From EssentiallySports · Roshni Dhawan · · 1m 10s
Amanda Balionis: Butler Cabin Chair Tears
Amanda Balionis recalls how the Butler Cabin chair at Augusta National makes her cry every time she sits in it.
In brief
Amanda Balionis recalls how the Butler Cabin chair at Augusta National makes her cry every time she sits in it. Amanda Balionis, CBS’s first woman to host the Masters interviews at Butler Cabin, says the chair still brings her to tears after 10 years. Originally reported by EssentiallySports.
Butler Cabin's First Woman Host
Amanda Balionis became CBS’s first woman to host the Masters interviews at Butler Cabin in 2023.
Chair That Makes Her Cry
Every time she sits in the chair at Butler Cabin, Amanda Balionis has to stop herself from tearing up.
10 Years to Butler Cabin
Amanda Balionis took 10 years to become CBS’s first woman to host the Masters interviews at Butler Cabin.
Surreal Masters Moment
Amanda Balionis describes the Butler Cabin interviews as surreal after 10 years of working on the Masters.
Jim Nantz’s Praise
Jim Nantz called Amanda Balionis’s interview with Dustin Johnson after the 2020 Masters 'one of the greatest things I have ever seen'.
“One of the greatest things I have ever seen.”
Butler Cabin Tradition
Amanda Balionis signs off on Instagram with 'Until next year, Augusta' every time she returns to Augusta National.
The bottom line
Amanda Balionis, CBS’s first woman to host the Masters interviews at Butler Cabin, says the chair still brings her to tears after 10 years.
