lesbian/gay, it is rumored that she is in a relationship with an unidentified girlfriend.
However, these are just speculations that have been rumored on the media frontier. Unless Kelly speaks up for herself to clear up all these rumours.
Kelly Tilghman: Net Worth and Social Media Profiles
It has been more than two decades that she worked as a female golf announcer and broadcaster. However, the exact income of her has not been revealed in the media. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the median broadcaster salary can be determined to be around $41,800. And on top of that, if she’s the sportscaster, her salaries range from $18,824 to $75,754 a year. Since she’s the PGA Tour’s first and foremost lead golf broadcaster, she stands to earn more than that. So, after calculating the net worth of the sportscaster according to the information, we got. Therefore, as of now, the net worth of her is estimated to be around $5 million.
The announcer seems to be quite active on different social media profiles, especially on Twitter. She has verified the Twitter account. @KellyTilghmanGC with 179k followers. Kelly is not active on Instagram but has an unofficial account. Facebook page under her name with around 461 followers.
Kelly Tilghman: Body Measurements
Tilghman has a slim body measuring 1.68 meters or 5 feet 6 inches. He has body measurements of 35-24-35 inches, but his body weight is unknown. The golf announcer has a beautiful dark brown and brown hair.
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