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AUGUSTA NATIONAL WOMEN’S AMATEUR HIGHLIGHTS NEARLY 50 HOURS OF LIVE GOLF COVERAGE ACROSS NBC, GOLF CHANNEL AND PEACOCK THIS WEEK

April 3, 2024 By admin

Live Coverage of Augusta National Women’s Amateur Begins Today From Champions Retreat Golf Club in Georgia at 1:30 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel and Peacock

Live From Augusta National Women’s Amateur On-Site Coverage Presented this Friday at 1 p.m. ET & Saturday at 10 a.m. ET on GOLF Channel and Peacock

PGA TOUR’s Valero Texas Open Live Coverage From TPC San Antonio Begins Thursday at 4 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel and Peacock

Smylie Kaufman to Serve as Analyst for This Week’s Coverage of Valero Texas Open

LPGA Tour Season Continues with T-Mobile Match Play From Shadow Creek in Las Vegas; Live Coverage Begins Today at 6 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel and Peacock

Five Hours of Live Drive, Chip and Putt National Finals Coverage from Augusta National Golf Club Begins Sunday, April 7, at 8 a.m. ET on GOLF Channel and Peacock

Golf Central Live From The Masters Media Conference Call – Today, April 3, at 3:30 p.m. ET

STAMFORD, Conn. – April 3, 2024 – NBC Sports presents nearly 50 hours of live golf coverage across NBC, GOLF Channel and Peacock this week, highlighted by the Augusta National Women’s Amateur and the PGA TOUR’s Valero Texas Open.

AUGUSTA NATIONAL WOMEN’S AMATEUR

72 of the world’s top female amateurs are scheduled to play in the fifth edition of the Augusta National Women’s Amateur this week. The first two rounds will be played at Champions Retreat Golf Club before the leading 30 players and ties compete in the final round at Augusta National Golf Club for the title.

Provided she remains an amateur, the winner will receive an invitation to the next five Augusta National Women’s Amateurs, the 2024 U.S. Women’s Open, the 2024 AIG Women’s Open, the 2024 Chevron Championship, the 2024 Evian Championship and additional amateur championships. Thirty-seven competitors return from last year’s event, including 2023 third-place finisher Andrea Lignell of Sweden and fourth-place finisher Cayetana Fernandez Garcia-Poggio of Spain.

Live coverage from Champions Retreat Golf Club gets underway Wednesday and Thursday at 1:30 p.m. ET on Peacock and GOLF Channel. The final round at Augusta National will be presented on NBC and Peacock this Saturday at Noon ET.

Live From Augusta National Women’s Amateur on-site coverage will be presented this Friday at 1 p.m. ET & Saturday at 10 a.m. ET on GOLF Channel and Peacock.

NBC, GOLF Channel & Peacock Broadcast Team

- Host/Play by Play: Mike Tirico / Anna Jackson
- Analyst: Morgan Pressel
- Holes: Paige Mackenzie / Steve Burkowski
- On-Course: Jim ‘Bones’ Mackay
- Interviews: Cara Banks

How To Watch – Wednesday, April 3 – Saturday, April 6 (all times ET)

- TV – NBC, GOLF Channel
- Streaming – Peacock, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app

Day	NBC/Peacock	GOLF Channel/Peacock
Wednesday		1:30-3:30 p.m.
Thursday		1:30-3:30 p.m.
Saturday	12-3:30 p.m.

Notable Players This Week

- Andrea Lignell
- Cayetana Fernandez Garcia-Poggio
- Latanna Stone
- Yuna Araki
- Megha Ganne
- Jennie Park
- Caitlyn Macnab
- Ingrid Lindblad
- Emilia Migliaccio

PGA TOUR: VALERO TEXAS OPEN

The PGA TOUR stays in Texas this weekend at the Valero Texas Open from TPC San Antonio (Oaks Course). The winner of the 93^rd playing of this tournament, if he is not already exempt, gets a spot into next week’s Masters. Jordan Spieth, who won this event in 2021, joins a competitive field this week including Rory McIlroy, Matt Fitzpatrick, and Max Homa.

Live coverage gets underway tomorrow and Friday at 4 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel and Peacock. During the weekend, live coverage begins at 1 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel and Peacock on both days before transitioning to NBC at 3:30 p.m. ET on Saturday and 2:30 p.m. ET on Sunday.

NBC, GOLF Channel & Peacock Broadcast Team

- Play by Play: Dan Hicks / Steve Sands
- Analyst: Smylie Kaufman
- Holes: Curt Byrum
- On-Course: John Wood / Billy Ray Brown
- Interviews/Reports: Damon Hack

How To Watch – Thursday, April 4 – Sunday, April 7 (all times ET)

- TV – NBC, GOLF Channel
- Streaming – Peacock, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app

Day	NBC/Peacock	GOLF Channel/Peacock
Thursday		4-7 p.m.
Friday		4-7 p.m.
Saturday	3:30-6 p.m.	1-3:30 p.m.
Sunday	2:30-6 p.m.	1-2:30 p.m.

Notable Players This Week

- Rory McIlroy
- Jordan Spieth
- Matt Fitzpatrick
- Max Homa
- Rickie Fowler
- Hideki Matsuyama
- Collin Morikawa
- Corey Conners
- Adam Scott

LPGA TOUR: T-MOBILE MATCH PLAY

The 2024 LPGA Tour season continues this week with the T-Mobile Match Play at Shadow Creek in Las Vegas, Nev. This year’s tournament utilizes both stroke play and match play and the field has been expanded to 96 players. After two rounds of stroke play on Wednesday and Thursday, the field will be cut to the low 65 plus ties. After another round of stroke play on Friday, the top eight players will qualify for match play on the weekend. The quarterfinals and semifinals will be held Saturday, with the 18-hole championship match taking place on Sunday.

Nelly Korda, winner of last week’s Ford Championship, will look to become the first player to win in four straight LPGA starts since Lorena Ochoa in 2008.

Opening round coverage gets underway tonight at 6 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel and Peacock.

GOLF Channel & Peacock Broadcast Team

- Play by Play: Grant Boone
- Analyst: Karen Stupples
- Holes: Tom Abbott
- On-Course: Kay Cockerill

How To Watch – Wednesday, April 3 – Sunday, April 7 (all times ET)

- TV – GOLF Channel
- Streaming – Peacock, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app

Day	GOLF Channel/Peacock	Peacock
Wednesday	6-9 p.m.
Thursday	7-9 p.m.	6-7 p.m.*
Friday	7-8:30 p.m.	5:30-7 p.m.*
Saturday	6-9 p.m.
Sunday	6-9 p.m.

*Also on NBCSports.com and NBC Sports App

Notable Players This Week

- Nelly Korda
- Celine Boutier
- Lydia Ko
- Minjee Lee
- Brooke Henderson
- Rose Zhang
- Allison Corpuz

DRIVE, CHIP AND PUTT NATIONAL FINALS

The Drive, Chip and Putt National Finals from Augusta National Golf Club, featuring 40 boys and 40 girls competing in four age divisions, will be presented live this Sunday, April 7, across five hours of coverage beginning at 8 a.m. ET on GOLF Channel and Peacock.

