Three Contestant Badges from Ben Wright collection. Ben Wright worked for CBS's golf coverage for 24 years. He was from Essex, England. In 1954, he became a sportswriter, then golf correspondent of the Daily Dispatch in Manchester and for the daily Mirror in London before becoming a freelance writer and broadcaster in 1961. He attendant the world's major golf events, announced the Ryder Cup matches, 1995 Masters tournaments and all major tournaments.