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Tuesday, November 1st, 2016

GOLF CHANNEL TOURNAMENT AIRTIMES & NOTES (NOV. 3-6): SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN OPEN; DOMINION CHARITY CLASSIC; TURKISH AIRLINES OPEN; TOTO JAPAN CLASSIC

Walker, Koepka Headline Field at Shriners Hospitals for Children Open

Langer Hoping to Return from Injury as PGA TOUR Champions’ Charles Schwab Cup Playoffs Continue with Dominion Charity Classic in Richmond

European Tour’s Final Series Kicks Off with Turkish Airlines Open

Top-Five Players in the World Headline LPGA Tour’s Toto Japan Classic

ORLANDO, Fla. (Nov. 1, 2016) – The PGA TOUR is in Las Vegas for the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open, headlined by Jimmy Walker and Brooks Koepka. The PGA TOUR Champions are in Richmond for the Dominion Charity Classic – the second leg of the Charles Schwab Cup Playoffs – where points leader Bernhard Langer is hopeful to return after sitting out the first event with a knee injury. The European Tour kicks off its three-event Final Series at the Turkish Airlines Open, and the top-five players in the world headline the LPGA Tour’s Toto Japan Classic, including Lydia Ko and Ariya Jutanugarn.

PGA TOUR

Shriners Hospitals for Children Open
Dates: Nov. 3-6
Venue: TPC Summerlin, Las Vegas, Nev.

Tournament Airtimes on Golf Channel (Eastern)
Thursday         4:30-7:30 p.m. (Live) / 8-11 p.m. (Replay)
Friday              4:30-7:30 p.m. (Live) / 8-11 p.m. (Replay)
Saturday          4:30-7:30 p.m. (Live) / 8-11 p.m. (Replay)
Sunday            3:30-6:30 p.m. (Live) / 7:30-10:30 p.m. (Replay)

Kaufman defends: Smylie Kaufman finished one stroke ahead of six other players to claim his inaugural PGA TOUR win.
Headlining the field: Jimmy Walker, Brooks Koepka, Ernie Els, Ryan Moore, Webb Simpson, Graeme McDowell, Davis Love III, Patton Kizzire, Cody Gribble and Lee McCoy.

Golf Channel Broadcast Team
Play by Play: Rich Lerner
Analyst: Curt Byrum
Tower: Matt Gogel
On Course: Jerry Foltz / Craig Perks

PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS 

Dominion Charity Classic
Dates: Nov. 4-6
Venue: The Country Club of Virginia (James River Course), Richmond, Va.

Tournament Airtimes on Golf Channel (Eastern):
Friday              1:30-4:30 p.m. (Live) / 11 p.m.-2 a.m. (Replay)
Saturday          1:30-4:30 p.m. (Live) / 11 p.m.-2 a.m. (Replay)
Sunday            12:30-3:30 p.m. (Live) / 10:30 p.m.-1 a.m. (Replay)

Broadcast Notes:
Top-54 in Charles Schwab Cup standings eligible to compete: 54 players are eligible to compete based on their standing on the Charles Schwab Cup money list. The money list has been converted to points for the playoffs, and following this week the top-36 in the standings will advance to the season-culminating Charles Schwab Cup Championship in Arizona (Nov. 11-13).
Headlining the field: Bernhard Langer, Colin Montgomerie, Joe Durant, Miguel Angel Jimenez, Scott McCarron, Kevin Sutherland, Woody Austin, Gene Sauers and Tom Pernice Jr.

Golf Channel Broadcast Team
Play by Play: Whit Watson
Analyst: Lanny Wadkins
Tower: John Mahaffey / Dave Marr
On Course: Billy Ray Brown

EUROPEAN TOUR

Turkish Airlines Open
Dates: Nov. 3-6
Venue: Regnum Carya Golf & Spa Resort, Antalya, Turkey

Tournament Airtimes on Golf Channel (Eastern)
Thursday         5-10 a.m. (Live)
Friday              5-10 a.m. (Live)
Saturday          5-10 a.m. (Live)
Sunday            3:30-8:30 a.m. (Live)

Broadcast Notes:
Dubuisson defends: Victor Dubuisson finished one shot ahead of Jaco Van Zyl for his second European Tour victory.
Headlining the field: Danny Willett, Lee Westwood, Victor Dubuisson, Andrew Johnston, Andy Sullivan, Padraig Harrington, Soren Kjeldsen, Haotong Li and Tyrell Hatton.

Golf Channel Broadcast Team
Play by Play: Dominik Holyer
Analyst: Tony Johnstone / Mark James
On Course: Julian Tutt

LPGA TOUR

Toto Japan Classic
Dates: Nov. 4-6
Venue: Taiheiyo Club (Minori Course), Ibaraki, Japan

Tournament Airtimes on Golf Channel (Eastern):
Friday              10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. (Tape delay)
Saturday          10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. (Tape delay)
Sunday            8:30-11:30 a.m. (Tape delay)

Broadcast Notes:
Ahn defends: Sun-Ju Ahn defeated Angela Stanford and Ji-Hee Lee with a birdie on the first playoff hole to claim her first LPGA Tour win.
Headlining the field: Lydia Ko, Ariya Jutanugarn, In Gee Chun, Lexi Thompson, Sei Young Kim, Shanshan Feng, Ha Na Jang, Amy Yang, So Yeon Ryu and Anna Nordqvist.

-NBC Sports Group-