Emilia Migliaccio (Wake Forest) will be pulling double duty this week for the second consecutive year, competing in the Augusta National Women’s Amateur before joining the GOLF Channel and Peacock broadcast team as a chip analyst on Drive, Chip and Putt coverage.

Live coverage begins Sunday at 8 a.m. ET on GOLF Channel and Peacock.

GOLF Channel & Peacock Broadcast Team

- Play by Play: Mike Tirico / Anna Jackson
- Analysts: Paige Mackenzie / Peter Jacobsen
- Drive Analyst: Arron Oberholser
- Chip Analyst: Emilia Migliaccio
- Interviews: Kira Dixon / Anna Jackson

How To Watch – Sunday, April 7 (all times ET)

- TV – GOLF Channel
- Streaming – Peacock, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app

Day	GOLF Channel/Peacock
Sunday	8 a.m.-1 p.m.

KORN FERRY TOUR: CLUB CAR CHAMPIONSHIP

How To Watch – Thursday, April 4 – Sunday, April 7 (all times ET)

- TV – GOLF Channel

Day	GOLF Channel
Thursday	10:30 a.m. -1:30 p.m.
Friday	10:30 a.m. -1:30 p.m.
Saturday	3:30-6 p.m.
Sunday	2:30-6 p.m.

GOLF CENTRAL LIVE FROM THE MASTERS MEDIA CONFERENCE CALL

- NBC Sports golf commentators Rich Lerner, Brandel Chamblee, Notah Begay III, and Johnson Wagner will preview the upcoming 2024 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga., on a media conference call today, April 3, at 3:30 p.m. ET.

Media interested in participating should call 786-697-3501; Passcode: NBC Sports.

- WHAT: NBC Sports Live From The Masters Media Conference Call
- WHO: Rich Lerner, Brandel Chamblee, Notah Begay III, Johnson Wagner
- WHEN: Wednesday, April 3, at 3:30 p.m. ET
- NUMBER: 786-697-3501
- PASSCODE: NBC Sports

BROADCAST NOTES

- Golf Central will provide pre- and post-tournament coverage on GOLF Channel Wednesday-Sunday. Golf Central coverage is anchored by Whit Watson, Rex Hoggard, and Jim Gallagher Jr.

- Live From Augusta National Women’s Amateur will provide on-site pre-tournament coverage from Augusta National Golf Club on GOLF Channel and Peacock Friday, April 5, and Saturday, April 6. Kira Dixon will host both days alongside Brandel Chamblee and Beth Ann Nichols.

- Golf Today on Wednesday will be hosted by George Savaricas, Hoggard, and Eamon Lynch.

Day	*Golf Central*	*Golf Today*	*Live From The Augusta National Women’s Amateur*
Wednesday	3:30-4:30 p.m./9-10 p.m.*	11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. p.m.
Thursday	3:30-4 p.m./9-10 p.m.
Friday	3:30-4 p.m./9-10 p.m.		1:30-3:30 p.m.
Saturday	Noon-1 p.m./9-10 p.m.*		10 a.m.-Noon
Sunday	9-10 p.m.

Note: all times ET, post-round coverage begins following conclusion of play

*Delay Coverage

All GOLF Channel coverage also streams on NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app via authentication, giving consumers additional value to 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–

PGA TOUR’S VALSPAR CHAMPIONSHIP HEADLINES LIVE GOLF COVERAGE ACROSS NBC, GOLF CHANNEL AND PEACOCK THIS WEEK

March 20, 2024 By admin

Valspar Championship Live Coverage From Innisbrook Resort (Copperhead Course) in Palm Harbor, Fla., Begins Tomorrow at 2 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel and Peacock

Notay Begay III to Serve as Analyst for This Week’s Coverage of Valspar Championship

LPGA Tour Heads to Palos Verdes, Calif., for FIR HILLS SERI PAK Championship Live Tomorrow at 6 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel and Peacock

PGA Tour Champions’ Hoag Classic From Newport Beach Country Club Gets Underway Friday at 10 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel

DP World Tour Porsche Singapore Classic Live Tomorrow at 1 a.m. ET on GOLF Channel

STAMFORD, Conn. – March 20, 2024 – The PGA TOUR’s Valspar Championship from Innisbrook Resort (Copperhead Course) in Palm Harbor, Fla., headlines live golf coverage across NBC, GOLF Channel, and Peacock this week.

PGA TOUR: VALSPAR CHAMPIONSHIP

The PGA TOUR travels to Palm Harbor, Fla., this week for the Valspar Championship at Innisbrook Resort (Copperhead Course), the final event of the PGA TOUR’s 2024 Florida Swing. The field includes Jordan Spieth, Justin Thomas, PLAYERS Championship runner-up Xander Schauffele, and Sam Burns, who looks to win his third Valspar Championship after winning back-to-back titles in 2021 and 2022.

Live coverage begins tomorrow and Friday at 2 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel and Peacock. Live coverage this weekend begins at 1 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel and Peacock before transitioning to NBC on both days. Long-time NBC Sports golf commentator Notah Begay III will serve as analyst for this week’s coverage of the Valspar Championship.

NBC, GOLF Channel & Peacock Broadcast Team

- Play by Play: Dan Hicks / Steve Sands
- Analyst: Notah Begay III / Brad Faxon / Curt Byrum
- On-Course: John Wood / Arron Oberholser
- Reporter: Kira Dixon

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

- TV – NBC, GOLF Channel
- Streaming – Peacock, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app

Day	NBC/Peacock	GOLF Channel/Peacock
Thursday		2-6 p.m.
Friday		2-6 p.m.
Saturday	3-6 p.m.	1-3 p.m.
Sunday	3-6 p.m.	1-3 p.m.

Notable Players This Week

- Jordan Spieth
- Justin Thomas
- Xander Schauffele
- Sam Burns
- Tony Finau
- Matt Kuchar
- Min Woo Lee
- Sungjae Im

LPGA TOUR: FIR HILLS SERI PAK Championship

World Golf Hall of Famer Seri Pak will make her return to the LPGA Tour next week as host of the newly renamed FIR HILLS SERI PAK Championship at Palos Verdes Golf Club in Palos Verdes Estates, Calif. Pak won 25 LPGA tournaments including five majors and was a pioneer and an inspiration for generations of LPGA players from Korea. World No. 4 Ruoning Yin will look to defend her title at this week’s event.

Live coverage gets underway tomorrow at 6 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel and Peacock.

NBC, GOLF Channel & Peacock Broadcast Team

- Play by Play: Grant Boone
- Analyst: Morgan Pressel
- Holes: Tom Abbott
- On-Course: Kay Cockerill

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

- TV – GOLF Channel
- Streaming – Peacock, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app

Day	GOLF Channel/Peacock	Peacock
Thursday	6-9 p.m.
Friday	6-9 p.m.
Saturday	7-9 p.m.	6-7 p.m.*
Sunday	3-6 p.m.

Also on NBCSports.com and NBC Sports app*

Notable Players This Week

- Ruoning Yin
- Nelly Korda
- Seri Pak
- Brooke Henderson
- Rose Zhang
- Megan Khang
- Leona Maguire

PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS: HOAG CLASSIC

Held at Newport Beach Country Club in California, the PGA Tour Champions’ Hoag Classic is entering its 28^th year at this venue. World Golf Hall of Famer Ernie Els looks to win this tournament for the third time in the last four events (No event in 2021).

