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Wednesday, June 7th, 2017

GOLF CHANNEL TOURNAMENT AIRTIMES AND NOTES (JUNE 8-11): FEDEX ST. JUDE CLASSIC, MANULIFE LPGA CLASSIC, RUST-OLEUM CHAMPIONSHIP, PRINCIPAL CHARITY CLASSIC, LYONESS OPEN

PGA TOUR returns to Memphis for FedEx St. Jude Classic

Four of the Top-6 in World Headlines Field at Canada for the Manulife LPGA Classic

Web.com Tour in Illinois for Rust-Oleum Championship

Langer Looks to Win Third Consecutive PGA TOUR Champions Event at Principal Charity Classic

European Tour Stages Lyoness Open in Austria

ORLANDO, Fla. (June 7, 2017) – The PGA TOUR returns to Memphis this week for the FedEx St. Jude Classic at TPC Southwind, the final event on the PGA TOUR before next week’s U.S. Open. The LPGA Tour conducts its first of two events in Canada this season when it stages the Manulife LPGA Classic in Cambridge, Ontario, with four of the top-6 in the world scheduled to compete. The Web.com Tour heads to Chicagoland for the Rust-Oleum Championship, and the PGA TOUR Champions is in Des Moines for the Principal Charity Classic. Finally, the European Tour is in Austria for the Lyoness Open.

PGA TOUR

FedEx St. Jude Classic
Dates: June 8-11
Venue: TPC Southwind, Memphis, Tenn. 

Tournament Airtimes on Golf Channel (Eastern):
Thursday         4-7 p.m. (Live) / 8-11 p.m. (Replay)
Friday              4-7 p.m. (Live) / 9:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. (Replay)
Saturday          1-2:30 p.m. (Live) / 10 p.m.-2 a.m. (Replay)
Sunday            1-2:30 p.m. (Live) / 10 p.m.-2 a.m. (Replay)

Golf Central Pre and Post Round Coverage on Golf Channel (Eastern):
Thursday         3:30-4 p.m. / 7-8 p.m. (Live)
Friday              3:30-4 p.m. (Live) / 9-9:30 p.m.
Saturday          Noon-1 p.m. / 2:30-3 p.m. (Live) / 9-10 p.m.
Sunday            Noon-1 p.m. / 2:30-3 p.m. (Live) / 9-10 p.m.

Broadcast Notes:
Berger defends: Daniel Berger won by three strokes to claim his first PGA Tour victory.
2017 NCAA Individual Champion Thornberry In Field: Ole Miss sophomore and Germantown, Tenn., native Braden Thornberry, who recently captured the 2017 NCAA Men’s Golf Individual National Championship, will compete in his first PGA TOUR event this week at the FedEx St. Jude Classic on a sponsor’s exemption.
Headlining the field: Adam Scott, Rickie Fowler, Phil Mickelson, Brooks Koepka, Daniel Berger, Steve Stricker, Charl Schwartzel, Jim Furyk, Ernie Els and Davis Love III. 

Golf Channel Broadcast Team:
Play by Play: Terry Gannon
Analyst: Frank Nobilo
Tower: Curt Byrum
On-Course:  John Cook
Interviews: George Savaricas

LPGA TOUR

Manulife LPGA Classic
Dates: June 8-11
Venue: Whistle Bear Golf Club, Cambridge, Ontario 

Tournament Airtimes on Golf Channel (Eastern):
Thursday         1:30-3:30 p.m. (Live) / 3-5 a.m. (Friday replay)
Friday              1:30-3:30 p.m. (Live)
Saturday          3-5 p.m. (Live)
Sunday            3-5 p.m. (Live)

Broadcast Notes:
Masson  defends: Caroline Masson finished one shot ahead of Karine Icher, Minjee Lee and Mi Hyang Lee to claim her first LPGA Tour win.
Caddie Knows Best – Shanshan Feng: Major champion Shanshan Feng will be featured alongside her caddie for Golf Channel’s “Caddie Knows Best” feature during tournament coverage, where viewers will find out how the caddie knows the player.
Headlining the field: Ariya Jutanugarn, In Gee Chun, Lexi Thompson, Shanshan Feng, Brooke Henderson, Brittany Lang, Suzann Pettersen, Caroline Masson and Amy Yang.

Golf Channel Broadcast Team:
Play by Play: Tom Abbott
Analyst: Judy Rankin
Tower: Jim Gallagher Jr.
On-Course: Jerry Foltz / Karen Stupples

WEB.COM TOUR

Rust-Oleum Championship
Dates: June 8-11
Venue: Ivanhoe Club, Ivanhoe, Ill. 

Tournament Airtimes on Golf Channel (Eastern):
Thursday         11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. (Live)
Friday              11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. (Live)
Saturday          5-7 p.m. (Live) / 4-5:30 a.m. (Sunday replay)
Sunday            5-7 p.m. (Live) / 4-6 a.m. (Monday replay)

Broadcast Notes:
Headlining the field: Aaron Wise, Erik Compton, Andrew Landry, Henrik Norlander, Chase Parker, Andrew Putnam, Robert Allenby, Shaun Micheel and Casey Wittenberg.

Golf Channel Broadcast Team:
Play by Play: Grant Boone
Analyst: Craig Perks
Tower: Steve Burkowski
On-Course: Tripp Isenhour / Gary Christian

EUROPEAN TOUR

Lyoness Open
Dates: June 8-11
Venue: Diamond Country Club (Diamond Course), Atzenbrugg, Austria 

Tournament Airtimes on Golf Channel (Eastern):
Thursday         5-7 a.m. / 9-11:30 a.m. (Live)
Friday              5-7 a.m. / 9-11:30 a.m. (Live)
Saturday          5:30-10 a.m. (Live)
Sunday            5:30-10 a.m. (Live)

Broadcast Notes:
Wu defends: Ashun Wu defeated Adrian Otaeugi by one shot to claim his second European Tour win.
Headlining the field: Miguel Angel Jimenez, Matthias Schwab, Bernd Wiesberger, Mike Weir, Ashun Wu, Sepp Straka and Luca Cianchetti (a). 

Golf Channel Broadcast Team:
Host: Scott Walker
Play by Play: Dominik Holyer
Analyst: Tony Johnstone
On-Course: Jay Townsend

PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS

Principal Charity Classic
Dates: June 9-11
Venue: Wakonda Club, Des Moines, Iowa 

Tournament Airtimes on Golf Channel (Eastern):
Friday              7-9 p.m. (Tape delay) / 5-7 p.m. (Streaming on Golf Channel Digital)
Saturday          7-9 p.m. (Tape delay) / 5-7 p.m. (Streaming on Golf Channel Digital)
Sunday            7-9 p.m. (Tape delay) / 5-7 p.m. (Streaming on Golf Channel Digital)

Broadcast Notes:
McCarron defends: Scott McCarron finished one stroke ahead of Billy Andrade and Miguel Angel Jimenez for his first career PGA TOUR Champions win.
Headlining the field: Bernhard Langer, Scott McCarron, Tom Lehman, David Toms, Woody Austin, Damon Green, Fuzzy Zoeller, Peter Jacobsen and Gary Koch.

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

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