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PGA TOUR’S ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP IN JAPAN HEADLINES NBC SPORTS’ LIVE GOLF COVERAGE THIS WEEK ON GOLF CHANNEL

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Live Coverage of ZOZO Championship in Chiba, Japan Begins Tonight at 11:30 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel

LPGA Tour Heads to South Korea for BMW Ladies Championship, Beginning with Coverage Thursday at 2 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel

PGA TOUR Champions’ Charles Schwab Cup Playoffs, Featuring Phil Mickelson, Begins with Dominion Energy Charity Classic – Live Coverage Gets Underway Friday at 2 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel

European Tour’s Mallorca Golf Open This Week; Live Final Round Coverage of Collegiate Jackson T. Stephens Cup Today at 3 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel

Golf Today Audio Showcasts Available Now Across Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Stitcher

STAMFORD, Conn. – Oct. 20, 2021 – Top players from the PGA TOUR and Japan Golf Tour, including gold medalist Xander Schauffele and Masters champion Hideki Matsuyama, compete in the PGA TOUR’s ZOZO Championship from Japan this week, headlining NBC Sports’ golf tournament coverage this week on GOLF Channel.

The LPGA Tour is in South Korea this week for the BMW Ladies Championship with coverage beginning on GOLF Channel this Thursday, and the first tournament of the 2021 PGA TOUR Champions’ Charles Schwab Cup playoffs begins with live coverage Friday on GOLF Channel as the Dominion Energy Charity Classic takes place in Richmond, Va.

GOLF Channel also presents live final round coverage of the Jackson T. Stephens Cup today, and coverage of the European Tour’s Mallorca Golf Open beginning Thursday.

In addition, Golf Today – GOLF Channel’s daily studio show discussing all things in and around the game – will now available in audio form with full podcasts of the show posting each day across Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Stitcher.

PGA TOUR: ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP

Top players from the PGA TOUR and Japan Golf Tour headline the 78-player field at this week’s ZOZO Championship from Accordia Golf Narashino Country Club as the tournament returns to Japan after being played in California in 2020.

Highlighting this week’s field are Xander Schauffele, who returns to Japan after winning gold at the Tokyo Olympics, and reigning Masters champion Hideki Matsuyama.

Live coverage will be presented Wednesday-Saturday at 11:30 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel.

GOLF Channel Broadcast Team

    • Play by Play: George Savaricas
    • Analyst: Dom Boulet
    • On-Course: Alison Whitaker

 

How To Watch – Wednesday, October 20 – Saturday, October 23 (all times ET)

    • TV – GOLF Channel
    • Streaming – NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app; Exclusive early morning coverage for early rounds streams on PGA TOUR LIVE on NBC Sports Gold

 

Day GOLF Channel
Wednesday 11:30 p.m.-2:30 a.m.
Thursday 11:30 p.m.-2:30 a.m.
Friday 11:30 p.m.-2:45 a.m.
Saturday 11:30 p.m.-2:45 a.m.

 

Notable Players This Week

    • Xander Schauffele
    • Hideki Matsuyama
    • Collin Morikawa
    • Rickie Fowler
    • Will Zalatoris

 

LPGA TOUR: BMW LADIES CHAMPIONSHIP

The LPGA Tour makes its annual visit to South Korea this week as the BMW Ladies Championship from PGA International Busan returns to Korea after being played in California last year.

Coverage begins Thursday at 2 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel.

How To Watch – Thursday, October 21 – Sunday, October 24 (all times ET)

    • TV – GOLF Channel
    • Streaming – NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app

 

Day GOLF Channel
Thursday 2-5 p.m.*
Friday 6:30-11:30 p.m.*
Saturday 6:30-11:30 p.m.*
Sunday 6:30-10:30 p.m.*
*Delayed coverage

 

Notable Players This Week

    • Hannah Green
    • Danielle Kang
    • Sei Young Kim
    • Jin Young Ko
    • Lydia Ko
    • Minjee Lee
    • Inbee Park

 

PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS: DOMINION ENERGY CHARITY CLASSIC

The top 72 players on the regular-season money list participate in the Dominion Energy Charity Classic from the Country Club of Virginia in Richmond, marking the first event of the three-tournament Charles Schwab Cup playoffs.

Defending champion Phil Mickelson has won three of his four career starts on the PGA TOUR Champions circuit.

Live coverage gets underway Friday at 2 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel.

GOLF Channel Broadcast Team

    • Play by Play: Whit Watson
    • Analyst: Lanny Wadkins
    • Tower: John Cook
    • On-Course: Billy Ray Brown

 

How To Watch – Friday, October 22 – Sunday, October 24 (all times ET)

    • TV – GOLF Channel
    • Streaming – NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app

 

Day GOLF Channel
Friday 2-5 p.m.
Saturday 2-5 p.m.
Sunday 2-5 p.m.

 

Notable Players This Week

    • Phil Mickelson
    • Ernie Els
    • Jim Furyk
    • Bernhard Langer
    • Vijay Singh
    • Miguel Angel Jimenez
    • Retief Goosen

 

EUROPEAN TOUR: MALLORCA GOLF OPEN

The Mallorca Golf Open from Golf Santa Ponsa is the final event of the European Tour’s three-week stay in Spain with live coverage beginning Thursday at 7:30 a.m. ET on GOLF Channel.

How To Watch – Thursday, October 21 – Sunday, October 24 (all times ET)

    • TV – GOLF Channel
    • Streaming – NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app

 

Day GOLF Channel
Thursday 7:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Friday 7:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Saturday 7:30 a.m.-Noon
Sunday 7:30-11:30 a.m.
 

Notable Players This Week

    • Martin Kaymer
    • Jorge Campillo
    • Eddie Pepperell
    • Thomas Pieters

 

JACKSON T. STEPHENS CUP

GOLF Channel presents live final round coverage of the inaugural Jackson T. Stephens Cup from Alotian Club in Rolland, Ark., today at 3 p.m. ET as six collegiate teams compete for the men’s and women’s teams titles.

GOLF Channel Broadcast Team

    • Play by Play: Steve Burkowski
    • Analyst: Karen Stupples
    • Tower: John Cook
    • On-Course: Billy Ray Brown

 

BROADCAST NOTES

  • Golf Today and Golf Central: Golf Today and Golf Central will provide pre- and post-tournament coverage on GOLF Channel Thursday-Sunday. Shane Bacon and Damon Hack anchor Golf Today. This week’s Golf Central coverage is anchored by Rich Lerner, Brandel Chamblee and Jaime Diaz.
Day Golf Today Golf Central
Thursday 12:30-2 p.m. 4-5 p.m./10:30-11:30 p.m.
Friday 12:30-1:30 p.m. 1:30-2 p.m./5-5:30 p.m./10:30-11:30 p.m.
Saturday 12:30-2 p.m./5-5:30 p.m./10:30-11:30 p.m.
Sunday 12:30-2 p.m./5-5:30 p.m.

 

    • All GOLF Channel coverage also streams on NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app via “TV Everywhere,” giving consumers additional value for their subscription service, and making high quality content available to MVPD customers both in and out of the home and on multiple platforms.

–NBC SPORTS–

NBC SPORTS PRESENTS MORE THAN 55 HOURS OF LIVE GOLF COVERAGE THIS WEEK, HIGHLIGHTED BY PGA TOUR’S SHRINERS CHILDREN’S OPEN

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Live Coverage of Shriners Children’s Open from TPC Summerlin in Las Vegas Begins Thursday at 5 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel

LPGA Tour’s Cognizant Founders Cup Begins Thursday at 2 p.m. ET Live on GOLF Channel; Golf Central Studio On-Site from Mountain Ridge CC

GOLF Channel Also Presents Coverage of PGA TOUR Champions’ Constellation Furyk & Friends Tournament and European Tour’s Spanish Open This Week

Final Round of Blessings Collegiate Invitational – Today at 4 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel

STAMFORD, Conn. – Oct. 6, 2021 – NBC Sports will present 55+ hours of live golf coverage this week on GOLF Channel, including the PGA TOUR’s Shriners Children’s Open from TPC Summerlin in Las Vegas and the LPGA Tour’s Cognizant Founders Cup from Mountain Ridge Country Club in New Jersey, where Golf Central will provide on-site pre- and post-tournament coverage throughout the week.

GOLF Channel also presents live coverage of the PGA TOUR Champions’ inaugural Constellation Furyk & Friends tournament and the European Tour’s Spanish Open this week.