First round coverage streams exclusively on Peacock from 5:50-7:50 p.m. ET on Friday, with encore coverage on Friday at 10 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel. Weekend coverage will be live on GOLF Channel and Peacock

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

- TV – GOLF Channel
- Streaming – Peacock, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app

Day	GOLF Channel	GOLF Channel/Peacock	Peacock
Friday	10 p.m. – 12 a.m.*		5:50-7:50 p.m.
Saturday		4-7 p.m.
Sunday		6-8 p.m.

Tape Delay*

Notable Players This Week

- Padraig Harrington
- Ernie Els
- Vijay Singh
- Retief Goosen
- Jim Furyk
- J. Choi
- Fred Couples

DP WORLD TOUR: PORSCHE SINGAPORE CLASSIC

The DP World Tour’s Porsche Singapore Classic – first event of the DP World Tour’s Asian Swing – will be played from Laguna National Golf Resort in Singapore. 2019 Open champion Shane Lowry and 2024 Farmers Insurance Open champion Matthieu Pavon headline a competitive field at this week’s event.

Live coverage begins tomorrow at 1 a.m. ET on GOLF Channel.

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

- TV – GOLF Channel
- Streaming – NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app

Day	GOLF Channel	NBCSports.com/NBC Sports App
Thursday	1-6 a.m.
Friday	1-6 a.m.	10:30 p.m. – 12 a.m.
Saturday	12-3 a.m.
Sat/Sun	10 p.m. – 3 a.m.

Notable Players This Week

- Rasmus Hojgaard
- Shane Lowry
- Matthieu Pavon
- Paul Casey
- Max McGreevy
- Matthias Schwab
- Thriston Lawrence

BROADCAST NOTES

- Golf Central will provide pre- and post-tournament coverage on GOLF Channel Wednesday-Sunday. Golf Central coverage is anchored by Steve Burkowski, Jim Gallagher Jr., Matt Adams and Kira Dixon.
- Golf Today on Wednesday will be hosted by Eamon Lynch, George Savaricas, and Dixon.

Day	*Golf Central*	*Golf Today*
Wednesday	4-5 p.m.	Noon – 1 p.m.
Thursday	1-2 p.m./9-10 p.m.
Friday	1-2 p.m./9-10 p.m.
Saturday	12-1 p.m./9-10 p.m.
Sunday	12-1 p.m./8-9 p.m.

Note: all times ET, post-round coverage begins following conclusion of play

–NBC SPORTS–

NOTES AND QUOTES – THE 44TH RYDER CUP ON USA NETWORK (DAY 1)

September 29, 2023 By admin

“Europe came in properly prepared. They have an advantage in the preparation and that was shown this morning.” – Paul McGinley on Live From the Ryder Cup

“They’re trying to solve problems with the thinking that created the problems.” – Brandel Chamblee on the United States on Live From

“Instant trouble for the United States. They got taken to the woodshed this morning.” – Paul Azinger on Europe sweeping United States 4-0 in morning session

“Nine of the American players have not played since the FedExCup. Would any of those nine players go into a major championship without playing the four weeks before?” – Paul McGinley on Live From

Day 2 Coverage on Saturday Begins at 1:30 a.m. ET on USA Network, Continues at 3 a.m. ET on NBC and Peacock

STAMFORD, Conn. – Sept. 29, 2023 – NBC Sports presented exclusive coverage of Day 1 of the 44^th Ryder Cup from Marco Simone Golf and Country Club in Rome, Italy, on USA Network, as well as Live From The Ryder Cup post-round coverage on GOLF Channel and Peacock.

Tomorrow’s coverage begins at 1:30 a.m. ET on USA Network, followed by coverage on NBC and Peacock at 3 a.m. ET.

Europe leads the United States 6.5-1.5 after Day 1 foursomes and four-ball matches.

On Day 1

Paul Azinger: “What a day for Europe…Europe has completely outplayed the Americans. They’ve made tons of birdies…(team captain) Luke Donald has done a great job. Their team room was designed to give them confidence and he’s done it.”

Paul McGinley on Live From the Ryder Cup on GOLF Channel and Peacock: “Europe were on fire. They were drawing inspiration out of the crowd…Europe came in properly prepared. They have an advantage in the preparation and that was shown this morning. They were on the competitive edge…and to be honest, it looked like 4-0 early on and nothing else after 4-5 holes.”

Brandel Chamblee on Live From on the United States team: “The United States look like every single time they come to a Ryder Cup – but in particular, on foreign soil – that they’re trying to start from fresh, but they’re trying to solve the problems with the thinking that created the problems. In 2018 in France, they had a very tight golf course with thick rough. They picked wild players, guys that couldn’t find fairways. They’ve done the same thing this week…they come in off form, with players that couldn’t find fairways, they looked a little tight, and the score certainly shows that.”

McGinley on Live From: “Rather than looking at the context of, ‘this was a terrible performance,’ you want your top players to step up in the heat of battle away from home. You’re going into the cauldron. This is about character and it’s about performing under a huge amount of stress and being prepared. Nine of the American players have not played since the FedExCup. Would any of those nine players go into a major championship without playing the four weeks before?”

On the afternoon four-ball matches

McGinley on Live From on Patrick Cantlay not playing in four-ball: “One of the highest-ranked players on the American team not even playing in the afternoon session down 4-0? How can you go into that session without playing him?”

Azinger on Jon Rahm’s eagles on No. 16 and No. 18: “It’s just magical to watch these guys inspired by each other, inspired by the spirt of Seve (Ballesteros)…what a glorious moment. How about that finish for Rahm.”

Azinger on Jordan Spieth following Justin Thomas’ missed putt on 16^th hole: “Spieth has really not been in this match for at least 45 minutes…he has been out of sorts, and Justin Thomas has had to do it all on his own.”

Curt Byrum on Justin Thomas: “He is the emotional leader of this team.”

Azinger on Justin Thomas’ birdie on 15^th hole to tie the hole: “Justin Thomas is a winner. He has been struggling this year, but he knows how to make important putts. What a gut-check…that was probably one of the hardest, most exhausting rounds of golf he’s played in some time.”

Azinger on Matthew Fitzpatrick: “He is a one-man wrecking crew. He is the most purposeful golfer in the world.”

Dan Hicks after Justin Thomas’ birdie on 6^th hole: “And after almost six-and-a-half hours of golf, the U.S. finally leads in a match.”

On the morning foursomes matches

Azinger: “Instant trouble for the United States. They got taken to the woodshed this morning. This has to be a patient team with a three-day attitude.”

Azinger: “(Zach Johnson’s) message coming in was ‘less is more.’ They wanted to out-prepare the Europeans this week. But when it comes to their locker room and that sort of thing, not a lot of inspirational stuff going on…the American team room is not inspiring, but the European team room is the just the opposite, with baby pictures through the years until they’re champions… (the Americans) are in a dangerous position now…this Friday afternoon session through the years is where Europe has dominated. If that happens, then it might just be a one-day tournament.”

