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Wednesday, July 18th, 2018

NBC Sports Group to Deliver 50 Live Hours of The 147th Open Thursday-Sunday, From the First Tee Shot to Final Putt

Live Coverage of The 147th Open Begins Thursday at 1:30 a.m. ET on Golf Channel

 

Two-time LPGA Major Champion Brittany Lincicome to Become Sixth Female in History to Compete in a PGA TOUR Event This Week at the Barbasol Championship

 

ORLANDO, Fla. (July 18, 2018) – NBC Sports Group’s all-encompassing coverage of The 147TH Open at Carnoustie will deliver 50 live hours of tournament coverage Thursday-Sunday, spanning from the opening tee shot at 1:30 a.m. ET on Thursday on Golf Channel through the final putt on Sunday on NBC. The PGA TOUR also is staging the Barbasol Championship in Kentucky, where Brittany Lincicome, a two-time major champion on the LPGA Tour, will become just the sixth female in history to compete in a PGA TOUR event. She is competing this week on a sponsor exemption. Golf Channel will air live coverage all four days of the Barbasol Championship.

 

R&A

 

The 147th Open

Dates: July 19-22

Venue: Carnoustie Golf Links, Carnoustie, Scotland

 

Tournament Airtimes on Golf Channel (Eastern)

Thursday         1:30 a.m.-4 p.m. (Live)

Friday              1:30 a.m.-4 p.m. (Live)

Saturday          4:30-7 a.m. (Live)

Sunday            4:30-7 a.m. (Live)

 

Tournament Airtimes on NBC (Eastern)

Saturday          7 a.m.-3 p.m. (Live)

Sunday            7 a.m.-2:30 p.m. (Live)

 

Broadcast Notes:

More than 350 total hours of coverage surrounding The Open: NBC Sports Group’s comprehensive coverage of The Open this week features nearly 50 hours of news and analysis on-site from Carnoustie with its Golf Central Live From The Open news franchise; another 50 live hours being broadcast on linear television (Golf Channel, NBC) spanning from the opening tee shot on Thursday through the final putt on Sunday; and an additional 170 complementary hours of streaming coverage that will include featured holes and groups.

Jordan Spieth defends: Jordan Spieth defeated Matt Kuchar by three strokes at Royal Birkdale to earn his 11th PGA TOUR win, third major championship and his first Open championship.

Headlining the field: Each of the top 78 and 88 of the top 100 players in the Official World Golf Ranking are competing in The Open. The field features participants representing 28 different countries and 16 Open champions.

 

NBC Sports Group Broadcast Team

Play by Play: Terry Gannon, Dan Hicks, Mike Tirico

Analysts: Nick Faldo, Justin Leonard, Johnny Miller and Frank Nobilo

Tower: Tom Abbott, Curt Byrum, Gary Koch, Peter Jacobsen, Frank Nobilo, Steve Sands

On-Course: Notah Begay, Billy Ray Brown, David Feherty, Jerry Foltz, Jim “Bones” Mackay, Roger Maltbie, Mark Rolfing

Interviews: Todd Lewis, Jimmy Roberts, Steve Sands

 

PGA TOUR

 

Barbasol Championship

Dates: July 19-22

Venue: Keene Trace Golf Club, Nicholasville, Ky.

 

Tournament Airtimes on Golf Channel (Eastern)

Thursday         5-8 p.m. (Live)

Friday              5-8 p.m. (Live)

Saturday          4-7 p.m. (Live)

Sunday            4-7 p.m. (Live)

 

Broadcast Notes:

Lincicome sixth female to compete in a PGA TOUR event: Two-time LPGA major champion Brittany Lincicome will be competing this week on a sponsor exemption. She is the sixth female in history to compete in a PGA Tour event.

Headlining the Field: Paul Goydos, Billy Horschel, Brittany Lincicome, Davis Love III

 

Golf Channel Broadcast Team

Play by Play: Whit Watson

Analyst: Craig Perks

Tower: Phil Blackmar

On-Course: Kay Cockerill, Gary Christian

 

-NBC Sports Group-