The final round of the Blessings Collegiate Invitational will be presented live today from 4-7 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel. The tournament continues the network’s 2021 fall college golf slate, totaling more than 90 hours. Click here for more details.

PGA TOUR: SHRINERS CHILDREN’S OPEN

The PGA TOUR begins a two-week stay in Las Vegas starting with the Shriners Children’s Open from TPC Summerlin this week.

Live coverage will be presented Thursday-Sunday from 5-8 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel.

GOLF Channel Broadcast Team

    • Play by Play: Terry Gannon
    • Analyst: Trevor Immelman
    • Tower: Curt Byrum
    • On-Course: Jim “Bones” Mackay / Arron Oberholser

 

How To Watch – Thursday, October 7 – Sunday, October 10 (all times ET)

    • TV – GOLF Channel
    • Streaming – NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app; Exclusive early morning coverage Thursday-Friday streams on PGA TOUR LIVE on NBC Sports Gold

 

Date GOLF Channel
Thursday 5-8 p.m.
Friday 5-8 p.m.
Saturday 5-8 p.m.
Sunday 5-8 p.m.

Notable Players This Week

    • Brooks Koepka
    • Patrick Reed
    • Will Zalatoris
    • Harris English
    • Hideki Matsuyama
    • Louis Oosthuizen

 

LPGA TOUR: COGNIZANT FOUNDERS CUP

GOLF Channel presents live coverage of the Cognizant Founders Cup – which honors the LPGA Tour’s 13 founders – from Mountain Ridge CC in West Caldwell, N.J. this week, beginning Thursday at 2 p.m. ET.

Golf Central will be on-site this week from the Founders Cup, providing pre- and post-tournament coverage.

GOLF Channel Broadcast Team

    • Play by Play: Grant Boone
    • Analyst: Morgan Pressel
    • Tower: Tom Abbott
    • On-Course: Jerry Foltz / Karen Stupples

 

How To Watch – Thursday, October 7 – Sunday, October 10 (all times ET)

    • TV – GOLF Channel
    • Streaming – NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app

 

Date GOLF Channel
Thursday 2-5 p.m.
Friday Noon-3 p.m.
Saturday Noon-3 p.m.
Sunday Noon-3 p.m.

Notable Players This Week

    • Nelly Korda
    • Jessica Korda
    • Brooke Henderson
    • Danielle Kang
    • Jin Young Ko

 

PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS: CONSTELLATION FURYK & FRIENDS

Jim Furyk hosts the inaugural Constellation Furyk & Friends tournament from Timuquana CC in Jacksonville this week. A star-studded field includes Phil Mickelson, Fred Couples, both Ryder Cup captains Steve Stricker and Padraig Harrington, and more. Harrington makes his PGA Tour Champions debut this week.

Live coverage beings Friday at 3 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel.

GOLF Channel Broadcast Team

    • Play by Play: Whit Watson
    • Analyst: Lanny Wadkins
    • Tower: John Cook
    • On-Course: Billy Ray Brown

 

How To Watch – Friday, October 8 – Sunday, October 10 (all times ET)

    • TV – GOLF Channel
    • Streaming – NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app

 

Date GOLF Channel
Friday 3-5 p.m.
Saturday 3-5 p.m.
Sunday 3-5 p.m.

Notable Players This Week

    • Jim Furyk
    • Phil Mickelson
    • Fred Couples
    • Steve Stricker
    • Padraig Harrington
    • Ernie Els
    • Mike Weir

 

EUROPEAN TOUR: SPANISH OPEN

World No. 1 Jon Rahm highlights the field as GOLF Channel presents live coverage of the Spanish Open – the national championship of Spain which began in 1912 and has been a part of the European Tour schedule since the tour began in 1972 – from Club de Campo Villa de Madrid in Madrid this week.

Coverage begins Thursday at 8 a.m. ET on GOLF Channel.

How To Watch – Thursday, October 7 – Sunday, October 10 (all times ET)

    • TV – GOLF Channel
    • Streaming – NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app

 

Date GOLF Channel
Thursday 8 a.m.-1 p.m.
Friday 8 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
Saturday 7:30-11:30 a.m.
Sunday 7:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
 

Notable Players This Week

    • Jon Rahm
    • Bernd Wiesberger
    • Victor Perez
    • Rafa Cabrera-Bello

 

BLESSINGS COLLEGIATE INVITATIONAL

The second annual Blessings Collegiate Invitational presented by Tyson Foods from Blessings Golf Club in Fayetteville, Ark., is a 54-hole stroke play competition for individual and team honors.

Live coverage of the final round of play begins this afternoon at 4 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel. Encore presentations will be presented later in the evening at 8:30 p.m. ET and 1 a.m. ET on GOLF Channel.

GOLF Channel Broadcast Team

    • Play by Play: Bob Papa
    • Analyst: Paige Mackenzie
    • Tower: Steve Burkowski
    • On-Course: Billy Ray Brown

 

BROADCAST NOTES

  • Golf Central: Golf Central will provide pre- and post-tournament coverage on-site from Mountain Ridge CC in West Caldwell, N.J. – site of this week’s LPGA Tour’s Cognizant Founders Cup – on GOLF Channel Thursday-Sunday.

This week’s Golf Central coverage is anchored by Todd Lewis, Jim Gallagher Jr., Amanda Blumenherst, Henni Koyack and Amy Rogers.

Date Golf Central
Thursday 1-2 p.m./8-9 p.m.
Friday 11:30 a.m.-Noon/8-9 p.m.
Saturday 11:30 a.m.-Noon/8-9 p.m.
Sunday 11:30 a.m.-Noon/8-9 p.m.

 

    • All GOLF Channel coverage also streams on NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app via “TV Everywhere,” giving consumers additional value for their subscription service, and making high quality content available to MVPD customers both in and out of the home and on multiple platforms.

–NBC SPORTS–

43RD RYDER CUP HIGHLIGHTS NBC SPORTS’ COMPREHENSIVE GOLF COVERAGE THIS WEEK

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43rd Ryder Cup Begins this Friday at 8 a.m. ET on Golf Channel, Peacock And RyderCup.Com; NBC Sports to Present More Than 100 Hours of Live Tournament and Studio Coverage Throughout Week

GOLF Channel Presents Coverage of LPGA Tour’s Walmart NW Arkansas Championship and PGA TOUR Champions’ Pure Insurance Championship This Week

STAMFORD, Conn. – Sept. 22, 2021 – NBC Sports presents comprehensive live coverage of the 43rd Ryder Cup across NBC, GOLF Channel, Peacock, and RyderCup.com, beginning Friday, September 24 through Sunday, September 26 from Whistling Straits Golf Club in Kohler, Wis., highlighting NBC Sports’ comprehensive golf coverage this week.

Beginning this Friday, GOLF Channel also presents coverage of the LPGA Tour’s Walmart NW Arkansas Championship from Pinnacle CC in Rogers, Ark., and the PGA TOUR Champions’ Pure Insurance Championship from Pebble Beach Golf Links in Calif.

43RD RYDER CUP

NBC Sports presents comprehensive live coverage of the 43rd Ryder Cup across NBC, GOLF Channel, Peacock, and RyderCup.com, beginning Friday, September 24 through Sunday, September 26 from Whistling Straits Golf Club in Kohler, Wis.

NBC Sports will present coverage from the first tee shot of the Ryder Cup to the final putt from Friday-Sunday, totaling 100-plus hours of live coverage during Ryder Cup week from Whistling Straits including on-site studio coverage and featured groups.

GOLF Central Live From the Ryder Cup from Whistling Straits Golf Club, which began earlier this week, will provide approximately 50 hours of live studio coverage through Sunday. Click here for more information.

Last week, NBC Sports play-by-play commentator Dan Hicks, analysts Paul Azinger and Justin Leonard, on-course reporter John Wood, and producer Tommy Roy, previewed the 43rd Ryder Cup on a media conference call. Click here for the transcript.

Click here for more information on NBC Sports’ live event and studio on-air teams for the 43rd Ryder Cup.