Jim Gallagher Jr.: “You’ve got to keep fighting and you’ve got to be ready. The guys that are currently sitting and playing this afternoon have to be ready. That’s the key to this whole situation. You have to put this in the past. Last week, the Americans were up 4-0 in the Solheim Cup and the Europeans came back, so there’s a lot of golf to be played.”

Justin Leonard: “It’s a wonderful start for the Europeans. They just seem to look a bit more comfortable. The U.S. haven’t hit a lot of great iron shots…they never got any momentum, they didn’t really play that well as a group.”

Terry Gannon: “Everything has been a struggle to this point for the U.S…every time the Americans think they have a door open, the door closes.”

Leonard: “It slams shut. These Europeans are playing so well.”

Gannon on Jon Rahm and Tyrell Hatton: “The U.S. has struggled for sure, but these two have played brilliantly.”

Justin Leonard: “Whatever Luke Donald is doing, it’s working. I would stick with my game plan. I don’t think he needs to change anything up. He’s probably thought for months about what he wants to do.”

–NBC SPORTS–

NBC SPORTS PRESENTS COMPREHENSIVE LIVE COVERAGE OF 44th RYDER CUP FROM MARCO SIMONE GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB IN ROME ACROSS NBC, USA NETWORK AND PEACOCK

September 25, 2023 By admin

More Than 100 Hours of Live Tournament and Studio Coverage

Peacock, RyderCup.com and Ryder Cup App Stream Live Coverage As Well As Featured Matches

“The key to winning the Ryder Cup – I don’t ever believe there’s been a shortcut to it, you have to get the right players there – but you have to out-prepare the other team.” – Paul Azinger

“He faces the most pressure of any captain’s pick I can think of in recent memory.” – Dan Hicks on Justin Thomas

“I remember coming home and seeing my daughter Mary Langdon with a T-shirt saying, ‘My daddy beat Seve.’”- Jim Gallagher Jr., member of last U.S. team to win in Europe in 1993

Transcript – NBC Sports Ryder Cup Media Conference Call With Dan Hicks, Paul Azinger, Jim Gallagher Jr., Curt Byrum and John Wood

STAMFORD, Conn. – September 25, 2023 – NBC Sports presents comprehensive live coverage of the 44^th Ryder Cup across NBC, USA Network, and Peacock, beginning this Friday, September 29, through Sunday, October 1, from Marco Simone Golf and Country Club in Rome, Italy.

Studio coverage on-site from Rome begins today – Monday, September 25 – with Golf Central Live From the Ryder Cup on GOLF Channel and Peacock.

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 Marco Simone including on-site studio coverage and featured matches.

44^th RYDER CUP

Broadcast Team

Play-by-Play: Dan Hicks / Terry Gannon
Analyst: Paul Azinger / Justin Leonard
Holes: Brad Faxon / Curt Byrum / Jim Gallagher Jr. / Tom Abbott
On-Course: John Wood / Notah Begay III / Smylie Kaufman
Interview/Reports: Steve Sands (U.S.) / Cara Banks (Europe)

How To Watch – Friday, September 29 – Sunday, October 1 (all times ET)

TV – NBC, USA Network
Streaming – Peacock, RyderCup.com and the Ryder Cup app, NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app

Date	USA Network	NBC/Peacock
Friday, Sept. 29	1:30 a.m. – Noon
Saturday, Sept. 30	1:30-3 a.m.	3 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 1		5:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Note: All live coverage on NBC streams on Peacock, RyderCup.com and Ryder Cup app

GOLF Channel will air encore Day 2 coverage on Saturday at 8 p.m. ET and encore coverage of the singles matches on Sunday at 7 p.m. ET.

Featured Matches will be shown live on Peacock, RyderCup.com and the Ryder Cup app. Friday and Saturday Featured Matches 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. Todd Lewis, Mark Rolfing, Tom Abbott and Jim Gallagher Jr. will contribute to Featured Matches coverage.

GOLF CENTRAL LIVE FROM THE RYDER CUP

Beginning today, NBC Sports will surround the 44^th Ryder Cup with comprehensive live studio coverage on Golf Central Live From the Ryder Cup on GOLF Channel and Peacock. Live From will also carry live coverage of the Ryder Cup Opening Ceremony on Thursday at 10 a.m. ET. Tuesday-Thursday coverage will also include live on-course segments, featuring interviews with competitors and captains and hole-by-hole breakdowns.

Broadcast Team

Host: Rich Lerner / Cara Banks
Analyst: Brandel Chamblee / Paul McGinley / Mark Rolfing / Brad Faxon / Notah Begay III
Reporter/Contributor: Todd Lewis / Jamie Diaz / Eamon Lynch / Ryan Lavner / Rex Hoggard

Date	*Golf Central – Live From the Ryder Cup**
Monday, Sept. 25	9-11 a.m. / 4-8 p.m. / 9-11 p.m.
Tuesday, Sept. 26	9 a.m. – 6 p.m. / 7 p.m. – Overnight
Wednesday, Sept. 27	9 a.m. – 6 p.m. / 7 p.m. – Overnight
Thursday, Sept. 28	7 a.m. – 1 a.m.
Friday, Sept. 29	12-2 p.m. / 5 p.m. – 1 a.m.
Saturday, Sept. 30	12-2 p.m. (Peacock Exclusive) / 6-8 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 1	1-4 p.m. / 1 a.m. – 4 a.m.
*all times ET, post-round coverage begins following conclusion of play

Live From the Ryder Cup will include a variety of features during the week in the lead-up to Friday’s opening matches, including:

Foreign Soil – Members of the American and European Ryder Cup teams discuss the difficulty and impact of playing and winning on foreign soil – and the Americans’ recent struggles, as they aim to win their first Ryder Cup in Europe since 1993;
Constantino Rocca – The first Italian to ever play in a Ryder Cup, Jaime Diaz details Rocca’s rise to the top ranks of European golf and his history within the event;
Stars vs. Shields Challenge Cup – Rich Lerner details the story of the Stars vs. Shields Challenge Cup, a Ryder Cup-format team golf competition between members of NYPD and Chicago PD, and the impact that golf has on their mental health and camaraderie.

GOLF Channel will also present the Sky Golf Ryder Cup Pre-Game Show on Friday and Saturday at 1 a.m. ET and Sunday at 4 a.m. ET, leading into each day’s play.

TRANSCRIPT – NBC SPORTS RYDER CUP MEDIA CONFERENCE CALL WITH DAN HICKS, PAUL AZINGER, JIM GALLAGHER JR., CURT BYRUM AND JOHN WOOD

Last week, NBC Sports’ play-by-play commentator Dan Hicks, analysts Paul Azinger, Jim Gallagher Jr., and Curt Byrum, and on-course reporter John Wood previewed the upcoming 44^th Ryder Cup at Marco Simone Golf & Country Club in Rome, Italy, on a media conference. Following are highlights from the call. Click here to read the full transcript.

