FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Wednesday, February 13th, 2013

NORTHERN TRUST OPEN; ISPS HANDA WOMEN’S AUSTRALIAN OPEN, ACE GROUP CLASSIC AND AFRICA OPEN GOLF CHANNEL AIRTIMES AND NOTES

Mickelson, Haas and Bradley Featured Group at Northern Trust Open

2013 LPGA Tour Season Kicks off in Australia with ISPS Handa Women’s Australian Open

Champions Tour Continues Florida Swing in Naples for ACE Group Classic

European Tour Continues South Africa Swing with the Africa Open

Northern Trust Open
Dates: Feb. 14-17
Venue: Riviera Country Club, Pacific Palisades, Calif.

Golf Channel Airtimes (Eastern):
Thursday 3-6 p.m. (Live) / 6:30-9:30 p.m. / 9:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. (Replay)
Friday 3-6 p.m. (Live) / 8:30-11:30 p.m. (Replay)
Saturday 1-2:30 p.m. (Live) / 9:30 p.m.-2 a.m. (Golf Channel and CBS Replay)
Sunday 1-2:30 p.m. (Live) / 9:30 p.m.-2:30 a.m. (Golf Channel and CBS Replay)

Golf Channel Broadcast Team:
Terry Gannon (Play by Play)
Nick Faldo (Analyst)
Peter Oosterhuis (Tower)
Curt Byrum (Tower)
Jerry Foltz (On Course)
Steve Burkowski (Interviews)

Broadcast Notes:
– Headlining the Field – The field includes Phil Mickelson, Luke Donald, Lee Westwood, Ernie Els, Sergio Garcia, Bubba Watson, Keegan Bradley, Dustin Johnson, Graeme McDowell, Charl Schwartzel, Adam Scott, Webb Simpson, Jim Furyk, Nicolas Colsaerts, Padraig Harrington, Zach Johnson, Bill Haas, Vijay Singh, Matt Kuchar, Hunter Mahan, Retief Goosen and Fred Couples.
– Four–Round Coverage on Golf Channel – Golf Channel will air live coverage of all four rounds this week, including 90-minute early coverage on the weekend at 1 p.m. ET leading into CBS Sports’ live coverage.

ISPS Handa Women’s Australian Open
Dates: Feb. 14-17
Venue: Royal Canberra Golf Club, Yarralumla, Australia

Airtimes (Eastern):
Thursday 12:30-2:30 p.m. (Tape Delay)
Friday 12:30-2:30 p.m. (Tape Delay)
Saturday 3-6 p.m. (Tape Delay)
Sunday 3-6:30 p.m. (Tape Delay)

 

Tournament Broadcast Team
Stephanie Brantz (Host)
Steve Robilliard (Play by Play)
Peter Wilkins (Play by Play)
Sandy MacKenzie (Analyst)
Kate Burton (Analyst)
Jane Crafter (Analyst)

Tournament Field Notes:
– World No. 1 Yani Tseng Headlines Strong Field in First Event of the 2013 LPGA Season – Four of the top-10 in the Rolex Women’s World Rankings, including No. 1 Yani Tseng, No. 3 Stacy Lewis, No. 7 So Yeon Ryu and and No.8 Jiyai Shin, leads a strong field in Australia in the first event of the . The field also includes Michelle Wie, Lexi Thompson, Brittany Lincicome, Azahara Munoz, Lydia Ko, defending champion Jessica Korda, Karrie Webb, Angela Stanford and Cheyenne Woods.
– Tseng, Wie and Ko Featured Grouping – Rolex World No. 1 Yani Tseng, Michelle Wie and 15-year-old amateur sensation Lydia Ko will be the tournament’s marquee grouping at the ISPS Handa Women’s Australian Open.

Africa Open
Dates: Feb. 14-17
Venue: East London Golf Club, East London, South Africa

Airtimes (Eastern):
Thursday 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. (Tape Delay)
Friday 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. (Tape Delay)
Saturday 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. (Tape Delay)
Sunday 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. (Tape Delay)

Golf Channel Broadcast Team:
Tom Abbott (Studio Host)
Dougie Donnelly (Play by Play)
Denis Hutchinson (Analyst)
Jay Townsend (Tower)
Julian Tutt (On Course)

Tournament Field Notes:
– Headlining the Field – The field includes Chris Wood, David Howell, Tom Lewis, Robert Rock, Richard Sterne, Thomas Aiken and Soren Hansen.

ACE Group Classic
Dates: Feb. 15-17
Venue: The Talon Course, Twin Eagles Golf Club, Naples, Fla.

Airtimes (Eastern):
Friday 6:30-8:30 p.m. (Tape Delay)
Saturday 6:30-9:30 p.m. (Tape Delay)
Sunday 7-9:30 p.m. (Tape Delay)

 

Golf Channel Broadcast Team:
Bob Papa (Play by Play)
Lanny Wadkins (Analyst)
John Mahaffey (Tower)
David Marr III (Tower)
Billy Ray Brown (On Course)

Tournament Field Notes:
– Headlining the Field – The field includes Tom Lehman, Bernhard Langer, Kenny Perry, Steve Elkington, David Frost, John Cook, Larry Nelson, Rocco Mediate, Bart Bryant, Tom Kite and Hale Irwin.

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