Broadcast Team

    • Play by Play: Dan Hicks / Mike Tirico / Terry Gannon
    • Analyst: Paul Azinger / Justin Leonard / Nick Faldo / Roger Maltbie
    • Tower: David Feherty / Gary Koch / Tom Abbott / Curt Byrum
    • On-Course: Roger Maltbie / Jim “Bones” Mackay / John Wood / Notah Begay III / Kay Cockerill
    • Essays: Jimmy Roberts
    • Interview/Reports: Steve Sands / Jimmy Roberts

 

How To Watch – Friday, September 24 – Sunday, September 26 (all times ET)

  • TV – NBC, GOLF Channel
    • Streaming – Peacock, RyderCup.com and the Ryder Cup app, NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app

 

Date GOLF Channel NBC Peacock/RyderCup.com
Friday 8 a.m.-7 p.m.   8 a.m.-7 p.m.
Saturday 8-9 a.m. 9 a.m.-7 p.m. 8 a.m.-7 p.m.
Sunday   Noon-6 p.m. Noon-6 p.m.
Note: All live coverage on NBC and GOLF Channel will simul-stream on Peacock Premium and RyderCup.com

 

Featured Groups will be shown live on Peacock, RyderCup.com and the Ryder Cup app. Friday and Saturday Featured Groups coverage will follow a match from the morning and afternoon waves, and will follow and early singles match on Sunday to conclusion before featuring another premier group.

George Savaricas will handle play-by-play duties for Featured Groups coverage alongside Mark Rolfing (analyst), three-time Ryder Cup member Hunter Mahan (analyst), and Gary Christian serving as on-course reporter.

LPGA TOUR: WALMART NW ARKANSAS CHAMPIONSHIP

GOLF Channel presents coverage of the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship, the LPGA Tour’s only event in the state of Arkansas, this week from Pinnacle CC in Rogers, Ark.

Coverage gets underway Friday at 9 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel.

GOLF Channel Broadcast Team

    • Play by Play: Grant Boone
    • Analyst: Judy Rankin
    • Tower: Jim Gallagher Jr.
    • On-Course: Jerry Foltz / Karen Stupples

 

How To Watch – Friday, September 24 – Sunday, September 26 (all times ET)

    • TV – GOLF Channel
    • Streaming – NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app

 

Date GOLF Channel
Friday 9-11 p.m.*
Saturday 1-4 p.m.
Sunday Noon-3 p.m.
*Delayed coverage

 

Notable Players This Week

    • Brooke Henderson
    • Lexi Thompson
    • Austin Ernst
    • Jin Young Ko
    • Ariya Jutanugarn

 

PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS: PURE INSURANCE CHAMPIONSHIP

Coverage of the PGA TOUR Champions’ Pure Insurance Championship from Pebble Beach Golf Links in Calif. begins Friday at 11 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel.

This week marks the return of the Pro-Junior portion of the tournament as the top pros on the PGA TOUR Champions circuit not only compete for their own title, but also for the Pro-Junior team crown with First Tee members.

GOLF Channel Broadcast Team

    • Play by Play: Whit Watson
    • Analyst: Lanny Wadkins
    • Tower: Phil Blackmar
    • On-Course: Billy Ray Brown

 

How To Watch – Friday, September 24 – Sunday, September 26 (all times ET)

    • TV – GOLF Channel
    • Streaming – NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app

 

Date GOLF Channel
Friday 11 p.m.-1 a.m.*
Saturday 4-7 p.m.
Sunday 3-6 p.m.
*Delayed coverage

 

Notable Players This Week

    • Ernie Els
    • Retief Goosen
    • Bernhard Langer
    • Mark O’Meara
    • Vijay Singh

 

BROADCAST NOTES

GOLF CENTRAL LIVE FROM THE RYDER CUP

NBC Sports surrounds the 43rd Ryder Cup with approximately 50 hours of live studio coverage this week on GOLF Central Live From the Ryder Cup on GOLF Channel.

Broadcast Team

    • Host: Rich Lerner / Shane Bacon / Cara Banks
    • Analyst: Brandel Chamblee / Justin Leonard / Mark Rolfing / Trevor Immelman / David Duval / Paige Mackenzie / Notah Begay III
    • Reporter: Todd Lewis / Jamie Diaz / Damon Hack / Steve Burkowski / Ryan Lavner / Rex Hoggard / Eamon Lynch

 

Date Golf Central – Live From the Ryder Cup*
Wednesday, Sept. 22 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. / 7-9 p.m.
Thursday, Sept. 23 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. / 5-8 p.m. (Opening Ceremony)
Friday, Sept. 24 6-8 a.m. / 7-9 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 25 6-8 a.m. / 7-9 p.m.
Sunday, Sept. 26 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. – 6-9 p.m.
*all times ET, post-round coverage begins following conclusion of play

Week-long Live From the Ryder Cup coverage from Whistling Straits will also include interviews with former European Ryder Cup captain and player Paul McGinley and World Golf Hall of Famer Laura Davies, who will be covering the Ryder Cup for Sky Sports.

All GOLF Channel coverage also streams on NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app via “TV Everywhere,” giving consumers additional value for their subscription service, and making high quality content available to MVPD customers both in and out of the home and on multiple platforms.

–NBC SPORTS–

“GOLF CENTRAL LIVE FROM THE RYDER CUP” ON GOLF CHANNEL KICKS OFF NBC SPORTS’ WEEK-LONG COVERAGE OF 43RD RYDER CUP

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More Than 100 Hours of Live Tournament and Studio Coverage Begins With Live From The Ryder Cup Today at 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel

Cracking The Code – New Documentary on 2008 U.S. Ryder Cup Team Captained by Paul Azinger – Debuts Tonight at 9 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel Following Live From the Ryder Cup

“These will be the weeks you remember more than any others, because these weeks are bigger than yourself.” – On-Course Reporter and Six-Time U.S. Ryder Cup Caddie John Wood on Memories of The Ryder Cup

Transcript – NBC Sports Golf Commentators Preview the 43rd Ryder Cup

STAMFORD, Conn. – September 20, 2021 – NBC Sports begins its comprehensive week-long coverage of the 43rd Ryder Cup at Whistling Straits Golf Club in Kohler, Wis., with GOLF Central Live From the Ryder Cup today at 4 p.m. ET and 7 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel.

Following tonight’s 7 p.m. ET edition of Live From The Ryder Cup, GOLF Channel will premiere its new documentary, Cracking The Code – the inside story of captain Paul Azinger’s groundbreaking strategy inspired by the Navy Seals to reinvent the idea of the U.S. Ryder Cup team in 2008 – tonight at 9 p.m. ET. Click here to watch a preview of Cracking The Code.

NBC Sports will present coverage from the first tee shot of the Ryder Cup to the final putt from Friday-Sunday, totaling 100-plus hours of live coverage during Ryder Cup week from Whistling Straits including on-site studio coverage and featured groups.

Over the course of the week, more than 35 on-air talent provide live commentary throughout live event and studio coverage across NBC, GOLF Channel, and Peacock. Click here for more information on NBC Sports’ live event and studio on-air teams for the 43rd Ryder Cup.

CRACKING THE CODE – NEW DOCUMENTARY ON 2008 U.S. RYDER CUP TEAM CAPTAINED BY PAUL AZINGER – DEBUTS TONIGHT AT 9 P.M. ET ON GOLF CHANNEL

Debuting on GOLF Channel tonight at 9 p.m. ET following Live From the Ryder Cup, Cracking the Code details how Paul Azinger enlisted the help of clinical therapist Dr. Ron Braund, using personality tests and the now-famed “pod system,” to structure the American team that ultimately went on to upset the European team at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville.

Cracking The Code was filmed extensively at Valhalla Golf Club and includes interviews with 2008 Ryder Cup captains Paul Azinger and Nick Faldo; U.S. Ryder Cup assistant captain Olin Browne; 2008 Ryder Cup team members Jim Furyk, Kenny Perry, Stewart Cink, Boo Weekley, and J.B. Holmes; 2008 U.S. Ryder Cup caddies and current NBC Sports on-course reporters Jim “Bones” Mackay and John Wood; and NBC Sports’ Dan Hicks and Gary Koch.


INSIDE ‘THE ROOM’ AND 20 YEARS’ WORTH OF RYDER CUP MEMORIES FROM JOHN WOOD

NBC Sports on-course reporter and six-time U.S. Ryder Cup caddie John Wood shared 20 years of Ryder Cup memories in an article for GOLFChannel.com earlier today. In the piece, Wood discusses his passion and love for the Ryder Cup, what it meant to him to be a caddie for six Ryder Cup teams and an assistant for a seventh, and shares some unique insights that only someone inside “The Room” can truly speak to. Following are excerpts from the article:

Wood about the uniqueness of the Ryder Cup: “Jordan Spieth will play in the Masters for the next 25-30 years. Justin Thomas will be in the PGA for a long, long time… But you know how many Ryder Cups they’re guaranteed to play in going forward? One. Just this one, just this week…treat it like it’s your last one and give everything you have to the team for the entire week because two years from now, you have no idea if you’ll be back. And when you’re all done, playing these will be the weeks you remember more than any others, because these weeks are bigger than yourself.