Paul Azinger: “I always looked at the Ryder Cup, in my generation, my era, as being razor thin. I would compare it to being in Vegas. There’s only a 1% advantage in blackjack, but they’re building some pretty nice hotels on it…The key to winning Ryder Cup – I don’t ever believe there’s been a shortcut to it, you have to get the right players there – but you have to out-prepare the other team. Knowing the course is the key to that. Who you’re going to play with is very important ahead of time. I got stuck about three times in my Ryder Cup experience playing with a guy that I never even played a practice round with. I wanted to put an end to that with my team, for sure. Practice rounds are critical. If you know the course, you can kick back a little. If you don’t, man, it’s a panic mode to understand the course. You have to feel like you out-prepared the other guy, maybe even if you haven’t.”

Dan Hicks on Justin Thomas: “Another big storyline I believe this time around is Justin Thomas. Heart and soul of the team the past couple of times. His record speaks for itself. I think he’s 6-2-1 in those two appearances. As everybody knows, he didn’t make the Playoffs. He was picked over several other higher-ranked players. I really believe that he faces the most pressure of any captain’s pick I can think of in recent memory.”

Jim Gallagher Jr. on being on last American team to win in Europe in 1993: “I remember going out and playing Seve (Ballesteros), which to me was the pinnacle of my golf. I remember coming home and seeing my daughter Mary Langdon with a T-shirt saying ‘My daddy beat Seve.’ It took my confidence to a whole new level. It’s an experience I’ll always remember. I don’t know if Zinger remembers, before we landed on the Concorde, he said, ‘They may have created the game over here, but we perfected it.’ I was ready to parachute off the plane.”

John Wood on the Europeans’ putting preparation: “In my experience, the Europeans outwork us on the putting greens during the practice rounds…it’s a very, very disciplined approach. They work hole locations together with their partners during the practice rounds. The two caddies, the two players, they’ll all work it together…I think they have a routine that is better for figuring out putts. When you watch the Ryder Cup sometimes, the Americans, when they call their partner in or a partner’s caddie in, it looks a little awkward at times. It’s not very succinct, streamlined. They don’t read putts with somebody all year long and all of a sudden they’re doing it.”

Curt Byrum on playing vs. rest prior to the Ryder Cup: “One of the factors that I’m looking at is playing your way into the Ryder Cup week, like most of the Europeans are doing right now…most of the Americans have taken time off since THE TOUR Championship. A lot of rest for them…Considering how hilly the golf course is, how much it’s going to take stamina-wise, I think it’s going to be really interesting to see how that part of it plays out.”

Azinger on chemistry of European team: “I think that the team dynamic and the team environment in the European room will be unfazed. Just like when Jack (Nicklaus) wasn’t there anymore or when Arnold (Palmer) wasn’t there anymore, some of us guys aren’t there anymore, I think that team atmosphere in that locker room will be every bit as good if not better.”

-NBC SPORTS-

NBC SPORTS PRESENTS LIVE COVERAGE OF 151st OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP AT ROYAL LIVERPOOL JULY 20-23 ACROSS NBC, USA NETWORK & PEACOCK

July 13, 2023 By admin

First Tee Shot Through Last Putt – Nearly 50 Hours of Live Open Championship Coverage Thursday-Sunday; 200-Plus Hours Including Featured Groups and Golf Central Live From The Open

Mike Tirico to Call 25^th Open Championship of His Career

Golf Central Live From The Open Provides Pre- and Post-Championship Coverage On-Site Beginning Monday, July 17

Trey Wingo Hosts Open Championship All Access Thursday-Friday Exclusively on Peacock Alongside Billy Ray Brown

STAMFORD, Conn. – July 13, 2023 – NBC Sports surrounds the 151^st Open Championship at Royal Liverpool Golf Club at Hoylake with comprehensive live coverage across NBC, USA Network and Peacock beginning Thursday, July 20 through Sunday, July 23. Pre-championship coverage begins Monday, July 17, with Golf Central Live From The Open on GOLF Channel and Peacock.

In total, NBC Sports will present nearly 50 hours of live championship coverage Thursday-Sunday – and more than 200 hours of live coverage from St. Andrews including featured groups, featured hole and Open Championship All Access coverage on Peacock.

First and Second-round coverage begins before each day’s first tee shot on Peacock and will conclude after the final putt drops, giving fans unparalleled coverage of this year’s championship.

Below are the broadcast assignments for NBC Sports’ coverage of the 151^st Open Championship, highlighted by host and play-by-play commentator Mike Tirico working the 25^th Open Championship of his career.

151^st OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP

Broadcast Team

Host: Mike Tirico
Play by Play: Dan Hicks / Mike Tirico / Terry Gannon / Steve Sands
Analyst: Paul Azinger / Brad Faxon / Nick Faldo / Paul McGinley
Tower: Curt Byrum / Brad Faxon
On-Course: John Wood / Notah Begay III / Smylie Kaufman / Arron Oberholser / John Cook
Essays: Jimmy Roberts
Interviews: Cara Banks

How To Watch – Thursday, July 20 – Sunday, July 23 (all times ET)

TV – NBC, USA Network
Streaming – Peacock, NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app

Date	Peacock	USA Network	NBC/Peacock
Thursday, July 20	*1:30-4 a.m./3-4 p.m.	4 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Friday, July 21	*1:30-4 a.m./3-4 p.m.	4 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Saturday, July 22		5-7 a.m.	7 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Sunday, July 23		4-7 a.m.	7 a.m. – 2 p.m.

*coverage will begin shortly before the first scheduled tee time at 1:30 a.m. ET

As part of NBC Sports’ first tee to last putt coverage throughout the Open Championship, exclusive coverage will begin and end on Peacock on Thursday-Friday.

NBC Sports will also complement its comprehensive Open Championship coverage with live featured groups Thursday-Sunday exclusively on Peacock, showcasing two morning groups and two afternoon groups each day of the Championship. There will also be a featured hole feed highlighting the brand-new par-3 17^th hole, which features an elevated green looking out over the Dee Estuary.

NBC Sports will utilize a number of its commentators throughout featured groups and featured holes coverage, supplemented by Sky Sports and world feed commentators.

TREY WINGO HOSTS OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP ALL ACCESS THURSDAY-FRIDAY ON PEACOCK

For the second straight men’s major championship, NBC Sports will present whip-around coverage from Royal Liverpool on Peacock with Open Championship All Access.

Hosted by Trey Wingo and GOLF Channel analyst Billy Ray Brown, Open Championship All Access will complement the traditional broadcast coverage, tapping into the main telecast, featured groups and featured hole coverage, range cam, and will include interviews with select guests.

Open Championship All Access will stream exclusively on Peacock from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. ET on Thursday-Friday.

Golf Central Live From The Open

Beginning Monday, July 17, NBC Sports will surround the championship with on-site studio coverage on Golf Central Live From The Open on GOLF Channel and Peacock. Monday’s coverage on GOLF Channel begins at 9 a.m. ET.

