Golf Channel
Abbott joined Golf Channel in November 2005 as a reporter and presenter for the network's UK Channel, based in Orlando, Florida. He worked on the news show Golf Central and also hosted LPGA Tour coverage alongside Laura Baugh. The Golf Channel UK went off the air on December 31, 2007 but Abbott was retained by the network to work on its US based operation.
In January 2008, he began hosting European Tour coverage as well as reporting and anchoring Golf Central. Abbott also became the voice behind the Top 10 series for one season. In late 2008, Abbott began appearing on the network's LPGA Tour coverage.
In 2009, Abbott was part of the commentary team for Golf Channel's coverage of the Solheim Cup from Sugar Grove, Illinois and reported on the announcement of golf's inclusion into the Olympics from Copenhagen, Denmark. He was invited to play in the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship in Scotland, one of the game's most exclusive and prestigious pro-am tournaments, where he partnered Finnish golfer Mikko Ilonen.
In 2010, Abbott replaced Vince Cellini as host of Golf Channel's hit series The Big Break.
Abbott is also a regular contributor to golfchannel.com filing a bi-weekly column on the European golf scene.
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