Wood on “The Room”: “The Room is something you cannot possibly understand unless you’ve been in one. When I hear criticisms and critiques from those who have never been lucky enough to be in a Team Room, I always have to say to myself, ‘You have no idea’… It is in The Room where I have seen players win matches they weren’t even playing in because of a word they said the night before to a teammate, because of a little needle or a word of praise during a practice round on Tuesday, in a phone call when they were picked for the team.”


NBC SPORTS GOLF COMMENTATORS PREVIEW 43RD RYDER CUP

Last week, NBC Sports play-by-play commentator Dan Hicks, analysts Paul Azinger and Justin Leonard, on-course reporter John Wood, and producer Tommy Roy previewed the upcoming 43rd Ryder Cup on a media conference call. Click here for a full transcript.

–NBC SPORTS–

2021-22 PGA TOUR SEASON BEGINS WITH THE FORTINET CHAMPIONSHIP LIVE ON GOLF CHANNEL THIS WEEK

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Live Coverage of LPGA Tour’s Cambia Portland Classic from The Oregon Golf Club in West Linn, Ore., Begins Thursday at 3 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel

GOLF Channel Also Presents Coverage of PGA TOUR Champions’ Sanford International and European Tour’s Dutch Open This Week

Final Round of Maridoe Collegiate Invitational – Today at 4 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel

NBC Sports 43rd Ryder Cup Media Conference Call – Today at Noon ET

STAMFORD, Conn. – Sept. 15, 2021 – NBC Sports will present live tournament coverage of the first event of the 2021-22 PGA TOUR season, the Fortinet Championship, as well as coverage of the LPGA Tour’s Cambia Portland Classic, PGA TOUR Champions’ Sanford International and the European Tour’s Dutch Open this week on GOLF Channel.

The final round of the Maridoe Collegiate Invitational will be presented live today from 4-7 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel. The tournament kicks off the 2021 fall college golf slate on GOLF Channel, totaling more than 90 hours. Click here for more details.

PGA TOUR: FORTINET CHAMPIONSHIP

The PGA TOUR begins its 2021-22 season at the Fortinet Championship in Napa, Calif., at Silverado Resort and Spa (North Course). The tournament marks the first of nine events scheduled to be played during the fall portion of the PGA TOUR schedule.

Live coverage will be presented Thursday-Sunday from 6-9 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel.

GOLF Channel Broadcast Team

  • Play by Play: Terry Gannon
  • Analyst: Trevor Immelman
  • Tower: Curt Byrum
  • On-Course: John Wood / Arron Oberholser
  • Interviews: Kira K. Dixon

How To Watch – Thursday, September 16 – Sunday, September 19 (all times ET)

  • TV – GOLF Channel
  • Streaming – NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app; Exclusive early morning coverage Thursday-Friday streams on PGA TOUR LIVE on NBC Sports Gold
Date GOLF Channel
Thursday 6-9 p.m.
Friday 6-9 p.m.
Saturday 6-9 p.m.
Sunday 6-9 p.m.

Notable Players This Week

  • Phil Mickelson
  • Jon Rahm
  • Kevin Na
  • Webb Simpson
  • Hideki Matsuyama
  • Will Zalatoris

LPGA TOUR: CAMBIA PORTLAND CLASSIC

The oldest non-major on the LPGA Tour, the Cambia Portland Classic heads to The Oregon Golf Club in West Linn, Ore., for the first time this week.

Live coverage gets underway Thursday at 3 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel.

GOLF Channel Broadcast Team

  • Play by Play: Grant Boone
  • Analyst: Judy Rankin
  • Tower: Tom Abbott
  • On-Course: Jerry Foltz / Kay Cockerill

How To Watch – Thursday, September 16 – Sunday, September 19 (all times ET)

  • TV – GOLF Channel
  • Streaming – NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app
Date GOLF Channel
Thursday 3-6 p.m.
Friday 3-6 p.m.
Saturday 3-6 p.m.
Sunday 3-6 p.m.

Notable Players This Week

  • Brooke Henderson
  • Jennifer Kupcho
  • Stacy Lewis
  • Jin Young Ko
  • Ariya Jutanugarn

PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS: SANFORD INTERNATIONAL

Coverage of the PGA TOUR Champions’ Sanford International from Minnehaha Country Club in Sioux Falls, S.D., begins Friday at 9:30 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel. Miguel Angel Jimenez is the defending champion of the event.

GOLF Channel Broadcast Team

  • Play by Play: George Savaricas
  • Analyst: Lanny Wadkins
  • Tower: John Cook
  • On-Course: Billy Ray Brown

How To Watch – Friday, September 17 – Sunday, September 19 (all times ET)

  • TV – GOLF Channel
  • Streaming – NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app
Date GOLF Channel
Friday 9:30-11:30 p.m.*
Saturday 9:30-11:30 p.m.*
Sunday 9:30-11:30 p.m.*

*delayed coverage

Notable Players This Week

  • Ernie Els
  • Jim Furyk
  • Steve Stricker
  • Fred Couples
  • Vijay Singh
  • Miguel Angel Jimenez

EUROPEAN TOUR: DUTCH OPEN

GOLF Channel presents nearly 20 hours of live coverage of the European Tour’s Dutch Open from Bernardus Golf in Cromvoirt, Netherlands.

Coverage begins Thursday at 7:30 a.m. ET on GOLF Channel.

How To Watch – Thursday, September 16 – Sunday, September 19 (all times ET)

  • TV – GOLF Channel
  • Streaming – NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app
Date GOLF Channel
Thursday 7:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Friday 7:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Saturday 7 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
Sunday 7 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
 

Notable Players This Week

  • Rory Sabbatini
  • Graeme McDowell
  • Brandon Grace
  • Thomas Pieters

MARIDOE COLLEGIATE INVITATIONAL

The Maridoe Collegiate Invitational presented by EasyPost is a 54-hole team and individual stroke play championship that features top Division I men’s golf programs across the country taking place at Maridoe Golf Club in Carrollton, Texas. Cameron Sisk (-8) of Arizona State leads the stroke play event and Arizona State currently leads in the team standings after the second round of play.

Live coverage of the final round of play begins this afternoon at 4 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel. Encore presentations will be presented later in the evening at 8 p.m. ET and Midnight ET on GOLF Channel.

GOLF Channel Broadcast Team

  • Play by Play: Steve Burkowski
  • Analyst: Hunter Mahan
  • Tower: Jim Gallagher Jr.
  • On-Course: Billy Ray Brown

**REMINDER: NBC SPORTS 43RD RYDER CUP MEDIA CONFERENCE CALL**

NBC Sports play-by-play commentator Dan Hicks, analysts Paul Azinger and Justin Leonard, on-course reporter John Wood, and producer Tommy Roy will preview the 43rd Ryder Cup at Whistling Straits Golf Club in Kohler, Wis., on a media conference call today, Wednesday, Sept. 15, at Noon ET.

Media interested in participating should call 800-367-2403; Passcode: 1077131.

BROADCAST NOTES

  • Golf Today and Golf Central: Golf Today and Golf Central will provide pre- and post-tournament coverage on GOLF Channel Thursday-Sunday. Shane Bacon and Damon Hack anchor Thursday’s edition of Golf Today alongside Kira Dixon. This week’s Golf Central coverage is anchored by Whit Watson, Jim Gallagher Jr. and
Date Golf Today Golf Central
Thursday 12:30-2 p.m. 2-3 p.m./9-9:30 p.m.
Friday   2-3 p.m./9-9:30 p.m.
Saturday   2-3 p.m./9-9:30 p.m.
Sunday   2-3 p.m./9-9:30 p.m.

 

  • Golf Pick ‘Em presented by FootJoy: NBC Sports’ free-to-play game, Golf Pick ‘Em presented by FootJoy, features a weekly Thursday-Sunday contest for 25 PGA TOUR tournaments this season, each with a $50,000 jackpot, and a special $100,000 jackpot for all four Majors. Golf Pick ‘Em presented by FootJoy is available for download now on the NBC Sports Predictor app powered by PointsBet (available in the App Store and Google Play Store) and at com/Predictor.
  • All GOLF Channel coverage also streams on NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app via “TV Everywhere,” giving consumers additional value for their subscription service, and making high quality content available to MVPD customers both in and out of the home and on multiple platforms.