Broadcast Team

Hosts: Rich Lerner / Anna Jackson
Analysts: Brandel Chamblee / Paul McGinley / Brad Faxon / Notah Begay III /Arron Oberholser
Reporters/Contributors: Todd Lewis / Damon Hack / Jaime Diaz / Rex Hoggard / Eamon Lynch
On-course: John Wood (early week)

Date	*Golf Central – Live From The Open**
Monday, July 17	10 a.m. – 2 p.m. / 5-11 p.m.
Tuesday, July 18	8 a.m. – 6 p.m. / 7 p.m. – Overnight
Wednesday, July 19	8 a.m. – 3 p.m. / 7 p.m.-1:30 a.m.
Thursday, July 20	3-5 p.m. / 8 p.m. – 1:30 a.m.
Friday, July 21	3-5 p.m. / 12-4 a.m.
Saturday, July 22	3-5 p.m.
Sunday, July 23	2-5 p.m.
*all times ET, post-round coverage begins following conclusion of play

-NBC SPORTS-

NBC SPORTS PRESENTS LIVE COVERAGE OF 123rd U.S. OPEN AT THE LOS ANGELES COUNTRY CLUB JUNE 15-18 ACROSS NBC, PEACOCK AND USA NETWORK

June 1, 2023 By admin

More Than 200 Hours of U.S. Open Championship Programming; Most-Ever U.S. Open Hours on NBC

U.S. Open All Access Presented by Lexus Exclusively on Peacock – Whip-Around Show Hosted by Chris Vernon

Golf Central Live From the U.S. Open Provides More Than 40 Hours of Live On-Site Pre- and Post-Championship Coverage Beginning Monday, June 12, on GOLF Channel and Peacock

Golf’s Longest Day Presented by Titleist – U.S. Open Qualifying Across 10 Sites in U.S. and Canada – June 5 on GOLF Channel and Peacock

STAMFORD, Conn. – June 1, 2023 – Two weeks from today, NBC Sports begins its comprehensive live coverage of the 123^rd U.S. Open from The Los Angeles Country Club across NBC, Peacock, and USA Network, beginning Thursday, June 15 through Sunday, June 18 in what marks the championship’s first visit to Los Angeles in 75 years.

Pre-championship coverage begins Monday, June 12, with Golf Central Live From the U.S. Open on GOLF Channel and Peacock.

In total, NBC Sports will provide a staggering 200-plus hours of championship coverage surrounding the 2023 U.S. Open – headlined by four consecutive nights of east coast primetime coverage on NBC – including traditional Thursday-Sunday coverage, featured holes and streaming coverage on Peacock, and week-long Live From studio coverage. The 25 hours of live coverage on NBC mark the most-ever in U.S. Open history.

First and Second-round coverage begins before each day’s first tee shot on Peacock and will conclude once the final putt drops, giving fans comprehensive, wall-to-wall coverage of this year’s championship.

U.S. OPEN

Broadcast Team

Play by Play: Dan Hicks / Terry Gannon / Steve Sands
Analyst: Paul Azinger / Brad Faxon / Brandel Chamblee / Morgan Pressel / Paul McGinley / Nick Dougherty
Tower: Brad Faxon / Curt Byrum / Peter Jacobsen / Steve Sands / Jimmy Roberts
On-Course: John Wood / Notah Begay III / Smylie Kaufman / Arron Oberholser / Jim Gallagher Jr.
Interviews: Damon Hack
Essays: Jimmy Roberts

How To Watch – Thursday, June 15 – Sunday, June 18 (all times ET)

TV – NBC, USA Network
Streaming – Peacock, NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app

Date	Peacock	USA Network	NBC/Peacock
Thursday, June 15	*9:40 a.m. – 1 p.m.	1-8 p.m.	8-11 p.m.
Friday, June 16	*9:40 a.m. – 1 p.m.	1-8 p.m.	8-11 p.m.
Saturday, June 17			1-11 p.m.
Sunday, June 18	12-1 p.m.		1-10 p.m.

*coverage will begin shortly before the first scheduled tee time

U.S. OPEN ALL ACCESS PRESENTED BY LEXUS – EXCLUSIVELY ON PEACOCK

U.S. Open All Access Presented By Lexus is NBC Sports’ new program that will stream exclusively on Peacock, providing viewers with daily whip-around coverage from The Los Angeles Country Club. Hosted by well-known podcast host Chris Vernon, U.S Open All Access will complement the traditional broadcast coverage, tapping into the main telecast, featured groups and holes, range cam, and will feature a variety of contributors and analysts.

U.S. Open All Access will stream exclusively on Peacock from 3-8 p.m. ET on Thursday-Saturday and from 2-7 p.m. ET on Sunday.

FEATURED GROUPS/FEATURED HOLES

NBC Sports will also complement its comprehensive U.S. Open coverage with live featured groups Thursday-Sunday, showcasing two morning groups and two afternoon groups each day of the championship. There will also be a featured holes feed highlighting the driveable, risk-reward 6^th hole, as well as holes 14 and 15.

Featured groups will be shown live on Peacock, usopen.com, the new USGA mobile app, the USGA streaming app on connected TV devices, and via DirecTV. In total, there will be more than 100 hours of complementary digital coverage in 2023.

Play by Play: George Savaricas / Cara Banks / Steve Burkowski / Justin Kutcher / Steve Schlanger
Analysts: Mark Rolfing / John Cook / Craig Perks / Tripp Isenhour / Jim Gallagher Jr. / Arron Oberholser / Paige Mackenzie
On-Course: Ned Michaels / Johnson Wagner / Gary Christian / Tripp Isenhour

GOLF CENTRAL LIVE FROM THE U.S. OPEN

Beginning Monday, June 12, NBC Sports will surround the championship with more than 40 hours of live on-site studio coverage on Golf Central Live From the U.S. Open on GOLF Channel and Peacock.

Broadcast Team

Hosts: Rich Lerner / Cara Banks / Damon Hack
Analysts: Brandel Chamblee / Paul McGinley / Brad Faxon / Notah Begay III / Mark Rolfing / Arron Oberholser / Paige Mackenzie / Johnson Wagner
Reporters/Contributors: Todd Lewis / Steve Burkowski / Damon Hack / Jaime Diaz / Eamon Lynch / Rex Hoggard / Ryan Lavner
On-Course: John Wood (early week)

Date	*Golf Central – Live From the U.S. Open**
Monday, June 14	4-9 p.m.
Tuesday, June 15	12-9 p.m.
Wednesday, June 16	12-9 p.m.
Thursday, June 17	11 p.m. – 1 a.m.
Friday, June 18	11 p.m. – 1 a.m.
Saturday, June 19	11 a.m. – 1 p.m. / 11 p.m. – 1 a.m.
Sunday, June 20	11 a.m. – 2 p.m. / 10 p.m. – 12 a.m.
*all times ET, post-round coverage begins following conclusion of play

GOLF’S LONGEST DAY PRESENTED BY TITLEIST – MONDAY, JUNE 5 ON GOLF CHANNEL AND PEACOCK

GOLF Channel and Peacock will provide more than 10 hours of live coverage of Golf’s Longest Day Presented by Titleist on Monday, June 5, featuring coverage and reports from 10 U.S. Open final qualifying sites around the United States and Canada, as well as from The Los Angeles Country Club, host of the 2023 U.S. Open.

Coverage begins Monday at 7 a.m. ET hosted by Damon Hack and Whit Watson. Cara Banks and George Savaricas will anchor primetime coverage beginning at 6 p.m. ET. Rich Lerner and Eamon Lynch will provide coverage from The Los Angeles Country Club.

