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Wednesday, August 15th, 2018
FINAL REGULAR SEASON EVENT ON THE PGA TOUR AT THE WYNDHAM CHAMPIONSHIP
Defending champion Lexi Thompson returns to competition at the Indy Women in Tech Championship
25 PGA TOUR cards on the line at the WinCo Foods Portland Open
PGA TOUR Champions in New York for the Dick’s Sporting Goods Open
European Tour heads to Sweden for the Nordea Masters
ORLANDO, Fla. (Aug. 15, 2018) – Golf Channel will air live tournament coverage from five professional golf tours this week, the start of three consecutive weeks where all five tours will be in action on Golf Channel. The PGA TOUR is in Greensboro, N.C. for the Wyndham Championship, the final regular season event on the PGA TOUR schedule before the start of the FedExCup Playoffs. The top 125 in the FedExCup points standings at the end of this week earn PGA TOUR cards for the 2018-19 season and qualify for the first of four playoff events next week at The Northern Trust in New Jersey. The LPGA Tour will be in Indianapolis this week for the Indy Women in Tech Championship, where defending champion Lexi Thompson returns to action after taking a few weeks off from competition. The Web.com Tour also stages its final regular season event this week in Oregon before the start of the four-event Web.com Tour Finals. The top-25 on the money list at the end of this week will be guaranteed PGA TOUR cards for the 2018-19 season. The PGA TOUR Champions head to upstate New York for the Dick’s Sporting Goods Open, and the European Tour is in Sweden for the Nordea Masters.
PGA TOUR
Wyndham Championship
Dates: August 16-19
Venue: Sedgefield Country Club, Greensboro, N.C.
Tournament Airtimes on Golf Channel (Eastern):
Thursday 3-6 p.m. (Live) / 9:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. (Replay)
Friday 3-6 p.m. (Live) / 10:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m.. (Replay)
Saturday 1-2:45 p.m. (Live) / 11 p.m.-3 a.m. (Replay)
Sunday 1-2:45 p.m. (Live) / 11 p.m.-3 a.m. (Replay)
PGA TOUR Live Streaming Airtimes (Eastern)
Thursday 7 a.m.-3 p.m. Round 1 Featured Groups:
- Billy Horschel, Hideki Matsuyama, Brandt Snedeker
- Webb Simpson, Si Woo Kim, Sergio Garcia
Thursday 3-6 p.m. Round 1 Featured Holes: 13th and 16th
Friday 7 a.m.-3 p.m. Round 2 Featured Groups
- Daniel Berger, Jason Dufner, Bill Haas
- Henrik Stenson, Jhonattan Vegas, Ryan Moore
Friday 3-6 p.m. Round 2 Featured Holes: 13th and 16th
Saturday 1-6 p.m. Round 3 Featured Holes: 13th and 16th
Sunday 1-6 p.m. Final Round Featured Holes: 13th and 16th
Golf Central Pre and Post Round Coverage on Golf Channel (Eastern)
Thursday 2:30-3 p.m. / 9-9:30 p.m.
Friday 2:30-3 p.m. / 10-10:30 p.m.
Saturday 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. / 2:45-3 p.m. / 10-11 p.m.
Sunday 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. / 2:45-3 p.m. / 10-11 p.m.
Broadcast Notes:
Final Regular Season PGA TOUR Event: The Wyndham Championship is the final regular season PGA TOUR event for the 2017-18 wraparound season. The top-125 in the FedExCup points standings will earn PGA TOUR cards for the 2018-19 season and qualify for the first of four playoff events at the Northern Trust next week in New Jersey.
Stenson defends: Henrik Stenson captured his sixth career PGA TOUR win at this event in 2017 and will be in the field defending his title this week.
Headlining the field: Rafa Cabrera Bello, Ernie Els, Matthew Fitzpatrick, Jim Furyk, Sergio Garcia, Davis Love III, Shane Lowry, Graeme McDowell, Dylan Meyer, Webb Simpson, Brandt Snedeker, Henrik Stenson, Steve Stricker.
Golf Channel Broadcast Team:
Play by Play: Steve Sands (Thursday/Friday); Whit Watson (Saturday/Sunday)
Analyst: David Duval
Tower: Frank Nobilo, Matt Gogel
On-Course: Curt Byrum, Tripp Isenhour
Interviews: Lisa Cornwell
LPGA Tour
Indy Women in Tech Championship
Dates: August 16-19
Venue: Brickyard Crossing Golf Course, Indianapolis, Ind.