–NBC SPORTS–

RYDER CUP TEAM ANNOUNCEMENTS, PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS AND EUROPEAN TOUR EVENTS LIVE ON GOLF CHANNEL THIS WEEK

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Live Coverage of U.S. Ryder Cup Team Announcement Wednesday at 10 a.m. ET on Special Edition of Golf Today on GOLF Channel

European Ryder Cup Team Announcement Live This Sunday on Golf Central at 2 p.m. ET

PGA TOUR Champions’ Inaugural Ascension Charity Classic from West Course at Norwood Hills CC in St. Louis Begins Friday at 3:30 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel

GOLF Channel Presents Live Coverage of European Tour’s BMW PGA Championship, Beginning Thursday at 7 a.m. ET

STAMFORD, Conn. – Sept. 7, 2021 – NBC Sports will present live tournament coverage of the PGA TOUR Champions’ Ascension Charity Classic and the European Tour’s BMW PGA Championship this weekend on GOLF Channel, as well as live coverage of American and European Ryder Cup team announcements.

GOLF Channel will carry live coverage of the U.S. Ryder Cup team announcement on a special edition of Golf Today on Wednesday at 10 a.m. ET. The program will feature the live announcement of Steve Stricker’s six captain’s picks, followed by interviews and analysis of the U.S. Ryder Cup team for the 43rd Ryder Cup. Shane Bacon and Damon Hack host Wednesday’s special edition of Golf Today along with analysts Jaime Diaz and Paige Mackenzie.

GOLF Channel will also carry live coverage of the European Ryder Cup team announcement on Sunday at 2 p.m. ET on Golf Central, including the captain’s picks by European team captain Padraig Harrington. Sunday’s program will be hosted by Cara Banks along with analysts Jaime Diaz and Billy Kratzert.

PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS: ASCENSION CHARITY CLASSIC

GOLF Channel presents live coverage of the inaugural Ascension Charity Classic, which brings many of the top senior stars to the venerable West Course at Norwood Hills CC in St. Louis.

Live coverage begins Friday at 3:30 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel.

GOLF Channel Broadcast Team

    • Play by Play: Steve Sands
    • Analyst: Lanny Wadkins
    • Tower: John Cook
    • On-Course: Billy Ray Brown

 

How To Watch – Friday, September 10 – Sunday, September 12 (all times ET)

    • TV – GOLF Channel
    • Streaming – NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app

 

Date GOLF Channel
Friday 3:30-6 p.m.
Saturday 3:30-6 p.m.
Sunday 3:30-6 p.m.

 

Notable Players This Week

    • Ernie Els
    • Jim Furyk
    • John Daly
    • Retief Goosen
    • Bernhard Langer
    • Vijay Singh

 

EUROPEAN TOUR: BMW PGA CHAMPIONSHIP

Founded in 1955, the flagship event of the European Tour returns with a world-class field that includes several players expected to make the European Ryder Cup team.

Live coverage from Wentworth Club in Surrey, England begins this Thursday, Sept. 9 at 7 a.m. ET on GOLF Channel.

How To Watch – Thursday, September 9 – Sunday, September 12 (all times ET)

    • TV – GOLF Channel
    • Streaming – NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app

 

Date GOLF Channel
Thursday 7 a.m.-1 p.m.
Friday 7 a.m.-1 p.m.
Saturday 7 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Sunday 7 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
 

 

Notable Players This Week

    • Justin Rose
    • Adam Scott
    • Lee Westwood
    • Viktor Hovland
    • Tommy Fleetwood
    • Tyrrell Hatton

 

LADIES EUROPEAN TOUR: VP BANK SWISS LADIES OPEN

GOLF Channel presents delayed coverage of the Ladies European Tour’s VP Bank Swiss Ladies Open from Golfpark Holzhausern in Ennetsee, Switzerland, beginning this Thursday, Sept. 9 at 11:30 p.m. ET.

How To Watch – Thursday, September 9 – Saturday, September 11 (all times ET)

    • TV – GOLF Channel
    • Streaming – Peacock, NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app

 

Date GOLF Channel
Thursday 11:30 p.m.-2:30 a.m.*
Friday 11:30 p.m.-2:30 a.m.*
Saturday 11:30 p.m.-2:30 a.m.*
*Delayed coverage

 

BROADCAST NOTES

    • Golf Today: A special edition of Golf Today on Wednesday at 10 a.m. ET will carry live coverage of the U.S. Ryder Cup team announcement. Shane Bacon and Damon Hack host Wednesday’s special edition of Golf Today along with analysts Jaime Diaz, Paige Mackenzie and Tripp Isenhour.
    • Golf Central: Golf Central will provide pre- and post-tournament coverage on GOLF Channel Thursday-Sunday. This week’s Golf Central coverage is anchored by Cara Banks and Billy Kratzert.

 

Date Golf Today Golf Central
Wednesday 10 a.m.-Noon 4-5 p.m.
Thursday 4-6 p.m. 6-6:30 p.m.
Friday 1-2:30 p.m. 2:30-3:30 p.m./6-6:30 p.m.
Saturday   2:30-3:30 p.m./6-6:30 p.m.
Sunday   2-3:30 p.m./6-6:30 p.m.

 

    • Golf Pick ‘Em presented by FootJoy: NBC Sports’ free-to-play game, Golf Pick ‘Em presented by FootJoy, features a weekly Thursday-Sunday contest for 25 PGA TOUR tournaments this season, each with a $50,000 jackpot, and a special $100,000 jackpot for all four Majors. Golf Pick ‘Em presented by FootJoy is available for download now on the NBC Sports Predictor app powered by PointsBet (available in the App Store and Google Play Store) and at com/Predictor.
    • All GOLF Channel coverage also streams on NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app via “TV Everywhere,” giving consumers additional value for their subscription service, and making high quality content available to MVPD customers both in and out of the home and on multiple platforms.

 

–NBC SPORTS–

NBC SPORTS PRESENTS EXTENSIVE LIVE COVERAGE OF 2021 FALL COLLEGE GOLF TOURNAMENTS THIS SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER ON GOLF CHANNEL

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Maridoe Collegiate Invitational, Blessings Collegiate Invitational, Jack T. Stephens Cup and East Lake Cup Comprise College Golf Slate This Fall on GOLF Channel

Comprehensive College Golf Coverage to Total 90+ Hours Across GOLF Channel in September and October

College Central Fall Golf Preview Presented This Afternoon at 4:30 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel

STAMFORD, Conn. – Sept. 7, 2021 – NBC Sports presents extensive coverage of top college golf tournaments this fall, totaling more than 90 hours, on GOLF Channel. Coverage will include the Maridoe Collegiate Invitational, the Blessings Collegiate Invitational, the debut of the Jack T. Stephens Cup, and the seventh annual East Lake Cup.

This fall’s coverage begins with the Maridoe Collegiate Invitational from Maridoe Golf Club in Carrollton, Texas, next week on Sept. 13-15. Below is GOLF Channel’s full 2021 college golf tournament slate in September and October:

Event Dates Golf Course
Maridoe Collegiate Invitational Sept. 13-15 Maridoe Golf Club
Blessings Collegiate Invitational Oct. 4-6 Blessings Golf Club
Jack T. Stephens Cup Oct. 18-20 The Alotian Club
East Lake Cup Oct. 25-27 East Lake Golf Club


A special 30-minute edition of College Central previewing the slate of college golf tournament this fall will air this afternoon at 4:30 p.m. ET. Steve Burkowski will anchor coverage with Paige Mackenzie, Ryan Lavner and Brentley Romine.

College Central will provide pre-round coverage leading into all 2021 fall college events on GOLF Channel. All GOLF Channel coverage also streams on NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app via “TV Everywhere,” giving consumers additional value for their subscription service, and making high quality content available to MVPD customers both in and out of the home and on multiple platforms.

MARIDOE COLLEGIATE INVITATIONAL

The Maridoe Collegiate Invitational presented by EasyPost is a 54-hole team and individual stroke play championship that features top Division I men’s golf programs across the country taking place at Maridoe Golf Club in Carrollton, Texas. The 2021 15-team tournament field features:

 

  • Arizona State
  • Baylor
  • Florida Gulf Coast
  • Howard
  • Liberty
  • North Texas
  • Ohio State
  • Oklahoma
  • SMU
  • Texas
  • Texas A&M
  • TCU
  • Texas Tech
  • USC
  • Wake Forest

Live comprehensive tournament coverage will be presented on GOLF Channel all three days from 4-7 p.m. ET.