Following are reporting assignments across the U.S. Open final qualifying locations:

Reporter	Course
Rich Lerner & Eamon Lynch	The Los Angeles Country Club – Los Angeles, Calif.
Amy Rogers	Lambton Golf & Country Club – Toronto, Ontario
Ryan Lavner	Pine Tree Golf Club – Boynton Beach, Fla.
Ned Michaels	Hawks Ridge Golf Club – Ball Ground, Ga.
Hailey Hunter	Old Chatham Golf Club – Durham, N.C.
Kira K. Dixon	Woodmont Country Club (North Course) – Rockville, Md.
Jimmy Roberts	Canoe Brook Country Club (North/South Courses) – Summit, N.J.
Todd Lewis	Brookside & Lakes Golf and Country Clubs – Columbus, Ohio
Rex Hoggard	Springfield Country Club – Springfield, Ohio
Steve Burkowski	Hillcrest Country Club – Los Angeles, Calif.
Julia Johnson	Tacoma Country & Golf Club – Lakewood, Wash.

U.S. OPEN HUB ON PEACOCK LAUNCHES JUNE 5

Peacock’s U.S. Open hub features a one-stop destination for USGA coverage and content, including U.S. Open and U.S. Women’s Open highlights, series and documentaries including My U.S. Open, A U.S. Open Decade, History Makers, and Golf’s Greatest Round, Best of Tiger Woods, Jack Nicklaus, and Annika Sorenstam features, and much more.

-NBC SPORTS-

NOTES AND QUOTES – GOLF CENTRAL LIVE FROM THE MASTERS ON GOLF CHANNEL AND PEACOCK (FINAL ROUND)

April 9, 2023 By admin

“Jon Rahm made it look simple…he had the hammer and the velvet touch.” – Brandel Chamblee on Masters Champion Jon Rahm

“He was on the front foot. He knew when to hold ‘em and when to fold ‘em…it was a clinical display of golf.” – Paul McGinley on Rahm

“if you’re a fader, you don’t mind if you over-fade it. But if you hit a double-cross, this is a hard thing to put out of your mind for the rest of the day.” – Chamblee on Brooks Koepka

STAMFORD, Conn. – April 9, 2023 – GOLF Central Live From The Masters concluded its comprehensive coverage surrounding the 2023 Masters with post-round reaction and analysis on GOLF Channel and Peacock, as Jon Rahm captured his first green jacket with a final round 69 to win by four shots.

The Masters – Final Round Leaderboard

Player	Total
Jon Rahm	-12
Phil Mickelson	-8
Brooks Koepka	-8
Jordan Spieth	-7
Patrick Reed	-7
Russell Henley	-7

On Jon Rahm (-12, Champion)

Paul McGinley: “His golf dominated. Fourth in driving accuracy, third in greens in regulation, first in scrambling…he seized the moment. He seized the initiative. The way he played six through 12 was seizing the moment. He was on the front foot. He knew when to hold ‘em and when to fold ‘em…it was a clinical display of golf.”

Brandel Chamblee: “What he did on the second nine was clinical execution. It reminded me of another player who could anesthetize his competition…famous for red numbers and his red shirt on Sunday…Tiger Woods putting his opponents to sleep with his clinical execution…(his tee shot on 16) was the equivalent of Tom Brady hitting Gronk across the middle with a window two feet wide. Tom Brady makes it looks simple and Rahm made it look simple…the hammer and the velvet touch.”

McGinley: “He was helped as well. The three guys that were closest to him all shot well over par – Cantlay, Hovland and Koepka – the only guys that came really close to him were so far behind, they never really came close. As great as Rahm was, he never really had the pressure exerted on him.”

McGinley on Rahm joining Seve Ballesteros, Jose Maria Olazabal and Sergio Garcia as Masters champions: “When I think of Spanish players, I think mercurial players who play with their instincts, have big hearts…every one of them is out of the same mold. They’re not scientists, they don’t play the game by numbers…Brandel’s not going to put those four swings up and say they’re brilliant prototypes of swings, but what they have is ownership. They understand them and they can play them in all types of directions. This is a game of repetition, not science.”

On Brooks Koepka (-8, T-2^nd)

McGinley: “Brooks was dominant over the first two days, but Jack Nicklaus always said you had to make adjustments in this game and you had to make adjustments in these last two rounds. The game changed big-time, not just in terms of pressure but in terms of how the golf course played as the wind swung to the north, the golf course played longer…he only hit seven greens in regulation in the third round and that was the lowest total in the field. With the lead in the Masters, nine players historically have gone out with a two-shot lead and only four got the job done…it’s a difficult place to be and I don’t think Brooks was really on his game.”

Chamblee: “When he double-crossed himself in the third round on 12, on 14, to start the final round on No. 1…the mistake of hitting in the right bunker on No. 4…these were tactical errors and these were technical errors…if you’re a fader, you don’t mind if you over-fade it. But if you hit a double-cross, this is a hard thing to put out of your mind for the rest of the day. That’s lingering. It speaks to an issue he had to deal with…it’s tough to make up ground when you have that shot lingering in your head.”

On Phil Mickelson (-8, T-2^nd)

Chamblee: “This place has a way of turning back the clock. It’s done it so many times…he’s been one of the greatest players of all-time. Won on the PGA TOUR as an amateur, won as a senior…Phil’s also done a lot of things that have made you scratch your head over the years, and that’s what makes him so interesting.”

McGinley: “I don’t know what to make of it. Who would have predicted this performance? This guy has played no good. Absolutely no good. Miles away…he had one good round last week…and over this weekend, he ignited. He hit more greens than anyone else in the field by two today. How do you figure that? I think you just put it down to the sheer genius that Phil Mickelson is…when he got the bit between his teeth today, he rained iron shots down on the flag one after the other…you’ve got to give him so much credit…I could feel out there listening to the crowd, changing from ‘I’m not sure I want to see him doing well,’ to by the end when he came off the 18^th green, people saying, ‘You know what? Well done, Phil.’ And I certainly felt the same way.”

–NBC SPORTS–

NOTES AND QUOTES – GOLF CENTRAL LIVE FROM THE MASTERS ON GOLF CHANNEL AND PEACOCK (THIRD ROUND)

April 8, 2023 By admin

“At this stage, you’d have to say it’s a two-horse race. They’ve really separated themselves from the field.” – Paul McGinley on Brooks Koepka and Jon Rahm

“How are you going to beat a guy who is hitting his irons like that, scrambling like that, and doesn’t have a three-putt?” – Brandel Chamblee on Koepka

*Programming Alert* – GOLF Central Live From The Masters Airs Sunday Morning at 7 a.m. on GOLF Channel and Peacock

STAMFORD, Conn. – April 8, 2023 – GOLF Central Live From The Masters continued its comprehensive coverage surrounding the 2023 Masters with post-round reaction and analysis on GOLF Channel and Peacock following third round play on Saturday. Play was suspended Saturday afternoon due to inclement weather.

GOLF Central Live From The Masters will preview the remainder of the third and final rounds of the 2023 Masters with a 90-minute edition on Sunday morning at 7 a.m. ET on GOLF Channel and Peacock, prior to the resumption of play at 8:30 a.m. ET.