Tournament Airtimes on Golf Channel (Eastern):
Thursday Noon-2:30 p.m. (Live) / 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m. (Live on Golf Channel Digital)
Friday Noon-2:30 p.m. (Live) / 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m. (Live on Golf Channel Digital)
Saturday 5-7 p.m. (Live) / 4-7 p.m. (Live on Golf Channel Digital)
Sunday 5-7 p.m. (Live) / 4-7 p.m. (Live on Golf Channel Digital)
Broadcast Notes:
Bonus Streaming Coverage All Four Days: Golf Channel and the LPGA Tour will offer one hour of commercial-free bonus coverage Thursday-Sunday. Live coverage will begin one hour prior to television coverage all four days, streaming exclusively on the Golf Channel and NBC Sports mobile apps, Golf Channel Digital, as well as on Golf Channel and the LPGA’s Facebook pages.
Caddy Knows Best with Pernilla Lindberg: Golf Channel will air its “Caddy Knows best” feature during Friday’s coverage with ANA Inspiration champion Pernilla Lindberg and her caddy (and fiancé), Daniel Taylor.
World Long Drive Winner Emily Tubert in the field: Emily Tubert, who on Monday claimed victory in her first-ever World Long Drive competition in Tennessee with a 322-yard drive in the finals, is in the field this week.
Lexi Thompson defends: Lexi Thompson returns to competition this week to defend her 2017 title, where she won by four strokes over Lydia Ko for her ninth career LPGA Tour win.
Headlining the field: Paula Creamer, Shanshan Feng, Brooke Henderson, Ariya Jutanugarn, Moriya Jutanugarn, Cristie Kerr, Lydia Ko, Pernilla Lindberg, Sung Hyun Park, Pornanong Phatlum, So Yeon Ryu and Lexi Thompson.
Golf Channel Broadcast Team:
Play by Play: Grant Boone
Analyst: Karen Stupples
Tower: Tom Abbott
On Course: Kay Cockerill/Jerry Foltz
WEB.COM TOUR
WinCo Foods Portland Open
Dates: August 16-19
Venue: Pumpkin Ridge Golf club (Witch Hollow Course), North Plains, Ore.
Tournament Airtimes on Golf Channel (Eastern):
Thursday 6-9 p.m. (Live)
Friday 8-10 p.m. (Live)
Saturday 7-10 p.m. (Live)
Sunday 7-10 p.m. (Live)
Broadcast Notes:
Top-25 on Money List Earn PGA TOUR Cards: The top-25 finishers on the Web.com Tour money list at the conclusion of this week will be guaranteed PGA TOUR cards for the 2018-19 season.
Final event before the Web.com Tour Finals: Next week, the four-week Web.com Tour Finals will begin with another 25 PGA TOUR cards at stake based on the performance of the players in the four events.
Headlining the field: Sam Burns, Cameron Champ, Max Homa, Scott Langley, Curtis Luck, Lee McCoy, Dicky Pride, Robby Shelton, Martin Trainer and Casey Wittenberg.
Golf Channel Tournament Broadcast Team:
Play by Play: Steve Burkowski
Analyst: Craig Perks
Tower: Phil Blackmar
On-Course: Gary Christian
PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS
Dick’s Sporting Goods Open
Dates: August 17-19
Venue: En-Joie Golf Course, Endicott, N.Y.
Tournament Airtimes on Golf Channel (Eastern):
Friday 6-8 p.m. (Tape delay)
Saturday 3-5 p.m. (Live)
Sunday 4-6 p.m. (Live)
Broadcast Notes:
McCarron defends: Scott McCarron defeated Kevin Sutherland by one stroke at 20-under par to earn his fifth career PGA TOUR Champions win.
Headlining the field: Paul Broadhurst, John Daly, Miguel Angel Jimenez, Tom Kite, Bernhard Langer, Scott McCarron, Colin Montgomerie, Kenny Perry and David Toms.
Tournament Broadcast Team:
Play by Play: Whit Watson (Friday); Bob Papa (Saturday, Sunday)
Analyst: Lanny Wadkins
Tower: John Mahaffey
On-Course: Arron Oberholser / John Cook
EUROPEAN TOUR
Nordea Masters
Dates: August 16-19
Venue: Hills Golf & Sports Club, Gothenburg, Sweden
Tournament Airtimes on Golf Channel (Eastern)
Thursday 5-7 a.m. / 9 a.m.-Noon (Live)
Friday 5-7 a.m. / 9 a.m.-Noon (Live)
Saturday 7-11:30 a.m. (Live)
Sunday 7-11:30 a.m. (Live)
Broadcast Notes
Paratore defends: Renato Paratore defeated Matthew Fitzpatrick and Chris Wood by one stroke to earn his first career European Tour win.
Headlining the field: Thomas Bjorn, Freddie Jacobsen, Martin Kaymer, Chase Koepka, Dru Love, Thorbjorn Olesen, Renato Paratore, Hunter Stewart.
Golf Channel Broadcast Team:
Host: Mike Ritz
Play by Play: Dominik Holyer
Analysts: Warren Humphreys, Anthony Hall
On course: Graeme Storm
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