Dates Live (ET) Encores (ET)
Monday, Sept. 13 4-7 p.m. 8-11 p.m.; Midnight-3 a.m.
Tuesday, Sept. 14 4-7 p.m. 8-11 p.m.; Midnight-3 a.m.
Wednesday, Sept. 15 4-7 p.m. 8-11 p.m.; Midnight-3 a.m.

 

BLESSINGS COLLEGIATE INVITATIONAL

The second annual Blessings Collegiate Invitational presented by Tyson Foods from Blessings Golf Club in Fayetteville, Ark., will be contested the first week of October. The tournament is a 54-hole stroke play competition for individual and team honors.

The 10-team tournament field, comprising women’s and men’s teams from each school, features Arkansas, Arizona, Houston, Illinois, Louisville, North Carolina, Ole Miss, Tennessee, Texas Tech, and UCLA. GOLF Channel will present live tournament coverage Monday-Wednesday from 4:30-7:30 p.m. ET.

Dates Live (ET) Encores (ET)
Monday, Oct. 4 4:30-7:30 p.m. 8:30-11:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Oct. 5 4:30-7:30 p.m. 8:30-11:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 6 4:30-7:30 p.m. 8:30-11:30 p.m.; 1-4 a.m.

 

JACK T. STEPHENS CUP

The first-ever playing of the Jack T. Stephens Cup, named in memory of the late Augusta National Chairman, Jackson T. Stephens, will take place at The Alotian Golf Club in Roland, Ark., this October. The event is a 54-hole stroke play and team match play competition. The first 54 holes of stroke play will seed the men’s and women’s fields for a final 18 holes of match play.

The women’s field will include Arkansas, South Carolina, Ole Miss, Baylor, LSU and Virginia, and the men’s side will feature Notre Dame, Alabama, Florida State, Arizona, Arkansas, and San Diego State.

In addition to the 12 schools competing for team titles, 12 individual men and women collegiate players representing PGA Works, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and the U.S. Service Academies will also compete in the stroke play portion of the tournament.

GOLF Channel will present live tournament coverage all three days.

Dates Live (ET) Encores (ET)
Monday, Oct. 18 4-7 p.m. 8-11 p.m.
Tuesday, Oct. 19 3-6 p.m. 9-12 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 20 3-6 p.m. 7-10 p.m.; 3-6 a.m.

 

EAST LAKE CUP

The East Lake Cup presented by ZipRecruiter and Uber Eats, taking place in late October at historic East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, will feature the top-performing teams from the 2021 NCAA Women’s and Men’s Golf Championships. Modeled after the NCAA Golf Championships, the format for the East Lake Cup consists of an opening round of stroke play to crown an individual male and female champion and to determine seeding for the following two days of match play competition.

The women’s field for the seventh annual East Lake Cup will include Duke, Ole Miss, Oklahoma State, and Arizona, while the men’s side will feature Oklahoma, Pepperdine, Oklahoma State, and Arizona State. GOLF Channel will present live tournament coverage Monday-Wednesday from 3-6 p.m. ET.

Dates Live (ET) Encores (ET)
Monday, Oct. 25 3-6 p.m. 8-11 p.m.
Tuesday, Oct. 26 3-6 p.m. 8-11 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 27 3-6 p.m. 6-9 p.m.

PGA TOUR UNIVERSITY PRESENTED BY VELOCITY GLOBAL

PGA TOUR University presented by Velocity Global rewards elite college players with access to Tours operated under the PGA TOUR umbrella, while upholding the principles and virtues of collegiate athletics. Introduced in 2020, the program strengthens and elevates the path to the PGA TOUR through the Korn Ferry Tour and PGA TOUR international tours.

It was announced earlier today that Velocity Global, the leading provider of global employment solutions, has partnered with the PGA TOUR and GOLF Channel to become the presenting sponsor of PGA TOUR University.

The Velocity Global Ranking will be featured on GOLF Channel each Wednesday on Golf Today and within weekly live tournament coverage, as well as across GOLF Channel and PGA TOUR digital platforms throughout the season. For more information, please visit www.PGATOUR.com/university and follow PGA TOUR University on Twitter and Instagram (@PGATOURU).

ANNIKA AND HASKINS AWARD PRESENTED BY STIFEL

GOLF Channel annually presents live coverage of the announcements of the ANNIKA Award presented by Stifel and Haskins Award presented by Stifel winners, which honor the nation’s most outstanding female and male Division I collegiate golfer. The recently-announced preseason watch list for the ANNIKA award is headlined by reigning award winner Rachel Heck and No.1-ranked amateur Rose Zhang, while the Haskins Award preseason watch list includes seven players who attend a Texas school, including 2021 USA Walker Cup member Cole Hammer of the University of Texas.

COLLEGE GOLF TALK

Throughout the fall, Steve Burkowski and Brentley Romine host GOLF Channel’s College Golf Talk Podcast. From in-depth interviews with current players and coaches to expert analysis from the top college golf gurus, the College Golf Talk Podcast will keep you informed all season long. The College Golf Talk Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher or wherever you listen to your podcasts.

ABOUT GOLF CHANNEL’S COLLEGE GOLF PLATFORM

GOLF Channel is the television home for college golf, currently providing live coverage of eight college golf championships. GOLF Channel deploys its comprehensive portfolio of news, digital and social media coverage year-round in covering collegiate golf, including specials for regional and national qualifying, on-site and wraparound news from golf’s biggest college events, serving as the exclusive media partner of PGA TOUR University presented by Velocity Global and the Velocity Global Ranking, and year-end shows for the Haskins and ANNIKA Awards presented by Stifel.

Following its announcement in 2013 as the exclusive television provider of the NCAA Golf Championships, GOLF Channel has provided live coverage of the men’s NCAA Championships since 2014 and the women’s NCAA Championships since 2015, which now are hosted at the same venue in consecutive weeks at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona. GOLF Channel also annually televises the three-day East Lake Cup at historic East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, Ga.; the Western Intercollegiate presented by Topgolf, one of the longest-running college tournaments in the U.S. taking place at Pasatiempo Golf Club in Santa Cruz, Calif.; the Maridoe Collegiate Invitational at Maridoe Golf Club in Texas; the Blessings Collegiate Invitational in Fayetteville, Ark; the Jack T. Stephens Cup; and the Southwestern Invitational at North Ranch Country Club in Westlake Village, Calif.

Bryson DeChambeau, Collin Morikawa, Jon Rahm, Viktor Hovland, Matthew Wolff, Jennifer Kupcho, Bronte Law and Maria Fassi are just a few of the professional golfers who appeared on GOLF Channel while competing in college.

–NBC SPORTS–

PGA TOUR FEDEXCUP CHAMPION TO BE CROWNED AT THE TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP LIVE THIS WEEK ACROSS NBC SPORTS ON NBC, GOLF CHANNEL AND PEACOCK

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Top 30 Players on FedExCup Standings Compete in Final Event of 2020-21 Season at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta; Coverage Begins Tomorrow at 1 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel

Biennial Solheim Cup Featuring Top Players in Women’s Golf Representing the U.S. and Europe – NBC Sports Presents 25+ Hours of Live Coverage on NBC, GOLF Channel and Peacock Saturday-Monday

Korn Ferry Tour Championship and European Tour’s DS Automobiles Italian Open Coverage Presented This Weekend on GOLF Channel

STAMFORD, Conn. – Sept. 1, 2021 – The 2020-21 PGA TOUR FedExCup champion will be crowned at the Tour Championship, as the top 30 players on the standings compete from East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, Ga., in the final event of the season this weekend across NBC, GOLF Channel and Peacock.

More than 25 hours of live coverage of the biennial Solheim Cup, featuring the top players representing the United States and Europe in three days of match play competition from the Inverness Club in Toledo, Ohio, will be presented Saturday-Monday on NBC, GOLF Channel and Peacock.

Also this week, NBC Sports presents coverage of the Korn Ferry Tour Championship and European Tour’s DS Automobiles Italian Open on GOLF Channel.