Sunday’s regularly-scheduled primetime Live From The Masters will air on GOLF Channel and Peacock following tournament coverage, providing post-round reaction and analysis from Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga.

The Masters – Third Round Leaderboard

Player	Total	Thru
Brooks Koepka	-13	6
Jon Rahm	-9	6
Sam Bennett (a)	-6	6
Patrick Cantlay	-5	13
Matthew Fitzpatrick	-5	11
Collin Morikawa	-5	7
Viktor Hovland	-5	7

*third round in progress

On Brooks Koepka (-13, Leader)

Brandel Chamblee: “You’re looking at a man who through the first two rounds had zero three putts. He has putted beautifully. His iron play gets the star treatment, but he was in the top five of strokes gained putting. How are you going to beat a guy who is hitting his irons like that, scrambling like that, and doesn’t have a three-putt?”

Paul McGinley: “From tee to green, he has been brilliant…from what I have seen so far, he seems to be on it. He seems to be well-concentrated and focused, his game is brilliant…it all seems to be there. At this stage, you’d have to say it’s a two-horse race. They’ve really separated themselves from the field. The Irish bookies are giving 90 percent probability that (Koepka or Rahm) will win. They don’t give money away over there, believe me (laughing).”

Jaime Diaz on potential impact of a Koepka win: “I already view Brooks as having one of the best streaks ever. If he can extend that and have longevity…he’s up there with at least among modern players, the top four or five.”

On Jon Rahm (-9, 2^nd)

Chamblee: “It’s going to come down to who manages their miss the best, and I thought the 4^th hole was pretty telling…the one place you really couldn’t afford to miss it was in the right bunker, or worse yet, right of it…Jon Rahm missed the green well to the right…I realize he’s a great player and he’s done great things, but I’m talking about playing better on Saturday or Sunday than the golf that got him there…it’s going to come down to who manages the misses the best and scrambles the best.”

On Scottie Scheffler (-3, T-14^th)

Chamblee: “He has just putted horribly. He’s last in the field. He’s hit it fine…watching him four-putt the ninth green in the second round from about 12 feet, I couldn’t believe it.”

–NBC SPORTS–

PROGRAMMING ALERT – GOLF CENTRAL LIVE FROM THE MASTERS AIRS SUNDAY MORNING AT 7 A.M. ET ON GOLF CHANNEL AND PEACOCK

April 8, 2023 By admin

90-Minute Live From Previews Remainder of Third and Final Rounds of the 2023 Masters

Post-Round Analysis in Primetime on Sunday Immediately Following Conclusion of Tournament Coverage

STAMFORD, Conn. – April 8, 2023 – GOLF Central Live From The Masters will preview the remainder of the third and final rounds of the 2023 Masters with a 90-minute edition on Sunday morning at 7 a.m. ET on GOLF Channel and Peacock, prior to the resumption of play at 8:30 a.m. ET.

Sunday’s midday coverage will air following the conclusion of the third round, and the Sunday primetime edition of Live From The Masters will air on GOLF Channel and Peacock following tournament coverage, providing post-round reaction and analysis from Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga.

–NBC SPORTS–

NOTES AND QUOTES – SCOTTIE SCHEFFLER WINS THE 2023 PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP ON NBC AND PEACOCK

March 12, 2023 By admin

“It was Tiger-esque…he cruised. He controlled the tournament.” – Paul McGinley on Scheffler on Live From The PLAYERS

“He doesn’t care about the other players on the golf course. He doesn’t care who’s playing with him…he just cares about controlling the controllables.” – Brad Faxon on Scheffler

“It was a no-doubter today once he got going.” – Paul Azinger on Scheffler

“This is just bubble golf. He’s playing golf in a bubble. Completely locked in.” – John Wood on Scheffler

STAMFORD, Conn. – March 12, 2023 – NBC Sports presented exclusive final round coverage of The PLAYERS Championship from The Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., on NBC and Peacock.

Scottie Scheffler (-17) won by five strokes, joining Tiger Woods and Jack Nicklaus as the only players to simultaneously hold PLAYERS Championship and Masters titles.

Golf Central Live From The PLAYERS followed with post-round coverage on GOLF Channel and Peacock.

Mike Tirico hosted coverage while Dan Hicks handled play-by-play duties and Paul Azinger served as analyst. Curt Byrum and Brad Faxon called holes while John Wood, Notah Begay III and Smylie Kaufman served as on-course reporters. Damon Hack handled reports and interviews.

Rich Lerner, Brandel Chamblee and Paul McGinley anchored Live From The PLAYERS post-round coverage. Following are notes and quotes from today’s coverage.

PLAYERS Championship – Final Results

Player	Total
Scottie Scheffler	-17
Tyrrell Hatton	-12
Tom Hoge	-10
Viktor Hovland	-10
Hideki Matsuyama	-9

ON SCOTTIE SCHEFFLER (-17, Champion)

Paul Azinger: “The way he did it, the way he handled his nerves…what an impressive player that he’s turned out to be. It was a no-doubter today once he got going…we watched him lose that big lead at the Tour Championship and while we don’t root for anyone, it was nice to see him close it out.”

Paul McGinley on Live From: “At risk of using that term too much, it was Tiger-esque…you knew he had another gear. He cruised, he didn’t make mistakes…he controlled the tournament. A classic performance.”

Brandel Chamblee on Live From: “An incredible run that he is on…he’s won six of the last 27 events. He’s changed in ways that statistics can’t really bear out, but it is fun to watch.”

John Wood: “When Hatton made that charge and got in, it really felt like Scottie Scheffler got sharper. Sometimes you can’t help but react to who you’re playing with, but once Hatton got in, it felt like Scottie said, “Ok, now I know what I have to do.’”

Brad Faxon: “He doesn’t care about the other players on the golf course. He doesn’t care who’s playing with him…he just cares about controlling the controllables. I think the round he played with McIlroy at the Tour Championship, he learned he got a little out of sorts playing with Rory.”

Curt Byrum: “Tee to green, Scottie Scheffler has absolutely taken this field apart this week. He’s been so strong and he didn’t even really need his putter this week. It’s been okay, but nothing special.”

Wood following birdie on No. 12 to increase lead to six: “This is just bubble golf. He’s playing golf in a bubble. Completely locked in.”

Dan Hicks on Scheffler’s third birdie in a row on the 10^th hole: “Just when you think he’s hearing some noise, he makes his own noise with three in a row.”

ON MIN WOO LEE (-8, T-8^th)

Azinger on Lee hitting it in the water on No. 4: “That’s probably the worst wedge shot he’s hit in five years.”

Wood on Lee hitting it in the water on No. 4: “There’s nothing that drives a professional crazy more than making the smart play and then messing it up.”

Hicks following Lee’s drive left on 11: “He just has no confidence in the driver…this championship is spiraling away in a hurry and it came down to the driver. It’s got him in jail on 11.”

ON TYRRELL HATTON (-12, 2^nd)

Azinger on Hatton shooting 29 on the back nine: “That’s some of the best pressure golf you will ever see.”

–NBC SPORTS–