PGA TOUR: TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP

The 2020-21 PGA TOUR FedExCup champion will be crowned at the Tour Championship, as the top 30 players on the standings compete from East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, Ga., in the final event of the season. After his six-hole playoff victory against Bryson DeChambeau in last weekend’s BMW Championship, Patrick Cantlay (-10) sits atop the FedExCup standings and will start the weekend with a two-stroke advantage over Tony Finau (-8).

The Tour Championship Charity Challenge featuring 2018 FedExCup champion Justin Rose, former NFL running back Warrick Dunn, LPGA Tour professional Mariah Stackhouse and former MLB outfielder Andruw Jones in a nine-hole exhibition at East Lake Golf Club will be presented live this afternoon from 3-5 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel.

NBC & GOLF Channel Broadcast Team

  • Play by Play: Dan Hicks / Mike Tirico
  • Analyst: Paul Azinger / Justin Leonard
  • Tower: Gary Koch / David Feherty
  • On-Course: Roger Maltbie / Jim ‘Bones’ Mackay / John Wood
  • Reporter: Jimmy Roberts
  • Interviews: Steve Sands

How To Watch – Thursday, September 2 – Sunday, September 5 (all times ET)

  • TV – NBC, GOLF Channel
  • Streaming – Peacock, NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app; Exclusive early morning coverage Thursday-Friday streams on PGA TOUR LIVE on NBC Sports Gold
Date NBC GOLF Channel Peacock
Thursday 1-6 p.m.
Friday 1-6 p.m.
Saturday 2:30-7 p.m. 1-2:30 p.m. 2:30-7 p.m.
Sunday 1:30-6 p.m. Noon-1:30 p.m. 1:30-6 p.m.

Notable Players This Week (starting strokes)

  • Patrick Cantlay (-10)
  • Tony Finau (-8)
  • Bryson DeChambeau (-7)
  • Jon Rahm (-6)
  • Justin Thomas (-4)
  • Jordan Spieth (-4)
  • Dustin Johnson (-3)
  • Collin Morikawa (-3)
  • Xander Schauffele (-2)
  • Brooks Koepka (-2)
  • Rory McIlroy (-2)

LPGA TOUR & LADIES EUROPEAN TOUR: SOLHEIM CUP

NBC Sports presents more than 25 hours of live coverage of the biennial Solheim Cup Saturday-Monday, featuring the top players representing the United States and Europe in three days of match play competition from the Inverness Club in Toledo, Ohio.

Europe is the defending champion, having beaten the United States in the 2019 Solheim Cup, 14½ to 13½, at the PGA Centenary Course at Gleneagles in Scotland. Live coverage begins Saturday at 7:30 a.m. ET on GOLF Channel.

The Solheim Cup Opening Ceremony will be streamed live Friday at 5 p.m. ET on NBC Sports digital platforms and will be presented on GOLF Channel Friday at 7 p.m. ET.

NBC & GOLF Channel Broadcast Team

  • Play by Play: Terry Gannon / Grant Boone
  • Analyst: Judy Rankin / Morgan Pressel
  • Tower: Tom Abbott / Jerry Foltz
  • On-Course: Jim Gallagher Jr / Kay Cockerill

How To Watch – Saturday, September 4 – Monday, September 6 (all times ET)

  • TV – NBC, GOLF Channel
  • Streaming – Peacock, NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app
Date NBC GOLF Channel Peacock
Saturday 12:30-2:30 p.m. 7:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; 2:30-6 p.m. 12:30-2:30 p.m.
Sunday Noon-1:30 p.m. 7 a.m.-Noon; 1:30-5:30 p.m. Noon-1:30 p.m.
Monday Noon-6 p.m.

Notable Players

  • Nelly Korda (United States)
  • Jessica Korda (United States)
  • Danielle Kang (United States)
  • Lexi Thompson (United States)
  • Sophia Popov (Europe)
  • Anna Nordqvist (Europe)

KORN FERRY TOUR: KORN FERRY TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP

At the conclusion of the Korn Ferry Tour Championship, the top 25 players on the Korn Ferry Tour Finals standings will earn their PGA TOUR cards for the 2021-22 season.

Live coverage from Victoria National Golf Club in Newburgh, Ind., gets underway tomorrow at 10 a.m. ET on GOLF Channel.

GOLF Channel Broadcast Team

  • Play by Play: Steve Burkowski
  • Analyst: Craig Perks
  • Tower: Tripp Isenhour
  • On-Course: Gary Christian
  • Interviews: Kira K. Dixon

How To Watch – Thursday, September 2 – Sunday, September 5 (all times ET)

  • TV – GOLF Channel
  • Streaming – NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app
Date GOLF Channel
Thursday 10 a.m.-Noon
Friday 10 a.m.-Noon
Saturday 8-10 p.m.*
Sunday 7-9 p.m.*
*Delayed coverage

EUROPEAN TOUR: DP AUTOMOBILES ITALIAN OPEN

GOLF Channel will present coverage of the European Tour’s DS Automobiles Italian Open from Marco Simone Golf Club in Rome, Italy, a course that will serve as the 2023 Ryder Cup venue.

How To Watch – Thursday, September 2 – Monday, September 6 (all times ET)

  • TV – GOLF Channel
  • Streaming – NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app
Date GOLF Channel Streaming
Thursday 7:30-10 a.m. 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Friday 7:30-10 a.m. 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Saturday 7:30 a.m.-Noon
Sunday 4-6 a.m. (Third Round)* 7:30 a.m.-Noon
Monday 3-5 a.m. (Final Round)*
*Delayed coverage

Notable Players This Week

  • Tommy Fleetwood
  • Matt Fitzpatrick
  • Francesco Molinari
  • Martin Kaymer

BROADCAST NOTES

  • Golf Central: Golf Central will provide pre- and post-tournament coverage on GOLF Channel Thursday-Sunday. This week’s Golf Central coverage is anchored by Rich Lerner, Cara Banks, Brandel Chamblee, Notah Begay, Amanda Blumenherst, Todd Lewis and Amy Rogers.
Date Golf Central
Thursday Noon-1 p.m./6-7 p.m.
Friday Noon-1 p.m./6-7 p.m.
Saturday 6-7:30 a.m./12:30-1 p.m./7-8 p.m.
Sunday 6-7 a.m./6-7 p.m.

 

  • Golf Pick ‘Em presented by FootJoy: NBC Sports’ free-to-play game, Golf Pick ‘Em presented by FootJoy, features a weekly Thursday-Sunday contest for 25 PGA TOUR tournaments this season, each with a $50,000 jackpot, and a special $100,000 jackpot for all four Majors. Golf Pick ‘Em presented by FootJoy is available for download now on the NBC Sports Predictor app powered by PointsBet (available in the App Store and Google Play Store) and at com/Predictor.
  • All GOLF Channel coverage also streams on NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app via “TV Everywhere,” giving consumers additional value for their subscription service, and making high quality content available to MVPD customers both in and out of the home and on multiple platforms.

 

–NBC SPORTS–

ALL-WOMEN BROADCAST TEAM TO CALL NBC SPORTS’ COVERAGE OF SHOPRITE LPGA CLASSIC ON GOLF CHANNEL OCTOBER 1-3

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Broadcast Team Features Cara Banks (Play-By-Play), Judy Rankin and Paige Mackenzie (Analysts), and Karen Stupples and Kay Cockerill (On-Course Reporters)

First-Ever All-Women Golf Broadcast in U.S. Television History, Led by Producer Beth Hutter

STAMFORD, Conn. – Aug. 30, 2021 – NBC Sports will utilize an all-women broadcast team to call the ShopRite LPGA Classic at the Bay Course at Seaview in Galloway, N.J., on October 1-3 on GOLF Channel, marking the first-ever all-women golf broadcast team in U.S. television history.

The commentary team will feature Cara Banks handling play-by-play duties, alongside analysts Judy Rankin and Paige Mackenzie and on-course reporters Karen Stupples and Kay Cockerill.

Tournament coverage will be produced by long-time NBC Sports and GOLF Channel producer Beth Hutter. Hutter has produced LPGA coverage for more than 15 years and recently made history as the first woman to produce the U.S. Women’s Open at Olympic Club and women’s golf coverage at the Tokyo Olympics.

“We’re thrilled to assemble this incredibly accomplished group of women for our broadcast of the ShopRite LPGA Classic on GOLF Channel,” said Molly Solomon, executive producer for NBC Olympics and GOLF Channel, and the first woman to serve in that role for a national sports network. “Our NBC Sports team features talented women at all levels – both on-camera and behind-the-scenes – who are essential to making our coverage a success on every platform, and we’re honored to celebrate their work as part of this broadcast.”

NBC Sports made history in March 2020 with the first all-women broadcast for an NHL game. Earlier this year, NBC Sports producer Rene Hatlelid became the first woman to produce the Indianapolis 500 – “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing” – on NBC, and Lindsay Schanzer became the first woman to produce a Triple Crown race, leading NBC Sports’ productions of the Preakness and Belmont Stakes on NBC.

NBC Sports is producing more than 500 hours of women’s golf coverage in 2021, the most hours and events ever dedicated to the women’s game in a single year.

–NBC SPORTS–

PGA TOUR FEDEXCUP PLAYOFFS CONTINUE WITH TOP 70 PLAYERS AT THE BMW CHAMPIONSHIP LIVE THIS WEEK ON NBC, GOLF CHANNEL AND PEACOCK

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Top 70 Players on FedExCup Standings Compete in the BMW Championship at Caves Valley GC in Maryland; Coverage Begins Tomorrow at 3 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel

More Than 25 Hours of Curtis Cup Coverage Across GOLF Channel and Peacock Thursday-Saturday

Live Coverage of PGA TOUR Champions’ The Ally Challenge from Warwick Hills G&CC in Michigan Begins Friday at 1 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel

Second Event of Korn Ferry Tour Finals — Nationwide Children’s Hospital Championship – and European Tour’s Omega European Masters Begin Thursday on GOLF Channel

STAMFORD, Conn. – Aug. 25, 2021 – NBC Sports will present live tournament coverage of the BMW Championship, the second event of the 2020-21 PGA TOUR FedExCup Playoffs, as the top 70 players on the standings compete from Caves Valley Golf Course in Owings Mills, Md., this weekend across NBC, GOLF Channel, and Peacock.

This week’s golf coverage is also highlighted by more than 25 hours of coverage of the Curtis Cup, featuring the top women’s amateur golfers representing the teams of the United States and Great Britain and Ireland, as well as events spanning the PGA TOUR Champions, Korn Ferry Tour and European Tour on GOLF Channel and Peacock.

PGA TOUR: BMW CHAMPIONSHIP

The FedExCup Playoffs continue this week at the BMW Championship from Caves Valley Golf Course in Owings Mills, MD., as the top 70 players on the standings take part in the second tournament of the three-event playoffs. Tony Finau won last weekend’s THE NORTHERN TRUST and currently sits atop the FedExCup standings, followed by Jon Rahm, Cameron Smith, Patrick Cantlay, and Justin Thomas.

Following this week’s BMW Championship, the top 30 players advance to the Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, Ga.

GOLF Channel Broadcast Team

    • Play by Play: Dan Hicks / Steve Sands
    • Analyst: Paul Azinger / Justin Leonard
    • Tower: Gary Koch / David Feherty
    • On-Course: Roger Maltbie / Jim ‘Bones’ Mackay / John Wood
    • Reporter: Jimmy Roberts

 

How To Watch – Thursday, August 26 – Sunday, August 29 (all times ET)

    • TV – NBC, GOLF Channel
    • Streaming – Peacock, NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app; Exclusive early morning coverage Thursday-Friday streams on PGA TOUR LIVE on NBC Sports Gold

 

Date NBC GOLF Channel Peacock
Thursday   3-7 p.m.  
Friday   3-7 p.m.  
Saturday 3-6 p.m. Noon-3 p.m. 3-6 p.m.
Sunday 2-6 p.m. Noon-2 p.m. 2-6 p.m.

 

Notable Players This Week

    • Tony Finau
    • Jon Rahm
    • Justin Thomas
    • Xander Schauffele
    • Dustin Johnson
    • Brooks Koepka
    • Bryson DeChambeau
    • Phil Mickelson
    • Jordan Spieth
    • Collin Morikawa
    • Rory McIlroy

 

THE R&A: CURTIS CUP

The top amateurs in women’s golf square off in the biennial competition between the United States and Great Britain & Ireland from Conway GC in North Wales, as NBC Sports presents more than 25 hours of live coverage across GOLF Channel and Peacock.

Live coverage gets underway Thursday at 2:30 a.m. ET on GOLF Channel, and will continue in the GolfPass virtual channel on Peacock at 11 a.m. ET.

How To Watch – Thursday, August 26 – Saturday, August 28 (all times ET)

    • TV – GOLF Channel
    • Streaming – Peacock, NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app

 

Date GOLF Channel Peacock*
Thursday 2:30-11 a.m. 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
Friday 2:30-11 a.m. 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
Saturday 4:45-10:30 a.m.  
*GolfPass channel on Peacock and the NBC Sports app

 

PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS: THE ALLY CHALLENGE

The Ally Challenge from Warwick Hills Golf & Country Club in Grand Blanc, Mich., will feature defending champion Jim Furyk, who won the Buick Open at Warwick Hills in 2003. Live coverage begins Friday on GOLF Channel at 1 p.m. ET.

GOLF Channel Broadcast Team

    • Play by Play: Whit Watson
    • Analyst: Lanny Wadkins
    • Tower: John Cook
    • On-Course: Billy Ray Brown

 

How To Watch – Friday, August 27 – Sunday, August 29 (all times ET)

    • TV – GOLF Channel
    • Streaming – NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app

 

Date GOLF Channel
Friday 1-3 p.m.
Saturday 3-5 p.m.
Sunday 2-4:30 p.m.

 

Notable Players This Week

    • Jim Furyk
    • Ernie Els
    • Bernhard Langer
    • Fred Couples
    • Vijay Singh
    • Mike Weir

 

KORN FERRY TOUR: NATIONWIDE CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL CHAMPIONSHIP

The Nationwide Children’s Hospital Championship marks the second event of the three-week Korn Ferry Tour Finals, featuring players ranked 1-75 on the KFT regular season standings and players ranked 126-200 on the PGA TOUR’s FedExCup standings.

Live coverage from Ohio State University Golf Club (Scarlet) in Columbus gets underway tomorrow at 12:30 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel.

GOLF Channel Broadcast Team

    • Play by Play: Steve Burkowski
    • Analyst: Craig Perks
    • Tower: Tripp Isenhour
    • On-Course: Gary Christian

 

How To Watch – Thursday, August 26 – Sunday, August 29 (all times ET)

    • TV – GOLF Channel
    • Streaming – NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app

 

Date GOLF Channel
Thursday 12:30-2:30 p.m.
Friday 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
Saturday 5-7 p.m.
Sunday 7-9 p.m.*
*Delayed coverage
 

 

EUROPEAN TOUR: OMEGA EUROPEAN MASTERS

GOLF Channel will present coverage of the European Tour’s Omega European Masters from Crans-sur-Sierre GC in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, this weekend as the event returns for the first time since 2019.

How To Watch – Thursday, August 26 – Sunday, August 29 (all times ET)

    • TV – GOLF Channel
    • Streaming – NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app

 

Date GOLF Channel
Thursday 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Friday Midnight-3 a.m.*
Saturday 10:30 a.m.-Noon
Sunday 7-11:30 a.m.
*Delayed coverage

 

Notable Players This Week

    • Henrik Stenson
    • Francesco Molinari
    • Richard Bland
    • Martin Kaymer

 

BROADCAST NOTES

    • Golf Central: Golf Central will provide pre- and post-tournament coverage on GOLF Channel Thursday-Sunday. This week’s Golf Central coverage is anchored by Rich Lerner, Notah Begay, and Kira Dixon.

 

Date Golf Central
Thursday 2:30-3 p.m./7-8 p.m.
Friday 7-8 p.m.
Saturday 7-8 p.m.
Sunday 11:30 a.m.-Noon/6-7 p.m.

 

    • Golf Pick ‘Em presented by FootJoy: NBC Sports’ free-to-play game, Golf Pick ‘Em presented by FootJoy, features a weekly Thursday-Sunday contest for 25 PGA TOUR tournaments this season, each with a $50,000 jackpot, and a special $100,000 jackpot for all four Majors. Golf Pick ‘Em presented by FootJoy is available for download now on the NBC Sports Predictor app powered by PointsBet (available in the App Store and Google Play Store) and at com/Predictor.
    • All GOLF Channel coverage also streams on NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app via “TV Everywhere,” giving consumers additional value for their subscription service, and making high quality content available to MVPD customers both in and out of the home and on multiple platforms.

 

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